39th New Brunswick general election

This article is about the 39th general election for the province of New Brunswick. For other uses, see 39th New Brunswick general election (disambiguation).

39th New Brunswick general election

On or before September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)

49 seats in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 25 seats needed for a majority   Leader Brian Gallant Bruce Fitch (interim) Party Liberal Progressive Conservative Leader since October 27, 2012 October 18, 2014 Leader's seat Shediac Bay-Dieppe Riverview Last election 27 seats, 42.72% 21 seats, 34.64% Current seats 26 22   Leader David Coon Dominic Cardy Party Green New Democratic Leader since September 22, 2012 March 2, 2011 Leader's seat Fredericton South N/A Last election 1 seat, 6.61% 0 seats, 12.98% Current seats 1 0

Incumbent Premier Brian Gallant Liberal

The 39th New Brunswick general election is tentatively scheduled to be held on September 24, 2018, to elect 49 members to the 59th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada.

The Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick – acting on the advice of the Premier – could alter the date by one week or one month in either direction if there is a conflict due to religious or culture reasons, or a federal election.

Timeline

• September 22, 2014 – The New Brunswick Liberal Association, led by Brian Gallant, won a majority government, defeating incumbent Premier David Alward's Progressive Conservatives, which became the second single-term government in New Brunswick's history.
• October 14, 2014 - Gary Keating resigns as member for Saint John East.
• October 18, 2014 - Bruce Fitch became interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party.
• November 17, 2014 - Glen Savoie is elected as member for Saint John East, following the resignation of Gary Keating.
• May 22, 2015 - David Alward resigns as member for Carleton.
• October 5, 2015 - Stewart Fairgrieve holds the Carleton seat for the PCs in a byelection.

Opinion polls

Polling Firm	Last Day of Polling	Link	Liberal	PC	NDP	Green	PA
Corporate Research Associates	15-03-02 !September 10, 2015	[1]	36	28	25	10	1
Corporate Research Associates	15-03-02 !June 9, 2015	[2]	38	28	23	11	1
Corporate Research Associates	15-03-02 !March 2, 2015	[3]	54	27	9	10	1
Corporate Research Associates	14-11-26 !November 26, 2014	[4]	52	23	14	9	1
Election 2014	13-10-08 !October 8, 2013	HTML	42.72	34.64	12.98	6.61	2.14