2004 New Brunswick municipal elections

Summary

• In Saint John, Norm McFarlane, a former member of Premier Bernard Lord's cabinet, defeated incumbent Shirley McAlary, who had served since 1994.
• In Fredericton, former mayor Brad Woodside, who stepped down in 1999, announced his return to city politics on the final day candidates could file nominations, and won a close race over incumbent Les Hull and councillor Joel Richardson.
• In Moncton, which was a two-term incumbent Brian Murphy was not reoffering, deputy mayor Lorne Mitton was elected over councillor George LeBlanc.

• In Miramichi, John McKay won in a close three-way battle against Frank Trevors and Gerry Cormier. Arch Pafford, better known for founding the Confederation of Regions Party of New Brunswick, finished a distant fourth. There was no incumbent, as former mayor Rupert Bernard decided to run for a seat on city council instead.
• In Edmundston, Gérald Allain defeated incumbent Jacques Martin.
• In Bathurst, Stephen Brunet defeated incumbent Jay Mersereau and three other challengers.
• Former Oromocto mayor Fay Tidd returned to the post that she held in the 1990s by defeating incumbent Ross Giberson and two other candidates.
• Clarence Sweetland defeated David Burrell to become mayor of Riverview. Former mayor Bruce Fitch jumped to provincial politics, winning as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 2003 election.
• Paul Duffie, a cabinet minister in the government of Frank McKenna, was easily elected in Grand Falls.
• Raymond Cormier defeated incumbent Camille Belliveau in Shediac.
• Jeff Wright was acclaimed in Woodstock, while Jean-Eudes Savoie was also acclaimed in Tracadie-Sheila.

• Campbellton Mayor Mark Ramsay survived a challenge from Bruce MacIntosh to win with 54% of the vote.
• In St. Stephen, Bob Brown won 56% of the vote against Ken Parker.
• Ron Maloney won 89% of the vote in Quispamsis.
• Grace Losier was easily re-elected in Grand Bay-Westfield.
• The mayors of Dieppe, Caraquet, Beresford, Sackville, Rothesay, and Sussex won by acclamation.

  Plebiscites

• The City of Edmundston banned smoking in indoor public places by a margin of 74.1% to 25.9%.
• The City of Miramichi voted to scrap the ward system of electing city council in favour of ten at-large councillors. The plebiscite passed 53.7% to 46.3%.
• The Village of Belledune decided to keep its ward system, by a margin of 63.3% to 36.7%.

  Races in major centres

[Fredericton]

Mayor

Elected to city council

[Moncton]

Mayor

Elected to City Council

Saint John">Saint John, New Brunswick">Saint John

Mayor

Elected to Common Council