# Restigouche West

Restigouche West (French: Restigouche-Ouest) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was used from 1974 through 2003, when it was split between the ridings of Restigouche-La-Vallée and Campbellton-Restigouche Centre. The riding was re-established in the 2013 electoral redistribution from parts of Dalhousie-Restigouche East, Restigouche-La-Vallée and Campbellton-Restigouche Centre and will be contested again beginning in the 2014 general election.
This riding was created in the 1973 redistribution when New Brunswick moved to single member districts from Bloc voting. Prior to its creation, it had been part of the Restigouche County district which returned three members. The riding, which was not changed in the 1994 redistribution, was made up of the part of Restigouche County that lies west of the Campbellton area. It included two incorporated municipalities: Saint-Quentin and Kedgwick.
It was merged with Madawaska-la-Vallée to form the new district of Restigouche-la-Vallée in the 2006 redistribution.
Following the 2013 electoral redistribution it was re-established, though its territory now stretches much further east into Restigouche County, and now includes all of Restigouche County except for the Campbellton-Dalhousie area and the town of Belledune.
In the 1987 election, when the New Brunswick Liberal Party won every seat, this was the closest contest. The riding was won by a margin of 17 votes.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Restigouche |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Alfred Roussel | Liberal |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Alfred Roussel | Liberal |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Yvon Poitras | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Jean-Paul Savoie | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Jean-Paul Savoie | Liberal |
| 53rd | 1995–1999 | Jean-Paul Savoie | Liberal |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Benoît Cyr | Progressive Conservative |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | Burt Paulin | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Restigouche-La-Vallée, Campbellton and Dalhousie-Restigouche East |||||
| Riding re-created from Restigouche-La-Vallée, Campbellton-Restigouche Centre and Dalhousie-Restigouche East |||||
| 58th | 2014–2018 | Gilles LePage | Liberal |
| 59th | 2018–2020 | Gilles LePage | Liberal |
| 60th | 2020–2024 | Gilles LePage | Liberal |
| 61st | 2024–Present | Gilles LePage | Liberal |

## Election results
### 2014–present

vte2024 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gilles LePage | 3,993 | 64.2% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Diane Cyr | 1,733 | 27.9% |
| | Green | Myriam Cormier | 380 | 6.1% |
| | Libertarian | Ronald Geraghty | 116 | 1.9% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,222 |
| 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 | Gilles LePage | 5,022 | 62.15 | +9.62 |
| | Green | Charles Thériault | 1,755 | 21.72 | -9.80 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Louis Bérubé | 1,247 | 15.43 | +3.51 |
| | KISS | Travis Pollock | 56 | 0.69 | -0.08 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,080 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 46 | 0.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,126 | 71.03 | +1.67 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,440 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2018 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gilles LePage | 4,233 | 52.53 | -5.49 |
| | Green | Charles Thériault | 2,540 | 31.52 | --* |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Moreau | 961 | 11.92 | -8.16 |
| | New Democratic | Beverly A. Mann | 263 | 3.26 | -0.86 |
| | KISS | Travis Pollock | 62 | 0.77 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,059 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 64 | 0.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,123 | 69.36 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,711 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
| *Charles Thériault's vote share change compared to his run as an independent candidate in 2014 was +13.74%. |||||||
2014 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gilles LePage | 4,940 | 58.02 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Martine Coulombe | 1,710 | 20.08 |
| | Independent | Charles Thériault | 1,514 | 17.78 |
| | New Democratic | Gilles Cyr | 351 | 4.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,515 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 70 | 0.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,585 | 73.00 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,761 |
| This riding was created from parts of Restigouche-La-Vallée, Campbellton-Restigouche Centre and Dalhousie-Restigouche East, which elected two Progressive Conservatives and one Liberal (Dalhousie-Restigouche East). Martine Coulombe was the incumbent from Restigouche-La-Vallée. |||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||

### 1974–2003

2003 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Burt W. Paulin | 4,008 | 59.04 | +12.66 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ben Cyr | 2,523 | 37.17 | -12.89 |
| | New Democratic | Antoine Duguay | 257 | 3.79 | +0.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,788 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +12.78 |
1999 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ben Cyr | 3,592 | 50.06 | +5.56 |
| | Liberal | Jean-Paul Savoie | 3,328 | 46.38 | -5.08 |
| | New Democratic | Rose Duguay | 255 | 3.55 | +0.79 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,175 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +5.32 |
1995 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jean-Paul Savoie | 3,735 | 51.46 | -2.52 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Luc LeBrun | 3,230 | 44.50 | +9.76 |
| | New Democratic | Wendy Martin | 200 | 2.76 | -1.40 |
| | Natural Law | Marcelle Lamontagne | 93 | 1.28 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,258 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -6.14 |
1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jean-Paul Savoie | 3,922 | 53.98 | +5.68 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Félix J. Dubé | 2,524 | 34.74 | -13.32 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Robert A. Boudreau | 517 | 7.12 | – |
| | New Democratic | Rino Pelletier | 302 | 4.16 | +0.52 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,265 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +9.50 |
1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jean-Paul Savoie | 3,479 | 48.30 | +8.66 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Yvon Poitras | 3,462 | 48.06 | +5.38 |
| | New Democratic | James Gallant | 262 | 3.64 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,203 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +1.64 |
1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Yvon Poitras | 2,885 | 42.68 | +15.29 |
| | Liberal | Alfred J. Roussel | 2,680 | 39.64 | +1.85 |
| | Parti acadien | Armand Ploudre | 1,195 | 17.68 | -17.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,760 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +6.72 |
1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Roussel | 2,174 | 37.79 | -15.15 |
| | Parti acadien | Armand Plourde | 2,003 | 34.82 | -7.52 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean Guy Raymond | 1,576 | 27.39 | -14.95 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,753 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -3.82 |
1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alfred Roussel | 2,503 | 52.94 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Reginald Cyr | 2,002 | 42.34 |
| | New Democratic | John Cyr | 223 | 4.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,728 | 100.0 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Restigouche went totally Liberal in the previous election, with Alfred Roussel being one of three incumbents. |||||||