# Gloucester (provincial electoral district)

Gloucester was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada from the 1828 election of the 9th New Brunswick Legislature. It mirrored Gloucester County, and used a bloc voting system to elect candidates. It was abolished with the 1973 electoral redistribution, divided up into five first past the post districts: Caraquet, Nepisiguit-Chaleur, Nigadoo-Chaleur, Shippagan-les-Îles and Tracadie.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Northumberland |||||||||||||||||
| 9th | 1827 – 1830 | Hugh Munro | Ind. |
| 10th | 1831 – 1834 | William End | Ind. |
| 11th | 1835 – 1837 | William End | Ind. | Peter Stewart | Ind. |
| 12th | 1837 – 1842 | William End | Ind. | Peter Stewart | Ind. |
| 13th | 1843 – 1846 | William End | Ind. | Joshua Alexandre | Ind. |
| 14th | 1847 – 1850 | William End | Ind. | Joseph Read | Ind. |
| 15th | 1851 – 1854 | Robert Gordon | Ind. | Joseph Read | Ind. |
| 16th | 1854 – 1856 | William End | Ind. | Patrick McNaughton | Ind. |
| 17th | 1856 – 1857 | William End | Ind. | Joseph Read | Ind. |
| 18th | 1857 – 1861 | William End | Ind. | Joseph Read | Ind. |
| 19th | 1862 – 1865 | Robert Young | Ind. | John Meahan | Ind. |
| 20th | 1865 – 1866 | Robert Young | Ind. | John Meahan | Ind. |
| 21st | 1866 – 1870 | Robert Young | Ind. | John Meahan | Ind. |
| 22nd | 1870 – 1874 | Samuel Napier | Ind. | Théotime Blanchard | Cons. |
| 23rd | 1875 – 1876 | Kennedy F. Burns | Lib. | Théotime Blanchard | Cons. |
| 23rd | 1876 – 1878 | Kennedy F. Burns | Lib. | Patrick G. Ryan | Lib. |
| 24th | 1879 – 1882 | Francis J. McManus | Lib. | Patrick G. Ryan | Lib. |
| 25th | 1883 – 1886 | Francis J. McManus | Lib. | Patrick G. Ryan | Lib. |
| 26th | 1886 – 1890 | James Young | Cons. | Patrick G. Ryan | Lib. |
| 27th | 1890 – 1892 | Joseph Poirier | Cons. | Patrick G. Ryan | Lib. |
| 28th | 1892 – 1894 | John Sievewright | Ind. | Théotime Blanchard | Cons. |
| 28th | 1895 | John Sievewright | Ind. | Peter Veniot | Lib. |
| 29th | 1896 – 1898 | John Sievewright | Ind. | Peter Veniot | Lib. | Prosper E. Paulin | Cons. |
| 29th | 1898 – 1899 | Joseph Poirier | Cons. | Peter Veniot | Lib. | Prosper E. Paulin | Cons. |
| 30th | 1899 | Joseph Poirier | Cons. | Peter Veniot | Lib. | Theobald M. Burns | Cons. |
| 30th | 1900 – 1903 | Joseph Poirier | Cons. | John Young | Ind. | Theobald M. Burns | Cons. |
| 31st | 1903 – 1908 | Joseph Poirier | Cons. | John Young | Ind. | Theobald M. Burns | Cons. |
| 32nd | 1908 – 1912 | Alphonse Sormany | Ind. | James P. Byrne | Lib. | Seraphin R. Léger | Lib. |
| 33rd | 1912 – 1917 | Joseph B. Hachey | Ind. | Alfred J. Witzell | Ind. | A.J.H. Stewart | Ind. | Martin J. Robichaud | Ind. |
| 34th | 1917 – 1920 | Peter Veniot | Lib. | James P. Byrne | Lib. | Seraphin R. Léger | Lib. | Jean G. Robichaud | Lib. |
| 35th | 1921 – 1922 | Peter Veniot | Lib. | James P. Byrne | Lib. | Seraphin R. Léger | Lib. | Jean G. Robichaud | Lib. |
| 35th | 1923 – 1925 | Peter Veniot | Lib. | James P. Byrne | Lib. | Seraphin R. Léger | Lib. | J. André Doucet | Lib. |
| 35th | 1925 | Peter Veniot | Lib. | Ivan Rand | Lib. | Seraphin R. Léger | Lib. | J. André Doucet | Lib. |
| 36th | 1925 – 1926 | Peter Veniot | Lib. | John P. Lordon | Lib. | Seraphin R. Léger | Lib. | J. André Doucet | Lib. |
| 36th | 1926 – 1930 | Clovis-Thomas Richard | Lib. | John P. Lordon | Lib. | Seraphin R. Léger | Lib. | J. André Doucet | Lib. |
| 37th | 1931 | Clovis-Thomas Richard | Lib. | John P. Lordon | Lib. | Seraphin R. Léger | Lib. | J. André Doucet | Lib. |
| 37th | 1931 – 1935 | Clovis-Thomas Richard | Lib. | Wesley H. Coffyn | Cons. | Seraphin R. Léger | Lib. | J. André Doucet | Lib. |
| 38th | 1935 – 1939 | Clovis-Thomas Richard | Lib. | F.T.B. Young | Lib. | William A. Losier | Lib. | J. André Doucet | Lib. |
| 39th | 1939 – 1940 | Clovis-Thomas Richard | Lib. | F.T.B. Young | Lib. | William A. Losier | Lib. | J. André Doucet | Lib. |
| 39th | 1940 – 1944 | Clovis-Thomas Richard | Lib. | Joseph E. Connolly | Lib. | William A. Losier | Lib. | J. André Doucet | Lib. |
| 40th | 1944 – 1945 | Clovis-Thomas Richard | Lib. | Joseph E. Connolly | Lib. | Frederick C. Young | Lib. | J. André Doucet | Lib. |
| 40th | 1945 – 1948 | J. Michel Fournier | Lib. | Joseph E. Connolly | Lib. | Frederick C. Young | Lib. | J. André Doucet | Lib. |
| 41st | 1948 – 1952 | J. Michel Fournier | Lib. | Joseph E. Connolly | Lib. | Frederick C. Young | Lib. | J. André Doucet | Lib. | Ernest Richard | Lib. |
| 42nd | 1952 – 1956 | J. Michel Fournier | Lib. | Joseph E. Connolly | Lib. | Frederick C. Young | Lib. | J. André Doucet | Lib. | Ernest Richard | Lib. |
| 43rd | 1957 – 1960 | J. Michel Fournier | Lib. | Joseph E. Connolly | Lib. | Frederick C. Young | Lib. | Claude Savoie | Lib. | Ernest Richard | Lib. |
| 44th | 1960 – 1963 | J. Michel Fournier | Lib. | H. H. Williamson | Lib. | Bernard A. Jean | Lib. | Claude Savoie | Lib. | Ernest Richard | Lib. |
| 45th | 1963 – 1967 | J. Omer Boudreau | Lib. | H. H. Williamson | Lib. | Bernard A. Jean | Lib. | Claude Savoie | Lib. | Ernest Richard | Lib. |
| 46th | 1967 – 1970 | J. Omer Boudreau | Lib. | Gérard Haché | Lib. | Bernard A. Jean | Lib. | A. A. Ferguson | Lib. | Ernest Richard | Lib. |
| 47th | 1970 – 1972 | J. Omer Boudreau | Lib. | André Robichaud | Lib. | Bernard A. Jean | Lib. | A. A. Ferguson | Lib. | Frank Branch | Lib. |
| 47th | 1972 – 1974 | J. Omer Boudreau | Lib. | André Robichaud | Lib. | Lorenzo Morais | PC | A. A. Ferguson | Lib. | Frank Branch | Lib. |
| Riding dissolved into Caraquet, Nepisiguit-Chaleur, Nigadoo-Chaleur, Shippagan-les-Îles and Tracadie |||||||||||||||||

## Election results

New Brunswick provincial by-election, 18 September 1972 Resignation of Bernard Jean :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorenzo Morais | 13,685 | 53.88 | Y |
| | Liberal | Richard Savoie | 11,714 | 46.12 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,399 | 97.62 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 620 | 2.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,019 | 81.16 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 32,059 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
1970 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | J. Omer Boudreau | 11,333 | 14.40 | Y |
| | Liberal | André Robichaud | 11,055 | 14.05 | Y |
| | Liberal | Bernard A. Jean | 10,892 | 13.84 | Y |
| | Liberal | Adjutor Ferguson | 10,877 | 13.82 | Y |
| | Liberal | Frank Branch | 10,552 | 13.41 | Y |
| | Progressive Conservative | Camille Losier | 5,175 | 6.58 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Calixte Chiasson | 5,132 | 6.52 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roland Boudreau | 4,538 | 5.77 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Odilon Boudreau | 4,272 | 5.43 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | William Young | 4,211 | 5.35 | |
| | Independent | André Dumont | 646 | 0.82 | |
| Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | 78,683 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 192 | 0.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,910 | 87.95 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 26,048 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
1967 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | J. Omer Boudreau | 12,350 | 13.45 | Y |
| | Liberal | Adjutor Ferguson | 12,048 | 13.13 | Y |
| | Liberal | Gérard Haché | 11,900 | 12.96 | Y |
| | Liberal | Bernard A. Jean | 11,890 | 12.95 | Y |
| | Liberal | Ernest Richard | 11,387 | 12.41 | Y |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bertie Ferguson | 6,576 | 7.16 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gerard Arseneau | 6,539 | 7.12 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roland Boudreau | 6,513 | 7.10 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Percy Cormier | 6,310 | 6.97 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Antonin Friolet | 6,277 | 6.84 | |
| Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | 91,790 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,194 | 100.0 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
* ↑ Estimate taken from the number of votes from general polls, 19,720, and adding in the highest number of Liberal and Progressive Conservative votes from each of the advanced polls, as no total number of votes was available for these.
1963 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Harry Williamson | 13,979 | 12.96 | Y |
| | Liberal | J. Omer Boudreau | 13,938 | 12.92 | Y |
| | Liberal | Bernard Jean | 13,916 | 12.90 | Y |
| | Liberal | Rhéal Richard | 13,844 | 12.84 | Y |
| | Liberal | Claude Savoie | 13,766 | 12.76 | Y |
| | Progressive Conservative | Elizabeth Coughlan | 8,068 | 7.48 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Edmond Landry | 7,671 | 7.11 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ralph Burns | 7,593 | 7.04 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Yves Haché | 7,545 | 7.00 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Léger Chiasson | 7,522 | 6.98 | |
| Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | 107,842 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
1960 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Rhéal Richard | 14,897 | 13.33 | Y |
| | Liberal | Bernard Jean | 14,755 | 13.20 | Y |
| | Liberal | Claude Savoie | 14,668 | 13.12 | Y |
| | Liberal | Harry Williamson | 14,637 | 13.09 | Y |
| | Liberal | Michel Fournier | 14,635 | 13.09 | Y |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fernand Lanteigne | 7,869 | 7.04 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alban Duguay | 7,704 | 6.89 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ralph Burns | 7,648 | 6.84 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Yves Haché | 7,555 | 6.76 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Warren Luce | 7,418 | 6.64 | |
| Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | 111,786 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
1956 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Rhéal Richard | 13,163 | 12.22 | Y |
| | Liberal | Michel Fournier | 13,003 | 12.07 | Y |
| | Liberal | Claude Savoie | 12,862 | 11.94 | Y |
| | Liberal | Joseph Connolly | 12,833 | 11.91 | Y |
| | Liberal | Frederick Young | 12,709 | 11.80 | Y |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fernand Lanteigne | 9,006 | 8.36 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Warren Luce | 8,846 | 8.21 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Yves Haché | 8,522 | 7.91 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ralph Burns | 8,476 | 7.87 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fred Scott | 8,325 | 7.73 | |
| Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | 107,745 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
1952 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Frederick Young | 13,270 | 12.01 | Y |
| | Liberal | Rhéal Richard | 13,179 | 11.93 | Y |
| | Liberal | Michel Fournier | 13,151 | 11.90 | Y |
| | Liberal | Joseph Connolly | 13,092 | 11.85 | Y |
| | Liberal | André Doucet | 12,898 | 11.67 | Y |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ralph Burns | 8,375 | 7.58 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lorenzo Boudreau | 8,312 | 7.52 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Warren Luce | 8,228 | 7.45 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | J. L. A. Robichaud | 8,209 | 7.43 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Yves Haché | 8,151 | 7.38 | |
| | Independent | Guy Riordan | 892 | 0.81 | |
| | Independent | Leo Ferguson | 804 | 0.73 | |
| | Independent | Fred Hornibrook | 663 | 0.60 | |
| | Independent | Emile Godin | 630 | 0.57 | |
| | Independent | Percy Cormier | 624 | 0.56 | |
| Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | 110,478 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
1948 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Liberal | Joseph Connolly | Acclaimed | Y |
| | Liberal | André Doucet | Acclaimed | Y |
| | Liberal | Michel Fournier | Acclaimed | Y |
| | Liberal | Rhéal Richard | Acclaimed | Y |
| | Liberal | Frederick Young | Acclaimed | Y |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
1944 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Frederick Young | 11,635 | 15.91 | Y |
| | Liberal | Joseph Connolly | 11,526 | 15.76 | Y |
| | Liberal | Clovis Richard | 11,489 | 15.71 | Y |
| | Liberal | André Doucet | 11,477 | 15.70 | Y |
| | Conservative | Albany-M. Robichaud | 7,105 | 9.72 |
| | Conservative | Leo Ferguson | 6,450 | 8.82 |
| | Conservative | L. A. Palmer | 6,307 | 8.63 |
| | Conservative | Eustache Godin | 5,688 | 7.78 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | George Duval | 728 | 1.00 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harry Day | 711 | 0.97 |
| Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | 73,116 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 19 August 1940 Death of Frederick T. B. Young :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Liberal | Joseph Connolly | Acclaimed | Y |
1939 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Fred Young | 10,973 | 17.83 | Y |
| | Liberal | Clovis Richard | 10,838 | 17.61 | Y |
| | Liberal | André Doucet | 10,775 | 17.50 | Y |
| | Liberal | William Losier | 10,762 | 17.48 | Y |
| | Conservative | Leo Ferguson | 4,651 | 7.56 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hachey | 4,561 | 7.41 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Talbot | 4,528 | 7.36 |
| | Conservative | A. V. Landry | 4,471 | 7.26 |
| Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | 61,559 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
1935 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Fred Young | 12,256 | 18.04 | Y |
| | Liberal | Clovis Richard | 12,237 | 18.01 | Y |
| | Liberal | André Doucet | 12,204 | 17.96 | Y |
| | Liberal | William Losier | 12,202 | 17.96 | Y |
| | Conservative | Wesley Coffyn | 4,861 | 7.15 |
| | Conservative | Alfred Witzell | 4,799 | 7.06 |
| | Conservative | George Haché | 4,758 | 7.00 |
| | Conservative | Martin Robichaud | 4,624 | 6.81 |
| Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | 67,941 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||