Brian Macdonald (politician)
Canadian politician
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Brian Thomas Macdonald is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Fredericton West-Hanwell (and previously for Fredericton-Silverwood) until 2018 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1]
Fredericton-Silverwood (2010–2014)
Brian Macdonald | |
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Brian Macdonald at LAV unveiling | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | |
| In office October 12, 2010 – September 24, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Miles |
| Succeeded by | Dominic Cardy |
| Constituency | Fredericton West-Hanwell (2014–2018) Fredericton-Silverwood (2010–2014) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brian Thomas Macdonald |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Other political affiliations | Conservative (federal) |
| Education | University of King's College Royal Military College London School of Economics |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Branch |  Canadian Army |
| Unit | Royal Canadian Regiment |
| Conflicts / operations | |
Macdonald served as Government Whip and Legislative Secretary to the Premier with responsible for Intergovernmental Affairs and Military Affairs from 2010 to 2014.[2]
In the 2014 provincial election he was elected in the new riding of Fredericton West-Hanwell defeating New Brunswick NDP leader Dominic Cardy.[3]
On January 21, 2016, Macdonald announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.[4][5]
On June 22, 2016 Macdonald helped to unveil the LAV Memorial for Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan in Oromocto.[6]
On March 3, 2024, Macdonald was chosen to be the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the riding of Fredericton—Oromocto in the upcoming 45th Canadian Federal Election, which was scheduled for April 28, 2025.
Personal
Before entering provincial politics, Macdonald served in the Canadian Armed Forces in Bosnia and worked in Iraq. He had served as a policy advisor to the previous Minister of National Defence Peter Mackay.[2]
Education
Macdonald studied politics and history at the Royal Military College of Canada. Macdonald did his graduate studies in England at the London School of Economics where he earned his master's degree in politics as a Mackenzie King Travelling Scholar.
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Fredericton—Oromocto | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | David Myles | 30,750 | 61.29 | +23.51 | $104,116.35 | |||
| Conservative | Brian Macdonald | 16,200 | 32.29 | -2.22 | $101,916.42 | |||
| Green | Pam Allen-Leblanc | 1,568 | 3.13 | -9.76 | $64,109.83 | |||
| New Democratic | Nicki Lyons-MacFarlane | 908 | 1.81 | -11.19 | $304.25 | |||
| Canadian Future | Dominic Cardy | 345 | 0.69 | N/A | $737.30 | |||
| People's | Heather Michaud | 208 | 0.41 | +0.07 | $18.03 | |||
| Communist | June Patterson | 146 | 0.29 | -0.05 | $0.00 | |||
| Centrist | Brandon Ellis | 44 | 0.09 | N/A | $711.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 50,169 | 99.52 | +0.17 | $120,219.77 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 243 | 0.48 | –0.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,412 | 75.75 | +9.84 | |||||
| Eligible voters[a] | 66,550 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +12.86 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
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| 2014 New Brunswick general election: Fredericton West-Hanwell | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Macdonald | 2,971 | 35.21 | |||||
| New Democratic | Dominic Cardy | 2,502 | 29.65 | |||||
| Liberal | Bernadine Gibson | 2,384 | 28.25 | |||||
| Green | Gayla MacIntosh | 582 | 6.90 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 8,439 | 99.73 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.27 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,462 | 68.67 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 12,323 | |||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[9] | ||||||||
| 2010 New Brunswick general election: Fredericton-Silverwood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Macdonald | 2,955 | 38.50 | -2.47 | ||||
| Liberal | Rick Miles | 2,507 | 32.66 | -14.78 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tony Myatt | 1,234 | 16.08 | +4.49 | ||||
| Green | Jim Wolstenholme | 912 | 11.88 | – | ||||
| Independent | Jim Andrews | 67 | 0.87 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,675 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.48 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,712 | 67.39 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,443 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.16 | ||||||
| [10] | ||||||||