Margaret Johnson (politician)
Margaret C. Johnson | |
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 Johnson in 2024 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries in New Brunswick | |
| In office September 29, 2020 – November 2, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ross Wetmore |
| Succeeded by | Pat Finnigan |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Carleton-Victoria | |
| Assumed office September 14, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Harvey |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Margaret C. Johnson is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician who has represented Carleton-Victoria in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 2020.
Political career
[edit]Johnson defeated incumbent Liberal MLA Andrew Harvey in 2020.[1] Johnson had previously lost to Harvey in the 2018 provincial election.
Johnson was a member of the cabinet of Blaine Higgs from 2020 to 2024 as Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries .[2]
Electoral history
[edit]| 2020 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Margaret C. Johnson | 3,330 | 45.22 | +7.14 | ||||
| Liberal | Andrew Harvey | 2,939 | 39.91 | -0.97 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Terry Leigh Sisson | 610 | 8.28 | -4.31 | ||||
| Green | Rowan Patrick Miller | 372 | 5.05 | -1.55 | ||||
| New Democratic | Meriet Gray Miller | 113 | 1.53 | +0.03 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,364 | 99.72 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 21 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,385 | 64.39 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,469 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.06 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[3] | ||||||||
| 2018 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Andrew Harvey | 3,116 | 40.88 | +0.04 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Margaret C. Johnson | 2,872 | 37.68 | -2.09 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Terry Leigh Sisson | 960 | 12.59 | -- | ||||
| Green | Paula Shaw | 503 | 6.60 | +0.55 | ||||
| New Democratic | Margaret Geldart | 114 | 1.50 | -7.41 | ||||
| KISS | Carter Edgar | 58 | 0.76 | -2.06* | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,623 | 99.90 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 8 | 0.10 | -0.23 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,631 | 65.60 | +1.46 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,632 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.07 | ||||||
| *Carter Edgar's vote share change compared to his run as an independent candidate in 2014. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[3] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Live New Brunswick election results 2020: Real-time results in the provincial election". Global News. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
- ^ Government of New Brunswick, Canada (29 Sep 2020). "Swearing-in ceremony held". www2.gnb.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ a b "Provincial Election Results". Elections New Brunswick.
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