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Encyclopedia > New Brunswick general election, 2003
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Results of the 2003 election

Starting out as a predicted landslide for Bernard Lord's Progressive Conservatives, the New Brunswick general election, 2003 quickly turned around when Shawn Graham, leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick, took on auto insurance rates as a cause. nb election 2003 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... nb election 2003 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Bernard Lord (born September 27, 1965 in Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a political party in New Brunswick, Canada. ... Shawn Graham (born February 22, 1968 in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician. ... The New Brunswick Liberal Association (NBLA) is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian provice of New Brunswick. ...


People in the province had seen their car insurance rates skyrocket, and the Liberal Party of New Brunswick focussed their campaign on three points: The New Brunswick Liberal Association (NBLA) is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian provice of New Brunswick. ...

  1. improved universal healthcare,
  2. keeping the power utility NB Power as a public, crown corporation, and
  3. the lowering of auto insurance rates.

The Liberals ran a virtually flawless campaign, whereas Lord and his PC Party faced a number of problems, especially with their position on the key issue of auto insurance which changed several times during the 30 day campaign. Publicly funded medicine is a level of medical service that is paid wholly or in majority part by public funds (taxes or quasi-taxes). ... NB Power (French: Energie NB), formerly known as New Brunswick Power Corporation is a provincially owned Crown Corporation. ... In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ...


New Democratic Party of New Brunswick leader, Elizabeth Weir, was the only member of her party to win a seat. The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in New Brunswick, Canada that is linked with the federal New Democratic Party of Canada. ... Elizabeth Jane Weir is a lawyer and politician in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. ...


See also Canadian Politics in 2003. 2003 was a particularly active year in Canadian politics, with significant changes at almost every level of government. ...


Results

Party Party Leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular Vote
1999 Dissolution Elected % Change # % Change
     Progressive Conservative Bernard Lord 55 44 46 28 -39.1% 174,092 45.4% -7.6%
     Liberal Shawn Graham 55 10 7 26 +271% 170,028 44.4% +7.1%
     New Democratic Elizabeth Weir 55 1 1 1 0% 36,989 9.7% +0.9%
     Grey Jim Webb 10 * - - 0% 1,550 0.4% *
     Independents 2 - - - 0% 415 0.1% -0.1%
*** Vacant   1  
Total 177 55 55 55 - 383,074 100% -2.8%

* The Grey Party did not contest the 1999 election. In parliamentary systems, a dissolution of parliament is the dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a political party in New Brunswick, Canada. ... Bernard Lord (born September 27, 1965 in Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ... The New Brunswick Liberal Association (NBLA) is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian provice of New Brunswick. ... Shawn Graham (born February 22, 1968 in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician. ... The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in New Brunswick, Canada that is linked with the federal New Democratic Party of Canada. ... Elizabeth Jane Weir is a lawyer and politician in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... The Grey Party of Canada is a political party in Canada. ...


Riding results

Party leaders and cabinet ministers are denoted in bold.

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
  Prog. Cons   Liberal   NDP   Other
1. Restigouche West Benoît Cyr 2,523 Burt Walter Paulin 4,008 Antoine Duguay 257   Benoît Cyr
2. Campbellton Jean Dubé 2,771 Roy Boudreau 3,979 Murray Mason 294   Jean Dubé
3. Dalhousie-Restigouche East Paul McIntyre 3,088 Donald Arseneault 3,445 Joel Hickey 645   Dennis Furlong
4. Nigadoo-Chaleur Hermel Vienneau 3,529 Roland Haché 3,887 Kate Hayward 380   Roland Haché
5. Bathurst Nancy MacKay 3,252 Brian Kenny 3,348 Mark Robar 304   Marcelle Mersereau
6. Nepisiguit Joel Bernard 2,200 Frank Branch 3,498 Normand Savoie 894   Joel Bernard
7. Caraquet Gaston Moore 3,550 Hédard Albert 3,649 Gérard Béland 457   Gaston Moore
8. Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou Paul Robichaud 4,788 Denis Roussel 2,846 Jean-Baptiste Bezeau 335   Paul Robichaud
9. Centre-Péninsule Louis-Phillipe McGraw 3,045 Denis Landry 3,097 Rose Duguay 396   Louis-Phillipe McGraw
10. Tracadie-Sheila Elvy Robichaud 4,583 Weldon McLaughlin 2,894 Stéphane Richardson 661   Elvy Robichaud
11. Miramichi Bay Réjean Savoie 3,050 Carmel Robichaud 3,227 Hilaire Rouselle 729   Réjean Savoie
12. Miramichi-Bay du Vin Michael "Tanker" Malley 3,917 Frank Trevors 3,464 Dwayne Hancock 490   Michael "Tanker" Malley
13. Miramichi Centre Kim Jardine 3,149 John Foran 3,763 Lance Lyons 663   Kim Jardine
14. Southwest Miramichi Norm Betts 2,823 Rick Brewer 3,395 Chris Ashford 332   Norm Betts
15. Rogersville-Kouchibouguac Rose-May Poirier 3,289 Maurice Richard 2,968 Oscar Doucet 404   Rose-May Poirier
16. Kent Valmond Joseph Daigle 1,905 Shawn Graham 3,615 Jerry Cook 958   Shawn Graham
17. Kent South Claude Williams 4,933 Stephen Doucet 4,065 Neil Gardner 671   Claude Williams
18. Shediac-Cap-Pélé Odette Babineau 3,063 Bernard Richard 6,464 Claudette Beland 313   Bernard Richard
19. Tantramar Peter Mesheau 2,922 Susan Purdy 1,569 Geoff Martin 522   Peter Mesheau
20. Dieppe-Memramcook Cy LeBlanc 5,541 Elie Richard 5,451 Hélène Lapointe 786   Cy LeBlanc
21. Moncton East Bernard Lord 4,177 Chris Collins 3,113 Jean-Marie Nadeau 724   Bernard Lord
22. Moncton South Joan MacAlpine 3,143 Norman Branch 2,710 Stéphane Drysdale 437 Jean-Marc Dugas (Ind.) 226
John Gallant (Grey) 72		 Joan MacAlpine
23. Moncton North René Landry 3,054 Mike Murphy 3,555 Nancy McBain 543   René Landry
24. Moncton Crescent John Betts 4,230 Ray Goudreau 3,776 Richard Goulding 628   John Betts
25. Petitcodiac Wally Stiles 3,481 Bethany Dykstra 1,849 Tracy Trott 298 Dan Leaman (Grey) 120 Wally Stiles
26. Riverview Bruce Fitch 3,794 Ward White 3,287 John Falconer 391   vacant
27. Albert Wayne Steeves 3,198 Clark Butland 2,311 Pat Pearson 457   Wayne Steeves
28. Kings East Doug Cosman 2,713 Leroy Armstrong 3,169 George Horton 996   Doug Cosman
29. Hampton-Belleisle Bev Harrison 3,392 Bob Bates 2,736 Pat Hanratty 1,336 John Hughes (Grey) 208 Bev Harrison
30. Kennebecasis Brenda Fowlie 3,265 Murray Driscoll 3,247 Kenneth Wilcox 970   Brenda Fowlie
31. Saint John-Fundy Rodney Weston 2,271 Stuart Jamieson 2,698 Liam Freill 517 Marjorie MacMurray (Grey) 172 Rodney Weston
32. Saint John-Kings Margaret-Ann Blaney 3,135 Tom Young 2,456 Jeff Thibodeau 791 Mark LeBlanc (Grey) 145 Margaret-Ann Blaney
33. Saint John Champlain Mel Vincent 1,501 Roly McIntyre 2,160 Ralph Thomas 1,507 Bill Richard Reid (Grey) 223 Carole Keddy
34. Saint John Harbour Dennis Boyle 1,286 Anne-Marie Mullin 1,231 Elizabeth Weir 1,929   Elizabeth Weir
35. Saint John Portland Trevor Holder 2,436 Colleen Knudson 2,307 Mary Arseneau 1,191   Trevor Holder
36. Saint John Lancaster Norm MacFarlane 2,633 Abel LeBlanc 2,942 Walter Lee 1,365 Jim Webb (Grey) 170 Norm MacFarlane
37. Grand Bay-Westfield Milt Sherwood 2,209 Kevin Quinn 1,991 Percy Ward 556 Ben Perry (Grey) 193
Colby Fraser (Ind.) 189		 Milt Sherwood
38. Charlotte Sharon Tucker 1,573 Rick Doucet 2,777 Patty Hooper 1,149 Harold Smith (Grey) 118 Sheldon Lee
39. Fundy Isles Burton Flynn 1,124 Eric Allaby 1,359 Dick Grant 94   Eric Allaby
40. Western Charlotte Tony Huntjens 2,854 Madeleine Drummie 2,662 Andrew Graham 554   Tony Huntjens
41. Oromocto-Gagetown Jody Carr 4,314 Maurice Harquail 2,140 Terry Hovey 392 James Lee (Grey) 129 Jody Carr
42. Grand Lake David Jordan 2,058 Eugene McGinley 4,376 David Babineau 614   David Jordan
43. Fredericton North Peter Forbes 3,211 T.J. Burke 4,163 Dennis Atchison 1,418   Peter Forbes
44. Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak Eric MacKenzie 2,364 Kelly Lamrock 2,925 Penny Ericson 1,531   Eric MacKenzie
45. Fredericton South Brad Green 3,309 Misty McLaughlin 2,797 Nan Luke 1,832   Brad Green
46. New Maryland Keith Ashfield 3,719 Joan Kingston 3,502 Kay Nandlall 923   Keith Ashfield
47. York Don Kinney 3,278 Scott Targett 3,783 Gary Hughes 618   Don Kinney
48. Mactaquac Kirk MacDonald 3,337 Ray Dillon 3,236 Phillip Morgan 817   Kirk MacDonald
49. Woodstock David Alward 4,605 Lorne Drake 2,400 Nancy Reid 286   David Alward
50. Carleton Dale Graham 4,190 Grant Robinson 2,287 Betty Brown 482   Dale Graham
51. Victoria-Tobique Dennis Campbell 2,001 Larry Kennedy 3,386 Harvey Bass 502   Larry Kennedy
52. Grand Falls Region Jean-Guy Laforest 2,586 Roland Ouellette 4,385 Pierre Cyr 192   Jean-Guy Laforest
53. Madawaska-la-Vallée Percy Mockler 3,858 Claude Malenfant 1,848 Mario Fortunato 201   Percy Mockler
54. Edmundston Madeleine Dube 3,917 Margot Albert 1,841 Blair McInnis 110   Madeleine Dube
55. Madawaska-les-Lacs Jeannot Volpé 3,965 Louis LaBrie 2,391 Jason Carney 187   Jeannot Volpé


Restigouche West (French: Restigouche-ouest) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Campbellton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Dalhousie-Restigouche East (French: Dalhousie-Restigouche-est) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Nigadoo-Chaleur is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Bathurst is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Nepisiguit is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Joel Bernard (born in Dalhousie, New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician. ... Caraquet is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Centre-Péninsule is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Tracadie-Sheila is a town of New Brunswick, Canada and an Acadian community. ... Miramichi Bay (French: Baie-de-Miramichi) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Miramichi-Bay du Vin (French: Miramichi-Baie-du-Vin) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Miramichi Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Southwest Miramichi (French: Miramichi-sud-ouest) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Rogersville-Kouchibouguac is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Kent is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Shawn Graham (born February 22, 1968 in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician. ... Kent South (French: Kent-sud) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Shediac-Cap-Pélé is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Bernard Richard (born April 11, 1951 in Toronto, Ontario) is a lawyer and New Brunswick politician. ... Tantramar is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Dieppe-Memramcook is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Moncton East (French: Moncton-est) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Bernard Lord (born September 27, 1965 in Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ... Moncton South (French: Moncton-sud) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Moncton North (French: Moncton-nord) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... For other people with the same name, see Michael Murphy Mike Murphy (born January 25, 1958) is a New Brunswick lawyer and politician. ... Moncton Crescent (French: Moncton-Crescent) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Petitcodiac is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Riverview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Albert is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Kings East (French: Kings-est) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Hampton-Belleisle is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Bev Harrison (born May 10, 1942) is a former teacher and New Brunswick politician. ... Kennebecasis is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Saint John Fundy is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Saint John Kings is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Saint John Champlain is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Saint John Harbour is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Elizabeth Jane Weir is a lawyer and politician in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Saint John Portland is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Saint John-Lancaster is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Grand Bay-Westfield is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Charlotte is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Fundy Isles (French: Îles-de-Fundy) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Kenneth Eric Allaby (born August 7, 1943 on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick politician. ... Western Charlotte (French: Charlotte-ouest) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Oromocto-Gagetown is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Grand Lake is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Fredericton North (French: Fredericton-nord) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Fredericton South (French: Fredericton-sud) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... New Maryland is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... York is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Mactaquac is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Woodstock is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Carleton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Victoria-Tobique is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Grand Falls Region (French: Région de Grand-Sault) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Madawaska-la-Vallée is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Percy Mockler (born April 14, 1949) is a Canadian politician. ... Edmundston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Madawaska-les-Lacs is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ...

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Categories: Canada-related stubs | New Brunswick elections | 1999 ... New Brunswick, a Canadian province, has a unicameral legislature which is at least elected once every five years at a general election. ...


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