Nigadoo-Chaleur was created in the 1973 electoral redistribution as one of the five districts from the previous Gloucester district, defined as the parish of Beresford and the villages in that area of Gloucester County.[1] It gained the remaining part of Belledune in Durham Parish from Restigouche East (which merged into Dalhousie-Restigouche East) and lost the area of parish of Beresford south of the Nigadoo River to Nepisiguit-Chaleur (now Nepisiguit) in the 1994 redistribution[2] but did not change further in 2006.[3] In the 2013 redistribution it lost Beresford to the new district of Bathurst West-Beresford but gained territory to its south running west of the Bathurst and Beresford municipal lines down to the Tetagouche river.
During the 53rd Legislative Assembly, Albert Doucet was removed from the Liberal cabinet on February 5, 1997[4] and then was removed from caucus in March of that year, due to comments criticizing NB Power, the Liberals' efforts to help Northern New Brunswick, and then Premier Frank McKenna's leadership. He sat as an independent until January 30, 1998[5] when he was accepted back into the Liberal fold.
Current member of the Legislative Assembly
Roland Haché was MLA from 1999 until 2014, making him the most senior Liberal and tied with many Conservatives for second most senior MLA. Haché has announced he would not seek re-election in 2014. The current MLA for Restigouche-Chaleur is Daniel Guitard, elected in 2014, and re-elected in 2018.
The previous multi-member riding of Gloucester elected five Liberals in the last election; one Progressive Conservative was elected in the 1972 by-election. None of the incumbents ran in this riding.
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^April 1, 1995 to March 31, 1996, Annual Report of the Supervisor of Political Financing Under the Political Process Financing Act. Elections NB. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
^Thirty-Second General Election, September 23, 1991, Report of the Chief Electoral Officer Archived September 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
^April 1, 1991 to March 31, 1992, Annual Report of the Supervisor of Political Financing Under the Political Process Financing Act. Elections NB. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
^Thirty-First General Election, October 13, 1987, Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
^April 1, 1987 to March 31, 1988, Annual Report of the Supervisor of Political Financing Under the Political Process Financing Act. Elections NB. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
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^April 1, 1982 to March 31, 1983, Annual Report of the Supervisor of Political Financing Under the Political Process Financing Act. Elections NB. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
^Twenty-ninth General Election, October 23, 1978, Report of the Chief Electoral Officer Archived September 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
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External links
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