New Brunswick Votes 2018
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More on David Coon's Green win
Liberals had pinned their hopes on Susan Holt, who has a long track record with the party, in business and in the volunteer sector.
But Coon was receiving close to 60 per cent of the vote a half-hour after polls closed.
Green Leader David Coon celebrates again in Fredericton South
Green Party Leader David Coon has done it again, beating back a push by a Liberal opponent to win Fredericton South a second time, CBC projects. -
Liberal house leader projected to lose
CBC projects PC candidate Andrea Anderson-Mason will be elected in Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West. She is beating Liberal cabinet minister Rick Doucet, who served as house leader and minister of aquaculture and fisheries, plus the minister of energy and resource development.
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People's Alliance leader Kris Austin about to speak
He's at party headquarters in Fredericton."This is what victory looks like folks," he said. He said he is willing to work with any party who has the ideas that his party is "pushing.""We're going to stay true to who we are."
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More on the People's Alliance
It's a big win, a breakthrough for them tonight. They only captured 2.1 per cent of the vote in 2014. But right now, they've got 12.69 per cent of the popular vote share. Read more:
'We're making history:' People's Alliance wins first-ever seat
The upstart People's Alliance is projected to win his first seat in the New Brunswick Legislature, capturing leader Kris Austin's riding of Fredericton-Grand Lake. -
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Former PC MP projected in Saint Croix
CBC projects Greg Thompson will be elected in Saint Croix. He is a longtime former PC federal cabinet minister, first elected in 1988. He is beating Liberal cabinet minister John Ames, who served as minister of tourism, heritage and culture.
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Former NDP leader projected to win as PC
Dominic Cardy, the former NDP leader turned PC candidate, is projected to win his seat in Fredericton West-Hanwell. He is the chief of staff for the PC caucus. Earlier tonight, NDP members at headquarters in Saint John were yelling traitor at the screen.
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Liberals squeak out win in Saint John
And it is by just 10 votes, so we could expect a recount perhaps?
Gerry Lowe was elected there over PC Barry Ogden. NDP Leader Jennifer McKenzie placed third. Here's a story about her loss:
NDP leader loses in Saint John Harbour as party shut out across province
NDP Leader Jennifer McKenzie's hopes of getting the party back to its roots and into the legislature were crushed Monday when she went down to defeat in Saint John Harbour. -
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David Coon speaking on CBC now
The Green Party leader said he heard voters were looking for "no BS.""Isn't it exciting?" Coon said of the current situation. "We're in uncharted territory." He said he will be meeting with his caucus and deciding what makes most sense. "There's no rush, we've got the time. We'll reflect on this and bring to bear our values."He said he would not be working with any party who wouldn't put a focus on climate change. He said he is not interested in working with the People's Alliance because of their stance on fracking and Francophone issues.
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There are four ridings still in play ...
... and all four parties are leading in one of them.The ridings still at play? Southwest Miramichi-Bay Du Vin (PC leads People's Alliance), Kent North (Green leads Liberal), Fredericton-York (People's Alliance leads PC) and Carleton-Victoria (Liberal leads PC).The closest is Southwest Miramichi-Bay Du Vin, where just 162 votes separate the PCs from the People's Alliance. 23 of 26 polls are reported.Here's what the province looks like:
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Two more ridings have just been declared
Liberal Andrew Harvey projected to win in Carleton-Victoria. He beats PC Margaret C. Johnson 3,116 votes to 2,872. Harvey is a cabinet minister and was first elected in 2014.
The People's Alliance pick up another seat (their third of the night) in Fredericton-York. Rick DeSaulniers is projected to beat PC Kirk MacDonald 3,033 votes to MacDonald's 2,777. MacDonald was the riding's incumbent.
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Leader Brian Gallant has arrived at Liberal HQ
He is speaking now. PC Leader Blaine Higgs has not spoken yet. He thanks all the voters for going out to vote.He said he is happy about the "victory when it comes to the popular vote." He said there is still uncertainty: results that are coming in, recounts, and the minority situation.
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'We heard the message loud and clear'
"New Brunswickers have sent third parties into the legislature as they never have before," he said. He said voters have told them they have to work together with other parties."We heard the message loud and clear."He is thanking all the candidates who ran."We very much recognize that people have sent a message ... we will be open to do what we can to make sure we listen to other political parties." -
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Look how close these two ridings are
There are many tweets about both of these ridings and all say the same thing -- something along the lines of don't say your vote doesn't count!It is likely there will be automatic recounts in both ridings. I mean, just look at how close they are!
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Twitter insights: Coon wins the (online) race
Cam Gordon at Twitter has crunched data and found the following for us:Today was the biggest day ever for the #nbpoli. The top topic being discussed? The environment.And "as of midnight AT, Coon still leads in total mentions among the leads. 1.2x more than Gallant, 1.45x more than Higgs, 2.9x more than Austin."
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Here's another riding we waited a long time on
Kent North, which is projected to go to Green Kevin Arseneau. The Greens placed second there back in 2014 so this was a focus for them this campaign. The Liberal incumbent opted not to run.As CBC's Dan McHardie notes, "Arseneau is a former president of the Acadian society and he had wanted to run for the Liberals in the riding. However, the Liberals did not approve his candidacy, so Arseneau switched to the Greens."Looks like it worked out well for him. Could it have been the crux in the Liberals tying the seat count up?
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And that's a wrap live blog wise
I'm signing off on this live blog here. But the coverage continues online. The newsroom is furiously writing articles now, which you will be able to find shortly right here. We are fuelled by carrots, popcorn, leftover sandwiches and grape juice.The fun continues bright and early tomorrow morning as both Liberal Leader Brian Gallant and PC Leader Blaine Higgs meet with the lieutenant governor to figure out what the heck is going on.
