2022 New Brunswick municipal elections

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2022 New Brunswick municipal elections
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Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of New Brunswick on 28 November 2022 to elect local governments in newly formed municipalities following the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform process. [1] The new municipalities will come into existence on 1 January 2023. [2] In total, there will be elections for 50 new municipalities and 12 rural districts, [3] with a total of 446 elected positions. Of the 446 positions, 148 seats were elected by acclamation. Four spots had no candidates at all and will be filled with by-elections in May 2023. [4] Elections are not being held in larger municipalities such as Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton which did not go through the government reform. [5]

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Results for select municipalities are as follows:

Beaurivage

The results for mayor of Beaurivage are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Arnold J. Vautour1,42056.82
Roger Doiron97939.18
Brian D. Stevens1004.00

Beausoleil

The results for mayor of Beausoleil are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Jean Hebert1,32355.80
Diane Gllant1,04844.20

Belle-Baie

The results for mayor of Belle-Baie are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Daniel Guitard 2,13846.23
Rachel Boudreau1,82939.55
Maxime Lejeune65814.23

Butternut Valley

The results for mayor of Butternut Valley are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Alan Brown30538.66
Frank Jopp29937.90
Steven Ronald Tingley10813.69
Dave Cruickshank779.76

Campbellton

Incumbent Campbellton mayor Ian Comeau ran against Atholville mayor Jean-Guy Levesque. [6]

The results for mayor of Campbellton are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Jean-Guy Levesque3,30667.10
Ian Comeau1,49830.40
Kevin Bond1232.50

Cap-Acadie

Louise Landry, the mayor of Beaubassin East ran for mayor.

The results for mayor of Cap-Acadie are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Serge Leger2,25561.21
Louise Landry85423.18
Gilles Cormier57515.61

Caraquet

The results for mayor of Caraquet are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Bernard ThériaultAcclaimed

Carleton North

The results for mayor of the District of Carleton North are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Andrew Harvey1,46253.79
Karl E. Curtis61022.44
Charles MacDonald49618.25
Charles Hugh McNair1505.52

Central York

The results for mayor of Central York are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
David R. Duplessis74646.89
Chris Duffie50331.62
Blaine Nason30218.97
Edward F. Merrithew402.51

Champdoré

The results for mayor of Champdoré are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Jean-Pierre Richard1,13461.40
Donald Bastarache71338.60

Eastern Charlotte

The results for mayor of Eastern Charlotte are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
John D. CraigAcclaimed

Fundy Albert

The results for mayor of Fundy Albert are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Robert Rochon79346.13'
Andrew Casey49929.03
Peter Jubb42724.84

Fundy-St. Martins

The results for mayor of Fundy-St. Martins are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
James BedfordAcclaimed


Grand-Bouctouche

The results for mayor of Grand-Bouctouche are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Aldeo Saulnier1,23358.05
Jean-Noël Allain89141.95

Grand Falls

School district director general Bertrand Beaulieu was elected by acclamation. [7]

The results for mayor of Grand Falls are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Bertrand BeaulieuAcclaimed

Grand Lake

The results for mayor of Grand Lake are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Kevin NicklinAcclaimed

Hampton

The results for mayor of Hampton are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Dewey DoucetAcclaimed

Hautes-Terres

The results for mayor of Hautes-Terres are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Denis Landry Acclaimed

Heron Bay

Dalhousie mayor Normand Pelletier was elected mayor. He defeated Charlo mayor Gaétan Pelletier and Dalhousie councillor Gail Fearon. [8]

The results for mayor of Heron Bay are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Normand Pelletier1,25353.50
Gail Fearon69029.46
Gaétan Pelletier39917.04

Île-de-Lamèque

The results for mayor of Île-de-Lamèque are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Bernard Savoie1,25646.73
Jules Haché95735.60
Allain Guignard40915.22
Paul F. Chiasson662.46

Maple Hills

The results for mayor of Maple Hills are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Erica Warren72255.54
Tracey Mullin57844.46

Miramichi River Valley

The results for mayor of Miramichi River Valley are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Kevin Earl RussellAcclaimed

Salisbury

The results for mayor of Salisbury are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Robert CampbellAcclaimed

St. Stephen

The results for mayor of the Municipal District of St. Stephen are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Allan MacEachern1,07158.78
C. Burton Stewart37820.75
Ken Parker37320.47

Sunbury-York South

The results for mayor of Sunbury-York South are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
David Hayward39155.38
Larry Delong17224.36
Moe Joseph Lagace14320.25

Sussex

The results for mayor of Sussex are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Marc Thorne1,25986.11
Richard Pearson20313.89

Tantramar

Shawn Mesheau, the mayor of Sackville ran for mayor.

The results for mayor of Tantramar are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Andrew Black1,16446.23
R. Shawn Mesheau92236.62
Bonnie Swift43217.16

Woodstock

Incumbent Woodstock mayor Arthur Slipp ran against Town councillor Trina Milbury (Jones).

The results for mayor of Woodstock are as follows:

Mayoral CandidateVote %
Trina Milbury1,29055.08
Arthur L. Slipp98141.89
Mark J. Dumas713.03

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References

  1. ↑ "Local Government and Rural District Advisory Committee Elections - Positions to Elect". Elections New Brunswick New Brunswick. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Excitement, apathy as some N.B. residents to vote for first time in municipal elections". CBC. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Local elections get enough candidates for functioning councils". CBC. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Elections coming up for 62 newly formed, amalgamated communities". CBC. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Élections municipales: les jeux sont faits au Nouveau-Brunswick
  7. ↑ Municipalité régionale de Grand-Sault: un premier candidat se manifeste
  8. ↑ "Thousands 'going to have a voice,' says mayor, as N.B. residents elect new municipal leaders". CBC. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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