Acadie—Bathurst (formerly known as Gloucester) is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1867.
Geography The district includes eastern Gloucester County, and the communities along Nepisiguit Bay. The neighbouring ridings are Madawaska—Restigouche, Miramichi—Grand Lake and Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj.
History Created at Confederation in 1867, the electoral district was known as Gloucester until a 1990 Act of Parliament renamed it to its current designation.
After electoral boundary changes in 2003, residents argued that regional interests, particularly linguistic representation, were improperly diluted. The Library of Parliament recounts the Federal Court of Canada's Raîche v. Canada (Attorney General decision:
"The Court held that while the electoral boundaries commission for New Brunswick had been within its right to try keep any variance in the population of electoral districts under 10%, it did not correctly interpret the spirit of the EBRA (Electoral Bounds Readjustment Act) when it failed to consider whether a greater variation in regard of community of interest and regional features would be desirable for any electoral districts. The Court declared invalid the Miramichi and Acadie–Bathurst electoral boundaries."
The boundaries reverted to the ones used in the 1996 representation after the 2006 election. The 1997 general election saw the NDP take the riding for the first time, with Yvon Godin holding the district until 2015.
As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, the riding gained a small territory from what was part of Miramichi. Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding united all of the Regional Municipality of Tracadie into the riding, taking parts of the municipality from Miramichi—Grand Lake.
Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
Acadie—Bathurst 2025
2021 2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Liberal 28,724 64.96 Conservative 6,124 13.85 New Democratic 4,975 11.25 People's 2,594 5.87 Green 1,249 2.82 Others 549 1.24
2019
2015
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % New Democratic 32,361 69.08 Conservative 7,749 16.54 Liberal 6,705 14.31 Green 31 0.07
2011
2008
2006
2004
2000 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % New Democratic 21,490 46.67 Liberal 18,613 40.42 Progressive Conservative 3,923 8.52 Alliance 2,021 4.39
2000
1997
1993
Gloucester, 1867–1993
Student vote results
A student vote was conducted at participating Canadian schools to parallel Canadian federal election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.
2019
2015
2011
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Riding history for Gloucester from the Library of Parliament Riding history for Acadie-Bathurst from the Library of Parliament Campaign expenses from Elections Canada
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