Summary: The smallest of New Brunswick’s ten ridings and a tight three-way race in 2011, Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe is considered a riding to watch in this election.
Boundaries: This largely urban riding is slightly smaller for 2015, with the eastern-most portion, including Lakeburn, moving into the Beausejour riding.
Last Election: Conservative Robert Goguen defeated two-term Liberal MP Brian Murphy by 4.4 per cent. The NDP candidate, Shawna Gagné, was just 3,355 votes back of Goguen.
History: The Liberal party held this seat for 23 years, until Goguen’s win in 2011. Traditionally a battle between the Liberals and Conservatives, the NDP showed a strong gain here in 2011 to make it a three-way race.
Demographics: French was the mother tongue of 33.1 per cent of people in the 2011 census, fourth highest in New Brunswick. The median age is 40.5, second lowest in New Brunswick.
Candidates
Conservative: Robert Goguen, MP since 2011
NDP: Luc LeBlanc, Professor, Université de Moncton
Liberal: Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Victim Services Coordinator, RCMP
Green: Luc Melanson, specialist at Dovico Software
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