Bay du Vin (electoral district)
# Bay du Vin (electoral district)

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Riding created from Northumberland |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Norbert Thériault | Liberal |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Norbert Thériault | Liberal |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Roger Wedge | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Reg MacDonald | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Reg MacDonald | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Miramichi-Bay du Vin, Rogersville-Kouchibouguac and Southwest Miramichi |||||

## Election results

1991 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Reg MacDonald | 2,834 | 53.82 | -0.06 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Muriel Lamkey | 1,608 | 30.54 | -13.26 |
| | Confederation of Regions | John J. Keating | 604 | 11.47 | – |
| | New Democratic | Jeanne Thériault | 220 | 4.18 | +1.87 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,266 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +6.60 |

1987 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Reg MacDonald | 3,026 | 53.88 | +6.81 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roger "Butch" Wedge | 2,460 | 43.80 | -5.50 |
| | New Democratic | Yvon Roy | 130 | 2.31 | -0.65 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,616 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +6.16 |

1982 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roger "Butch" Wedge | 2,579 | 49.30 | +8.33 |
| | Liberal | Reg MacDonald | 2,462 | 47.07 | -9.68 |
| | New Democratic | Harold J. Manual | 155 | 2.96 | – |
| | Parti acadien | Robert Wilfred Melanson | 35 | 0.67 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,231 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +9.00 |

1978 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | L. Norbert Thériault | 2,515 | 56.75 | +2.21 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert S. Lamkey | 1,816 | 40.97 | -1.04 |
| | Independent | Joseph Alban Mazerolle | 101 | 2.28 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,432 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +1.62 |

1974 New Brunswick general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | L. Norbert Thériault | 2,197 | 54.54 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert S. Lamkey | 1,692 | 42.01 |
| | New Democratic | Laurie Richard | 139 | 3.45 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,028 | 100.0 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Northumberland went totally Liberal in the last election, with Norbert Thériault being one of five incumbents. |||||||
