Restigouche West (french: Restigouche-Ouest) is a

provincial Provincial may refer to: Government & Administration * Provincial capitals, an administrative sub-national capital of a country * Provincial city (disambiguation) * Provincial minister (disambiguation) * Provincial Secretary, a position in Can ...

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for the

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, Canada. It was used from

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through

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, when it was split between the ridings of

Restigouche-La-Vallée Restigouche-La-Vallée was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in 2006 as a result of a merger of the old district of Madawaska-la-Vallée with the district of Restigouche West, less small portions on the ex ...

and

Campbellton-Restigouche Centre Campbellton-Restigouche Centre was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. The riding was created as Campbellton in the 1967 redistribution when cities were removed from county districts and is m ...

. The riding was re-established in the 2013 electoral redistribution from parts of

Dalhousie-Restigouche East Dalhousie-Restigouche East (french: Dalhousie-Restigouche-est) was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Poli ...

and

and will be contested again beginning in the 2014 general election. This riding was created in the 1973 redistribution when New Brunswick moved to

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from Bloc voting. Prior to its creation, it had been part of the

Restigouche County Restigouche County (2016 population 30,955) is located in north-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county is named for the Restigouche River which flows through the county and is famous for its salmon pools, which have attracted wealthy American ...

district which returned three members. The riding, which was not changed in the 1994 redistribution, was made up of the part of Restigouche County that lies west of the Campbellton area. It included two incorporated

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

: Saint-Quentin and Kedgwick. It was merged with

Madawaska-la-Vallée Madawaska-la-Vallée was a provincial electoral district which elected one member to the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in the 1994 redrawing of electoral boundaries and dissolved in 2006. It was used in ...

to form the new district of

Restigouche-la-Vallée Restigouche-La-Vallée was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in 2006 as a result of a merger of the old district of Madawaska-la-Vallée with the district of Restigouche West, less small portions on the ex ...

in the 2006 redistribution. Following the 2013 electoral redistribution it was re-established, though its territory now stretches much further east into Restigouche County, and now includes all of Restigouche County except for the

Campbellton-Dalhousie Campbellton-Dalhousie is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries by combini ...

area and the town of

Belledune Belledune (2011 population: 1,548) is a Canadian village that straddles both Restigouche County and Gloucester County, New Brunswick. The community of Belledune was created through the amalgamation of Jacquet River, Armstrong Brook, and Bell ...

. In the 1987 election, when the New Brunswick Liberal Party won every seat, this was the closest contest. The riding was won by a margin of 17 votes.

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2014–present

1974–2003

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