2022 New Brunswick municipal elections

2022 New Brunswick municipal elections
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Registered232,004
Turnout35.77%[1]

The 2022 New Brunswick municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of New Brunswick on 28 November 2022 to elect mayors and councillors in newly formed municipalities following the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform process.[2] The new municipalities came into existence on 1 January 2023.[3]

In total, there were elections for 50 new municipalities and 12 rural districts,[4] with a total of 446 elected positions. Of the 446 positions, 148 seats were elected by acclamation. 12 positions had no candidates stand for election and were be filled in by-elections held on February 13 and October 23 of 2023.[5] In addition, 13 elections were subject to recounts which took place between 1 December 2022 and 9 December 2022. Two recounts resulted in a change to the vote totals, but neither of these changed the winners of the elections.

Elections were not held in larger municipalities such as Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton which did not go through the local governance reform,[6] while others which saw minor changes only held elections in the areas that were added to their territory.

  1. ^ "Report of the Municipal Electoral Officer, Local Government Elections, November 28, 2022" (PDF). Elections New Brunswick. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Local Government and Rural District Advisory Committee Elections - Positions to Elect". Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Excitement, apathy as some N.B. residents to vote for first time in municipal elections". CBC. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. ^ "2023 Local Government Elections - Report of the Municipal Electoral Office" (PDF). Elections New Brunswick. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Elections coming up for 62 newly formed, amalgamated communities". CBC. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.