Claire Johnson
Claire Johnson | |
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| Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development | |
| Assumed office November 2, 2024 | |
| Premier | Susan Holt |
| Preceded by | Bill Hogan |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Moncton South | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Turner |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal |
Claire Johnson is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2024 election. She was elected in the riding of Moncton South unseating Progressive Conservative incumbent Greg Turner.[1]
Johnson is a university professor by profession.[2] On November 1, 2024, it was announced that she was placed on the cabinet as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development.[3]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2024 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Claire Johnson | 3,559 | 53.21 | +26.4 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Turner | 2,229 | 33.33 | -11.7 | ||||
| Green | Vincent Merola | 900 | 13.46 | -4.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,688 | 99.76 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 16 | 0.24 | ||||||
| Turnout | 6,704 | 59.13 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,338 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +19.0 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[4] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Liberals make gains in Moncton, southeast region". CBC News. October 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Claire Johnson – Liberal Party". New Brunswick Liberals. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ↑ Waugh, Andrew (November 1, 2024). "Susan Holt unveils 19-person cabinet". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ↑ "List of Candidates". Elections NB. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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