# Bill Oliver (politician)

William George Oliver is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Kings Centre 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 deputy whip and opposition critic for WorkSafeNB. From 2018 until being elected Speaker in 2020, Oliver served as Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure in the Higgs government.

## Electoral record
### Kings Centre

vte2024 New Brunswick general election: Kings Centre :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill Oliver | 3,821 | 49.9% |
| | Liberal | Brian Stephenson | 2,557 | 33.4% |
| | Green | Bruce Dryer | 1,136 | 14.8% |
| | Libertarian | Crystal Tays | 139 | 1.8% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,653 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2020 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill Oliver | 4,583 | 61.54 | +18.43 |
| | Green | Bruce Dryer | 1,006 | 13.51 | +3.86 |
| | Liberal | Paul Adams | 911 | 12.23 | -11.32 |
| | People's Alliance | William Edgett | 693 | 9.31 | -9.87 |
| | New Democratic | Margaret Anderson Kilfoil | 254 | 3.41 | -1.10 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,447 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 8 | 0.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,455 | 65.96 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,302 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.29 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2018 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill Oliver | 3,267 | 43.11 | +7.45 |
| | Liberal | Bill Merrifield | 1,785 | 23.55 | -7.40 |
| | People's Alliance | Dave Peters | 1,454 | 19.18 | -- |
| | Green | Bruce Dryer | 731 | 9.65 | +5.09 |
| | New Democratic | Susan Jane Shedd | 342 | 4.51 | -19.58 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,579 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,589 | 66.70 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,378 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2014 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill Oliver | 2,431 | 35.66 |
| | Liberal | Shannon Merrifield | 2,110 | 30.95 |
| | New Democratic | Daniel Anderson | 1,642 | 24.09 |
| | Independent | Colby Fraser | 323 | 4.74 |
| | Green | Mark Connell | 311 | 4.56 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,817 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,835 | 60.18 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,357 |
| This riding was created from parts of Fundy-River Valley, Hampton-Kings and Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins, all of which elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Neither of the three incumbents ran in this election. |||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||