2021 New Brunswick municipal elections explained

Election Name:2021 New Brunswick municipal elections
Country:New Brunswick
Type:legislative
Vote Type:Popular
Previous Election:2016
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2022 (special)
2026
Next Year:2022 (special)
2026
Registered:576,703
Turnout:30.35%

Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of New Brunswick on May 10, 2021. They were originally supposed to be held May 11, 2020, but were postponed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick.[1] Furthermore, elections in some municipalities in Northwestern New Brunswick were held on May 25[2] due to those areas being under lockdown.[3] Elections were also held for district education councils and regional health authorities (Horizon Health Network and Vitalité Health Network), and there were two plebiscites (annexation of the town and parish of Saint-Quentin[4] and allowing people to own hens for non-commercial purposes in Blacks Harbour).[5]

Here is a summary of the mayoral races in the largest municipalities in the province and the council races for the three largest cities. Election results were released on May 25, following the postponed elections in Northwest New Brunswick.[2]

Bathurst

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[6]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Kim Chamberlain 2,825 66.31
Richard Barbeau 977 22.93
Greg Bossé 458 10.75

Beaubassin East

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[7]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Louise Landry 1,105 45.89
Susan Cormier 832 34.55
Ronnie Duguay (X) 389 16.15
Justin A. Guignard 82 3.41

Campbellton

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[8]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Ian Comeau 1,895 66.00
Joey Goulette 520 18.11
Gilles Roy 456 15.88

Dieppe

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[9]

Edmundston

The race in Edmundston will be held on May 25[2] due to a lockdown in Northwestern New Brunswick.[3]

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[10]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Eric Marquis 4,453 63.52
Lise Ouellette 2,557 36.48

Fredericton

The candidates are as follows:[11]

Mayor

Candidates
Results
Mayoral CandidateVote%
Kate Rogers 9,056 54.37
Mike O'Brien (X) 5,045 30.29
Corinne Hersey 2,252 13.52
Drew Brown 302 1.81

Fredericton City Council

Ward 1
CandidateVote%
Margo Sheppard 685 53.60
Karen Grant 454 35.52
Dennis Atchison 139 10.88
Ward 2
CandidateVote%
Mark Peters (X) 712 59.88
Sean Winslow 477 40.12
Ward 3
CandidateVote%
Bruce Grandy (X) 604 43.11
Anthea Plummer 399 28.48
Troy Haines 398 28.41
Ward 4
CandidateVote%
Jocelyn Pike 478 51.01
Sheldon Currie 305 32.55
Eric Price (X) 154 16.44
Ward 5
CandidateVote%
Steve Hicks (X) 789 59.91
Denver Boreland 528 40.09
Ward 6
CandidateVote%
Eric MeGarity (X) 614 43.89
Maegen Black 406 29.02
Sharon Levesque 308 22.02
Ian LeTourneau 71 5.08
Ward 7
CandidateVote%
Kevin Darrah (X) 613 52.26
Gail Costello 560 47.74
Ward 8
CandidateVote%
Greg Ericson (X) 632 48.77
Scott Smith 350 27.01
Joshua Paul 314 24.23
Ward 9
CandidateVote%
Ruth Breen 888 55.71
Stephen A. Chase (X) 647 40.59
Jeff Shanks 59 3.70
Ward 10
CandidateVote%
Cassandra M. Blackmore 928 48.61
Kelly L. Murray 642 33.63
Alan J. Atkins 339 17.76
Ward 11
CandidateVote%
Jason LeJeune 689 59.04
Louie Youssef 38232.73
David Wells 96 8.23
Ward 12
CandidateVote%
Henri Mallet (X) 703 38.44
Janet Moser 680 37.18
Kandise Brown 446 24.38

Grand Falls

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[16]

Miramichi

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[17]

Moncton

The candidates are as follows:[18]

Mayor

Candidates:
Mayoral CandidateVote%
Dawn Arnold (X) 9,998 58.76
Erik Gingles 7,016 41.24

Moncton City Council

At large (2 to be elected)
CandidateVote%
Monique LeBlanc6,686 21.96
Marty Kingston6,64521.83
Yves Belliveau 4,673 15.35
Krysta Cowling4,427 14.54
Isabelle Forest3,372 11.08
Craig McCluskey2,718 8.93
Hafsah Ayub Mohammad1,920 6.31
Ward 1 (2 to be elected)
CandidateVote%
Shawn Crossman (X) 2,531 33.76
Paulette Thériualt (X) 1,532 20.43
Patrick Richard1,451 19.35
Réal Allain1,115 14.87
Dan Ross869 11.59
Ward 2 (2 to be elected)
CandidateVote%
Charles Léger (X) 1,472 20.19
Daniel Bourgeois1,339 18.36
Bettina Moores1,331 18.25
Blair Lawrence (X) 1,323 18.14
Jeff Wallace1,022 14.02
Peter Colwell805 11.04
Ward 3 (2 to be elected)
CandidateVote%
Bryan D. Butler (X) 2,447 30.69
Dave Steeves2,131 26.73
Tamara Nichol2,081 26.10
Diani Blanco1,313 16.47
Ward 4 (2 to be elected)
CandidateVote%
Paul Richard2,779 40.83
Susan F. Edgett (X)2,249 33.65
Paul Pellerin (X)1,706 25.52

Oromocto

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[20]

Quispamsis

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[21]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Libby O'Hara 3,790 84.39
Gary D. Clark (X) 701 15.61

Riverview

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[22]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Andrew J. LeBlanc 3,235 53.79
Tammy L. Rampersaud 2,779 46.21

Rothesay

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[23]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Nancy E. Grant (X) 3,020 92.19
Elizabeth Kramer 256 7.81

Sackville

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[24]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Shawn Mesheau 1,067 55.43
Ron Aiken 858 44.57

Saint John

The candidates are as follows:[25]

Mayor

Candidates
Results
Mayoral CandidateVote%
Donna E. Reardon 10,089 60.19
Mel A. W. Vincent5,895 35.17
Darrell Bastarache467 2.79
Howard A. Yeomans312 1.86

Saint John City Council

At large (2 to be elected)
CandidateVote%
Brent Harris8,487 31.93
H. Gary Sullivan (X) 6,963 26.20
Dean M. Secord3,461 13.02
Neil S. Clements2,935 11.04
Arty Watson1,909 7.18
Steven Henderson1,438 5.41
Anthony Capson909 3.42
Guy Verna479 1.80
Ward 1 (2 to be elected)
CandidateVote%
Greg Norton (X) 2,861 32.62
Joanna F. E. Killen1,941 22.13
Blake Armstrong (X) 1,566 17.85
Richard Lee1,519 17.32
Sean Patrick Crowley630 7.18
Steven J. Woodin135 1.54
Christopher R. Withers120 1.37
Ward 2 (2 to be elected)
CandidateVote%
Barry Ogden1,760 23.51
John MacKenzie (X) 1,249 16.69
Jocelyn M. Stevens900 12.02
Patty Higgins691 9.23
Jacob W. Stackhouse636 8.50
Jason L. Alcorn485 6.48
Deborah Dianne McCormack3734.98
Tamara L. Steele336 4.49
Conor Vienneau279 3.73
Jerald H. Kunitzky196 2.62
Russell Wilson194 2.59
Justin B. Tinker142 1.90
Larry E. Harlow133 1.78
Tim Little111 1.48
Ward 3 (2 to be elected)
CandidateVote%
Gerry Lowe1,540 27.11
David Hickey (X) 1,532 26.97
Mariah A. Darling1,460 25.70
Frank James418 7.36
Barbara Ellemberg309 5.44
Adam J. C. Salesse202 3.56
Peter Duncan118 2.08
Jordan R. Hollingsworth101 1.78
Ward 4 (2 to be elected)
CandidateVote%
Greg R. Stewart1,141 15.19
Paula Radwan1,128 15.02
Gina E. Hooley1,120 14.91
Ray Stowbridge (X) 1,022 13.60
Bruce P. Court620 8.25
Dan O'Connor600 7.99
Daryl Ronald Bishop538 7.16
Kimberley Mary Hughes533 7.10
Lynaya L. Astephen405 5.39
Christopher C. Daigle405 5.39

Shediac

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[30]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Roger Caissie (X) 1,716 59.85
Léo Doiron 1,151 40.15

Tracadie

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[31]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Denis Losier (X) 5,637 69.22
Jean-Yves McGraw 2,507 30.78

Woodstock

The candidates for mayor are as follows:[32]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Brunswick municipal elections postponed due to COVID-19 . Government of New Brunswick. March 17, 2020.
  2. Web site: New election dates have been set for the Edmundston-Madawaska region. Elections New Brunswick. April 27, 2021. April 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210427193907/https://www.electionsnb.ca/content/enb/en/edmundston-and-upper-madawaska-elections.html. dead.
  3. News: New Brunswick suspends municipal elections in lockdown areas . CBC. April 11, 2021.
  4. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021. April 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419231528/https://www1.gnb.ca/Elections/en/mun21may10/21may10generalmuncandidatelist-e.asp?ELECTIONTOWNID=92TOWNID10974. dead.
  5. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021. May 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518194001/https://www1.gnb.ca/Elections/en/mun21may10/21may10generalmuncandidatelist-e.asp?ELECTIONTOWNID=92TOWNID1870. dead.
  6. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021.
  7. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021.
  8. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021.
  9. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021.
  10. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021.
  11. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021. April 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210403002757/https://www1.gnb.ca/Elections/en/mun21may10/21may10generalmuncandidatelist-e.asp?ELECTIONTOWNID=92TOWNID1869. dead.
  12. News: Les candidats à la mairie de Fredericton ne souhaitent pas de fusions . Radio-Canada. May 7, 2021.
  13. News: STU professor running for mayor to 'challenge' the way things are . The Aquinian . February 6, 2020.
  14. News: Fredericton mayor reoffers, promotes himself as steady hand . CBC. February 18, 2021.
  15. News: Kate Rogers, only woman on Fredericton council, seeks mayor's job . CBC. February 3, 2021.
  16. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021.
  17. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021.
  18. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021.
  19. News: Arnold and Gingles seek mayor's office in Moncton. CBC. May 25, 2021.
  20. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021.
  21. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021.
  22. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021.
  23. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021. March 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210326202523/https://www1.gnb.ca/Elections/en/mun21may10/21may10generalmuncandidatelist-e.asp?ELECTIONTOWNID=92TOWNID1868. dead.
  24. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021.
  25. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021. March 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210323170010/https://www1.gnb.ca/Elections/en/mun21may10/21may10generalmuncandidatelist-e.asp?ELECTIONTOWNID=92TOWNID1853. dead.
  26. News: Controversial candidate for Saint John mayor says he can relate to people . CBC. March 31, 2021.
  27. News: Two-term Saint John councillor Donna Reardon launches bid for mayor's seat . CBC. March 29, 2021.
  28. News: Mel Vincent Jr. seeks mayor's job in Saint John . CBC. March 30, 2021.
  29. News: Saint John mayoral candidate would tackle city's finances if elected . CBC. April 7, 2021.
  30. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021.
  31. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021.
  32. Web site: Unofficial List of Municipal Election Candidates. Elections New Brunswick. April 19, 2021. April 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210407125914/https://www1.gnb.ca/Elections/en/mun21may10/21may10generalmuncandidatelist-e.asp?ELECTIONTOWNID=92TOWNID1940. dead.