New Brunswick voters have rejected the Tories' bid for a third consecutive government by electing a Liberal majority government. Unlike British Columbia, where the results remain unknown, voters made their voices loud and clear. The Liberals have won 31 seats with the Tories reduced to 16 seats while the Green Party won 2 seats. For good measure, the Liberals won 48.2% of the vote.
As a result, Susan Holt becomes the province's first female Premier while current Tory Premier Blaine Higgs would lose his seat. While the Liberals are unpopular throughout Canada after a nearly a decade under Justin Trudeau, Higgs is held in even higher contempt. Higgs had become enormously despised throughout the province and among his own party with his autocratic leadership style. A dozen Tory cabinet ministers declined to run in this election and Higgs made little effort to campaign during the election. While I don't think there is any love lost for Trudeau in New Brunswick, their voters reserved their ire for Higgs and were prepared to give the more personable and team-oriented Holt a chance to govern.
Tonight's triumph notwithstanding, Liberal Party victories in Canada will become few and far between in the years to come.
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