Megan Mitton

Megan Mitton MLA
Mitton in 2023
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Memramcook-Tantramar
Incumbent
Assumed office September 24, 2018
Preceded by	Bernard LeBlanc
Personal details
Born	(1986-05-02) May 2, 1986 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Political party	Green
Children	2
Residence	Sackville, New Brunswick
Alma mater	McGill University

Megan Mitton (born May 2, 1986) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2018 election. She represents the electoral district of Memramcook-Tantramar as a member of the Green Party, of which she is one of the deputy leaders.

Early life and education

Mitton grew up in Sackville and graduated from Tantramar Regional High School. She earned her Bachelor of Arts at McGill University where she studied international development, political science and women’s studies.

Political career

In 2014, Mitton ran as the Green Party candidate in the 2014 election, finishing third behind Bernard LeBlanc and incumbent Mike Olscamp.

In 2016, Mitton was elected to serve as a Sackville Town Councillor. She served on the committees for Tourism and Business Development, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development, the Sackville Arts Wall, Public Safety, and Policy and By-law.

Mitton was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick on September 24, 2018. She became the first Green MLA to be elected in her riding, the first woman elected as a Green MLA in New Brunswick history, and one of the first 10 Green parliamentarians elected in Canada.

Mitton was re-elected to the 60th Legislature on September 14, 2020. Mitton is a member of the Standing Committees on Public Accounts, Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship, Private Bills, and Social Policy. She is also the Green Caucus Advocate on matters of Healthy and Inclusive Communities, Climate Justice, and Education.

On September 14, 2023, Mitton as well as Kevin Arseneau were both appointed as Deputy Leaders of the Green Party of New Brunswick.

Electoral record

2020 New Brunswick general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Megan Mitton	3,425	41.61	+3.28
	Liberal	Maxime Bourgeois	2,902	35.26	-2.94
	Progressive Conservative	Carole Duguay	1,678	20.39	+1.90
	People's Alliance	Heathere Collins	192	2.33
	Independent	Jefferson George Wright	34	0.41
Total valid votes			8,231
Total rejected ballots			13	0.16	-0.13
Turnout			8,244	70.36	+1.03
Eligible voters			11,717
	Green hold		Swing		+3.11
Source: Elections New Brunswick

2018 New Brunswick general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Megan Mitton	3,148	38.33	+23.03
	Liberal	Bernard LeBlanc	3,137	38.20	-7.44
	Progressive Conservative	Etienne Gaudet	1,518	18.48	-7.96
	New Democratic	Hélène Boudreau	410	4.99	-7.63
Total valid votes			8,213	99.71
Total rejected ballots			24	0.29	-0.17
Turnout			8,237	69.33
Eligible voters			11,881
	Green gain from Liberal		Swing		+15.24

2014 New Brunswick general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bernard LeBlanc	3,515	45.64	+26.67
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Olscamp	2,037	26.45	-30.23
	Green	Megan Mitton	1,178	15.29	+1.64
	New Democratic	Hélène Boudreau	972	12.62	+1.92
Total valid votes			7,702	100.0
Total rejected ballots			36	0.47
Turnout			7,738	66.56
Eligible voters			11,626
	Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+28.45
Source: Elections New Brunswick

External links

• Megan Mitton on Facebook