N.B. election map stays the same after one nail-biter race
CBC
New Brunswick's federal election map was shaping up Monday night to be a whole lot of the same from last time, with the exception of one riding, where things were tight.
In Miramichi-Grand Lake, the result wasn't known until Tuesday, at almost 1:30 a.m., when Liberal Lisa Harris conceded to Conservative Mike Dawson.
And it left the overall picture just as it was: New Brunswick will send six Liberals and four Conservatives to the House of Commons.
By the time the Miramichi vote was known, the CBC had already projected the Liberals would form the next federal govenment.
In New Brunswick, Liberals were projected to win:
Conservatives are projected to win:
Among the first winners from New Brunswick was Dominic LeBlanc, the minister of intergovernmental affairs, who was re-elected in Beauséjour, a seat he's held since 2000.
"I never take an election for granted," LeBlanc told reporters at his watch party. "Every time you drive by somebody's house and you see your opponents sign on their lawn, you can imagine that it just increases your nervousness. I've been like that every election."
Another longtime Liberal MP, Wayne Long, was elected in Saint John-Kennebecasis.
Long, the first MP to call for the resignation of former prime minister Justin Trudeau, changed his mind about running again after Carney became the party leader.
"I think Mark was somewhat of a blood pressure-lowerer for the country," Long said in an interview at his victory party. "When he spoke, people listened. People wanted to hear what he had to say. And again, I heard it door after door."
Long beat Conservative Melissa Young, who became a candidate after others seeking the nomination were asked to step aside. He also beat Green David Macfarquhar, the NDP's Armand Cormier and Libertarian Austin Venedam.
"Whether it's Moosehead Breweries or Cooke Aquaculture or the Irving conglomerate or Crosby Molasses — every business that employs thousands of people in this riding were impacted," Long said of the American tariff threats.
LeBlanc held key roles in the government of former prime minister Justine Trudeau, including a point person in Canada's tariff dispute with the United States.
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