2022 New Brunswick municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of New Brunswick on 28 November 2022 to elect local governments in newly formed municipalities following the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform process.[2] The new municipalities will come into existence on 1 January 2023.[3] In total, there will be elections for 50 new municipalities and 12 rural districts,[4] with a total of 446 elected positions. Of the 446 positions, 148 seats were elected by acclamation. Four spots had no candidates at all and will be filled with by-elections in May 2023.[5] Elections are not being held in larger municipalities such as Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton which did not go through the government reform.[6]

2022 New Brunswick municipal elections
28 November 2022 (2022-11-28)
Registered232,004
Turnout35.77%[1]

Results for select municipalities and rural districts are as follows:

Acadian Peninsula Rural District

The results for the of the Acadian Peninsula rural district advisory committee are as follows:

Candidate Vote  %
Robert Power Acclaimed
Johnny Stewart Acclaimed
Denis Thériault Acclaimed

Alnwick

The results for mayor and council of Alnwick are as follows:

Mayor
Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Ernest Robichaud Acclaimed

Ward 1
Candidate Vote  %
Gerald Albert Ross Acclaimed

Ward 2
Candidate Vote  %
Eva May Hache Acclaimed

Ward 3
Candidate Vote  %
Paul-Emile Thibodeau Acclaimed

Ward 4
Candidate Vote  %
Mireille Caissie15776.21
Henri Robichaud4923.79

Ward 5
Candidate Vote  %
Laurie W. Wishart Acclaimed

Arcadia

The results for mayor and council of Arcadia are as follows:

Mayor
Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Derek Pleadwell Acclaimed

Ward 1
Candidate Vote  %
Tammy Gordon Acclaimed

Ward 2
Candidate Vote  %
Paul Mennier Acclaimed

Ward 3
Candidate Vote  %
Elizabeth (Liz) Watson Acclaimed

Ward 4
Candidate Vote  %
Steven Sharpe11374.34
Craig Dykeman3925.66

Ward 5
Candidate Vote  %
Sheila Black Acclaimed

Ward 6
Candidate Vote  %
Paula Jo-Ann Gahan-Magee8766.92
Derek Moore4333.08

Baie-des-Hérons/Heron Bay

Dalhousie mayor Normand Pelletier was elected mayor. He defeated Charlo mayor Gaétan Pelletier and Dalhousie councillor Gail Fearon.[7]

The results for mayor and council of Heron Bay are as follows:

Mayor
Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Normand Pelletier1,25353.50
Gail Fearon69029.46
Gaétan Pelletier39917.04

Ward 1[lower-alpha 1]
Candidate Vote  %
Leigh Walsh50142.60
Cynthia Good Cormier44237.59
Luc Arseneault23319.81

Ward 2[lower-alpha 1]
Candidate Vote  %
Lisa Pelletier50931.23
Jean Robert Haché44427.24
Kevin Lavigne37122.76
Anick Michaud20512.58
Charles Stewart1016.20

Ward 3[lower-alpha 1]
Candidate Vote  %
Ken Chartrand55841.06
Denis McIntyre53239.15
Patrick Clarke26919.79
  1. Each voter was permitted to vote for up to two candidates.

Bathurst

Throughout the local governance reform process, the areas added to the City of Bathurst were grouped together as Ward 2. The City of Bathurst, as it existed prior to the reforms, became known as Ward 1. As a result, an election was held to elect two council members for Ward 2, while no new election was held in Ward 1 or for Mayor.[8]

The results for Ward 2 of Bathurst are as follows:

Ward 2
Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Darryl Branch Acclaimed
Mike Skerry Acclaimed

Beaurivage

The results for mayor and council of Beaurivage are as follows:

Mayor
Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Arnold J. Vautour1,42356.85
Roger Doiron98039.15
Brian D. Stevens1004.00

At-Large[lower-alpha 1]
Candidate Vote  %
Stella Richard134029.76
Dennis Mazerolle101122.46
Stéphane Godin82818.39
Denis Arseneault76316.95
Laureanne Stewart56012.44

Ward 1
Candidate Vote  %
Oswald Mazerolle Acclaimed

Ward 2

There were no candidates for Ward 2.

Ward 3[lower-alpha 2]
Candidate Vote  %
Howard Vautour25050.20
Danielle Andrée Dugas24849.80

Ward 4
Candidate Vote  %
Paul Lirette Acclaimed

Ward 5
Candidate Vote  %
Melanie (Boudreau) McDermott24957.91
Linda Savoie18142.09

Ward 6[lower-alpha 2]
Candidate Vote  %
JoAnne Robichaud26551.56
Lucie Vautour24948.44
  1. Each voter was permitted to vote for up to two candidates.
  2. This result was confirmed in a recount.

Beausoleil

The results for mayor and council of Beausoleil are as follows:

Mayor
Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Jean Hebert1,32355.80
Diane Gllant1,04844.20

At-Large[lower-alpha 1]
Candidate Vote  %
Monique Robichaud1,80729.69
Louis Babineau1,45723.94
Paul Babineau1,09117.93
Justin Vautour1,08417.81
Ricky Babineau64710.63

Ward 1
Candidate Vote  %
Dianna Goguen74982.76
Adrien (Tabutte) Léger15617.24

Ward 2
Candidate Vote  %
Maurice R. Cormier Acclaimed

Ward 3
Candidate Vote  %
Linda Savoie21351.82
Michael G. Poirier13131.87
Roger J. Robichaud6716.30

Ward 4
Candidate Vote  %
Daniel Bourgeois Acclaimed
  1. Each voter was permitted to vote for up to three candidates.

Belle-Baie

The results for mayor and council of Belle-Baie are as follows:

Mayor
Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Daniel Guitard2,13846.23
Rachel Boudreau1,82939.55
Maxime Lejeune65814.23

At-Large[lower-alpha 1]
Candidate Vote  %
Olivier Dilhac1,76314.17
Marie Larivière1,62313.04
Gaston Frenette1,61612.99
Luc Desjardins1,51012.14
Jean-Marc Cormier1,50412.09
Brigitte Couturier1,46611.78
Jenny Arseneau1,2259.84
Ulric DeGrâce1,0658.56
Raphaël Roy6715.39

Ward 1
Candidate Vote  %
Joël Olivier46055.83
Normand Plourde36444.17

Ward 2
Candidate Vote  %
Ronnie Arseneau39247.46
Brigitte Guitard36444.07
Marc Roy708.47

Ward 3
Candidate Vote  %
Charles Doucet Acclaimed

Ward 4
Candidate Vote  %
Annik Noël55154.45
Réjean Guitard46145.55

Ward 5
Candidate Vote  %
Jean-Guy Grant Acclaimed

Ward 6
Candidate Vote  %
Anne Bard-Lavigne Acclaimed
  1. Each voter was permitted to vote for up to three candidates.

Bois-Joli

The results for mayor and council of Bois-Joli are as follows:

Mayor
Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Mario Pelletier Acclaimed

At-Large
Candidate Vote  %
Josée Doucet-Thériault Acclaimed
Donald J. Savoie Acclaimed

Ward 1[lower-alpha 1]
Candidate Vote  %
Cindy Roy Bernard55643.40
Peggy Savoie Leclair39931.15
Denis Fournier32625.45

Ward 2[lower-alpha 1]
Candidate Vote  %
Guy Landry67447.07
Sophie Maltais50635.34
Daniel Albert25217.60
  1. Each voter was permitted to vote for up to two candidates.

Butternut Valley

The results for mayor and council of Butternut Valley are as follows:

Mayor
Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Alan Brown30538.66
Frank Jopp29937.90
Steven Ronald Tingley10813.69
Dave Cruickshank779.76

Ward 1
Candidate Vote  %
Thomas P. Jeffery Acclaimed

Ward 2
Candidate Vote  %
Vicky Gaunce16267.22
Tony Raymond7932.78

Ward 3
Candidate Vote  %
David Andrew Titus13755.92
Raleigh Myers10844.08

Ward 4
Candidate Vote  %
Mark K. Rideout15166.81
Dana Hicks7533.19

Campbellton

Incumbent Campbellton mayor Ian Comeau ran against Atholville mayor Jean-Guy Levesque.[9]

The results for mayor and council of Campbellton are as follows:

Mayor
Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Jean-Guy Levesque3,30667.10
Ian Comeau1,49830.40
Kevin Bond1232.50

Ward 1
Candidate Vote  %
Maurice (Moe) Comeau Acclaimed

Ward 2[lower-alpha 1]
Candidate Vote  %
Steve Theriault44932.58
Gaëtan Cormier47234.25
Arthur Thibault27019.59
Jean Soucy18713.57

Ward 3[lower-alpha 1]
Candidate Vote  %
Glen Perron53235.02
Julien Ouellette51934.17
Jean-Claude Charest46830.81

Ward 4[lower-alpha 2]
Candidate Vote  %
Diane Cyr1,41512.52
Mélanie Parent1,40212.40
Luc Couturier1,22310.82
Wes Knight1,14610.14
Sterling (Fuzzy) Loga9878.73
Conrad Pitre9148.08
Brent Babcock9068.01
Frédéric (Fred) Daigle8497.51
Marco Savoie8317.35
Diane Mignault7816.91
Tyler Richard4343.84
Joey Goulette4183.70
  1. Each voter was permitted to vote for up to two candidates.
  2. Each voter was permitted to vote for up to five candidates.

Cap-Acadie

Mayor

Louise Landry, the mayor of Beaubassin East ran for mayor.

The results for mayor and council of Cap-Acadie are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Serge Leger2,25561.21
Louise Landry85423.18
Gilles Cormier57515.61

Council[lower-alpha 1]
Candidate Vote  %
Marc-André Vienneau2,40710.80
Yvonne LeBlanc2,0159.04
Josée Vautour1,7587.89
Susan Cormier1,7037.64
Louis Léger1,6927.59
Wendy Bourque1,6547.42
Rachel Boudreau1,5807.09
Eric LeBlanc1,4376.45
Charline Burke1,3055.86
Ronnie Duguay1,2425.57
Luc Drisdelle1,0554.73
Hector Cormier1,0074.52
Omer Leger1,0044.51
Francine Landry9764.38
Jean-Albert Cormier6602.96
Michel Emery Gaudet4151.86
Charles Thibodeau3711.67
  1. Each voter was permitted to vote for up to eight candidates.

Capital Region Rural District

The results for the of the Capital Region rural district rural district advisory committee are as follows:

Ward 1[lower-alpha 1]
Candidate Vote  %
Lloyd Burns24536.68
Jennifer Dawn Stairs23635.33
Lloyd Dutcher10916.32
Leo Kolijn7811.68

Ward 2[lower-alpha 2]
Candidate Vote  %
Kimberely A. Warren36728.21
Marty Forsythe28021.52
Eleanor Lindsay24718.99
Weldon A. Moore23217.83
Greg Shatford17513.45
  1. Each voter was permitted to vote for up to two candidates.
  2. Each voter was permitted to vote for up to four candidates.

Caraquet

The results for mayor and council of Caraquet are as follows:

Mayor
Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Bernard Thériault Acclaimed

Ward 1[lower-alpha 1]
Candidate Vote  %
Louise Blanchard1,38418.45
Terry King Wai Ing1,19415.92
Florence Albert1,01413.52
Kim Légère82410.99
Kevin J. Haché75710.09
Camille Gionet7319.75
Michel G. Boucher7049.39
Marc-André Vienneau4616.15
Kyla Thériault4315.75

Ward 2
Candidate Vote  %
Pierre Boudreau15874.53
Maurice Mallet5425.47

Ward 3
Candidate Vote  %
Jacques Boucher Acclaimed

Ward 4
Candidate Vote  %
Jean-Claude Doiron Acclaimed

Ward 5[lower-alpha 2]
Candidate Vote  %
Marie-Soleil Landry32320.07
Nicole Hébert28717.84
Roger R. Chiasson26716.59
Benoit LeBouthillier23714.73
Richard Frigault18611.56
Nicole Michon1116.90
Nancy Doiron1056.53
Josué Doucet935.78
  1. Each voter was permitted to vote for up to four candidates.
  2. Each voter was permitted to vote for up to two candidates.

Central York

The results for mayor of Central York are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
David R. Duplessis74646.89
Chris Duffie50331.62
Blaine Nason30218.97
Edward F. Merrithew402.51

Champdoré

The results for mayor of Champdoré are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Jean-Pierre Richard1,13461.40
Donald Bastarache71338.60

District of Carleton North

The results for mayor of the District of Carleton North are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Andrew Harvey1,46253.79
Karl E. Curtis61022.44
Charles MacDonald49618.25
Charles Hugh McNair1505.52

Eastern Charlotte

The results for mayor of Eastern Charlotte are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
John D. Craig Acclaimed

Fundy Albert

The results for mayor of Fundy Albert are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Robert Rochon79346.13'
Andrew Casey49929.03
Peter Jubb42724.84

Fundy-St. Martins

The results for mayor of Fundy-St. Martins are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
James Bedford Acclaimed

Grand Lake

The results for mayor of Grand Lake are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Kevin Nicklin Acclaimed

Grand-Bouctouche

The results for mayor of Grand-Bouctouche are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Aldeo Saulnier1,23358.05
Jean-Noël Allain89141.95

Grand-Sault/Grand Falls

School district director general Bertrand Beaulieu was elected by acclamation.[10]

The results for mayor of Grand Falls are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Bertrand Beaulieu Acclaimed

Hampton

The results for mayor of Hampton are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Dewey Doucet Acclaimed

Hautes-Terres

The results for mayor of Hautes-Terres are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Denis Landry Acclaimed

Île-de-Lamèque

The results for mayor of Île-de-Lamèque are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Bernard Savoie1,25646.73
Jules Haché95735.60
Allain Guignard40915.22
Paul F. Chiasson662.46

Maple Hills

The results for mayor of Maple Hills are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Erica Warren72255.54
Tracey Mullin57844.46

Miramichi River Valley

The results for mayor of Miramichi River Valley are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Kevin Earl Russell Acclaimed

Salisbury

The results for mayor of Salisbury are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Robert Campbell Acclaimed

St. Stephen

The results for mayor of the Municipal District of St. Stephen are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Allan MacEachern1,07158.78
C. Burton Stewart37820.75
Ken Parker37320.47

Sunbury-York South

The results for mayor of Sunbury-York South are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
David Hayward39155.38
Larry Delong17224.36
Moe Joseph Lagace14320.25

Sussex

The results for mayor of Sussex are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Marc Thorne1,25986.11
Richard Pearson20313.89

Tantramar

Shawn Mesheau, the mayor of Sackville ran for mayor.

The results for mayor of Tantramar are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Andrew Black1,16446.23
R. Shawn Mesheau92236.62
Bonnie Swift43217.16

Woodstock

Incumbent Woodstock mayor Arthur Slipp ran against Town councillor Trina Milbury (Jones).

The results for mayor of Woodstock are as follows:

Mayoral Candidate Vote  %
Trina Milbury1,29055.08
Arthur L. Slipp98141.89
Mark J. Dumas713.03

References
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  3. "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. "Excitement, apathy as some N.B. residents to vote for first time in municipal elections". CBC. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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  6. "Elections coming up for 62 newly formed, amalgamated communities". CBC. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. "Thousands 'going to have a voice,' says mayor, as N.B. residents elect new municipal leaders". CBC. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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  9. Élections municipales: les jeux sont faits au Nouveau-Brunswick
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