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Established | June 28, 2004 |
Disbanded | Still Active |
Contributor | Monsieur |
Last Modified | Campari_007 October 28, 2012 05:32am |
Description | Located in southeast New Brunswick across from P.E.I., this riding has Northumberland Strait as its eastern boundary and Nova Scotia as its boundary in the south. Population centres include Shediac, Bouctouche, Richibucto, Memramcook, Rexton and Sackville, along with the Bouctouche, Richibucto, Indian Island and Fort Folly reserves.
The 2001 census counted 73,435 residents. More than 59 per cent are francophone. Three per cent are aboriginal and another three per cent are immigrants. Unemployment is 16.2 per cent and the average family earns $49,594 annually.
In the 2004 redistribution this riding lost about one-fifth of its previous population, but gained around 5,000 residents from the Miramichi riding and 2,500 from Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe.
Population: 73,435 |
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