Summary: Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Bernard Valcourt seeks re-election in Madawaska-Restigouche, the narrowest win for the Conservatives in New Brunswick last election.
Boundaries: This rural riding in northwestern New Brunswick includes Edmundston, Kedgwick and Campbellton.
Last Election: Incumbent Conservative Bernard Valcourt defeated Liberal MP Jean-Claude D’Amours by 5.5 per cent.
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History: Valcourt ended a 4-election Liberal streak with his victory in 2011.
Demographics: A heavily francophone riding, French is the mother tongue of 80.2 per cent of people in this riding, the second highest number in Canada outside Quebec.
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Candidates
Conservative: Bernard Valcourt, MP since 2011
NDP: Rosaire L’Italien, retired journalist
Liberal: René Arseneault, lawyer
Green: Francoise Aubin
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