2025 Miramichi West provincial by-election

2025 Miramichi West provincial by-election

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Riding of Miramichi West
First party Second party   Candidate Kevin Russell Hannah Fulton Johnston Party Progressive Conservative Liberal Popular vote 3,008 2,047 Percentage 57.40% 39.06% Swing 0.33% 5.33%
MLA before election Michael Dawson Progressive Conservative Elected MLA Kevin Russell Progressive Conservative

A by-election was held on October 6, 2025, in the provincial riding of Miramichi West in New Brunswick, Canada.

The by-election is to fill the vacant seat left by the resignation of PC MLA Michael Dawson who successfully ran in Miramichi—Grand Lake to represent the region federally during the 2025 federal election. ^{[1] [2]} It is the first time the Libertarian Party of New Brunswick has run in Miramichi. ^[3] The first by-election since the 2024 provincial general election, it is considered an early test for Premier Susan Holt's government. ^[4]

Advance polling occurred on Saturday, September 27 and Monday, September 29. ^[5]

Candidates

New Brunswick provincial by-election, October 6, 2025 : Miramichi West Resignation of Michael Dawson
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kevin E. Russell	3,008	57.40	+0.33
	Liberal	Hannah Fulton Johnston	2,047	39.06	+5.33
	Green	Genevieve MacRae	98	1.87	-2.22
	Independent	Richard (Hoss) Sutherland	62	1.18	-0.49
	Libertarian	Christopher Rosser	25	0.48
Total valid votes			5,240	99.85
Total rejected ballots			8	0.15	-0.03
Turnout			5,248	52.61	-14.10
Eligible voters			9,976
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		–2.50

Previous result

v t e 2024 New Brunswick general election : Miramichi West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Michael Dawson	3,814	57.08	+9.6
	Liberal	Mark Hambrook	2,254	33.73	+11.2
	Green	Genevieve MacRae	273	4.09	+2.3
	People's Alliance	Rhonda L'Huillier	229	3.43	-23.0
	Independent	Richard Sutherland	112	1.68	–
Total valid votes			6,682	99.82
Total rejected ballots			12	0.18
Turnout			6,694	66.71
Eligible voters			10,035
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-0.8
Source: Elections New Brunswick [6]

References

1. Poitras, Jacques (4 September 2025). "After 6 months without an MLA, the Miramichi West byelection is set for Oct. 6". CBC News . Retrieved 5 September 2025.
2. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6890162
3. "Christopher Rosser, candidat libertarien dans Miramichi-Ouest".
4. "Miramichi-Ouest: Un baromètre de l'opinion publique pour le gouvernement Holt".
5. "Advance polling opens Saturday for New Brunswick byelection".
6. https://www.electionsnb.ca/content/dam/enb/pdf/october-21-2024-forty-first-provincial-general-election.pdf