Restigouche-Chaleur was a

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for the

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, Canada. It is a redistribution of the riding of Nigadoo-Chaleur.

History and geography

Nigadoo-Chaleur was created in the 1973 electoral redistribution as one of the five districts from the previous Gloucester district, defined as the parish of Beresford and the villages in that area of Gloucester County.1974 Report of the Representation and Electoral Boundaries Commission

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. Retrieved February 21, 2011. It gained the remaining part of

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in Durham Parish from Restigouche East (which merged into

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) and lost the area of parish of Beresford south of the Nigadoo River to Nepisiguit-Chaleur (now Nepisiguit) in the 1994 redistribution1993 Final Report of the Representation and Electoral Boundaries Commission

. Retrieved February 21, 2011. but did not change further in

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.2006 Final Report of the Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission
.

. Retrieved February 21, 2011. In the 2013 redistribution it lost Beresford to the new district of Bathurst West-Beresford but gained territory to its south running west of the Bathurst and Beresford municipal lines down to the Tetagouche river. In its current form, it ranges from

in the north, following the coast along the

Nepisiguit Bay Nepisiguit Bay (from the Mi’kmaq word , which means "rough water") is located in northern New Brunswick, Canada on the southern part of the Chaleur Bay ( French: Baie des Chaleurs), which extends from the Atlantic Ocean and Nepisiguit Bay is ...

through the villages of Pointe-Verte,

Petit-Rocher Petit-Rocher () was a Village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It was dissolved 2023, when it amalgamated with surrounding municipalities to form the New Town of Belle-Baie. It’s name remains for adddress purposes only. The community si ...

and Nigadoo to the boundary of Beresford, then turning south as far as the Tetagouche River The riding is bordered by Bathurst West-Beresford to the south, Campbellton-Dalhousie and

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to the west, and

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to the northeast. During the 53rd Legislative Assembly, Albert Doucet was removed from the Liberal cabinet on February 5, 1997Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick - Journals

. February 5, 1997. and then was removed from

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in March of that year, due to comments criticizing

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, the Liberals' efforts to help Northern New Brunswick, and then Premier Frank McKenna's leadership. He sat as an

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until January 30, 1998Porter-Staff, Tim. (January 30, 1998.) "Doucet back on Liberal side: Rebel MLA returns to flock". ''Daily Gleaner''. Retrieved June 7, 2011, from Canadian Newsstand Atlantic. (Document ID: 1572761801). when he was accepted back into the Liberal fold.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

Restigouche-Chaleur

Nigadoo-Chaleur

References

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
{{NB-ED New Brunswick provincial electoral districts