Libertarian Party of New Brunswick

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Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Parti Anti-Monarchique Britannique du NB [1]
Leader Keith Tays
PresidentFrançois Provost
FoundedJuly 2024 [2]
Headquarters New Brunswick
Ideology Libertarianism, Individualism, Localism [3] [4]
Colours Navy Blue, Yellow
Seats in the Legislative Assembly
0 / 49
Website
www.lpnb.ca

The Libertarian Party of New Brunswick is a provincial political party in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. [5] It was formed in the months prior to the 2024 New Brunswick general election, with party leader Keith Tays saying "I don't expect to win any seats this early on just because we've had so little time to get the word out." [6] [7] [8] [ excessive citations ]

Contents

The party advocates for free market growth, and "reducing the size and intrusiveness of government, cutting and eliminating taxes at every opportunity, and allowing peaceful, honest people to offer their goods and services without inappropriate interference from the government", specifically referencing a proposed provincial police force, a provincial referendum to determine the breadth of issues like abortion, school choice and self-defence. [6] [9] Leader Keith Tays indicated that many of the initial party members had also opposed lockdowns and mandates during Covid-19. [10]

The party identifies as neither left-wing nor right-wing, noting its mandate is to "take power away from government because it's not the role of government to interfere in people's lives and people's businesses...we're talking about cutting government in half". [11] [12] However, they have been described by CBC News as being on the "populist right" [10] and by the Telegraph-Journal as being on the "political right". [7]

2024 general election

In 2024, Libertarian Party fielded 18 candidates, winning 0.5% of the popular vote overall, behind the Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, Greens, NDP, and People's Alliance, and placed last in each riding contested by the party. Individual candidates received from 0.6% to 1.9% of the vote in their constituencies. [13] [14]

The election guide for the University of New Brunswick student newspaper, The Baron, described the Libertarian Party as "radically different...as they believe in a form of government that holds limited power, especially over one's wallet, body, and mind, meaning the government should hold the most power on a local level." [15] [16] In an editorial, the Telegraph-Journal daily newspaper welcomed the creation of the party prior to the election, while not endorsing it, calling it "a necessary balance on the political right" to the social conservativism of the Progressive Conservatives under Premier Blaine Higgs. [7]

Election results

ElectionLeaderVotes%Number of candidatesSeats+/–RankGovernmentSource
2024 Keith Tays1,7100.5%
18 / 49
0 / 49
New party6thExtra-parliamentary [13] [17]
2024 New Brunswick general election [17] [18]
Provincial RidingCandidateTotal Votes% of VotesRank
Albert-Riverview William Jones971.2%5th of 5
Arcadia-Butternut Valley-Maple Hills Anthony Matthews1491.9%4th of 4
Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent Eddy Richard901.0%5th of 5
Champdoré-Irishtown Adam Hennessey1031.5%4th of 4
Fredericton North Andrew Vandette460.6%6th of 6
Fundy-The Isles-Saint John Lorneville Keith Tays881.3%6th of 6
Hampton-Fundy-St. Martins Barb Dempsey1201.4%6th of 6
Hanwell-New Maryland Meryl Sarty670.7%6th of 6
Kings Centre Crystal Tays1391.8%4th of 4
Restigouche West Ron Geraghty1161.9%4th of 4
Riverview Rebecca Mallaley690.9%5th of 5
Rothesay Austin Venedam851.1%4th of 4
Saint Croix Krysten Mitchell821.1%7th of 7
Saint John East Denise Campbell921.3%6th of 6
Saint John Harbour Shelley Craig821.4%5th of 5
Saint John West-Lancaster Sherie Vukelic690.9%5th of 5
Sussex-Three Rivers Wayne Wheeler1591.9%4th of 4
Tantramar Donna Allen571.1%5th of 5

References

  1. ↑ https://www.electionsnb.ca/content/enb/fr/parties/ppe.html
  2. ↑ Button, Marshall (October 17, 2024). "Marshall Button: If you can't vote early, vote often". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ https://lpnb.ca/platform/
  4. ↑ https://lpnb.ca/constitution/
  5. ↑ Elections New Brunswick, Canada (February 5, 2014). "Registered Political Parties - Elections NB". www.electionsnb.ca.
  6. 1 2 Huras, Adam (2024-08-06). "New political party registers in N.B. ahead of provincial election". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  7. 1 2 3 "Editorial: Libertarian ideas welcome in N.B. debates". Telegraph-Journal. August 8, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Two more political parties register in New Brunswick | Telegraph-Journal".
  9. ↑ Boudreau, Alexandre (2024-08-09). "Le Parti de la responsabilité individuelle voit le jour au N.-B". Acadie Nouvelle (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  10. 1 2 "Once-mighty People's Alliance faces crowded field on the populist right". CBC News. October 11, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  11. ↑ Cammarano, Frédéric (October 16, 2024). "Des partis de droite cherchent à chauffer les conservateurs dans leurs châteaux forts". ICI Nouveau-Brunswick. CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Élections provinciales : les tiers partis courtisent une partie de l'électorat ..." Le téléjournal Acadie. CBC/Radio-Canada. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  13. 1 2 "N.B. Votes 2024 (Results)". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Full Elections NB results Riding-by-riding breakdown of the votes cast on Monday". Telegraph-Journal. October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  15. ↑ Foley, Will (October 17, 2024). "Navigating the 2024 Provincial Election : A Guide". The Baron. The Baron - UNBSJ's Independent Student Press. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  16. ↑ Boisvert, Jean-François (October 8, 2024). "Huit partis sur les bulletins de vote: une première depuis les années 60".
  17. 1 2 "Forty-First Provincial General Election OCTOBER 21, 2024" (PDF). Elections New Brunswick. 2 June 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  18. ↑ "New Brunswick election 2024 live results". CBC News. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
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