CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 [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. [25] Michaud remained on the ballot with his original affiliation because the papers have already been printed, as did other repudiated candidates. They are Glen Fleming, John Anderson and Suzanne Sicora Ludwig. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file. [2][23], From the outset of the campaign, Higgs was asked about the potential impact of COVID-19 on the election. 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New Brunswick voters headed to the polls on Sept. 14. and elected a Blaine Higgs-led PC majority government. Just two years after the province last voted, New Brunswickers are heading back to the polls during a pandemic. [2] Higgs 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 has been called. [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. [20], However, by the summer, 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. 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]. You can watch a recap of Global News’ election coverage below: Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday. The province's single sitting independent chose to run for the Liberals. Popular vote by riding. [2], At 8:55 p.m. ADT, CBC News declared a Progressive Conservative majority government. ", "New Brunswick Tory leader Blaine Higgs calls on Premier Brian Gallant to resign", "People's Alliance wins 3 seats in 'significant breakthrough, "David Coon will head back to house with 2 other Green MLAs", "Liberals court Greens for governing partnership", "Four-year deal between New Brunswick Tories, smaller party ideal for stability: Higgs", "People's Alliance agrees to support a PC government in N.B. Susan Loyer. Candidate total includes one candidate repudiated by the party who remained on the ballot with the party's affiliation due to ballot papers already being printed. © 2020 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. At least 6 children killed after gunmen storm school in Cameroon, 3.5 million people who arrived in Canada since March exempted from quarantine requirement, B.C. [13], On November 15, 2018, Gallant announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party. Global News has results from all 49 ridings across the province. The 2020 New Brunswick general election will be held on September 14, 2020 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. [9] Higgs initially ruled out any formal agreements with other parties, but later said that a four-year agreement would be ideal for stability. Please read our Commenting Policy first. Heathere Collins, PANB candidate in Memramcook-Tantramar, was dropped by party leader Kris Austin after 2019 anti-Muslim Tweets came to light. 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. [29] The candidate, whose Elections NB registration disagreed with her Twitter account about how to spell her first name, remained in the election. [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. [2], 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. Because ballot papers had already been printed candidate retained his or her original listed affiliation. The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed): (SVG file, nominally 512 × 422 pixels, file size: 591 KB). [14] He was succeeded by Kevin Vickers on April 24, 2019. Use our riding list to find your riding and learn more about the history of it and how your neighbours voted. [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. [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. New Brunswick voters headed to the polls on Sept. 14. and elected a Blaine Higgs-led PC majority government. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. 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. Bridgewater Courier News. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6 Toll-free (Canada only): 1-866-306-4636 [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. The Higgs government is of the minority version. [12] Higgs' minority government was sworn into office on November 9, 2018. NEW BRUNSWICK - The city has … Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: New Brunswick general election 2020 - Results by Riding. [15], 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. premier proposes set election date deal to opposition parties", "Higgs proposes deal to avoid general election until 2022 or end of COVID-19 pandemic", "PCs carry on with nominations in N.B. All our New Brunswick election 2020 coverage. This … [3], 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. 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. [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. They have no challengers in 2020. [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. prof says Tory backtrack on ER closures could prompt early election", "New Brunswick deputy premier Robert Gauvin quits minority Tory government over health-care reforms", "N.B. New Brunswick election results 2020: Results in the provincial election. Contact CBC. [21] The Progressive Conservatives carried out candidate riding nominations on August 8, 2020, continuing speculation of when an election might be called. election 2020: BC NDP projected to form majority government, Fredericton Police say writer RM Vaughan found dead days after going missing, Mitch McConnell’s mysteriously bruised hands spark health questions, ‘SNL’ cold open spoofs 2nd U.S. presidential debate between Trump, Biden, B.C. English: Riding by Riding results of the 2020 New Brunswick general election, in which Blaine Higg's Progressive Conservative Party won a majority government. [23] In response, Liberal leader Kevin Vickers and Green Party leader David Coon criticized Higgs for calling an election during a pandemic. Liberal leader after election loss, "Kevin Vickers officially acclaimed as leader of New Brunswick Liberals", "Gauvin resigns as deputy premier, will sit as an independent", "N.B. The full list of the 49 ridings in the New Brunswick election, including a link to each riding page with more details. Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.