Brian Gallant
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| Brian Gallant LL.M. | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition of New Brunswick | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office April 26, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Boudreau |
| Leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 27, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Shawn Graham Victor Boudreau (interim) |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office April 26, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Shawn Graham |
| Constituency | Kent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1982 Shediac Bridge, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Brian Gallant (born 1982) is leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association which forms the official opposition in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly. He was elected party leader on October 27, 2012 defeating two other candidates at the party's leadership election. Gallant is a lawyer by profession[1] He first gained a seat in the legislature when he won in a landslide victory as the party's candidate for the 2013 Kent by-election.[2]
In the 2006 provincial election, Gallant was the Liberal candidate in Moncton East against Conservative Premier Bernard Lord and received 40.6% of the vote in his unsuccessful attempt to unseat the premier.
Electoral record
| New Brunswick general election, 2006: Moncton East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bernard Lord | 3816 | 54.8% | +2.7% | |
| Liberal | Brian Gallant | 2827 | 40.6% | +1.8% | |
| New Democratic | Mark Robar | 319 | 4.6% | -4.4% | |
| 2012 Liberal leadership election results[1][3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Points | % |
| Brian Gallant | 3,259.44 | 59.26 |
| Michael Murphy | 2,089.39 | 37.99 |
| Nick Duivenvoorden | 151.17 | 2.75 |
| April 15, 2013 by-election: Kent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Brian Gallant | 3,543 | 59.10% | +3.38 | |
| NDP | Susan Levi-Peters[4] | 1,615 | 26.94% | +11.62 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jimmy Bourque[5] | 837 | 13.96% | -11.79 | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McHardie, Daniel (October 27, 2012). "Brian Gallant wins New Brunswick Liberal leadership". CBC News. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2013/04/16/nb-gallant-kent-byelection-victory-710.html
- ↑ Huras, Adam (October 29, 2012). "Gallant elected new Liberal Leader". TelegraphJournal.com. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- ↑ CBC News."Susan Levi-Peters wins NDP nomination in Kent"
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2013/03/19/nb-kent-byelection-bourque-conservatives.html
- ↑ http://www.gnb.ca/elections/10prov/13apr15/13apr15HTMLresults-e.asp
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