All three federal incumbents in the Saint John area have been re-elected for another term.
Liberal Wayne Long had more than 58 per cent of the vote in Saint John-Kennebecasis with most of the polls reporting.
He defeated hand-picked Conservative candidate Melissa Young, who had around 37 per cent of the vote.
In an interview with our newsroom, Long acknowledged both the successes and challenges in the riding.
“We need to deliver more funding for affordable housing, tackle the homelessness issue, and deliver infrastructure funding, both below ground and above ground,” he said.
He expressed optimism about Canada’s future, advocating for economic protection, interprovincial trade barrier removal, and a comprehensive review of energy projects.
Saint John-St. Croix
In Saint John-St. Croix, Conservative John Williamson has been re-elected with more than 54 per cent of the vote.
His closest competitor, former Liberal MP Karen Ludwig, received around 40 per cent of the vote.
“The big one was affordability, the cost of living twinned with its time for change,” Williamson said of the key concerns he heard from voters.
The riding has expanded since the last election to include west Saint John, which was previously part of what is know known as Saint John-Kennebecasis.
Because the riding boundaries were changed, Williamson said he worked hard to visit communities, new and old.
“The results tonight are ones that I’m certainly very, very happy with. We had a great team of many, many people from many, many communities across this big riding, and everyone worked so well together,” he added.
Fundy Royal
Conservative Rob Moore is heading back to Ottawa for another term to represent the riding of Fundy Royal.
Unofficial results showed Moore with around 53 per cent of the vote, followed by Liberal candidate Bill Kudla with around 40 per cent.
“The message that we had in Fundy Royal resonated with voters on affordability, on lower taxes, safer streets,” Moore told our newsroom.
“Those were some of the things that I was hearing from constituents. And they endorsed our plan to deal with those things.”
This will be the seventh time that Moore has been elected in the riding, which now includes all of Riverview and has lost Quispamsis to Saint John-Kennebecasis.
“I’ve always represented a riding that had multiple municipalities, as many as 12 municipalities. So each and every one of them has some unique characteristics and unique challenges, and I do my best to represent them all,” he added.
