New Brunswick municipal elections, 2008
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Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

 on May 12, 2008. Here is a summary of results in the major communities in the province.

Bathurst
Bathurst, New Brunswick
Bathurst is a Canadian city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay....

Candidate Votes %
Stephen J. Brunet (X) 3943 86.6
James Risdon 612 13.4

Campbellton
Campbellton, New Brunswick
Campbellton is a Canadian city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.Situated on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Campbellton was officially incorporated in 1889 and achieved city status in 1958.Forestry and tourism are major industries in the regional...

Candidate Votes %
Bruce N. MacIntosh  2098 59.7
Christian Mercier 1417 40.3

Dieppe
Dieppe, New Brunswick
Dieppe is a Canadian city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.-Geography:Dieppe is located on the Petitcodiac River east of the adjacent city of Moncton...

Candidate Votes %
Jean G. Leblanc  6097 77.3
Achille Maillet (X) 1792 22.7

Edmundston

Candidate Votes %
Jacques P. Martin  4084 44.0 9275
Anne C. Soucie 1948 21.0
Charles E. Fournier 1622 17.5
Gérald Allain (X) 914 9.9
Reno R. Charette 388 4.2
Spilly Spiliotis 169 1.8
J. Pius Bard 150 1.6

Fredericton

Candidate Votes %
Brad Woodside
Brad Woodside
Bradley Stanford Woodside LL.D is currently the mayor of Fredericton, New Brunswick. Mayor Woodside is presently serving as the 3rd Vice-President of The Federation of Canadian Municipalities...

 (X)
9035 70.9
Tim J. G. Andrew 3707 29.1


Elected to city council
Ward Elected
1 Dan Keenan (X)
2 Bruce N. Grandy (X)
3 Mike O'Brien (X)
4 Eric Megarity
5 Steven Hicks
Steven Hicks
Robert Steven "Steve" Hicks , is an American businessman, who is mostly closely associated with the radio business, pioneering the concept of local marketing agreement and was the Vice-Chairman of AMFM, Inc., a predecessor of radio station giant Clear Channel Communications...

6 Marilyn Kerton (X)
7 Scott McConaghy (X)
8 Tony Whalen (X)
9 Stephen A. Chase
10 Stephen T. Kelly (X)
11 Jordan S. Graham
12 David A. J. Kelly (X)

Grand Falls
Grand Falls, New Brunswick
Grand Falls is a Canadian town located in Victoria County, New Brunswick.Situated on the Saint John River, the town derives its name from a waterfall created by a series of rock ledges over which the river drops 23 metres.-Geography:Grand Falls is located in the valley of the St...

Candidate Votes %
Marcel Yvon Deschenes  1763 59.2
Gildard Lavoie 1214 40.8

Miramichi
Miramichi, New Brunswick
Miramichi is the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it enters Miramichi Bay...

Candidate Votes %
Gerry Cormier  4288 53.5
Reg Falconer 2006 25.0
Tim L. Hoban 1360 17.0
Patrick William O'Brien 359 4.5

Moncton

Candidate Votes %
George LeBlanc
George LeBlanc
George H. LeBlanc is the mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected in the Moncton municipal election of May 12, 2008. He was sworn into office on May 26, 2008.-References:...

 
12898 76.9
Pierre V. Michaud 3868 23.1


Elected to city council
Ward Elected Elected
At Large Kathryn M. Barnes (X) Pierre A. Boudreau (X)
1 Steven Boyce (X) Paulette Theriault
2 Merrill Henderson (X) Nancy L. Hoar
3 Brian A. Hicks (X) Daniel Bourgeois
4 Pepsi Landry (X) Paul A. Pellerin

Oromocto
Oromocto, New Brunswick
Oromocto is a Canadian town in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.The town is located on the west bank of the St. John River at the mouth of the Oromocto River, approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Fredericton...

Candidate Votes
Fay Lillian Tidd (X) Acclaimed

Quispamsis
Quispamsis, New Brunswick
Quispamsis is a Canadian town located in Kings County, New Brunswick. It is located 20 kilometres northeast of Saint John, in the lower Kennebecasis River valley.The name is traditionally pronounced with a weak stress on either the first or last syllable....

Candidate Votes %
Murray Driscoll  2966 70.3
Beth A. Fitzpatrick 1253 29.7

Riverview
Riverview, New Brunswick
Riverview is a Canadian town in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.Riverview is located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River, across from the cities of Moncton and Dieppe. Riverview has an area of , and a population density of...

Candidate Votes
Clarence O. Sweetland (X) Acclaimed

Rothesay
Rothesay, New Brunswick
Rothesay is a Canadian town located in Kings County, New Brunswick. It is a bedroom community of Saint John along the Kennebecasis River.Located along the lower Kennebecasis River valley, Rothesay borders the city of Saint John to the southwest, and the neighbouring town of Quispamsis to the...

Candidate Votes
William J. Bishop (X) Acclaimed

Sackville
Sackville, New Brunswick
Sackville is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.Mount Allison University is located in the town...

Candidate Votes %
Pat A. Estabrooks  1368 59.1
Jamie A. Smith (X) 948 40.9

Saint John
Saint John, New Brunswick
City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...

Candidate Votes %
Ivan Court  8851 36.9
John P. Ferguson 6187 25.8
Michelle Hooton  4211 17.6
Norm McFarlane
Norm McFarlane
Norman McFarlane was the 64th Mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. He was first elected on May 10, 2004, and sworn into office on Tuesday, May 25. He was defeated in the New Brunswick municipal elections, 2008....

 (X)
3978 16.6
Mike Richardson 751 3.1

Elected to city council
Ward Elected Elected
At Large Stephen Case (X) Chris Titus (X)
1 Peter McGuire (X) Bill Farren (X)
2 H. Gary Sullivan  Patty Higgins
3 Donnie Snook  Carl Killen
Carl Killen
Carl Killen is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Saint John Harbour as a member of the Progressive Conservatives....

4 Bruce Court  Joe Mott
Joe Mott
Joe Mott is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for three seasons for the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers. He stands at 6'4" and weighs 245 pounds. He attended Union High School.-External links:*...


Shediac
Shediac, New Brunswick
Shediac is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.Situated on Shediac Bay, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait, the town calls itself the "Lobster Capital of the World" and hosts an annual festival every July which promotes its ties to lobster fishing; the largest lobster...

Candidate Votes %
Raymond Cormier (X) 1544 52.2
Léo Doiron 1415 47.8

Woodstock
Woodstock, New Brunswick
Woodstock is a Canadian town in Carleton County, New Brunswick located on the west bank of the Saint John River at the mouth of the Meduxnekeag River, 92 km west of Fredericton and close to the Canada – United States border and Houlton, Maine.- History :Woodstock was settled by Loyalists...

Candidate Votes
Arthur L. Slipp (X) Acclaimed
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