Tory Support in New Brunswick Grows!

It was an exciting election that went down to the wire.

At the end of the day, another Conservative minority government was elected.

Several of their big wins took place right here in New Brunswick.

Saint John – Conservative Rodney Weston upsets the incumbent Liberal Paul Zed in a close race.  Only 495 votes separated the two.  Weston was Progressive Conservative MLA in Lord’s first term and then his chief of staff.

Fredericton – Conservative Keith Ashfield took the riding for the Torys.  There was no incumbent in this riding, it had been left open by Liberal Andy Scot.  Ashfield is a three time Progressive Conservative MLA who also served in cabinet as the Minister of Natural Resources.

Miramichi – Conservative Tilly O’Neill-Gordon pulled off an upset against Liberal Charles Hubbard. Hubbard had been the MLA since 1993.  O’Neill-Gordon is a retired school teacher.

Fundy Royal – Not surprisingly, this riding stayed Conservative, easily re-electing Rob Moore.  Moore has been the MLA for the riding since 2004.

New Brunswick Southwest – Another Conservative riding that easily re-elected the candidate – Greg Thompson.  Thompson has been the MLA since 1988 (with the exception of one loss in 1993).  He has also served in cabinet as the Minister of Veterans Affairs.

Tobique – Mactaquac – Conservative Mike Allen only won this riding in 2006 by 254 votes; however, he built on that success to deliver a solid win to the Conservatives this time.  He has been the MLA since 2006.