Madawaska South
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created1973
District abolished1994
First contested1974
Last contested1991

Madawaska South was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Madawaska in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Madawaska
48th  1974–1978     Daniel Daigle Liberal
49th  1978–1982     Héliodore Côté Liberal
50th  1982–1987     Percy Mockler Progressive Conservative
51st  1987–1991     Pierrette Ringuette Liberal
52nd  1991–1995
Riding dissolved into Madawaska-la-Vallée

Election results

New Brunswick provincial by-election, 29 November 1993
On the resignation of Pierrette Ringuette
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativePercy Mockler2,590
LiberalNicole Thériault2,182
New DemocraticNoëlla T. Simard65
Total valid votes 4,837
Progressive Conservative gain Swing {{{3}}}
Source: The Legislative Library of New Brunswick[1]
1991 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPierrette Ringuette2,84359.64+7.70
Progressive ConservativeThéo Poitras1,71535.98-9.46
New DemocraticJulien Tardif2094.38+1.76
Total valid votes 4,767100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +8.58
1987 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPierrette Ringuette2,59751.94+7.62
Progressive ConservativePercy P. Mockler2,27245.44-8.41
New DemocraticJean-Claude Bosse1312.62+0.79
Total valid votes 5,000100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.02
1982 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePercy Mockler2,56153.85+19.13
LiberalHéliodore Côté2,10844.32-1.18
New DemocraticPaul Murphy871.83
Total valid votes 4,756100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.16
1978 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHéliodore Côté1,83245.50-11.23
Progressive ConservativeJean-Marc Violette1,39834.72-5.29
IndependentPère Léo Theriault65916.37
Parti acadienJacques Lapointe1373.40+0.13
Total valid votes 4,026100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -2.97
Independent candidate Léo Theriault lost 23.64 percentage points from his 1974 performance running as a Progressive Conservative.
1974 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDaniel Daigle1,89356.73
Progressive ConservativeLéo Theriault1,33540.01
Parti acadienJeanne-D'Arc Fortin1093.27
Total valid votes 3,337100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Madawaska returned three Liberals in the previous election, with Daniel Daigle being one of three incumbents.

References

  1. "Election Results for November 29, 1993". The Legislative Library of New Brunswick. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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