Dalhousie (electoral district)
# Dalhousie (electoral district)

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Riding created from Restigouche |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | John Potter | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Allan Maher | Liberal |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Allan Maher | Liberal |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Allan Maher | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Allan Maher | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Dalhousie-Restigouche East and Campbellton |||||

## Election results

1991 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Allan Maher | 2,804 | 48.43 | -29.09 |
| | New Democratic | Aurele Ferlotte | 1,927 | 33.28 | +26.70 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Scott Chedore | 608 | 10.50 | -5.41 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Isabelle Ann Culverwell Davis | 451 | 7.79 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,790 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -27.90 |

1987 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Allan Maher | 4,479 | 77.52 | +22.30 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Scott Chedore | 919 | 15.91 | -16.50 |
| | New Democratic | Stewart Beckingham | 380 | 6.58 | -4.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,778 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +19.40 |

1982 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Allan Maher | 3,179 | 55.22 | +5.17 |
| | Progressive Conservative | A.R. Sandy MacLean | 1,866 | 32.41 | -8.00 |
| | New Democratic | Bertha Huard | 621 | 10.79 | +5.76 |
| | Parti acadien | Réal Gendron | 91 | 1.58 | -2.94 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,757 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +6.58 |

1978 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Allan E. Maher | 2,726 | 50.05 | +7.48 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Aubrey Brownie | 2,201 | 40.41 | -9.03 |
| | New Democratic | Léopold Arseneault | 274 | 5.03 | +1.00 |
| | Parti acadien | Réal Gendron | 246 | 4.52 | +0.55 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,447 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +8.26 |

1974 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Potter | 2,627 | 49.44 |
| | Liberal | Allan Maher | 2,262 | 42.57 |
| | New Democratic | John McEwen | 214 | 4.03 |
| | Parti acadien | Réal Gendron | 211 | 3.97 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,314 | 100.0 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Restigouche went totally Liberal in the previous election. None of the three incumbents ran in this riding. |||||||
