Mariah Darling

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Mariah Darling
Saint John Common Councillor for Ward 3
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2024
Servingwith Gerry Lowe
Alma mater University of New Brunswick

Mariah A. Darling (born 1993 or 1994) is a Canadian politician. They [a] were elected to Ward 3 of the Saint John Common Council in December 2024.

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Life and career

Mariah Darling was born in Saint John in 1993 or 1994 [2] and grew up in the west side of the city. [3] Their father, Don Darling, served as the mayor of Saint John from 2016 to 2021. [4] They graduated from the University of New Brunswick's Saint John campus in 2018, after which they began medical research. In 2022, Darling became the education coordinator for Chroma NB, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group. [2]

Darling first ran for Ward 3 of the Saint John Common Council in the 2021 municipal elections, placing third behind David Hickey and Gerry Lowe, who were both elected. They ran for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2024 provincial election, as the Green Party candidate in the riding of Saint John Harbour, where they placed third; Hickey was elected with the Liberals, which saw his Ward 3 seat in the Saint John Common Council become vacant. In December 2024, municipal byelections were held throughout the province, with Hickey's former Ward 3 seat being one of the contested positions. Darling ran for Ward 3 against 10 other candidates and was elected with 375 votes. [2]

Personal life

Darling lives on the southern peninsula of Saint John. [3] They are non-binary. [5]

Electoral record

Saint John Harbour (provincial electoral district)

2024 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Hickey3,41356.87+33.6
Progressive Conservative Adam Smith1,56326.05-16.7
Green Mariah Darling71511.91-9.6
New Democratic Kenneth Procter2283.80-2.1
Libertarian Shelley Craig821.37
Total valid votes6,00199.62
Total rejected ballots230.38
Turnout6,02450.52
Eligible voters11,925
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +25.1
Source: Elections New Brunswick [6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Darling uses he/him , she/her and they/them pronouns. [1] This article uses they/them pronouns for consistency.

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References

  1. ↑ "Our Team". ChromaNB. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Bates, Andrew (December 9, 2024). "Mariah Darling elected to council in Ward 3 byelection". Telegraph-Journal . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Rudderham, Hannah (December 10, 2024). "Byelections see Mariah Darling win as Saint John councillor, Roméo Bourque as Beausoleil mayor". CBC News . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ Perry, Brad (December 9, 2024). "Mariah Darling elected to Saint John council". Country 94 . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ Perry, Brad (April 9, 2021). "Mariah Darling Running In Ward 3". Country 94 . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Provincial Election Results". Elections New Brunswick . Retrieved November 20, 2024.
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