# Ernie Steeves

Ernest Lawrence Steeves (born February 12, 1961) is a retired Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Moncton Northwest as a member of the Progressive Conservatives. He was re-elected in the 2018 and 2020 provincial elections.
While in opposition between 2014 and 2018, he was critic for Social Development, Seniors and Long Term Care. From 2018 until 2024, Steeves was Minister of Finance and Treasury Board in the Higgs government.

## Before politics

Before entering politics, Steeves was a radio broadcaster of 32 years. He worked on air at CFQM-FM (1982-1984), CHAM-AM, CKCW-AM, CFDR-AM, and CJMO-FM (1991-2014).
Steeves was a regular volunteer at Karing Kitchen, Moncton Headstart, the Friends of the Moncton Hospital, and the Canadian Cancer Society, and was a member of the Board of Directors for the Greater Moncton Football Association and Football New Brunswick. He was honorary chair for the Ride for Dad for prostate cancer. Steeves is a cancer survivor.

## Electoral record
### Moncton Northwest

2024 New Brunswick general election: Moncton Northwest (electoral district) :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tania Sodhi | 3,761 | 46.43 | +14.5 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ernie Steeves | 3,536 | 43.65 | -4.7 |
| | Green | Ana Santana | 804 | 9.92 | -0.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,101 | 99.83 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,115 | 65.76 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,340 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +9.6 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2020 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ernie Steeves | 4,111 | 51.50 | +10.43 |
| | Liberal | Mark Black | 2,448 | 30.67 | -7.53 |
| | Green | Laura Sanderson | 702 | 8.79 | +3.16 |
| | People's Alliance | Shawn Soucoup | 493 | 6.18 | -5.10 |
| | New Democratic | Cyprien Okana | 229 | 2.87 | -0.96 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,983 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 4 | 0.05 | -0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,987 | 63.86 | +1.68 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,508 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +8.98 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2018 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ernie Steeves | 3,186 | 41.06 | -1.09 |
| | Liberal | Courtney Pringle-Carver | 2,963 | 38.19 | -0.61 |
| | People's Alliance | Myrna Geldart | 875 | 11.28 | +9.29 |
| | Green | Keagan Slupsky | 437 | 5.63 | -0.47 |
| | New Democratic | Cyprien Okana | 297 | 3.83 | -7.13 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,758 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 13 | 0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,771 | 62.18 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,498 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2014 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ernie Steeves | 3,012 | 42.15 | -8.41 |
| | Liberal | Brian Hicks | 2,773 | 38.80 | +7.99 |
| | New Democratic | Jason Purdy | 783 | 10.96 | +1.18 |
| | Green | Mike Milligan | 436 | 6.10 | -2.74 |
| | People's Alliance | Carl Bainbridge | 142 | 1.99 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,146 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,171 | 59.57 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,038 |
| | Progressive Conservative notional hold | Progressive Conservative notional hold | Swing | Swing | -8.20 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||