Acadie—Bathurst (formerly known as Gloucester) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1867.

Geography

The district includes eastern Gloucester County, and the communities along Nepisiguit Bay. The neighbouring ridings are

Miramichi (electoral district) The name "Miramichi" was first applied to a region in the northeast of New Brunswick, Canada, and has since been applied to other places in Canada and the United States. Although other interpretations have been suggested, it is believed that "Mirami ...

and Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

History

Created at Confederation in 1867, the electoral district was known as Gloucester until a 1990 Act of Parliament renamed it to its current designation. After electoral boundary changes in 2003, residents argued that regional interests, particularly linguistic representation, were improperly diluted. The

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recounts the

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's ''Raîche v. Canada (Attorney General'' decision: :"The Court held that while the electoral boundaries commission for New Brunswick had been within its right to try keep any variance in the population of electoral districts under 10%, it did not correctly interpret the spirit of the EBRA (''Electoral Bounds Readjustment Act'') when it failed to consider whether a greater variation in regard of community of interest and regional features would be desirable for any electoral districts. The Court declared invalid the

Miramichi The name "Miramichi" was first applied to a region in the northeast of New Brunswick, Canada, and has since been applied to other places in Canada and the United States. Although other interpretations have been suggested, it is believed that "Mirami ...

and Acadie–Bathurst electoral boundaries." The boundaries reverted to the ones used in the 1996 representation after the 2006 election. The 1997 general election saw the NDP take the riding for the first time, with

Yvon Godin Yvon Godin (born May 12, 1955) is a Canadian politician. Godin was a New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Acadie—Bathurst from 1997 until his retirement in 2015. ...

holding the district until 2015. As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, the riding gained a small territory from what was part of Miramichi. Following the

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, the riding united all of the

Regional Municipality of Tracadie The Regional Municipality of Tracadie () is the first and only regional municipality in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. History Tracadie and Sheila were separate communities whose municipal governments were merged into the Town of Gr ...

into the riding, taking parts of the municipality from

Miramichi—Grand Lake Miramichi—Grand Lake is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1867 under various names. History The riding started out as Northumberland (later known as Northumberland ...

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Acadie—Bathurst

2025

2021

2019

2015

2011

2008

2006

2004

2000

1997

1993

Gloucester, 1867–1993

Student vote results

A student vote was conducted at participating Canadian schools to parallel Canadian federal election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.

2019

2015

2011

References

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Riding history for Gloucester from the

Riding history for Acadie-Bathurst from the

Campaign expenses from Elections Canada

Notes

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Geography

History

Members of Parliament

Election results

Acadie—Bathurst

2025

2021

2019

2015

2011

2008

2006

2004

2000

1997

1993

Gloucester, 1867–1993

Student vote results

2019

2015

2011

See also

References

Notes