# Bathurst (electoral district)

Bathurst is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was in use from 1967 to 2014, and again since 2024.

## History and geography

It was created in the 1967 redistribution when cities were separated from their counties and made independent districts. It was not changed in either the 1973 or 1994 redistributions but in 2006 it lost some territory to the neighbouring riding of Nepisiguit. It was abolished in the 2013 redistribution. In its final form, it consisted of the city of Bathurst except for the part south of Route 11 and east of the Nepisiguit River. It was bordered on the northeast by the riding of Nigadoo-Chaleur, on north by Chaleur Bay, and elsewhere by the riding of Nepisiguit.
The riding was a traditional Liberal seat in the province for most of its existence.
Following the 2023 redistribution, the riding will be re-created out of parts of Bathurst West-Beresford, Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore and Restigouche-Chaleur.

### Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Gloucester |||||
| 46th | 1967–1970 | Harry H. Williamson | Liberal |
| 47th | 1970–1972† | Harry H. Williamson | Liberal |
| 47th | 1972–1974 | Eugene McGinley | Liberal |
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Eugene McGinley | Liberal |
| 49th | 1978–1983 | Paul Kenny | Liberal |
| 50th | 1983–1987 | Paul Kenny | Liberal |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Paul Kenny | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Marcelle Mersereau | Liberal |
| 53rd | 1995–1999 | Marcelle Mersereau | Liberal |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Marcelle Mersereau | Liberal |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | Brian Kenny | Liberal |
| 56th | 2006–2010 | Brian Kenny | Liberal |
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Brian Kenny | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Bathurst West-Beresford and Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore |||||
| Riding recreated from Bathurst West-Beresford, Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore and Restigouche-Chaleur |||||
| 61st | 2024–Present | René Legacy | Liberal |

## Riding associations

| Party | Party | CEO | HQ address | Town |
| | New Brunswick Liberal Association | Jennifer Cleversey | 1210 Youghall Drive | Bathurst |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | René Legacy | 3357 | 56.58 | +2.18 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kim Chamberlain | 2029 | 34.26 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Robert Kryszko | 325 | 5.49 | −8.4 |
| | New Democratic | Jeff Frenette | 212 | 3.58 | +3.58 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5293 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.18 |
2020 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| Liberal | 51.0 |
| Progressive Conservative | 34.7 |
| Green | 14.3 |

### 2010

2010 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brian Kenny | 2,899 | 44.99 | −3.94 | $27,040 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nancy McKay | 2,821 | 43.78 | −2.31 | $24,453 |
| | New Democratic | Sebastien Duke | 620 | 9.62 | +4.64 | $4,122 |
| | Green | Hazel Hachey | 104 | 1.61G | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 6,444 | 100.0 | | $27,883 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 55 | 0.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,499 | 69.55 | +2.41 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,344 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −0.82 |

### 2006

2006 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brian Kenny | 3,224 | 48.93 | +0.44 | $20,431 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nancy McKay | 3,037 | 46.09 | −1.01 | $24,274 |
| | New Democratic | Blair Lindsay | 328 | 4.98 | +0.58 | $8,161 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 6,589 | 100.0 | | $26,798 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 61 | 0.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,650 | 67.14 | −0.88 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,756 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | Swing | +0.73 |

### 2003

2003 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Brian Kenny | 3,348 | 48.49 | −5.78 | $17,789 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nancy McKay | 3,252 | 47.10 | +8.56 | $22,606 |
| | New Democratic | Mark Robar | 304 | 4.40 | −2.79 | $8,161 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 6,904 | 100.0 | | $27,018 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 57 | 0.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,961 | 68.02 | +4.37 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,234 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −7.17 |

### 1999

1999 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Marcelle Mersereau | 3,418 | 54.27 | −21.24 | $15,701 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert "Bob" Stairs | 2,427 | 38.54 | +27.95 | $11,503 |
| | New Democratic | Antoine Duguay | 453 | 7.19 | −5.37 | $600 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 6,298 | 100.0 | | $23,290 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 60 | 0.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,358 | 63.65 | −4.20 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,989 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −23.61 |

### 1995

1995 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Marcelle Mersereau | 4,956 | 75.51 | +19.18 | $17,079 |
| | New Democratic | Kim Power | 824 | 12.56 | +0.98 | $4,387 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Graham Wiseman | 695 | 10.59 | −3.68 | $3,703 |
| | Natural Law | William Parker | 88 | 1.34 | – | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 6,563 | 100.0 | | $22,000 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 82 | 0.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,645 | 67.85 | −2.69 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,793 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +12.22 |

### 1991

1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Marcelle Mersereau | 4,047 | 56.33 | −22.45 | $14,913 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Laurie Joseph Robichaud | 1,280 | 17.82 | − | $5,407 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wilt Claire | 1,025 | 14.27 | +0.15 | $10,496 |
| | New Democratic | Colette Buttimer | 832 | 11.58 | +4.48 | $3,876 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,184 | 100.0 | | $21,191 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 61 | 0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,245 | 70.54 | −6.22 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,271 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −13.08 |

### 1987

1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Paul Kenny | 6,281 | 78.78 | +39.07 | $17,318 |
| | Progressive Conservative | René Pratt | 1,126 | 14.12 | −18.75 | $11,480 |
| | New Democratic | Richard Doucet | 566 | 7.10 | −20.32 | $913 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,973 | 100.0 | | $17,728 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,015 | 76.76 | −4.32 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,442 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +28.91 |

### 1982

1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Paul Kenny | 3,406 | 39.71 | +4.05 | $12,591 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim MacLaggan | 2,820 | 32.87 | +5.12 | $12,453 |
| | New Democratic | Kevin Mann Jr. | 2,352 | 27.42 | −1.68 | $11,419 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 8,578 | 100.0 | | $15,102 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 47 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,625 | 76.76 | −4.32 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,442 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −0.54 |

### 1978

1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Paul Kenny | 2,667 | 35.66 | −17.33 | $12,132 |
| | New Democratic | Kevin Mann | 2,176 | 29.10 | +26.76 | $2,929 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John A. Duffy | 2,075 | 27.75 | −10.87 | $10,799 |
| | Parti acadien | Lucie Losier | 560 | 7.49 | +1.43 | $50 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,478 | 100.0 | | $14,625 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 101 | 1.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,579 | 76.98 | +3.11 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,846 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −7.81 |

### 1974

1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Eugene McGinley | 3,806 | 52.99 | +2.43 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean-Paul Lavoie | 2,774 | 38.62 | −3.59 |
| | Parti acadien | Jean-Pierre Lanteigne | 435 | 6.06 | – |
| | New Democratic | Lionel Hachey | 168 | 2.34 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,183 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 58 | 0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,241 | 73.87 | +11.55 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,803 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +6.02 |

### 1972 by-election

New Brunswick provincial by-election, 1972 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Eugene McGinley | 3,095 | 50.56 | −9.38 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nicholas Dimitroff | 2,584 | 42.21 | +2.15 |
| | Independent | Louis L. Boudreau | 443 | 7.24 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,122 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 59 | 0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,181 | 62.32 | −20.49 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,918 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −5.77 |
| Held upon the death of H. H. Williamson |||||||

### 1970

1970 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | H. H. Williamson | 4,142 | 59.94 | −10.21 |
| | Progressive Conservative | J. Adolphus Picot | 2,768 | 40.06 | +6.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,910 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 105 | 1.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,015 | 82.81 | +11.55 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 8,471 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −8.21 |

### 1967

1967 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Harry H. Williamson | 4,376 | 66.15 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ian Tower | 2,239 | 33.84 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,615 | 100.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 7,709 |
| This was a new district created out of Gloucester which went totally Liberal in the previous election. |||||||