# Caraquet (electoral district)

Caraquet is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in 1973 from Gloucester. The riding is centred on the town of Caraquet, extending west to Grande-Anse, New Brunswick and Saint-Léolin, New Brunswick and south to Hautes-Terres, New Brunswick.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Gloucester |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Onil Doiron | Liberal |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Onil Doiron | Liberal |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Emery Robichaud | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Bernard Thériault | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Bernard Thériault | Liberal |
| 53rd | 1995–1999 | Bernard Thériault | Liberal |
| 54th | 1999–2000 | Bernard Thériault | Liberal |
| 54th | 2001–2003 | Gaston Moore | Progressive Conservative |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | Hédard Albert | Liberal |
| 56th | 2006–2010 | Hédard Albert | Liberal |
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Hédard Albert | Liberal |
| 58th | 2014–2018 | Hédard Albert | Liberal |
| 59th | 2018–2020 | Isabelle Thériault | Liberal |
| 60th | 2020–2024 | Isabelle Thériault | Liberal |
| 61st | 2024–Present | Isabelle Thériault | Liberal |

## Election results

2024 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Isabelle Thériault | 6,002 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean Paul Lanteigne | 719 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,021 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2020 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Isabelle Thériault | 5,928 | 72.27 | +8.49 |
| | Green | Marie-Christine Haché | 1,290 | 15.73 | +11.84 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kevin Haché | 985 | 12.01 | -9.49 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,203 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 64 | 0.77 | +0.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,267 | 75.65 | -1.44 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,928 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.68 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2018 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Isabelle Thériault | 5,420 | 63.78 | +6.96 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kevin Haché | 1,827 | 21.50 | -0.36 |
| | New Democratic | Katy Casavant | 548 | 6.45 | -12.58 |
| | Independent | Guilmond Hébert | 373 | 4.39 | -- |
| | Green | Yvon Durelle | 330 | 3.88 | +1.58 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,498 | 99.51 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.49 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,540 | 77.09 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,078 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.66 |
2014 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hédard Albert | 4,716 | 56.82 | +6.74 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Suzanne Morais-Vienneau | 1,814 | 21.86 | -19.74 |
| | New Democratic | Mathieu Chayer | 1,579 | 19.02 | +13.47 |
| | Green | Sophie Chiasson-Gould | 191 | 2.30 | -0.46 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,300 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 46 | 0.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,346 | 74.94 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,137 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | Swing | +13.24 |
2010 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hédard Albert | 3,661 | 50.08 | -13.33 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Philip Chiasson | 3,041 | 41.60 | +18.38 |
| | New Democratic | Claudia Julien | 406 | 5.55 | -7.82 |
| | Green | Mathieu Chayer | 202 | 2.76 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,310 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 70 | 0.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,380 | 81.26 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,082 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -15.86 |
2006 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hédard Albert | 4,580 | 63.41 | +15.75 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Claude L'Espérance | 1,677 | 23.22 | -23.17 |
| | New Democratic | Stephane Doiron | 966 | 13.37 | +7.40 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,223 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 136 | 1.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,359 | 78.77 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,342 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | Swing | +19.46 |
2003 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hédard Albert | 3,649 | 47.66 | +3.33 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gaston Moore | 3,550 | 46.39 | -6.85 |
| | New Democratic | Gérard Béland | 457 | 5.97 | +3.54 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,656 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +5.09 |
| Changes are from the 2001 by-election. |||||||
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 2001 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gaston Moore | 4,122 | 53.24 | +11.95 |
| | Liberal | Roberta Dugas | 3,432 | 44.33 | -7.07 |
| | New Democratic | Gérard Béland | 188 | 2.43 | -4.87 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,742 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +9.51 |
1999 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bernard Thériault | 4,194 | 51.40 | -2.20 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gaston Moore | 3,369 | 41.29 | +19.15 |
| | New Democratic | Denis Doiron | 596 | 7.30 | -14.69 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,159 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -10.68 |
1995 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bernard Thériault | 4,367 | 53.60 | -0.77 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bernard Haché | 1,804 | 22.14 | -1.25 |
| | New Democratic | Jean-Marie Nadeau | 1,792 | 21.99 | -0.25 |
| | Natural Law | Marc Boulay | 68 | 0.83 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,031 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.24 |
1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bernard Thériault | 5,298 | 54.37 | -0.30 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gilbert Godin | 2,279 | 23.39 | -20.29 |
| | New Democratic | Roger Duguay | 2,167 | 22.24 | +20.58 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,744 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +10.00 |
1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bernard Thériault | 5,642 | 54.67 | +15.74 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Emery Robichaud | 4,508 | 43.68 | -4.49 |
| | New Democratic | Gérard Rousselle | 171 | 1.66 | -1.17 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,321 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +10.12 |
1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Emery Robichaud | 4,619 | 48.17 | +14.21 |
| | Liberal | Onil Doiron | 3,733 | 38.93 | -8.54 |
| | Parti acadien | Louise Blanchard | 966 | 10.07 | -8.48 |
| | New Democratic | Yvon Roy | 271 | 2.83 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,589 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +11.38 |
1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Onil Doiron | 3,925 | 47.47 | -4.98 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Beatrice "Bibi" Doiron | 2,809 | 33.97 | -10.66 |
| | Parti acadien | Michel Blanchard | 1,534 | 18.55 | +15.63 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,268 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.84 |
1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Onil Doiron | 3,749 | 52.45 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fernand Lanteigne | 3,190 | 44.63 |
| | Parti acadien | Hector Boudreau | 209 | 2.92 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,148 | 100.0 |
| This riding was created from the multi-member riding of Gloucester, which elected 5 (of 5) Liberals in 1970; one Progressive Conservative was elected in a 1972 by-election. None of the five incumbents ran in this riding. |||||||