Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé
# Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé

Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in 1973 as Shediac. Though it has had few geographic changes over the years, it has twice been renamed to more inclusively reflect the communities within its boundaries, first to Shediac-Cap-Pelé in 1994 and then to Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé in 2013.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Shediac Riding created from Westmorland |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Azor LeBlanc | Liberal |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Azor LeBlanc | Liberal |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Azor LeBlanc | Liberal |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Azor LeBlanc | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Bernard Richard | Liberal |
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| 53rd | 1995–1999 | Bernard Richard | Liberal |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Bernard Richard | Liberal |
| 55th | 2003–2004 | Bernard Richard | Liberal |
| 55th | 2004–2006 | Victor Boudreau | Liberal |
| 56th | 2006–2010 | Victor Boudreau | Liberal |
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Victor Boudreau | Liberal |
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| 58th | 2014–2018 | Victor Boudreau | Liberal |
| 58th | 2018–2020 | Jacques LeBlanc | Liberal |
| 60th | 2020–Present | Jacques LeBlanc | Liberal |

## Election results

### Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé

2020 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Jacques LeBlanc | 4,949 | 53.67 | -9.87 |
| | Green | Gilles Cormier | 2,453 | 26.60 | +17.07 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marie-Paule Martin | 1,820 | 19.74 | -2.60 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,222 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.40 | -0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,259 | 70.80 | -1.17 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 13,078 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -13.47 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||

2018 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Jacques LeBlanc | 5,919 | 63.54 | +3.35 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marcel Doiron | 2,081 | 22.34 | +3.52 |
| | Green | Greta Doucet | 888 | 9.53 | +1.40 |
| | New Democratic | Lise Potvin | 428 | 4.59 | -8.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,316 | 99.47 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 50 | 0.53 | -0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,366 | 71.97 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 13,014 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.09 |

2014 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Victor Boudreau | 5,496 | 60.18 | -1.18 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Carmel Brun | 1,718 | 18.81 | -6.00 |
| | New Democratic | Bernice Boudreau | 1,175 | 12.87 | +5.05 |
| | Green | Charles Thibodeau | 743 | 8.14 | +3.35 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,132 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 51 | 0.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,183 | 73.15 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,554 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | Swing | +2.41 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||

### Shediac-Cap-Pelé

2010 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Victor Boudreau | 5,243 | 61.36 | +4.75 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Janice Brun | 2,120 | 24.81 | -15.45 |
| | New Democratic | Yves Leger | 668 | 7.82 | +4.69 |
| | Green | Natalie Arsenault | 409 | 4.79 | – |
| | Independent | Charles Vautour | 104 | 1.22 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,544 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 91 | 1.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,635 | 73.48 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,751 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +10.10 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||

2006 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Victor Boudreau | 5,116 | 56.61 | +1.00 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Léo Doiron | 3,639 | 40.26 | -4.13 |
| | New Democratic | Charles Vautour | 283 | 3.13 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,038 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +2.56 |

New Brunswick provincial by-election, 2004 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Victor Boudreau | 5,042 | 55.61 | -10.08 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Léo Doiron | 4,025 | 44.39 | +13.26 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,067 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -11.67 |

2003 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bernard Richard | 6,464 | 65.69 | +7.36 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Odette Babineau | 3,063 | 31.13 | -3.73 |
| | New Democratic | Claudette Beland | 313 | 3.18 | -3.63 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,840 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.54 |

1999 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bernard Richard | 5,422 | 58.33 | -23.47 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Odette Babineau | 3,240 | 34.86 | +23.04 |
| | New Democratic | Anne Marie Dupuis | 633 | 6.81 | +0.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,295 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -23.26 |

1995 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bernard Richard | 6,963 | 81.80 | +7.70 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean-Claude Bourque | 1,006 | 11.82 | -0.77 |
| | New Democratic | John Gagnon | 543 | 6.38 | -2.05 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,512 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +4.24 |

### Shediac

1991 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bernard Richard | 7,298 | 74.10 | +3.07 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Emile Goguen Dupré | 1,240 | 12.59 | -7.94 |
| | New Democratic | Patrick Allain | 830 | 8.43 | -0.01 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Lester Russel Hyslop | 481 | 4.88 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,849 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.50 |

1987 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Azor LeBlanc | 7,219 | 71.03 | +21.35 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Allard Robichaud | 2,087 | 20.53 | -26.32 |
| | New Democratic | Omer W. Bourgue | 858 | 8.44 | +5.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,164 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +23.84 |

1982 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Azor LeBlanc | 5,135 | 49.68 | -15.67 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alfred Landry | 4,842 | 46.85 | +19.57 |
| | New Democratic | Henri-Eugène Duguay | 273 | 2.64 | – |
| | Parti acadien | Omer Bourque | 86 | 0.83 | -6.55 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,336 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -17.62 |
| New Democratic candidate Henri-Eugène Duguay lost 4.74 percentage points from his performance in 1978 running as a Parti acadien. |||||||

1978 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Azor LeBlanc | 5,342 | 65.35 | +5.69 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Régis Cormier | 2,230 | 27.28 | -6.44 |
| | Parti acadien | Henri-Eugène Duguay | 603 | 7.38 | +3.55 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,175 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +6.06 |

1974 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Azor LeBlanc | 4,404 | 59.66 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nap Pellerin | 2,489 | 33.72 |
| | Parti acadien | Bernard Richard | 283 | 3.83 |
| | New Democratic | Ronald Vienneau | 206 | 2.79 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,382 | 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. |||||||
