Restigouche-La-Vallée was a provincial

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. It was created in

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as a result of a merger of the old district of Madawaska-la-Vallée with the district of

Restigouche West Restigouche West () is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was used from 1974 through 2003, when it was split between the ridings of Restigouche-La-Vallée and Campbellton-Restigouche ...

, less small portions on the extreme edges of both districts.

History

The district was first used in the 2006 provincial general election and featured a battle of incumbents.

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, the Progressive Conservative MLA from Madawaska-la-Vallée defeated Burt Paulin, the Liberal MLA from

. On December 18, 2008, Percy Mockler was appointed to the

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on the advice of

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. As a result, a

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was to be called no later than May 2009.

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called the by-election on February 6, 2009, and the vote was held March 9, 2009. The Progressive Conservative candidate was Jean-Paul Soucy, the only one to come forward and a former aide to Mockler, and the Liberal candidate was former Restigouche West MLA Burt Paulin. The NDP candidate was Alain Martel. One local campaign issue concerned whether and how much government should support the forestry company J. D. Irving. Former PC leader and nearby MLA Jeannot Volpé criticized the Liberal government for being too supportive of the company, which is a major employer in the riding of Restigouche-La Vallée. Conservative candidate Jean-Paul Soucy indicated that he disagreed with Volpé's position, while Liberal candidate Burt Paulin said he was surprised that Volpé would criticize one of the largest employers in the region.CBC News, "N.B. Tory byelection candidate chides prominent Conservative MLA." Tuesday, February 17, 200

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

References

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of New BrunswickMap of Restigouche-La-Vallée as of 2010 from Elections NB
{{DEFAULTSORT:Restigouche-La-Vallee Former provincial electoral districts of New Brunswick