# Petitcodiac (electoral district)

Petitcodiac was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Westmorland |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Bill Harmer | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Bill Harmer | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Bill Harmer | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Hollis Steeves | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Dennis Cochrane | Progressive Conservative |
| 53rd | 1995–1999 | Hollis Steeves | Liberal |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Wally Stiles | Progressive Conservative |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | Wally Stiles | Progressive Conservative |
| 56th | 2006–2007 | Wally Stiles | Progressive Conservative |
| 56th | 2007–2010 | Wally Stiles | Liberal |
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Sherry Wilson | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Gagetown-Petitcodiac, Moncton Southwest, Albert, Moncton East and Moncton Northwest |||||

## Election results

2010 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sherry Wilson | 4,133 | 55.69 | -9.22 |
| | Liberal | Wally Stiles | 1,772 | 23.87 | -5.73 |
| | Green | Bethany Thorne-Dykstra | 856 | 11.53 | – |
| | New Democratic | Leta Both | 661 | 8.91 | +3.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,422 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,466 | 68.40 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,915 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | -1.74 |
| Liberal candidate Wally Stiles lost 41.04 percentage points from his 2006 performance running as a Progressive Conservative. |||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2006 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wally Stiles | 4,640 | 64.91 | +4.35 |
| | Liberal | Terry Keating | 2,116 | 29.60 | -2.57 |
| | New Democratic | Rebecca Lewis-Marshall | 392 | 5.48 | +0.30 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,148 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.46 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2003 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wally Stiles | 3,481 | 60.56 | -8.76 |
| | Liberal | Bethany Dykstra | 1,849 | 32.17 | +13.22 |
| | New Democratic | Tracy Trott | 298 | 5.18 | -2.03 |
| | Grey | Dan Leaman | 120 | 2.09 | -2.41 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,748 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -10.99 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
1999 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Wally Stiles | 4,284 | 69.32 | +41.93 |
| | Liberal | Gary Armstrong | 1,171 | 18.95 | -20.81 |
| | New Democratic | Blair McInnis | 447 | 7.23 | +2.09 |
| | Grey | Donald Alward | 278 | 4.50 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,180 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +31.37 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
1995 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hollis Steeves | 2,398 | 39.76 | +9.58 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Tom Taylor | 1,673 | 27.74 | -3.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles Harmer | 1,650 | 27.36 | -3.98 |
| | New Democratic | Jennifer Stairs | 310 | 5.14 | -2.59 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,031 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +6.29 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dennis Cochrane | 4,879 | 31.34 | +2.48 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Leona May Geldart | 4,786 | 30.74 | – |
| | Liberal | Hollis S. Steeves | 4,698 | 30.18 | -23.13 |
| | New Democratic | Richard Hay | 1,204 | 7.73 | -10.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,567 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | -14.13 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hollis S. Steeves | 7,081 | 53.31 | +20.65 |
| | Progressive Conservative | C.W. "Bill" Harmer | 3,833 | 28.86 | -25.86 |
| | New Democratic | Richard James Hay | 2,368 | 17.83 | +5.20 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,282 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +23.26 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | C.W. "Bill" Harmer | 6,388 | 54.72 | +3.70 |
| | Liberal | Hollis Stanley Steeves | 3,813 | 32.66 | -2.87 |
| | New Democratic | Charles B. Sullivan | 1,474 | 12.63 | +6.18 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,675 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.28 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | C. W. "Bill" Harmer | 4,911 | 51.02 | +2.97 |
| | Liberal | Harold Alward | 3,420 | 35.53 | -1.42 |
| | New Democratic | Ronald McGrath | 621 | 6.45 | +3.30 |
| | Independent | Rev. C. Edward Pickett | 556 | 5.78 | – |
| | Parti acadien | Patrick D. Clarke | 117 | 1.22 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,625 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.20 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | C.W. "Bill" Harmer | 3,914 | 48.05 |
| | Liberal | Wendell J. Maxwell | 3,010 | 36.95 |
| | Independent | Ronald T. Sabine | 965 | 11.85 |
| | New Democratic | Joyce Marie Sullivan | 257 | 3.15 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,146 | 100.0 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Westmorland went totally Liberal in the previous election. Neither of the four incumbents ran in this election. |||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||