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2020 New Brunswick general election

The 2020 New Brunswick general election was held on September 14, 2020, to elect members of the 60th New Brunswick Legislature. The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick, led by Blaine Higgs, won a majority government.

2020 New Brunswick general election
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49 seats in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
25 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout66.14% (Decrease 1.20 pp) [citation needed]
  First party Second party
 
Leader Blaine Higgs Kevin Vickers
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since October 22, 2016 April 24, 2019
Leader's seat Quispamsis Ran in Miramichi (lost)
Last election 22 seats, 31.89% 21 seats, 37.80%
Seats before 20 20
Seats won 27 17
Seat change Increase7 Decrease3
Popular vote 147,790 129,025
Percentage 39.34% 34.35%
Swing Increase7.45% Decrease3.45%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader David Coon Kris Austin
Party Green People's Alliance
Leader since September 22, 2012 June 5, 2010
Leader's seat Fredericton South Fredericton-Grand Lake
Last election 3 seats, 11.88% 3 seats, 12.58%
Seats before 3 3
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Steady Decrease1
Popular vote 57,252 34,526
Percentage 15.24% 9.19%
Swing Increase3.36% Decrease3.39%
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are determined by popular vote for each riding.
Premier before election

Blaine Higgs
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Blaine Higgs
Progressive Conservative

The writs of election were issued by Lieutenant Governor Brenda Murphy on August 17, 2020, after a request was made by Premier Blaine Higgs to dissolve the legislature.

The election was scheduled to take place on October 17, 2022, as determined by the fixed-date provisions of the Legislative Assembly Act, which requires a general election to be held every four years on the third Monday in October.[1] However, Premier Higgs called a snap election after negotiations failed with the other parties that would have avoided an election until the fixed date in 2022 or the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

At 8:55 p.m. ADT, CBC News declared a Progressive Conservative majority government.[3]

Background

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Aftermath of the 2018 election

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Further information: 2018 New Brunswick general election § Aftermath

The 2018 provincial election resulted in no party winning a majority of seats in the legislature for the first time since the 1920 provincial election. On election night, Blaine Higgs claimed victory for the Progressive Conservative Party, saying his team had received a mandate from New Brunswickers; however, Liberal Party leader and incumbent premier Brian Gallant stated his intention to remain in office with a minority government by securing support on a vote-by-vote basis.[4] Over the following days, Lieutenant Governor Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau met with both leaders and gave permission to Gallant to continue in office and attempt to seek the confidence of the Legislative Assembly;[5] while Higgs was told that if Gallant was unable to secure the confidence of the Assembly, Higgs would be called on to form government.[6]

After the election, both Kris Austin of the People's Alliance and David Coon of the Green Party were noncommittal in their support.[7][8] Gallant pursued a partnership with the Green Party and ruled out any arrangement with the Progressive Conservative Party or People's Alliance because Gallant did not believe that they shared the Liberal Party’s “values”.[9] Higgs initially ruled out any formal agreements with other parties, but later said that a four-year agreement would be ideal for stability.[10] On September 28, 2018, Austin agreed to support a Progressive Conservative minority government on a "bill-by-bill basis" for eighteen months, though no formal agreement was made.[11]

On November 2, 2018, the Progressive Conservatives introduced a motion of no confidence in the Legislative Assembly, resulting in a 25–23 vote against the Liberals. Subsequently, Gallant resigned as Premier and recommended to the Lieutenant Governor that Higgs be given the opportunity to form government.[12] Higgs' minority government was sworn into office on November 9, 2018.[13]

On November 15, 2018, Gallant announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party.[14] He was succeeded by Kevin Vickers on April 24, 2019.[15]

Speculation of an early election

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The PC minority government's seat total dropped to 20 after the death of MLA Greg Thompson on September 10, 2019 and the resignation of Deputy Premier Robert Gauvin on February 14, 2020.[16] Gauvin's resignation came after the PC government announced health reforms, including the nightly closure of six hospital emergency rooms across the province as a cost reduction measure.[16] Despite the Progressive Conservatives quickly backtracking on their proposals, the Liberals and the Greens said that they would not support the government at the next confidence vote, while the People's Alliance specifically did not rule out a vote of non-confidence.[16][17][18] The next confidence vote was scheduled for March 20, 2020 to approve the PC government's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year;[19] however, by that time, the People's Alliance decided to continue supporting the government and Green MLAs were allowed to vote freely on the budget.[19] Furthermore, after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, all parties decided to co-operate with each other—thus, avoiding a spring election.[20]

By the summer, however, COVID-19 cases had stayed low for several weeks and Premier Blaine Higgs began to hint at the possibility of a fall election, arguing that stability was required for the next phase of the pandemic and economic recovery.[21] The Progressive Conservatives carried out candidate riding nominations on August 8, 2020, continuing speculation of when an election might be called.[22] On the following Monday, Higgs made an offer to the opposition parties to avoid an election until 2022 or the end of the pandemic;[21] negotiations ultimately failed, however, and a snap election was called on August 17, 2020.[2]

Summary of seat changes

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Changes in seats held (2018–2020)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Saint Croix 10 September 2019 Greg Thompson █ PC Death
Shediac Bay-Dieppe 7 October 2019 Brian Gallant █ Liberal Resignation
Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou 14 February 2020 Robert Gauvin █ PC Left the party █ Independent

Results

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Summary of the 2020 Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick election[a 1]
 
Party Leader Candidates Votes Seats
# ± % Change (pp) 2018 2020 ±
Progressive Conservative Blaine Higgs 49 147,790 26,490  39.34 7.45 7.45
 
 22
27 / 49
 5 
Liberal Kevin Vickers 49 129,025 14,766  34.35 -3.46
 
 21
17 / 49
 4 
Green David Coon 47 57,252 12,066  15.24 3.36 3.36
 
 3
3 / 49
  
People's Alliance Kris Austin 36 34,526 13,334  9.19 -3.39
 
 3
2 / 49
 1 
New Democratic Mackenzie Thomason[a 2] 33 6,220 12,819  1.66 -3.35
 
Independent 9 685 2,136  0.18 -0.56
KISS Gerald Bourque 4 139 227  0.04 -0.06
Total 227 375,637 100.00%
Rejected ballots 1,266 146 
Turnout 376,903 4,872  66.14% 1.29 
Registered voters 569,862 18,809 
  1. ^ "Recapitulation". Report of the Chief Electoral Officer Fortieth General Provincial Election September 14, 2020 (PDF). Elections New Brunswick. pp. 18–21. ISBN 978-1-4605-2631-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Interim leader

Synopsis of results

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2020 New Brunswick general election - synopsis of riding results[a 1]
Riding Winning party Turnout
[a 2] 		Votes
2018 1st place Votes Share Margin
# 		Margin
% 		2nd place PC Lib Green PA NDP KISS Ind Total
 
Albert   PC   PC 5,040 62.35% 3,984 49.28%   Green 63.2% 5,040 921 1,056 977 – – 90 8,084
Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore   Lib   Lib 4,163 63.76% 2,595 39.75%   PC 60.6% 1,568 4,163 798 – – – – 6,529
Bathurst West-Beresford   Lib   Lib 3,730 55.84% 1,745 26.12%   PC 61.2% 1,985 3,730 965 – – – – 6,680
Campbellton-Dalhousie   Lib   Lib 4,540 65.20% 3,171 45.54%   PC 63.6% 1,369 4,540 1,054 – – – – 6,963
Caraquet   Lib   Lib 5,928 72.27% 4,638 56.54%   Green 75.1% 985 5,928 1,290 – – – – 8,203
Carleton   PC   PC 3,536 47.87% 1,627 22.03%   PA 65.1% 3,536 1,239 581 1,909 80 41 – 7,386
Carleton-Victoria   Lib   PC 3,330 45.22% 391 5.31%   Lib 63.5% 3,330 2,939 372 610 113 – – 7,364
Carleton-York   PC   PC 4,750 57.83% 3,226 39.27%   PA 66.5% 4,750 940 890 1,524 110 – – 8,214
Dieppe   Lib   Lib 4,564 60.16% 2,884 38.02%   PC 66.0% 1,680 4,564 1,142 – 200 – – 7,586
Edmundston-Madawaska Centre   Lib   Lib 5,236 74.47% 3,856 54.84%   PC 62.7% 1,380 5,236 415 – – – – 7,031
Fredericton North   Lib   PC 3,227 41.13% 763 9.72%   Green 66.3% 3,227 1,464 2,464 591 100 – – 7,846
Fredericton South   Green   Green 4,213 54.01% 1,871 23.98%   PC 67.4% 2,342 895 4,213 234 117 – – 7,801
Fredericton West-Hanwell   PC   PC 4,726 52.88% 2,981 33.36%   Green 70.5% 4,726 1,510 1,745 825 131 – – 8,937
Fredericton-Grand Lake   PA   PA 3,759 46.42% 1,280 15.81%   PC 69.0% 2,479 749 1,005 3,759 87 18 – 8,097
Fredericton-York   PA   PC 3,730 42.41% 1,620 18.42%   Green 69.0% 3,730 872 2,110 1,991 68 24 – 8,795
Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West   PC   PC 4,740 66.47% 4,014 56.29%   Lib 61.8% 4,740 726 686 688 291 – – 7,131
Gagetown-Petitcodiac   PC   PC 4,773 59.09% 3,470 42.96%   PA 67.3% 4,773 867 1,003 1,303 131 – – 8,077
Hampton   PC   PC 4,351 60.52% 3,267 45.44%   Lib 60.2% 4,351 1,084 816 687 251 – – 7,189
Kent North   Green   Green 4,021 47.47% 1,088 12.84%   Lib 68.3% 1,363 2,933 4,021 – – – 154 8,471
Kent South   Lib   Lib 5,148 55.22% 2,331 25.01%   PC 73.9% 2,817 5,148 996 243 118 – – 9,322
Kings Centre   PC   PC 4,583 61.54% 3,577 48.03%   Green 64.9% 4,583 911 1,006 693 254 – – 7,447
Madawaska Les Lacs-Edmundston   Lib   Lib 4,583 66.54% 2,820 40.94%   PC 61.1% 1,763 4,583 542 – – – – 6,888
Memramcook-Tantramar   Green   Green 3,425 41.61% 523 6.35%   Lib 67.1% 1,678 2,902 3,425 192 – – 34 8,231
Miramichi   PA   PA 3,527 45.11% 1,288 16.47%   Lib 70.9% 1,508 2,239 398 3,527 92 – 54 7,818
Miramichi Bay-Neguac   Lib   Lib 3,561 43.56% 810 9.91%   PC 67.7% 2,751 3,561 825 898 139 – – 8,174
Moncton Centre   Lib   Lib 2,448 38.91% 723 11.49%   Green 58.4% 1,642 2,448 1,725 308 168 – – 6,291
Moncton East   Lib   PC 3,525 45.17% 766 9.82%   Lib 62.3% 3,525 2,759 989 378 153 – – 7,804
Moncton Northwest   PC   PC 4,111 51.50% 1,663 20.83%   Lib 62.6% 4,111 2,448 702 493 229 – – 7,983
Moncton South   Lib   PC 2,734 42.09% 768 11.82%   Lib 57.9% 2,734 1,966 1,245 331 220 – – 6,496
Moncton Southwest   PC   PC 3,679 52.13% 2,118 30.01%   Lib 57.8% 3,679 1,561 927 667 224 – – 7,058
New Maryland-Sunbury   PC   PC 5,342 57.76% 3,879 41.94%   Green 67.7% 5,342 1,048 1,463 1,254 141 – – 9,248
Oromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton   PC   PC 3,374 44.25% 1,302 17.08%   Lib 61.9% 3,374 2,072 1,306 745 127 – – 7,624
Portland-Simonds   PC   PC 3,170 55.10% 1,516 26.35%   Lib 52.1% 3,170 1,654 483 282 164 – – 5,753
Quispamsis   PC   PC 5,697 68.11% 4,472 53.46%   Lib 68.7% 5,697 1,225 528 414 501 – – 8,365
Restigouche West   Lib   Lib 5,022 62.15% 3,267 40.43%   Green 70.2% 1,247 5,022 1,755 – – 56 – 8,080
Restigouche-Chaleur   Lib   Lib 3,823 55.66% 1,927 28.06%   Green 61.8% 1,149 3,823 1,896 – – – – 6,868
Riverview   PC   PC 4,695 60.08% 3,414 43.69%   Lib 65.0% 4,695 1,281 800 778 261 – – 7,815
Rothesay   PC   PC 4,265 61.28% 2,802 40.26%   Lib 62.3% 4,265 1,463 719 413 – – 100 6,960
Saint Croix   PC   PC 3,570 45.18% 1,024 12.96%   PA 64.7% 3,570 401 1,238 2,546 147 – – 7,902
Saint John East   PC   PC 3,507 56.36% 1,868 30.02%   Lib 55.2% 3,507 1,639 394 434 248 – – 6,222
Saint John Harbour   Lib   PC 2,181 41.40% 957 18.17%   Green 48.2% 2,181 1,207 1,224 186 309 – 161 5,268
Saint John Lancaster   PC   PC 3,560 54.24% 2,089 31.83%   Lib 62.7% 3,560 1,471 938 394 201 – – 6,564
Shediac Bay-Dieppe   Lib   Lib 5,839 60.14% 2,868 29.54%   PC 70.2% 2,971 5,839[a 3] – 371 528 – – 9,709
Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé   Lib   Lib 4,949 53.67% 2,496 27.07%   Green 70.0% 1,820 4,949 2,453 – – – – 9,222
Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou   PC   Lib 6,834 83.78% 6,120 75.03%   PC 74.1% 714 6,834 609 – – – – 8,157
Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin   PC   PC 3,887 47.97% 1,619 19.98%   PA 71.9% 3,887 1,760 – 2,268 188 – – 8,103
Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins   PC   PC 4,366 56.29% 3,045 39.26%   PA 63.9% 4,366 971 969 1,321 129 – – 7,756
Tracadie-Sheila   Lib   Lib 6,175 69.55% 4,116 46.36%   PC 74.6% 2,059 6,175 645 – – – – 8,879
Victoria-La Vallée   Lib   Lib 4,365 60.24% 2,294 31.66%   PC 64.4% 2,071 4,365 426 292 – – 92 7,246
  1. ^ "Summary of Votes Received by Candidate". Report of the Chief Electoral Officer Fortieth General Provincial Election September 14, 2020 (PDF). Elections New Brunswick. pp. 7–16. ISBN 978-1-4605-2631-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Recapitulation". Report of the Chief Electoral Officer Fortieth General Provincial Election September 14, 2020 (PDF). Elections New Brunswick. pp. 18–21. ISBN 978-1-4605-2631-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 19, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Robert Gauvin was previously elected as the PC MLA for Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou.
  = Francophone-majority constituency
  = Open seat
  = Turnout is above provincial average
  = Winning candidate was in previous Legislature
  = Incumbent had switched allegiance
  = Previously incumbent in another riding
  = Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
  = Incumbency arose from byelection gain
  = Other incumbents renominated
  = Previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
  = Multiple candidates

Incumbent MLAs who were defeated

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Party Name Riding Year elected Seat held by party since Defeated by Party
Liberal Monique LeBlanc Moncton East 2014 2014 Daniel Allain Progressive Conservative
Stephen Horsman Fredericton North 2014 2014 Jill Green
Andrew Harvey Carleton-Victoria 2014 2014 Margaret Johnson
People's Alliance Rick DeSaulniers Fredericton-York 2018 2018 Ryan Cullins

Results by region

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Party name Northern Miramichi Southeastern Southern Capital Region Upper River Valley Total
  Progressive
Conservative 		Seats 0 1 7 11 6 2 27
Popular vote 18.35% 33.81% 37.92% 57.46% 45.03% 33.63% 39.34%
  Liberal Seats 8 1 5 – – 3 17
Popular vote 66.63% 31.38% 36.19% 16.66% 14.35% 51.13% 34.35%
  Green Seats – – 2 – 1 – 3
Popular vote 14.93% 5.08% 18.26% 11.76% 22.83% 6.50% 15.24%
  People's Alliance Seats – 1 – – 1 – 2
Popular vote 0.00% 27.78% 5.39% 10.53% 16.41% 7.83% 9.19%
  New Democratic Seats – – – – – – –
Popular vote 0.00% 1.74% 1.99% 3.26% 1.32% 0.54% 1.66%
  Other Seats – – – – – – –
Popular vote 0.09% 0.22% 0.25% 0.34% 0.06% 0.37% 0.22%
Total seats 8 3 14 11 8 5 49

Detailed analysis

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Position attained in seats contested
Party Seats Second Third Fourth
Liberal 17 17 9 6
Progressive Conservative 27 14 8 –
Green 3 12 24 8
People's Alliance 2 6 7 18
New Democratic – – 1 5
Other – – – 2
Principal races, according to 1st and 2nd-place results
Parties Seats
█ Progressive Conservative █ Liberal 26
█ Progressive Conservative █ Green 8
█ Progressive Conservative █ People's Alliance 7
█ Liberal █ Green 7
█ People's Alliance █ Liberal 1
Total 49

Campaign

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Election call and initial reaction

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At his election announcement, Progressive Conservative leader Blaine Higgs blamed the Liberals for the failure of negotiations that would have avoided an election until 2022 or the end of the pandemic.[23] In response, Liberal leader Kevin Vickers and Green Party leader David Coon criticized Higgs for calling an election during a pandemic.[23] Vickers insisted that the negotiations would have given unlimited power to Higgs and the PCs, and an election should have been held after the end of the pandemic.[23] Meanwhile, People's Alliance leader Kris Austin asked New Brunswickers to vote for his party to ensure accountability of the next government by electing another minority legislature.[2][23]

Impact of COVID-19

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From the outset of the campaign, Higgs was asked about the potential impact of COVID-19 on the election.[2] He initially caused confusion when he said that he would be able to suspend the election, if necessary,[2] even though New Brunswick's Chief Electoral Officer Kim Poffenroth said that an election could not be stopped after it had been called.[2] Additionally, Higgs suggested that he could turn to the COVID-19 emergency order declared by the province under the Emergency Measures Act (EMA), despite the fact that election timelines are exempt from the EMA.[2] However, he remained firm that he did not intend to suspend the election.[2] Higgs also shared that, because of COVID-19, PC candidates were instructed to avoid door-to-door campaigning and mailbox flyers during the election.[2][23]

Candidate controversies

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Roland Michaud, PC candidate in Victoria-La Vallée, was ordered to withdraw from the election by Blaine Higgs after a transphobic meme posted on Michaud's Facebook page became public;[24] Michaud chose to remain and run as an independent.[25] He remained on the ballot with his original affiliation because the papers had already been printed, as did other repudiated candidates.

John Wayne Gardner, Liberal candidate in Saint Croix, was ousted by party leader Kevin Vickers after an anti-LGBTQ2I tweet from 2017 came to light; Gardner announced later the same day that he would continue to run as an independent.[26]

Louis Bérubé, PC candidate in Restigouche West, was allowed to remain as party candidate after transphobic social media comments mentioned in a 2016 Acadie Nouvelle story[27] resurfaced.[28] The party cited Bérubé's earlier apologies for his comments and his successful vetting before running for the Green Party in the 2019 election as reasons for his retention.

Heathere Collins, PANB candidate in Memramcook-Tantramar, was dropped by party leader Kris Austin after 2019 anti-Muslim Tweets came to light.[29] The candidate, whose Elections NB registration disagreed with her Twitter account about how to spell her first name, remained in the election.

Opinion polls

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Voting Intentions in New Brunswick since the 2018 Election

 

Polling firm Last day of polling Link PC Liberal PA Green NDP
Election 2020 September 14, 2020 HTML 39.34 34.35 9.19 15.24 1.66
Forum Research Inc. September 13, 2020 HTML 37 30 8 21 4
Mainstreet Research September 12, 2020 HTML 37 30 7 21 4
EKOS September 12, 2020 HTML 32 32 10 18 4
Oraclepoll Research September 3, 2020 PDF 42 33 2 18 6
MQO Research August 30, 2020 HTML 43 27 5 17 6
Mainstreet Research August 27, 2020 PDF 38 32 7 19 4
Leger/Acadie Nouvelle August 26, 2020 PDF 40 32 7 13 6
Narrative Research August 23, 2020 HTML 44 33 2 14 7
Angus Reid May 24, 2020 HTML 39 26 13 17 4
Narrative Research May 20, 2020 HTML 48 30 3 15 5
Innovative Research Group May 7, 2020 PDF 33 37 6 13 10
Narrative Research March 12, 2020 HTML 39 28 4 20 8
MQO Research February 27, 2020 PDF 37 31 4 21 4
Narrative Research November 22, 2019 HTML 37 31 3 21 7
Narrative Research August 23, 2019 PDF[permanent dead link‍] 36 29 8 18 6
Narrative Research June 13, 2019 HTML 42 25 6 18 8
MQO Research May 6, 2019 PDF 40 30 5 20 3
24 April 2019 Kevin Vickers becomes leader of the Liberal Party
Corporate Research Associates February 19, 2019 PDF 42 29 9 14 6
MQO Research February 10, 2019 PDF 46 32 8 11 3
Mainstreet Research January 15, 2019 HTML 40.2 27.3 12.4 15 4.5
Corporate Research Associates November 24, 2018 PDF Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine 30 35 12 17 6
9 November 2018 Blaine Higgs is sworn in as Premier of New Brunswick leading a PC minority government, following the resignation of Brian Gallant and his Liberal minority government.
MQO Research November 5, 2018 PDF 36 29 11 21 3
2 November 2018 Premier Brian Gallant's Liberal minority government loses a non-confidence vote
Mainstreet Research November 2, 2018 HTML 33.7 33.7 12.7 15.7 3
Election 2018 September 24, 2018 HTML 31.89 37.80 12.58 11.88 5.01

Candidates

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Retiring incumbents

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The following sitting MLAs have announced that they would not seek re-election:

Legend

  • bold denotes cabinet minister, speaker or party leader
  • † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest
  • # denotes an incumbent seeking re-election in a new district

NOTE: Candidates' names are as registered with Elections New Brunswick[35]

Northern

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Progressive Conservatives Liberal Green PANB NDP Other
Restigouche West Louis Bérubé
1247
15.4% 		Gilles LePage
5022
62.2% 		Charles Thériault
1755
21.7% 		Travis Pollock (KISS)
56
0.7% 		Gilles LePage
Campbellton-Dalhousie Charles D. Stewart
1369
19.7% 		Guy H. Arseneault
4540
65.2% 		Marie-Christine Allard
1054
15.1% 		Guy Arseneault
Restigouche-Chaleur Louis Robichaud
1149
16.7% 		Daniel Guitard
3823
55.7% 		Marie Larivière
1896
27.6% 		Daniel Guitard
Bathurst West-Beresford Anne Bard-Lavigne
1985
29.7% 		René Legacy
3730
55.8% 		Pierre Duguay-Boudreau
965
14.4% 		Brian Kenny†[36]
Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore Amanda Keast
1568
24.0% 		Denis Landry
4163
63.8% 		Robert Kryzsko
798
12.2% 		Denis Landry
Caraquet Kevin J. Haché
985
12.0% 		Isabelle Thériault
5928
72.3% 		Marie-Christine Haché
1290
15.7% 		Isabelle Thériault
Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou Jean-Gérard Chiasson
714
8.8% 		Eric Mallet
6834
83.8% 		Marie Leclerc
609
7.5% 		Robert Gauvin#
Tracadie-Sheila Diane Carey
2059
23.2% 		Keith Chiasson
6175
69.5% 		Chris LeBlanc
645
7.3% 		Keith Chiasson

Miramichi

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Progressive Conservatives Liberal Green PANB NDP Other
Miramichi Bay-Neguac Robert Trevors
2751
33.7% 		Lisa Harris
3561
43.6% 		Curtis Bartibogue
825
10.1% 		Thomas L'Huillier
898
11.0% 		Douglas Mullin
139
1.7% 		Lisa Harris
Miramichi Charles Barry
1508
19.3% 		Kevin Vickers
2239
28.6% 		Joshua Shaddick
398
5.1% 		Michelle Conroy
3527
45.1% 		Eileen Clancy Teslenko
92
1.2% 		Tristan Sutherland (Ind.)
54
0.7% 		Michelle Conroy
Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin Jake Stewart
3887
48.0% 		Josh McCormack
1760
21.7% 		Art O'Donnell
2268
28.0% 		Glenna Hanley
188
2.3% 		Jake Stewart

Southeastern

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Progressive Conservatives Liberal Green PANB NDP Other
Kent North Stephen Robertson
1363
16.1% 		Bertrand LeBlanc
2933
34.6% 		Kevin Arseneau
4021
47.5% 		Roger Richard (Ind.)
154
1.8% 		Kevin Arseneau
Kent South Raymond (Bou) Duplessis
2817
30.2% 		Benoit Bourque
5148
55.2% 		Eva P. Rehak
996
10.7% 		Lisa Godin
243
2.6% 		Sue Shedd
118
1.3% 		Benoît Bourque
Shediac Bay-Dieppe Mathieu Gérald Caissie
2971
30.6% 		Robert Gauvin
5839
60.1% 		Phillip Coombes
371
3.8% 		Delphine Daigle
528
5.4% 		Vacant
Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé Marie-Paule Martin
1820
19.7% 		Jacques LeBlanc
4949
53.7% 		Gilles Cormier
2453
26.6% 		Jacques LeBlanc
Memramcook-Tantramar Carole Duguay
1678
20.4% 		Maxime Bourgeois
2902
35.3% 		Megan Mitton
3425
41.6% 		Heathere Collins[a]
192
2.3% 		Jefferson George Wright (Ind.)
34
0.4% 		Megan Mitton
Dieppe Patricia Arsenault
1680
22.1% 		Roger Melanson
4564
60.2% 		Mélyssa Boudreau
1142
15.1% 		Pamela Boudreau
200
2.6% 		Roger Melanson
Moncton East Daniel Allain
3525
45.2% 		Monique LeBlanc
2759
35.4% 		Phylomène Zangio
989
12.7% 		Michel Norman Guitare
378
4.8% 		Christopher Wanamaker
153
2.0% 		Monique LeBlanc
Moncton Centre Jean Poirier
1642
26.1% 		Rob McKee
2448
38.9% 		Carole Chan
1725
27.4% 		Aaron Richter
308
4.9% 		James Caldwell
168
2.7% 		Rob McKee
Moncton South Greg Turner
2734
42.1% 		Tyson Milner
1966
30.3% 		Josephine Watson
1245
19.2% 		Marilyn Crossman-Riel
331
5.1% 		Rebecca Rogers
220
3.4% 		Cathy Rogers†[37]
Moncton Northwest Ernie Steeves
4111
51.5% 		Mark Black
2448
30.7% 		Laura Sanderson
702
8.8% 		Shawn Soucoup
493
6.2% 		Cyprien Okana
229
2.9% 		Ernie Steeves
Moncton Southwest Sherry Wilson
3679
52.1% 		René Ephestion
1561
22.1% 		Claire Kelly
927
13.1% 		Susan Matthews
667
9.5% 		Juliana McIntosh
224
3.2% 		Sherry Wilson
Riverview R. Bruce Fitch
4695
60.1% 		Heath Johnson
1281
16.4% 		Rachel Pletz
800
10.2% 		Troy Berteit
778
10.0% 		John Nuttall
261
3.3% 		R. Bruce Fitch
Albert Mike Holland
5040
62.3% 		Kelley Nagle
921
11.4% 		Jenny O'Neill
1056
13.1% 		Sharon Buchanan
977
12.1% 		James Wilson (Ind.)
90
1.1% 		Mike Holland
Gagetown-Petitcodiac Ross Wetmore
4773
59.1% 		John (Jake) Urquhart
867
10.7% 		Marilyn Merritt-Gray
1003
12.4% 		Craig Dykeman
1303
16.1% 		Ryan Jewkes
131
1.6% 		Ross Wetmore

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Progressive Conservatives Liberal Green PANB NDP Other
Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins Tammy Scott-Wallace
4366
56.3% 		Cully Robinson
971
12.5% 		Tim Thompson
969
12.5% 		Jim Bedford
1321
17.0% 		Jonas Lanz
129
1.7% 		Bruce Northrup†[38]
Hampton Gary E. Crossman
4351
60.5% 		Carley Parish
1084
15.1% 		John Carl Sabine
816
11.4% 		Sharon Bradley-Munn
687
9.6% 		Alex White
251
3.5% 		Gary Crossman
Quispamsis Blaine M. Higgs
5697
68.1% 		Robert Hunt
1225
14.6% 		Addison Fach
528
6.3% 		Sara Hall
414
4.9% 		Caitlin Grogan
501
6.0% 		Blaine Higgs
Rothesay Hugh J. (Ted) Flemming
4265
61.3% 		Jason Hickey
1463
21.0% 		Ann McAllister
719
10.3% 		Mike Griffin
413
5.9% 		Neville (NB) Barnett (Ind.)
44
0.6%
Liz Kramer (Ind.)
56
0.6% 		Ted Flemming
Saint John East Glen Savoie
3507
56.4% 		Phil Comeau
1639
26.3% 		Gerald Irish
394
6.3% 		Patrick Kemp
434
7.0% 		Josh Floyd
248
4.0% 		Glen Savoie
Portland-Simonds Trevor A. Holder
3170
55.1% 		Tim Jones
1654
28.8% 		Stefan Warner
483
8.4% 		Darella (Lindsay) Jackson
282
4.9% 		Erik Heinze-Milne
164
2.9% 		Trevor Holder
Saint John Harbour Arlene Dunn
2181
41.4% 		Alice (Ms McKim) McKim
1207
22.9% 		Brent Harris
1224
23.2% 		Tony Gunn
186
3.5% 		Courtney Pyrke
309
5.9% 		Mike (Dok) Cyr (Ind.)
47
0.9%
Arty Watson (Ind.)
114
2.2% 		Gerry Lowe†[39]
Saint John Lancaster K. Dorothy Shephard
3560
54.2% 		Sharon Teare
1471
22.4% 		Joanna Killen
938
14.3% 		Paul Seelye
394
6.0% 		Don Durant
201
3.1% 		Dorothy Shephard
Kings Centre Bill Oliver
4583
61.5% 		Paul Adams
911
12.2% 		Bruce Dryer
1006
13.5% 		William Edgett
693
9.3% 		Margaret Anderson Kilfoil
254
3.4% 		Bill Oliver
Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West Andrea Anderson-Mason
4740
66.5% 		Tony Mann
726
10.2% 		Lois P. Mitchell
686
9.6% 		Vincent P. Edgett
688
9.6% 		Sharon R. Greenlaw
291
4.1% 		Andrea Anderson-Mason
Saint Croix Kathy Bockus
3570
45.2% 		John Wayne Gardner[a]
401
5.1% 		Kim Reeder
1238
15.7% 		Rod Cumberland
2546
32.2% 		Brad McKinney
147
1.9% 		Vacant

Capital Region

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Progressive Conservatives Liberal Green PANB NDP Other
Oromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton Mary E. Wilson
3374
44.3% 		Steven Burns
2072
27.2% 		Gail Costello
1306
17.1% 		Craig Rector
745
9.8% 		Natasha M. Akhtar
127
1.7% 		Mary E. Wilson
Fredericton-Grand Lake Roy Wiggins
2479
30.6% 		Eldon Hunter
749
9.3% 		Ken Washburn
1005
12.4% 		Kris Austin
3759
46.4% 		Greg Cook
87
1.1% 		Grenville Woollacott (KISS)
18
0.2% 		Kris Austin
New Maryland-Sunbury Jeff Carr
5342
57.8% 		Chris Pelkey
1048
11.3% 		Jen Smith
1463
15.8% 		Morris Shannon
1254
13.6% 		Chris Thompson
141
1.5% 		Jeff Carr
Fredericton South Brian MacKinnon
2342
30.0% 		Nicole Picot
895
11.5% 		David Coon
4213
54.0% 		Wendell Betts
234
3.0% 		Geoffrey Noseworthy
117
1.5% 		David Coon
Fredericton North Jill Green
3227
41.1% 		Stephen Horsman
1464
18.7% 		Luke Randall
2464
31.4% 		Allen Price
591
7.5% 		Mackenzie Thomason
100
1.3% 		Stephen Horsman
Fredericton-York Ryan Cullins
3730
42.4% 		Randy McKeen
872
9.9% 		Melissa Fraser
2110
24.0% 		Rick DeSaulniers
1991
22.6% 		Steven J. LaForest
68
0.8% 		Gerald Bourque (KISS)
24
0.3% 		Rick DeSaulniers
Fredericton West-Hanwell Dominic Cardy
4726
52.9% 		Chris Duffie
1510
16.9% 		Susan Jonah
1745
19.5% 		Mel Keeling
825
9.2% 		Armand Cormier
131
1.5% 		Dominic Cardy
Carleton-York Richard Ames
4750
57.8% 		Robert Kitchen
940
11.4% 		Louise Comeau
890
10.8% 		Gary Lemmon
1524
18.6% 		Jarrett Oldenburg
110
1.3% 		Carl Urquhart†[40]

Upper River Valley

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Progressive Conservatives Liberal Green PANB NDP Other
Carleton Bill Hogan
3536
47.9% 		Theresa Blackburn
1239
16.8% 		Greg Crouse
581
7.9% 		Graham Gill
1909
25.8% 		Shawn Oldenburg
80
1.1% 		Andy Walton (KISS)
41
0.6% 		Stewart Fairgrieve†[41]
Carleton-Victoria Margaret Johnson
3330
45.2% 		Andrew Harvey
2939
39.9% 		Rowan Patrick Miller
372
5.1% 		Terry Leigh Sisson
610
8.3% 		Meriet Gray Miller
113
1.5% 		Andrew Harvey
Victoria-La Vallée Roland Michaud[a]
2071
28.6% 		Chuck Chiasson
4365
60.2% 		Nathanaël Denis Lavoie
426
5.9% 		André Jobin
292
4.0% 		Danny Zolondek (Ind.)
92
1.3% 		Chuck Chiasson
Edmundston-Madawaska Centre Joanne Bérubé Gagné
1380
19.6% 		Jean-Claude (JC) D'Amours
5236
74.5% 		Marco Morency
415
5.9% 		Jean-Claude (JC) D'Amours
Madawaska Les Lacs-Edmundston Marie-Eve Castonguay
1763
25.6% 		Francine Landry
4583
66.5% 		Marie-Soleil Lussier
542
7.9% 		Francine Landry

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Candidate was publicly repudiated by his or her party but chose to remain in the election. Because ballot papers had already been printed candidate retained his or her original listed affiliation.

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