# Victoria-Tobique

Victoria-Tobique was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. This riding was created in the 1973 redistribution when New Brunswick moved to single member districts. It had previously been part of the Victoria district which returned two members.
The riding, which was not changed in the 1994 redistribution, is made up of the anglophone parts of Victoria County which are primarily along the Tobique River. It includes three incorporated municipalities: Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock and Aroostook as well as the Tobique First Nation Indian reserve.
In 2006, it added small parts of Carleton County to its territory. It was abolished in the 2013 redistribution.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Victoria |||||
| 48th | 1974–1976 | Stewart Brooks | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 1976–1978 | Doug Moore | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Doug Moore | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Doug Moore | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Larry Kennedy | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Larry Kennedy | Liberal |
| 53rd | 1995–1997 | Larry Kennedy | Liberal |
| 53rd | 1997–1999 | Larry Kennedy | Liberal |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Larry Kennedy | Liberal |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | Larry Kennedy | Liberal |
| 56th | 2006–2010 | Larry Kennedy | Liberal |
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Wes McLean | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Carleton-Victoria and Victoria-la-Vallée |||||

## Election results

2010 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wes McLean | 2,687 | 52.85 | +27.15 |
| | Liberal | Larry Kennedy | 2,040 | 40.13 | -31.44 |
| | Independent | Carter Edgar | 140 | 2.75 | – |
| | Green | Wayne Sabine | 120 | 2.36 | – |
| | New Democratic | O. David Burns | 97 | 1.91 | -0.82 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,084 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 30 | 0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,114 | 68.16 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 7,503 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +29.30 |
2006 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Larry R. Kennedy | 4,040 | 71.57 | +14.07 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Chris McLaughlin | 1,451 | 25.70 | -8.28 |
| | New Democratic | Paul Kendal | 154 | 2.73 | -5.79 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,645 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +11.18 |
2003 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Larry Kennedy | 3,386 | 57.50 | +7.41 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dennis Campbell | 2,001 | 33.98 | -10.36 |
| | New Democratic | Harvey Bass | 502 | 8.52 | +6.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,889 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +8.88 |
1999 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Larry Kennedy | 3,127 | 50.09 | -2.24 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Carmen Cecil Pirie | 2,768 | 44.34 | -1.29 |
| | Independent | Carter Charles Edgar | 204 | 3.27 | – |
| | New Democratic | Amy Dunham | 144 | 2.31 | +0.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,243 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.48 |
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 1997 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Dr. Larry Kennedy | 3,510 | 52.33 | +8.55 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Greg Inman | 3,061 | 45.63 | +1.96 |
| | New Democratic | Deanna Grant | 137 | 2.04 | +0.29 |
| | Confederation of Regions | nil | withdrawn |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,708 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +3.30 |
1995 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Larry Kennedy | 2,845 | 43.78 | -0.77 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Greg Inman | 2,838 | 43.67 | +17.69 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Kevin Jensen | 592 | 9.11 | -15.55 |
| | New Democratic | Leslie Ferguson | 114 | 1.75 | -3.06 |
| | Independent | Carter Edgar | 109 | 1.68 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,498 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -9.23 |
1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Larry R. Kennedy | 2,854 | 44.55 | -15.70 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Neville J. Crabbe | 1,664 | 25.98 | -7.85 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Carl Skaarup | 1,580 | 24.66 | – |
| | New Democratic | Cheryl Ann Elizabeth Pelkey | 308 | 4.81 | -1.11 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,406 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.92 |
1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Dr. Larry R. Kennedy | 3,787 | 60.25 | +16.96 |
| | Progressive Conservative | J. Douglas Moore | 2,126 | 33.83 | -17.24 |
| | New Democratic | Evelyn Hathaway | 372 | 5.92 | +0.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,285 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +17.10 |
1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | J. Douglas Moore | 3,015 | 51.07 | +1.03 |
| | Liberal | Maurice A. Dionne | 2,556 | 43.29 | +6.49 |
| | New Democratic | Earl W. Christensen | 333 | 5.64 | -7.53 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,904 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.73 |
1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | J. Douglas Moore | 2,763 | 50.04 | -2.65 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Hoyt | 2,032 | 36.80 | -7.64 |
| | New Democratic | Earl W. Christensen | 727 | 13.17 | +10.30 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,522 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.50 |
1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | J. Stewart Brooks | 2,553 | 52.69 |
| | Liberal | Roger Pelkey | 2,153 | 44.44 |
| | New Democratic | Robert M. Stiles | 139 | 2.87 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,845 | 100.0 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Victoria went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election, with J. Stewart Brooks being one of two incumbents. |||||||