# Restigouche East

Restigouche East was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member district of Restigouche in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution.
Following the 2023 redistribution, the riding will be re-created from parts of Campbellton-Dalhousie, Restigouche West, Restigouche-Chaleur and Bathurst West-Beresford.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Restigouche |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Rayburn Doucett | Liberal |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Rayburn Doucett | Liberal |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Rayburn Doucett | Liberal |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Rayburn Doucett | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Rayburn Doucett | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Dalhousie-Restigouche East |||||
| Riding re-created from Campbellton-Dalhousie, Restigouche West, Restigouche-Chaleur and Bathurst West-Beresford |||||
| 61st | 2024–Present | Guy Arseneault | Liberal |

## Election results

vte2024 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Guy Arseneault | 3,590 | 53.2% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Normand Pelletier | 2,271 | 33.6% |
| | New Democratic | Daisy Petersen | 501 | 7.4% |
| | Green | Gilles Cormier | 389 | 5.8% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,751 |
| 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 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| Liberal | 66.9 |
| Progressive Conservative | 16.9 |
| Green | 15.9 |
1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rayburn Doucett | 3,023 | 61.21 | -4.19 |
| | New Democratic | Walter Gauthier, Jr. | 1,241 | 25.13 | +21.46 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Norman Shea | 381 | 7.71 | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Richard Lapointe | 294 | 5.95 | -24.97 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,939 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -12.82 |
1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rayburn Doucett | 3,382 | 65.40 | +16.42 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul E. McIntyre | 1,599 | 30.92 | -9.83 |
| | New Democratic | Wayne Lapointe | 190 | 3.67 | -6.60 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,171 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +13.12 |
1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rayburn Donald Doucett | 2,418 | 48.98 | +0.10 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Aurèle Desrosiers | 2,012 | 40.75 | +7.07 |
| | New Democratic | Wayne Lapointe | 507 | 10.27 | -1.96 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,937 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.48 |
1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rayburn Donald Doucett | 2,035 | 48.88 | -14.77 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Guy Laviolette | 1,402 | 33.68 | +2.44 |
| | New Democratic | Gail Walsh | 509 | 12.23 | +7.12 |
| | Parti acadien | Roland Godin | 217 | 5.21 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,163 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -8.60 |
1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Rayburn Donald Doucett | 2,292 | 63.65 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harmon Leigh McCormick | 1,125 | 31.24 |
| | New Democratic | Dorothy Ravenscroft | 184 | 5.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,601 | 100.0 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Restigouche went totally Liberal in the previous election, with Rayburn Doucett being one of three incumbents. |||||||