2007 Moncton East provincial by-election

September 2023 2007 Moncton East provincial by-election New Brunswick parliamentary no no 2006 New Brunswick general election 2006 March 5, 2007 2010 New Brunswick general election 2010 Moncton East riding N/A x160px NB Liberal nohash NB Liberal name 21,113 58.3% 17.7% PC NB PC nohash NB PC name 1,508 33.4% 21.4% NDP NB NDP nohash NB NDP name 373 8.3% 3.7% 400px MLA Bernard Lord NB PC name Chris Collins Subsequent MLA NB Liberal name Chris Collins Chad Peters Hélène Lapointe A provincial by-election was held in New Brunswick on March 5, 2007 to fill the vacancy in the Legislative Assembly riding of Moncton East.N.B. Grits win byelection in former Tory riding CTV News March 5, 2007 http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070305/nb_riding_070305/20070305?hub=Canada https://archive.today/20120803163725/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070305/nb_riding_070305/20070305?hub=Canada#selection-1731.0-1740.0 August 3, 2012 As a result of Bernard Lord's resignation, a by-election had to be called within six months of January 31, 2007. The date was set for March 5, 2007. The governing Liberals were hopeful that they could win the seat as it was held by Liberal Ray Frenette from 1974 to 1998 and because they are showing strength in recent opinion polls across the province. Candidates The Liberal leader, Premier Shawn Graham, said he would not interfere in the nomination process, leaving it up to the riding to determine a candidate but that, as he has only three women in his caucus, he added that he "will be actively searching for women to run".Daniel McHardie, "Liberal throws hat in ring for Lord's Moncton East seat", page A2, Telegraph-Journal, December 16, 2006. Of the three candidates there were two men (Chris Collins, Daniel LeBlanc) and one woman (Gilberte Losier). Chris Collins, a Moncton city councillor, was nominated as the Liberal candidate. Chad Peters, a staffer with the Conservative Party's legislative office, and a former Elvis impersonator, was nominated on February 10, 2007.Quentin Casey. "Tory candidate takes first step toward filling Lord's sizeable shoes", page A1, Telegraph-Journal, February 12, 2007 Hélène Lapointe, a former president of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party, was acclaimed her party's nominee on February 17, 2007. Results March 5, 2007 CA Liberal Chris Collins 2,628 58.3% +17.7% CA PC Chad Peters 1,508 33.4% -21.4% CA NDP Hélène Lapointe 373 8.3% +3.7% References Category:2007 elections in Canada New Brunswick by-election, 2007 Category:Politics of Moncton Category:Provincial by-elections in New Brunswick Category:2000s in Moncton