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. Furthermore, elections in some municipalities in Northwestern New Brunswick were held on May 25 due to those areas being under lockdown. 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 and allowing people to own hens for non-commercial purposes in Blacks Harbour).
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.
Bathurst The candidates for mayor are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Kim Chamberlain 2,825 66.31 Richard Barbeau 977 22.93Greg Bossé 458 10.75
Beaubassin East The candidates for mayor are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote %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: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Ian Comeau 1,895 66.00 Joey Goulette 520 18.11Gilles Roy 456 15.88
Dieppe The candidates for mayor are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote %Yvon Lapierre (X) Acclaimed
Edmundston The race in Edmundston will be held on May 25 due to a lockdown in Northwestern New Brunswick.
The candidates for mayor are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote %Eric Marquis 4,453 63.52Lise Ouellette 2,557 36.48
Fredericton The candidates are as follows:
Mayor Candidates Andrew Brown Corinne Saunders Hersey - Sociology professor at St. Thomas University. Mike O'Brien - Incumbent mayor. Kate Rogers - Ward 11 city councillor.
Results Mayoral Candidate Vote %Kate Rogers 9,056 54.37 Mike O'Brien (X) 5,045 30.29 Corinne Hersey 2,252 13.52Drew Brown 302 1.81
Fredericton City Council Ward 1 Candidate Vote %Margo Sheppard 685 53.60Karen Grant 454 35.52 Dennis Atchison 139 10.88 Ward 2 Candidate Vote % Mark Peters (X) 712 59.88 Sean Winslow 477 40.12 Ward 3 Candidate Vote % Bruce Grandy (X) 604 43.11Anthea Plummer 399 28.48 Troy Haines 398 28.41 Ward 4 Candidate Vote %Jocelyn Pike 478 51.01 Sheldon Currie 305 32.55 Eric Price (X) 154 16.44 Ward 5 Candidate Vote % Steve Hicks (X) 789 59.91 Denver Boreland 528 40.09 Ward 6 Candidate Vote % Eric MeGarity (X) 614 43.89 Maegen Black 406 29.02 Sharon Levesque 308 22.02 Ian LeTourneau 71 5.08 Ward 7 Candidate Vote % Kevin Darrah (X) 613 52.26 Gail Costello 560 47.74 Ward 8 Candidate Vote % Greg Ericson (X) 632 48.77Scott Smith 350 27.01 Joshua Paul 314 24.23 Ward 9 Candidate Vote %Ruth Breen 888 55.71 Stephen A. Chase (X) 647 40.59 Jeff Shanks 59 3.70 Ward 10 Candidate Vote %Cassandra M. Blackmore 928 48.61 Kelly L. Murray 642 33.63 Alan J. Atkins 339 17.76 Ward 11 Candidate Vote %Jason LeJeune 689 59.04Louie Youssef 382 32.73 David Wells 96 8.23 Ward 12 Candidate Vote % 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: Mayoral Candidate Vote %Marcel Yvon Deschênes (X) Acclaimed
Miramichi The candidates for mayor are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote %Adam Lordon (X) Acclaimed
Moncton The candidates are as follows:
Mayor Candidates Dawn Arnold - incumbent mayor Erik Gingles - runs video-news site Buzzlocal.
Mayoral Candidate Vote %Dawn Arnold (X) 9,998 58.76 Erik Gingles 7,016 41.24
Moncton City Council
At large (2 to be elected) Candidate Vote % Monique LeBlanc 6,686 21.96 Marty Kingston 6,645 21.83 Yves Belliveau 4,673 15.35 Krysta Cowling 4,427 14.54 Isabelle Forest 3,372 11.08 Craig McCluskey 2,718 8.93 Hafsah Ayub Mohammad 1,920 6.31 Ward 1 (2 to be elected) Candidate Vote % Shawn Crossman (X) 2,531 33.76 Paulette Thériualt (X) 1,532 20.43 Patrick Richard 1,451 19.35Réal Allain 1,115 14.87Dan Ross 869 11.59 Ward 2 (2 to be elected) Candidate Vote % Charles Léger (X) 1,472 20.19 Daniel Bourgeois 1,339 18.36Bettina Moores 1,331 18.25 Blair Lawrence (X) 1,323 18.14 Jeff Wallace 1,022 14.02Peter Colwell 805 11.04 Ward 3 (2 to be elected) Candidate Vote % Bryan D. Butler (X) 2,447 30.69Dave Steeves 2,131 26.73Tamara Nichol 2,081 26.10Diani Blanco 1,313 16.47 Ward 4 (2 to be elected) Candidate Vote %Paul Richard 2,779 40.83 Susan F. Edgett (X) 2,249 33.65Paul Pellerin (X) 1,706 25.52
Oromocto The candidates for mayor are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Robert Edward Powell (X) Acclaimed
Quispamsis The candidates for mayor are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote %Libby O'Hara 3,790 84.39Gary D. Clark (X) 701 15.61
Riverview The candidates for mayor are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote %Andrew J. LeBlanc 3,235 53.79Tammy L. Rampersaud 2,779 46.21
Rothesay The candidates for mayor are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote %Nancy E. Grant (X) 3,020 92.19Elizabeth Kramer 256 7.81
Sackville The candidates for mayor are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote %Shawn Mesheau 1,067 55.43Ron Aiken 858 44.57
Saint John The candidates are as follows:
Mayor Candidates Darrell Bastarache - Landscaper, noted for his controversial statements and support for conspiracy theories. Donna Reardon - Ward 3 councillor, dietitian and medical administrator. Mel Vincent Jr. - Home builder and real estate broker. Son of longtime councillor Mel Vincent Sr. Ran for the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick in the 2003 provincial election. Howard Yeomans - Retired accountant. Ran for mayor in 2016, finishing last with 213 votes.
Results Mayoral Candidate Vote %Donna E. Reardon 10,089 60.19Mel A. W. Vincent 5,895 35.17Darrell Bastarache 467 2.79Howard A. Yeomans 312 1.86
Saint John City Council
At large (2 to be elected) Candidate Vote %Brent Harris 8,487 31.93 H. Gary Sullivan (X) 6,963 26.20Dean M. Secord 3,461 13.02Neil S. Clements 2,935 11.04Arty Watson 1,909 7.18Steven Henderson 1,438 5.41Anthony Capson 909 3.42Guy Verna 479 1.80 Ward 1 (2 to be elected) Candidate Vote % Greg Norton (X) 2,861 32.62Joanna F. E. Killen 1,941 22.13 Blake Armstrong (X) 1,566 17.85Richard Lee 1,519 17.32 Sean Patrick Crowley 630 7.18Steven J. Woodin 135 1.54Christopher R. Withers 120 1.37 Ward 2 (2 to be elected) Candidate Vote %Barry Ogden1,760 23.51 John MacKenzie (X) 1,249 16.69Jocelyn M. Stevens 900 12.02 Patty Higgins 691 9.23Jacob W. Stackhouse 636 8.50Jason L. Alcorn 485 6.48Deborah Dianne McCormack 373 4.98Tamara L. Steele 336 4.49Conor Vienneau 279 3.73Jerald H. Kunitzky 196 2.62Russell Wilson 194 2.59Justin B. Tinker 142 1.90Larry E. Harlow 133 1.78Tim Little 111 1.48 Ward 3 (2 to be elected) Candidate Vote %Gerry Lowe 1,540 27.11 David Hickey (X) 1,532 26.97 Mariah A. Darling 1,460 25.70Frank James 418 7.36Barbara Ellemberg 309 5.44Adam J. C. Salesse 202 3.56Peter Duncan 118 2.08Jordan R. Hollingsworth 101 1.78 Ward 4 (2 to be elected) Candidate Vote %Greg R. Stewart 1,141 15.19Paula Radwan 1,128 15.02Gina E. Hooley 1,120 14.91 Ray Stowbridge (X) 1,022 13.60 Bruce P. Court 620 8.25Dan O'Connor 600 7.99Daryl Ronald Bishop 538 7.16Kimberley Mary Hughes 533 7.10Lynaya L. Astephen 405 5.39Christopher C. Daigle 405 5.39
By-election A by-election was held in Ward 3 on December 9, 2024, following the election of David Hickey in the 2024 New Brunswick general election:
Results: Candidate Vote %Mariah Darling 375 32.02Ryan Moore 269 22.97Adam Donnelly 114 9.74Kevin M. McCann 114 9.74Andrew Miller 70 5.98Lisa Morris 67 5.72P.J. Duncan 45 3.84Bryan Wilson 44 3.76Arty Watson 36 3.07Jennifer Thompson 24 2.05 Dan Benoit 13 1.11
Shediac The candidates for mayor are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Roger Caissie (X) 1,716 59.85 Léo Doiron 1,151 40.15
Tracadie The candidates for mayor are as follows:
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Denis Losier (X) 5,637 69.22Jean-Yves McGraw 2,507 30.78
Woodstock The candidates for mayor are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Arthur L. Slipp (X) Acclaimed
See also Administrative divisions of New Brunswick Elections in Canada
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