New Brunswick Votes Headlines

Alward picks ex-PC candidate as chief of staff

Premier-designate David Alward has tapped three-time defeated Bathurst Tory candidate Nancy McKay to be his chief of staff.

Liberals request Saint John Harbour recount

Liberal cabinet minister Ed Doherty has requested a recount into the results of his Saint John Harbour election, which he lost by a mere nine votes on Monday.

N.B. voter turnout lowest since 1978

New Brunswick voters made history on Monday by dumping the first one-term government since Confederation but voter turnout was much lower than expected.

Alward prepares PC transition plan

The Progressive Conservatives are busy preparing for their Oct. 12 return to power as Premier-designate David Alward is naming his transition team and lining up meetings with top bureaucrats.

Bathurst PC candidate requests recount

The Progressive Conservative candidate in the northern riding of Bathurst has decided to ask for a recount after losing the seat by just 75 votes.

Alward faces tough challenges after N.B. win

New Brunswick premier-designate David Alward is waking up with a large majority government after Monday night's election and an enormous debt and deficit to erase.

N.B. voting rules under fire

Saint John Harbour Liberal Ed Doherty isn't disclosing whether he will ask for an official recount after losing the riding by a mere nine votes.

MLA severance pay totals $631K in N.B.

The defeat of 17 sitting Liberal MLAs in New Brunswick on Monday will cost taxpayers $631,000 in severance payments.

Voting reform needed after N.B. election

New Brunswick must overhaul its electoral system after the Progressive Conservatives won a staggering majority government with less than half the popular vote, according to Fair Vote Canada.

Elsipogtog ballots recounted

Provincial election ballots from the riding of Kent in New Brunswick had to be recounted Tuesday after irregularities at a polling station.