2024 New Brunswick Election Results: Holt Becomes First Female Premier for the Province
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New Brunswickers headed to the polls yesterday, October 21, to elect the next Government of New Brunswick. The Legislature was dissolved by Premier Blaine Higgs on September 19, 2024.?
Throughout the campaign, it was a very close race between Blaine Higgs and Susan Holt for the province's next Premier. After an exciting evening, New Brunswickers voted for change. Susan Holt and the New Brunswick Liberal Party | Parti libéral du Nouveau-Brunswick won the election, forming a majority government with 31 seats in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick . Susan Holt has also made history in the province as New Brunswick’s first female Premier.??
Key Takeaways?
Voter turnout in yesterday’s election was roughly 66.09%, slightly lower than the 2020 turnout at 66.14% and the 2018 result at 66.4%. This election also saw a record number of female MLAs elected, with 17 women elected across the province.??
In a surprising turn of events, Premier Higgs was unable to secure his own seat in Quispamsis, which he had held since 2010. In addition, a number of key Ministers also failed to secure seats, including Ted Flemming, Jill Green , Ernie Steeves , Rejean Savoie, and Greg Turner .?
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Notably, the Liberals picked up previously held Progressive Conservative seats in the urban areas, including Fredericton, Saint John, and Moncton. The New Brunswick Green Party / Parti vert NB lost a seat held in Kent North since 2018 and?did not?pick up any new seats. As expected, the other third parties, the People’s Alliance and NDP, did not pick up any seats in the legislature.?
What it means for New Brunswick?
New Brunswick voters chose change last night, electing a new majority government for Susan Holt and the Liberal Party of New Brunswick.??
Premier-Elect Holt will now begin the process of selecting her cabinet and key advisors who will support her in implementing their campaign agenda.?
Rick DeSaulniers , Alex White , David Coon , Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick