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Megan Mitton
MLA
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Megan Mitton in 2023 - Photo: Trevor Morris
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Memramcook-Tantramar
Assumed office
September 24, 2018
Green Megan Mitton3,42541.61+3.28
Liberal Maxime Bourgeois2,90235.26-2.94
Progressive Conservative Carole Duguay1,67820.39+1.90
People's Alliance Heathere Collins1922.33
Independent Jefferson George Wright340.41
Total valid votes8,231
Total rejected ballots130.16-0.13
Turnout8,24470.36+1.03
Eligible voters11,717
Green hold Swing +3.11
Source: Elections New Brunswick [4]
2018 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Megan Mitton3,14838.33+23.03
Liberal Bernard LeBlanc 3,13738.20-7.44
Progressive Conservative Etienne Gaudet1,51818.48-7.96
New Democratic Hélène Boudreau4104.99-7.63
Total valid votes8,21399.71
Total rejected ballots240.29-0.17
Turnout8,23769.33
Eligible voters11,881
Green gain from Liberal Swing +15.24
2014 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bernard LeBlanc 3,51545.64+26.67
Progressive Conservative Mike Olscamp 2,03726.45-30.23
Green Megan Mitton1,17815.29+1.64
New Democratic Hélène Boudreau97212.62+1.92
Total valid votes7,702100.0  
Total rejected ballots360.47
Turnout7,73866.56
Eligible voters11,626
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +28.45
Source: Elections New Brunswick [5]

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