Campbellton-Dalhousie

Campbellton-Dalhousie
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Campbellton-Dalhousie in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts.
Coordinates:48°02′02″N 66°26′56″W / 48.034°N 66.449°W / 48.034; -66.449
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created2013
District abolished2023
First contested2014
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)14,942
Electors (2013)11,760
Census division(s)Restigouche
Census subdivision(s)Campbellton, Dalhousie

Campbellton-Dalhousie was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries by combining portions of the Campbellton-Restigouche Centre and Dalhousie-Restigouche East electoral districts. The election was won by Donald Arseneault of the Liberal party.

The district is the geographically smallest in predominantly rural Northern New Brunswick, consisting of the city of Campbellton, the town of Dalhousie and communities along a 20 km stretch of road between them.

The seat was vacated November 30, 2017; Arsenault was given an ultimatum by Liberal Leader Brian Gallant in reference to a perceived conflict of interest.[1] This was not the first time he held the spotlight in controversy; in an infamous deal, over $70 million of taxpayer money (known as the Atcon Scanda[2]) was lost through the decision making of the Liberal Caucus of which he was part (2009). The seat was won by Guy Arseneault on September 24, 2018.

  1. ^ "N.B. MLA Donald Arseneault resigns seat amid conflict of interest controversy | Globalnews.ca".
  2. ^ "New Brunswick on hook for $70M in Atcon deal - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022.