Keith Chiasson

Keith Chiasson
MLA
Minister of Indigenous Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2, 2024
PremierSusan Holt
Preceded byRéjean Savoie
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Tracadie-Sheila
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 24, 2018
Preceded bySerge Rousselle
Personal details
Political partyLiberal

Keith Raymond Chiasson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2018 election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Tracadie-Sheila as a member of the Liberal Party.

Chiasson was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election. As of September 8, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Local Government and Local Governance Reform. He was re-elected in the 2024 general election in the riding of Tracadie. On November 1, 2024, it was announced that he was placed on the cabinet as Minister of Indigenous Affairs.[2]

Election results

2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Chiasson 6,175 69.55 +20.77
Progressive Conservative Diane Carey 2,059 23.19 -3.79
Green Chris LeBlanc 645 7.26 +2.86
Total valid votes 8,879 100.00
Total rejected ballots 56 0.63 -0.07
Turnout 8,935 75.28 +1.12
Eligible voters 11,869
Liberal hold Swing +12.28
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Chiasson 4,320 48.77 -15.83
Progressive Conservative Claude Landry 2,390 26.98 +3.01
New Democratic Francis Duguay 1,213 13.70 +4.29
Independent Stéphane Richardson 544 6.14
Green Nancy Benoit 390 4.40 +3.08
Total valid votes 8,861 99.30
Total rejected ballots 62 0.70 +0.37
Turnout 8,919 74.53 -2.39
Eligible voters 11,967
Liberal hold Swing -9.42

References

  1. ^ "Liberals hang on to most of north, but lose a minister". CBC News New Brunswick, September 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Waugh, Andrew (November 1, 2024). "Susan Holt unveils 19-person cabinet". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Unofficial Results". Elections NB. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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