# 2021 New Brunswick municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of New Brunswick on May 10, 2021. They were originally supposed to be held May 11, 2020, but were postponed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick. Furthermore, elections in some municipalities in Northwestern New Brunswick were held on May 25 due to those areas being under lockdown. Elections were also held for district education councils and regional health authorities (Horizon Health Network and Vitalité Health Network), and there were two plebiscites (annexation of the town and parish of Saint-Quentin and allowing people to own hens for non-commercial purposes in Blacks Harbour).
Here is a summary of the mayoral races in the largest municipalities in the province and the council races for the three largest cities. Election results were released on May 25, following the postponed elections in Northwest New Brunswick.

## Bathurst

The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Kim Chamberlain | 2,825 | 66.31 |
| Richard Barbeau | 977 | 22.93 |
| Greg Bossé | 458 | 10.75 |

## Beaubassin East

The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Louise Landry | 1,105 | 45.89 |
| Susan Cormier | 832 | 34.55 |
| Ronnie Duguay (X) | 389 | 16.15 |
| Justin A. Guignard | 82 | 3.41 |

## Campbellton

The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ian Comeau | 1,895 | 66.00 |
| Joey Goulette | 520 | 18.11 |
| Gilles Roy | 456 | 15.88 |

## Dieppe

The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Yvon Lapierre (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Edmundston

The race in Edmundston will be held on May 25 due to a lockdown in Northwestern New Brunswick.
The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Eric Marquis | 4,453 | 63.52 |
| Lise Ouellette | 2,557 | 36.48 |

## Fredericton

The candidates are as follows:

### Mayor
#### Candidates

* Andrew Brown
* Corinne Saunders Hersey - Sociology professor at St. Thomas University.
* Mike O'Brien - Incumbent mayor.
* Kate Rogers - Ward 11 city councillor.

#### Results

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Kate Rogers | 9,056 | 54.37 |
| Mike O'Brien (X) | 5,045 | 30.29 |
| Corinne Hersey | 2,252 | 13.52 |
| Drew Brown | 302 | 1.81 |

### Fredericton City Council

Ward 1 :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Margo Sheppard | 685 | 53.60 |
| Karen Grant | 454 | 35.52 |
| Dennis Atchison | 139 | 10.88 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Mark Peters (X) | 712 | 59.88 |
| Sean Winslow | 477 | 40.12 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bruce Grandy (X) | 604 | 43.11 |
| Anthea Plummer | 399 | 28.48 |
| Troy Haines | 398 | 28.41 |
| Ward 4 |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jocelyn Pike | 478 | 51.01 |
| Sheldon Currie | 305 | 32.55 |
| Eric Price (X) | 154 | 16.44 |
| Ward 5 |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Steve Hicks (X) | 789 | 59.91 |
| Denver Boreland | 528 | 40.09 |
| Ward 6 |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Eric MeGarity (X) | 614 | 43.89 |
| Maegen Black | 406 | 29.02 |
| Sharon Levesque | 308 | 22.02 |
| Ian LeTourneau | 71 | 5.08 |
| Ward 7 |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Kevin Darrah (X) | 613 | 52.26 |
| Gail Costello | 560 | 47.74 |
| Ward 8 |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Greg Ericson (X) | 632 | 48.77 |
| Scott Smith | 350 | 27.01 |
| Joshua Paul | 314 | 24.23 |
| Ward 9 |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ruth Breen | 888 | 55.71 |
| Stephen A. Chase (X) | 647 | 40.59 |
| Jeff Shanks | 59 | 3.70 |
| Ward 10 |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Cassandra M. Blackmore | 928 | 48.61 |
| Kelly L. Murray | 642 | 33.63 |
| Alan J. Atkins | 339 | 17.76 |
| Ward 11 |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jason LeJeune | 689 | 59.04 |
| Louie Youssef | 382 | 32.73 |
| David Wells | 96 | 8.23 |
| Ward 12 |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Henri Mallet (X) | 703 | 38.44 |
| Janet Moser | 680 | 37.18 |
| Kandise Brown | 446 | 24.38 |

## Grand Falls

The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Marcel Yvon Deschênes (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Miramichi

The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Adam Lordon (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Moncton

The candidates are as follows:

### Mayor
#### Candidates

* Dawn Arnold - incumbent mayor
* Erik Gingles - runs video-news site Buzzlocal.
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Dawn Arnold (X) | 9,998 | 58.76 |
| Erik Gingles | 7,016 | 41.24 |

### Moncton City Council

At large (2 to be elected) :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Monique LeBlanc | 6,686 | 21.96 |
| Marty Kingston | 6,645 | 21.83 |
| Yves Belliveau | 4,673 | 15.35 |
| Krysta Cowling | 4,427 | 14.54 |
| Isabelle Forest | 3,372 | 11.08 |
| Craig McCluskey | 2,718 | 8.93 |
| Hafsah Ayub Mohammad | 1,920 | 6.31 |
| Ward 1 (2 to be elected) |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Shawn Crossman (X) | 2,531 | 33.76 |
| Paulette Thériualt (X) | 1,532 | 20.43 |
| Patrick Richard | 1,451 | 19.35 |
| Réal Allain | 1,115 | 14.87 |
| Dan Ross | 869 | 11.59 |
| Ward 2 (2 to be elected) |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Charles Léger (X) | 1,472 | 20.19 |
| Daniel Bourgeois | 1,339 | 18.36 |
| Bettina Moores | 1,331 | 18.25 |
| Blair Lawrence (X) | 1,323 | 18.14 |
| Jeff Wallace | 1,022 | 14.02 |
| Peter Colwell | 805 | 11.04 |
| Ward 3 (2 to be elected) |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bryan D. Butler (X) | 2,447 | 30.69 |
| Dave Steeves | 2,131 | 26.73 |
| Tamara Nichol | 2,081 | 26.10 |
| Diani Blanco | 1,313 | 16.47 |
| Ward 4 (2 to be elected) |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Paul Richard | 2,779 | 40.83 |
| Susan F. Edgett (X) | 2,249 | 33.65 |
| Paul Pellerin (X) | 1,706 | 25.52 |

## Oromocto

The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Robert Edward Powell (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Quispamsis

The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Libby O'Hara | 3,790 | 84.39 |
| Gary D. Clark (X) | 701 | 15.61 |

## Riverview

The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Andrew J. LeBlanc | 3,235 | 53.79 |
| Tammy L. Rampersaud | 2,779 | 46.21 |

## Rothesay

The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Nancy E. Grant (X) | 3,020 | 92.19 |
| Elizabeth Kramer | 256 | 7.81 |

## Sackville

The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Shawn Mesheau | 1,067 | 55.43 |
| Ron Aiken | 858 | 44.57 |

## Saint John

The candidates are as follows:

### Mayor
#### Candidates

* Darrell Bastarache - Landscaper, noted for his controversial statements and support for conspiracy theories.
* Donna Reardon - Ward 3 councillor, dietitian and medical administrator.
* Mel Vincent Jr. - Home builder and real estate broker. Son of longtime councillor Mel Vincent Sr. Ran for the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick in the 2003 provincial election.
* Howard Yeomans - Retired accountant. Ran for mayor in 2016, finishing last with 213 votes.

#### Results

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Donna E. Reardon | 10,089 | 60.19 |
| Mel A. W. Vincent | 5,895 | 35.17 |
| Darrell Bastarache | 467 | 2.79 |
| Howard A. Yeomans | 312 | 1.86 |

### Saint John City Council

At large (2 to be elected) :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Brent Harris | 8,487 | 31.93 |
| H. Gary Sullivan (X) | 6,963 | 26.20 |
| Dean M. Secord | 3,461 | 13.02 |
| Neil S. Clements | 2,935 | 11.04 |
| Arty Watson | 1,909 | 7.18 |
| Steven Henderson | 1,438 | 5.41 |
| Anthony Capson | 909 | 3.42 |
| Guy Verna | 479 | 1.80 |
| Ward 1 (2 to be elected) |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Greg Norton (X) | 2,861 | 32.62 |
| Joanna F. E. Killen | 1,941 | 22.13 |
| Blake Armstrong (X) | 1,566 | 17.85 |
| Richard Lee | 1,519 | 17.32 |
| Sean Patrick Crowley | 630 | 7.18 |
| Steven J. Woodin | 135 | 1.54 |
| Christopher R. Withers | 120 | 1.37 |
| Ward 2 (2 to be elected) |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Barry Ogden | 1,760 | 23.51 |
| John MacKenzie (X) | 1,249 | 16.69 |
| Jocelyn M. Stevens | 900 | 12.02 |
| Patty Higgins | 691 | 9.23 |
| Jacob W. Stackhouse | 636 | 8.50 |
| Jason L. Alcorn | 485 | 6.48 |
| Deborah Dianne McCormack | 373 | 4.98 |
| Tamara L. Steele | 336 | 4.49 |
| Conor Vienneau | 279 | 3.73 |
| Jerald H. Kunitzky | 196 | 2.62 |
| Russell Wilson | 194 | 2.59 |
| Justin B. Tinker | 142 | 1.90 |
| Larry E. Harlow | 133 | 1.78 |
| Tim Little | 111 | 1.48 |
| Ward 3 (2 to be elected) |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Gerry Lowe | 1,540 | 27.11 |
| David Hickey (X) | 1,532 | 26.97 |
| Mariah A. Darling | 1,460 | 25.70 |
| Frank James | 418 | 7.36 |
| Barbara Ellemberg | 309 | 5.44 |
| Adam J. C. Salesse | 202 | 3.56 |
| Peter Duncan | 118 | 2.08 |
| Jordan R. Hollingsworth | 101 | 1.78 |
| Ward 4 (2 to be elected) |||
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Greg R. Stewart | 1,141 | 15.19 |
| Paula Radwan | 1,128 | 15.02 |
| Gina E. Hooley | 1,120 | 14.91 |
| Ray Stowbridge (X) | 1,022 | 13.60 |
| Bruce P. Court | 620 | 8.25 |
| Dan O'Connor | 600 | 7.99 |
| Daryl Ronald Bishop | 538 | 7.16 |
| Kimberley Mary Hughes | 533 | 7.10 |
| Lynaya L. Astephen | 405 | 5.39 |
| Christopher C. Daigle | 405 | 5.39 |

#### By-election

A by-election was held in Ward 3 on December 9, 2024, following the election of David Hickey in the 2024 New Brunswick general election:
Results:
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Mariah Darling | 375 | 32.02 |
| Ryan Moore | 269 | 22.97 |
| Adam Donnelly | 114 | 9.74 |
| Kevin M. McCann | 114 | 9.74 |
| Andrew Miller | 70 | 5.98 |
| Lisa Morris | 67 | 5.72 |
| P.J. Duncan | 45 | 3.84 |
| Bryan Wilson | 44 | 3.76 |
| Arty Watson | 36 | 3.07 |
| Jennifer Thompson | 24 | 2.05 |
| Dan Benoit | 13 | 1.11 |

## Shediac

The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Roger Caissie (X) | 1,716 | 59.85 |
| Léo Doiron | 1,151 | 40.15 |

## Tracadie

The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Denis Losier (X) | 5,637 | 69.22 |
| Jean-Yves McGraw | 2,507 | 30.78 |

## Woodstock

The candidates for mayor are as follows:
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Arthur L. Slipp (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |