New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservatives set to elect new leader
Mail-in ballots will decide whether former cabinet minister Daniel Allain or rookie MLA Don Monahan leads the party, officials said.
- On Saturday, the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick revealed its new leader at the Fredericton Convention Centre, concluding a mail-in ballot contest with no in-person voting at the convention.
- The leadership race began last year to replace former premier Blaine Higgs, who resigned in October 2024 after the Liberals decisively defeated the Tories in a provincial election.
- Candidates included former cabinet minister Daniel Allain and rookie MLA Don Monahan, representing competing visions: Allain a moderate and Monahan aligned with the party's socially conservative wing.
- Mount Allison University political science professor Mario Levesque says the winner must unite a party split between moderate and socially conservative factions, though interim party leader Glen Savoie dismissed such concerns.
- With the next provincial election scheduled for October 2028, the party aims to refocus efforts on challenging the governing Liberals under Premier Susan Holt and rebuilding after 2024 losses.
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Daniel Allain Elected Leader of New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives
Daniel Allain speaks to media after being elected the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick at the party's leadership convention in Fredericton on Oct. 17, 2026. (The Canadian Press/Eli J. Ridder)
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Daniel Allain new leader of New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservatives
FREDERICTON — Daniel Allain is the new leader of New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative party after taking the majority of ballots in a two-person race. The upbeat former provincial cabinet minister took to the stage after he was declared the winner ...
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Daniel Allain new leader of New Brunswick's Progressive Conservatives
FREDERICTON — Daniel Allain is the new leader of New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative party after taking the majority of ballots in a two-person race.
The N.B. Progressive Conservative Party announces Saturday afternoon that, from Don Monahan or Daniel Allain, will take the reins of political formation.
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