# Tantramar (electoral district)

Tantramar is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.
It was created in the 1973 electoral redistribution and first used in the 1974 election as Tantramar. It went largely unchanged in both the 1994 redistribution and 2006 redistribution, even though it was well below the allowable population variance in the latter. In 2006, the electoral boundaries commission ruled that the district was an exceptional case, as it was surrounded by water and the province of Nova Scotia to the south and west, and to predominantly francophone areas to the north and east that would become significant minorities were they added to the district. The 2013 boundaries commission refused to persist the exception and added the francophone village of Memramcook from the former riding of Memramcook-Lakeville-Dieppe to the district, giving the riding the new name of Memramcook-Tantramar. This change is the subject of a constitutional challenge by francophone activists.
Following the 2023 redistribution, the riding will be renamed back to Tantramar.
This was the first seat to elect a New Democrat to the legislature, in 1982.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Tantramar Riding created from Westmorland |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Lloyd Folkins | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Lloyd Folkins | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Robert Arthur Hall | New Democratic |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Marilyn Trenholme | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Marilyn Trenholme | Liberal |
| 53rd | 1995–1997 | Marilyn Trenholme | Liberal |
| 53rd | 1997–1999 | Peter Mesheau | Progressive Conservative |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Peter Mesheau | Progressive Conservative |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | Peter Mesheau | Progressive Conservative |
| 56th | 2006–2010 | Mike Olscamp | Progressive Conservative |
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Mike Olscamp | Progressive Conservative |
| Memramcook-Tantramar |||||
| 58th | 2014–2018 | Bernard LeBlanc | Liberal |
| 59th | 2018–2020 | Megan Mitton | Green |
| 60th | 2020–2024 | Megan Mitton | Green |
| Tantramar |||||
| 61st | 2024–Present | Megan Mitton | Green |

## Election results
### Tantramar

2024 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Megan Mitton | 2,468 | 48.9% |
| | Liberal | John Higham | 1,276 | 25.3% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bruce Phinney | 1,166 | 23.1% |
| | New Democratic | Evelyne Godfrey | 84 | 1.7% |
| | Libertarian | Donna Allen | 57 | 1.1% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,051 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||

### Memramcook-Tantramar

2020 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Megan Mitton | 3,425 | 41.61 | +3.28 |
| | Liberal | Maxime Bourgeois | 2,902 | 35.26 | -2.94 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Carole Duguay | 1,678 | 20.39 | +1.90 |
| | People's Alliance | Heather Collins | 192 | 2.33 | |
| | Independent | Jefferson George Wright | 34 | 0.41 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,231 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 13 | 0.16 | -0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,244 | 70.36 | +1.03 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,717 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | Swing | +3.11 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2018 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Megan Mitton | 3,148 | 38.33 | +23.03 |
| | Liberal | Bernard LeBlanc | 3,137 | 38.20 | -7.44 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Etienne Gaudet | 1,518 | 18.48 | -7.96 |
| | New Democratic | Hélène Boudreau | 410 | 4.99 | -7.63 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,213 | 99.71 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 24 | 0.29 | -0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,237 | 69.33 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,881 |
| | Green gain from Liberal | Green gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +15.24 |
2014 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bernard LeBlanc | 3,515 | 45.64 | +26.67 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Olscamp | 2,037 | 26.45 | -30.23 |
| | Green | Megan Mitton | 1,178 | 15.29 | +1.64 |
| | New Democratic | Hélène Boudreau | 972 | 12.62 | +1.92 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,702 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 36 | 0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,738 | 66.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,626 |
| | Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +28.45 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||

### Tantramar

2010 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Olscamp | 2,707 | 56.68 | +2.27 |
| | Liberal | Beth Barczyk | 906 | 18.97 | -15.78 |
| | Green | Margaret Tusz-King | 652 | 13.65 | – |
| | New Democratic | Bill Evans | 511 | 10.70 | -0.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,776 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,799 | 66.29 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 7,239 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +9.02 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2006 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mike Olscamp | 2,690 | 54.41 | -3.88 |
| | Liberal | John Higham | 1,718 | 34.75 | +3.45 |
| | New Democratic | Virgil Hammock | 536 | 10.84 | +0.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,944 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -3.66 |
2003 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Mesheau | 2,922 | 58.29 | -4.50 |
| | Liberal | Susan Purdy | 1,569 | 31.30 | +13.76 |
| | New Democratic | Geoff Martin | 522 | 10.41 | -8.36 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,013 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -9.13 |
1999 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Mesheau | 3,311 | 62.79 | +28.74 |
| | New Democratic | Heather Patterson | 990 | 18.77 | -11.44 |
| | Liberal | Kirk W. Meldrum | 925 | 17.54 | -15.68 |
| | Independent | Frank Comeau | 47 | 0.89 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,273 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +20.09 |
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 1997 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Peter Mesheau | 1,597 | 34.05 | +22.08 |
| | Liberal | Ross Monk | 1,558 | 33.22 | -29.25 |
| | New Democratic | Heather Patterson | 1,417 | 30.21 | +14.77 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Greg Hargrove | 118 | 2.52 | -7.60 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,690 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +25.66 |
| Greg Hargrove was the leader of CoR running as a parachute candidate. |||||||
1995 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Marilyn Trenholme | 3,414 | 62.47 | +12.95 |
| | New Democratic | Berkeley Fleming | 844 | 15.44 | -7.92 |
| | Progressive Conservative | H. Eric Wheeler | 654 | 11.97 | +2.82 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Julia Elnora Stevens | 553 | 10.12 | -7.84 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,465 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +10.44 |
1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Marilyn Trenholme | 3,008 | 49.52 | -2.54 |
| | New Democratic | Robert Arthur Hall | 1,419 | 23.36 | -6.71 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Clarke Edgar Sheppard | 1,091 | 17.96 | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | William R. Campbell | 556 | 9.15 | -8.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,074 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.08 |
1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Marilyn Trenholme | 3,160 | 52.06 | +29.45 |
| | New Democratic | Robert Arthur Hall | 1,825 | 30.07 | -12.35 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lloyd Folkins | 1,085 | 17.87 | -17.10 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,070 |
| | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +20.90 |
1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Robert Arthur Hall | 2,503 | 42.42 | +5.24 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Irvin D. Robinson | 2,063 | 34.97 | -4.04 |
| | Liberal | John Gideon Carter | 1,334 | 22.61 | -1.20 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,900 |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +4.64 |
1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lloyd Folkins | 2,019 | 39.01 | -6.34 |
| | New Democratic | Robert Arthur Hall | 1,924 | 37.18 | +22.07 |
| | Liberal | James G. Purdy | 1,232 | 23.81 | -15.73 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,175 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -14.20 |
1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lloyd Folkins | 2,402 | 45.35 |
| | Liberal | John Bryden | 2,094 | 39.54 |
| | New Democratic | Colin McCabe | 800 | 15.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,296 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Westmorland went totally Liberal in the previous election. Neither of the four incumbents ran in this election. |||||||