Voters went to the polls in New Brunswick on October 21st, 2024.
On October 21, voters elected 49 individuals into office in the 2024 New Brunswick Provincial Election. Women and gender-diverse individuals won 17 of the 49 seats, accounting for 34.7% of the total elected MLAs. This marks an increase from the previous 2020 provincial election, where only 13 of the MLAs elected were women or gender-diverse individuals, for a total of 28.6% of the total elected MLAs being women. New Brunswick also made history in electing its first ever woman Premier - Susan Holt of the Liberal Party. Equal Voice is advocating for gender parity – that means at least 50% of nominated candidates and at least 50% of elected MLAs being women or gender-diverse people.
Results:
| Political Party |
 |
 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Total elected (as of October 21, 2024) | 16 | 31 | 2 |
| Total women elected (as of October 21, 2024) | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| % of Women MLAs by caucus | 37.5% | 32.3% |
50% |
This candidate tracker uses publicly available information to track women and gender-diverse candidates who put their name on the ballot in the upcoming 2024 Provincial Election in New Brunswick. It will be regularly updated by Equal Voice, please report errors or omissions to [email protected] . Please credit “Equal Voice” if using this data.
Nominations:
| Party |
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|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Total # of Women and Gender-Diverse Candidates by Party | 14 | 16 | 21 |
| Total Nominations | 45 | 49 | 45 |
| Percentage of Women and Gender-Diverse Candidates | 31.1% | 32.7% | 46.7% |
Nominations finalized as of Tuesday October 1st, 2024.
Number of Individuals Elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in Past Elections:
| Election Year | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Seats | 55 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| # Men | 46 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 32 |
| # Women and Gender-Diverse People | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| Percentage of Women and Gender-Diverse People | 16.4% | 18.4% | 22.4% | 28.6% | 34.7% |
New Brunswick Election Tracking Sheet:
Confirmed women or gender-diverse candidates are identified by name
Blank spaces identify no candidate
Circles represent a confirmed male candidate
Asterisks identify incumbents
Winning candidates are highlighted
| Provincial Ridings | |
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| Albert-Riverview | Sherry Wilson | O | O |
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Arcadia-Butternut Valley-Maple Hills
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O | Connie Larson | O |
| Bathurst | Kim Chamberlain | O* | O |
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Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent
|
Ann Bastarache | O* | Bernadette Morin |
| Belle-Baie-Belledune | O* | ||
| Caraquet | O | Isabelle Thériault | |
| Carleton-Victoria | Margaret Johnson* | O | Rebecca Blaevoet |
| Carleton-York | O* | O | O |
| Champdoré-Irishtown | O | Lyne Chantal Boudreau | O |
| Dieppe-Memramcook | O | Natacha Vautour | O |
| Edmundston-Vallée-des-Rivières | O | O* | |
| Fredericton North | Jill Green* | O | Anthea Plummer |
| Fredericton South-Silverwood | Nicolle Carlin | Susan Holt | O |
| Fredericton-York | O* | Tanya Whitney | Pam Allen-LeBlanc |
| Fredericton-Grand Lake | O* | O | O |
| Fredericton-Lincoln | O | Joni Leger | O* |
|
Fundy-The Isles-Saint John Lorneville
|
O | Patty Borthwick | Rhonda Connell |
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Grand Falls-Vallée-des-Rivières-Saint-Quentin
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O | O* | Dani McLean-Godbout |
| Hampton-Fundy-St. Martins | Faytene Grasseschi | O | Laura Myers |
| Hanwell-New Maryland | Judy Wilson-Shee | Cindy Miles | Susan Jonah |
| Hautes-Terres-Nepisiguit | O | O | O |
| Kent North | O | O | O* |
| Kings Centre | O* | O | O |
| Madawaska Les Lacs-Edmundston | O | Francine Landry* | |
| Miramichi Bay-Neguac | O* | O | O |
| Miramichi East | Michelle Conroy* | Veronique Arsenault | O |
| Miramichi West | O* | O | Genevieve MacRae |
| Moncton Centre | O | O | Sarah Colwell |
| Moncton East | O | O | Diani Blanco |
| Moncton Northwest | O* | Tania Sodhi | Ana Santana |
| Moncton South | O* | Claire Johnson | O |
| Oromocto-Sunbury | Mary E. Wilson* | O | O |
| Quispamsis | O* | O | O |
| Restigouche East | O | O* | O |
| Restigouche West | Diane Cyr | O* | Myriam Cormier |
| Riverview | O | O | Sarah Lord |
| Rothesay | O* | Alyson Townsend | Zara MacKay-Boyce |
| Saint Croix | Kathy Bockus* | O | O |
| Saint John East | O* | O | O |
| Saint John Harbour | O | O | Mariah Darling |
| Saint John Portland-Simonds | O | O | O |
| Saint John West-Lancaster | Kim Costain | Kate Wilcott | Joanna Killen |
| Shediac Bay-Dieppe | O | O* | Chantal Landry |
| Shediac-Cap-Acadie | O* | O | |
| Shippagan-Les-Îles | O* | O | |
| Sussex-Three Rivers | Tammy Scott-Wallace* | O | Teri McMackin |
| Tantramar | O | O | Megan Mitton* |
| Tracadie | O* | O | |
| Woodstock-Hartland | O* | Marisa Pelkey | Jada Roche |
Nominations finalized as of Tuesday October 1st, 2024.
This directory currently tracks candidates in political parties that hold seats in the current government. We also included the candidate’s website or campaign platform if the information was available.
Please credit “Equal Voice” if using this data.
