42nd New Brunswick general election

42nd New Brunswick general election

On or before October 16, 2028
49 seats in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 25 seats needed for a majority
Leader Susan Holt Glen Savoie (interim) David Coon Party Liberal Progressive Conservative Green Leader since August 6, 2022 October 28, 2024 September 22, 2012 Leader's seat Fredericton South-Silverwood Saint John East Fredericton-Lincoln Last election 31 seats, 48.24% 16 seats, 35.04% 2 seats, 13.76% Current seats 31 16 2
Incumbent Premier Susan Holt Liberal

The 42nd New Brunswick general election is scheduled to take place on or before October 16, 2028, according to the Legislative Assembly Act of 2017 which states that an election should be held every four years on the third Monday in October.^[1]

Timeline

2025

• March 25, 2025: Miramichi West Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Dawson resigns from the legislature to become a federal election candidate.^[2]
• June 30, 2025: The People's Alliance of New Brunswick voluntarily deregisters.^[3]
• October 6, 2025: Progressive Conservative candidate Kevin Russell wins the Miramichi West by-election.

2026

• October 7, 2026: The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is scheduled to hold a leadership election.^[4]

Opinion polling

Polling Firm	Last Date of Polling	Link	Liberal	PC	Green	NDP	Other	Margin of error	Sample size	Polling method	Lead
Angus Reid	1 December 2025	[5]	49	32	11	4	5	±6%	203	Online	17
Abacus Data	30 October 2025	[6]	53	29	11	3	3	±4.0%	600	Telephone	24
Election 2024	October 21, 2024	HTML	48.24	35.04	13.76	1.30	1.67	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	13.20

References

1. Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. "An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly Act". Retrieved November 27, 2018.
2. Poitras, Jacques (March 25, 2025). "Miramichi MLA resigns provincial seat to run for federal Conservatives". CBC News. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
3. Huras, Adam. "It's over: People's Alliance deregisters as party, this time for good". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
4. Perry, Brad. "PCs to elect new leader in October 2026". Country 94. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
5. "Government satisfaction scores fall like winter snow as Canadians blanketed in cost-of-living challenges". Angus Reid Institute. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
6. Coletto, Kelly Bennett, David (2025-11-12). "Abacus Data New Brunswick Poll: One Year In, Susan Holt's Liberals Strengthen Their Lead". Abacus Data. Retrieved 2025-12-19.