2025 Miramichi West provincial by-election
October 6, 2025
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A by-election was held on October 6, 2025, in the provincial riding of Miramichi West in New Brunswick, Canada.
The by-election is to fill the vacant seat left by the resignation of PC MLA Michael Dawson who successfully ran in Miramichi—Grand Lake to represent the region federally during the 2025 federal election.[1][2] It is the first time the Libertarian Party of New Brunswick has run in Miramichi.[3] The first by-election since the 2024 provincial general election, it is considered an early test for Premier Susan Holt's government.[4]
Advance polling occurred on Saturday, September 27 and Monday, September 29.[5]
Candidates
| New Brunswick provincial by-election, October 6, 2025: Miramichi West Resignation of Mike Dawson | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin E. Russell | 3,008 | 57.40 | +0.33 | ||||
| Liberal | Hannah Fulton Johnston | 2,047 | 39.06 | +5.33 | ||||
| Green | Genevieve MacRae | 98 | 1.87 | -2.22 | ||||
| Independent | Richard (Hoss) Sutherland | 62 | 1.18 | -0.49 | ||||
| Libertarian | Christopher Rosser | 25 | 0.48 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,240 | 99.85 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 8 | 0.15 | -0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,248 | 52.61 | -14.10 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,976 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | –2.50 | ||||||
Previous result
| 2024 New Brunswick general election: Miramichi West | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Dawson | 3,814 | 57.08 | +9.6 | ||||
| Liberal | Mark Hambrook | 2,254 | 33.73 | +11.2 | ||||
| Green | Genevieve MacRae | 273 | 4.09 | +2.3 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Rhonda L'Huillier | 229 | 3.43 | -23.0 | ||||
| Independent | Richard Sutherland | 112 | 1.68 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,682 | 99.82 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 12 | 0.18 | ||||||
| Turnout | 6,694 | 66.71 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,035 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -0.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[6] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Poitras, Jacques (4 September 2025). "After 6 months without an MLA, the Miramichi West byelection is set for Oct. 6". CBC News. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6890162
- ^ "Christopher Rosser, candidat libertarien dans Miramichi-Ouest".
- ^ "Miramichi-Ouest: Un baromètre de l'opinion publique pour le gouvernement Holt".
- ^ "Advance polling opens Saturday for New Brunswick byelection".
- ^ "Report of the Forty-First Provincial General Election - October 21, 2024" (PDF). Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved November 4, 2025.