2003 New Brunswick general election

2003 New Brunswick general election

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55 seats of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 28 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	68.67% [1]
First party Second party Third party   NDP Leader Bernard Lord Shawn Graham Elizabeth Weir Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Leader since 1997 2002 1988 Leader's seat Moncton East Kent Saint John Harbour Last election 44 10 1 Seats won 28 26 1 Seat change 16 16 Popular vote 174,092 170,028 36,989 Percentage 45.4% 44.4% 9.7% Swing 7.6% 7.1% 0.9%
Map of New Brunswick's ridings coloured in based on the winning parties and their popular vote
Premier before election Bernard Lord Progressive Conservative Premier after election Bernard Lord Progressive Conservative

The 2003 New Brunswick general election was held on June 9, 2003, to elect 55 members to the 55th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly. Although polls initially suggested a landslide victory for Premier Bernard Lord's Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick, the dynamics of the race shifted after Shawn Graham, leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick, took on auto insurance rates as a key issue of his campaign. Lord and the Progressive Conservatives were ultimately re-elected by a narrow margin of just 2 seats.