# Nepisiguit (electoral district)

Nepisiguit was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was known as Nepisiguit-Chaleur from 1974 to 1995.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Nepisiguit-Chaleur Riding created from Gloucester |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Frank Branch | Liberal |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Frank Branch | Liberal |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Frank Branch | Liberal |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Frank Branch | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Frank Branch | Liberal |
| Nepisiguit |||||
| 53rd | 1995–1999 | Alban Landry | Liberal |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Joel Bernard | Progressive Conservative |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | Frank Branch | Liberal |
| 55th | 2006–2006 | Frank Branch | Independent |
| 56th | 2006–2010 | Cheryl Lavoie | Liberal |
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Ryan Riordon | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore, Restigouche-Chaleur and Bathurst West-Beresford |||||

## Election results
### Nepisiguit

2010 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ryan Riordon | 2,454 | 41.03 | -1.33 |
| | Liberal | Cheryl Lavoie | 1,944 | 32.50 | -16.70 |
| | New Democratic | Pierre Cyr | 1,474 | 24.64 | +16.20 |
| | Green | Patrice Des Lauriers | 109 | 1.82 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,981 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 58 | 0.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,039 | 71.76 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 8,415 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +7.68 |
2006 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cheryl Lavoie | 2,844 | 49.20 | -3.86 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gerry Legere | 2,449 | 42.36 | +8.99 |
| | New Democratic | Charles Fournier | 488 | 8.44 | -5.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,781 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 62 | 1.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,843 | 64.39 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,074 |
| | Liberal notional gain from Independent | Liberal notional gain from Independent | Swing | Swing | -6.42 |
2003 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank Branch | 3,498 | 53.06 | +19.25 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joel Bernard | 2,200 | 33.37 | -5.11 |
| | New Democratic | Normand Savoie | 894 | 13.56 | -14.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,592 | 99.01 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 66 | 0.99 | +0.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,658 | 67.50 | -3.09 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,864 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +12.18 |
1999 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joel Bernard | 2,534 | 38.48 | +8.18 |
| | Liberal | Alban Landry | 2,227 | 33.82 | -23.82 |
| | New Democratic | Gilles Halley | 1,824 | 27.70 | +16.99 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,585 | 99.34 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.66 | -0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,629 | 70.59 | +1.33 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,391 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +16.00 |
1995 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alban Landry | 3,715 | 57.64 | -1.91 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Anne-Marie Gammon | 1,953 | 30.30 | +20.52 |
| | New Democratic | Normand Savoie | 690 | 10.71 | -7.90 |
| | Natural Law | Andie Haché | 87 | 1.35 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,445 | 98.83 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 76 | 1.17 | -0.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,521 | 69.25 | -10.65 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,416 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -11.22 |

### Nepisiguit-Chaleur

1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank Branch | 3,752 | 59.56 | -19.44 |
| | New Democratic | Karen Ann McCrea | 1,172 | 18.60 | +13.59 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Laurie Alan Daley | 760 | 12.06 | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Hornibrook | 616 | 9.78 | -6.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,300 | 98.51 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 95 | 1.49 | +0.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,395 | 79.91 | -6.04 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 8,003 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -16.52 |
1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank Branch | 5,086 | 79.00 | +19.01 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Claude Albert | 1,029 | 15.98 | -9.69 |
| | New Democratic | Harry Scott | 323 | 5.02 | -5.82 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,438 | 99.49 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 33 | 0.51 | -0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,471 | 85.95 | -1.70 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 6,471 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +14.35 |
1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank Branch | 3,510 | 59.99 | -1.70 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Patrice Battah | 1,502 | 25.67 | +4.13 |
| | New Democratic | Sherwood Scott | 634 | 10.84 | – |
| | Parti acadien | Léon Losier | 205 | 3.50 | -13.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,851 | 99.49 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 30 | 0.51 | -0.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,881 | 87.65 | +4.37 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 6,710 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.91 |
1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank Branch | 3,156 | 61.69 | +5.09 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Hilaire Brideau | 1,102 | 21.54 | -18.52 |
| | Parti acadien | Paul-Émile Mourant | 858 | 16.77 | +13.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,116 | 98.76 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 64 | 1.24 | +0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,180 | 83.28 | +0.93 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 6,220 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +11.81 |
1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Frank Branch | 2,488 | 56.60 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Edmond Landry | 1,761 | 40.06 |
| | Parti acadien | André Dumont | 147 | 3.34 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,396 | 98.94 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 47 | 1.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,443 | 83.25 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 5,395 |
| This riding came from the multi-member riding of Gloucester, which elected 5 Liberals (out of 5 seats) in 1970; one Progressive Conservative member was elected in a 1972 by-election. Frank Branch was one of five incumbents. |||||||