Brian Macdonald (politician)

• Bosnian war
  • NATO intervention
• Iraq War

Brian Macdonald
Brian Macdonald at LAV unveiling
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
In office October 12, 2010 –September 24, 2018

Brian Thomas Macdonald is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Fredericton West-Hanwell (and previously for Fredericton-Silverwood) until 2018 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives. ^[1]

Macdonald served as Government Whip and Legislative Secretary to the Premier with responsible for Intergovernmental Affairs and Military Affairs from 2010 to 2014. ^[2]

In the 2014 provincial election he was elected in the new riding of Fredericton West-Hanwell defeating New Brunswick NDP leader Dominic Cardy. ^[3]

On January 21, 2016, Macdonald announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. ^{[4] [5]}

On June 22, 2016 Macdonald helped to unveil the LAV Memorial for Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan in Oromocto. ^[6]

On March 3, 2024, Macdonald was chosen to be the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the riding of Fredericton—Oromocto in the upcoming 45th Canadian Federal Election, which is scheduled for April 28, 2025.

Personal

Before entering provincial politics, Macdonald served in the Canadian Armed Forces in Bosnia and worked in Iraq. He had served as a policy advisor to the previous Minister of National Defence Peter Mackay. ^[2]

Education

Macdonald studied politics and history at the Royal Military College of Canada. Macdonald did his graduate studies in England at the London School of Economics where he earned his master's degree in politics as a Mackenzie King Travelling Scholar.

Electoral record

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election : Fredericton—Oromocto
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Myles	30,750	61.29	+23.51
	Conservative	Brian Macdonald	16,200	32.29	-2.22
	Green	Pam Allen-Leblanc	1,568	3.13	-9.76
	New Democratic	Nicki Lyons-MacFarlane	908	1.81	-11.19
	Canadian Future	Dominic Cardy	345	0.69	N/A
	People's	Heather Michaud	208	0.41	+0.07
	Communist	June Patterson	146	0.29	-0.05
	Centrist	Brandon Ellis	44	0.09	N/A
Total valid votes			50,169	99.52
Total rejected ballots			243	0.48	-0.17
Turnout			50,412	75.75	+9.84
Eligible voters [a]			66,550
	Liberal notional hold		Swing		+12.86
Source: Elections Canada [7] [8]
Number of eligible voters does not include election day registrations.

2014 New Brunswick general election : Fredericton West-Hanwell
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Brian Macdonald	2,971	35.21
	New Democratic	Dominic Cardy	2,502	29.65
	Liberal	Bernadine Gibson	2,384	28.25
	Green	Gayla MacIntosh	582	6.90
Total valid votes			8,439	99.73
Total rejected ballots			23	0.27
Turnout			8,462	68.67
Eligible voters			12,323
Source: Elections New Brunswick [9]

2010 New Brunswick general election : Fredericton-Silverwood
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Brian Macdonald	2,955	38.50	-2.47
	Liberal	Rick Miles	2,507	32.66	-14.78
	New Democratic	Tony Myatt	1,234	16.08	+4.49
	Green	Jim Wolstenholme	912	11.88	–
	Independent	Jim Andrews	67	0.87	–
Total valid votes			7,675	100.0
Total rejected ballots			37	0.48
Turnout			7,712	67.39
Eligible voters			11,443
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+6.16
[10]

References

1. New Brunswick Votes 2010: Fredericton-Silverwood. cbc.ca, September 27, 2010.
2. "MLA biography". Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. Archived from the original on 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
3. "NB NDP leader Cardy loses in Fredericton West-Hanwell, Macdonald retains seat". Global News. September 22, 2014. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
4. "Brian Macdonald launches Progressive Conservative leadership bid". CBC News. January 21, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
5. "First contender enters leadership race for N.B. Progressive Conservatives". Metro. January 21, 2016. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
6. "Memorial for Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan unveiled in N.B." CTV News. June 22, 2016. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
7. "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
8. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
9. "Provincial Election Results". www.electionsnb.ca. Elections New Brunswick.
10. Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2015.

External links

• Brian Macdonald Campaign Official website ^{[ permanent dead link ]}