1990 Beauséjour federal by-election
A by-election was held in the federal riding of Beauséjour in New Brunswick on December 10, 1990, following the resignation of Liberal MP Fernand Robichaud.
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The by-election was held on the same day as another in York North in Ontario. The seat was held for the Liberals by Jean Chrétien who had been elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.[1]
In the 1993 Canadian federal election, Chrétien was elected in Saint-Maurice, Quebec and became the 20th Prime Minister of Canada.
Results
| Canadian federal by-election, 10 December 1990 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| On the resignation of Fernand Robichaud, 24 September 1990 | ||||||||
| Liberal | Jean Chrétien | 17,332 | 51.45 | -7.16 | ||||
| New Democratic | Guy Cormier | 12,587 | 37.36 | +27.12 | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Margie Bowes-Legood | 2,789 | 8.28 | +4.37 | ||||
| Independent | Alonzo LeBlanc | 450 | 1.34 | |||||
| Christian Heritage | Mae Boudreau-Pedersen | 286 | 0.85 | |||||
| Rhinoceros | Bryan Gold | 246 | 0.73 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 33,690 | 100.00 | ||||||
1988 result
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Fernand Robichaud | 22,650 | 58.61 | +16.86 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Omer Léger | 10,525 | 27.24 | -10.72 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lyman Dean | 3,958 | 10.24 | -10.05 | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Russell Bowes | 1,511 | 3.91 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 38,644 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
- Nouvelliste, Martin Francoeur, Le (2023-11-04). "De «p'tit gars de Shawinigan» à premier ministre". Le Soleil (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-01.
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