Lisa Harris (politician)
Canadian politician
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Lisa Lynn Harris is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Miramichi Bay-Neguac as a member of the Liberal Party. She resigned on August 17, 2021, to run federally in the riding of Miramichi—Grand Lake in the 2021 federal election, but was defeated by the Conservative candidate, Jake Stewart.
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PremierBrian Gallant
Preceded byCathy Rogers (Social Development)
Succeeded byDorothy Shephard (Social Development)
Preceded bySerge Robichaud
Lisa Harris | |
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Harris in 2017 | |
| Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care | |
| In office June 6, 2016 – November 8, 2018 | |
| Premier | Brian Gallant |
| Preceded by | Cathy Rogers (Social Development) |
| Succeeded by | Dorothy Shephard (Social Development) |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Miramichi Bay-Neguac | |
| In office September 22, 2014 – August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Serge Robichaud |
| Succeeded by | Réjean Savoie |
| Personal details | |
| Party | New Brunswick Liberal Association |
Other political affiliations | Liberal Party of Canada |
Harris served as provincial Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care from 2016 to 2018. She was re-elected in the 2018 and 2020 provincial elections.
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Miramichi—Grand Lake | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mike Dawson | 18,421 | 48.15 | +2.69 | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Harris | 18,037 | 47.15 | +10.15 | ||||
| New Democratic | Josh Floyd | 968 | 2.53 | -4.86 | ||||
| Green | Matthew Ian Clark | 831 | 2.17 | -2.52 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,257 | 99.22 | +0.11 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 302 | 0.78 | -0.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 38,559 | 74.30 | +7.0 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 51,896 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.73 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[2][3] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
| 2020 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Harris | 3,561 | 43.56 | +1.59 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Trevors | 2,751 | 33.66 | +12.85 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Thomas L'Huillier | 898 | 10.99 | -13.48 | ||||
| Green | Curtis Bartibogue | 825 | 10.09 | +5.92 | ||||
| New Democratic | Douglas Mullin | 139 | 1.70 | -6.88 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,174 | 99.73 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.27 | -0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,196 | 67.65 | -2.59 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,115 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[4] | ||||||||
| 2018 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Harris | 3,512 | 41.97 | -7.25 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Terry Collette | 2,047 | 24.47 | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Debi Tozer | 1,741 | 20.81 | -17.96 | ||||
| New Democratic | Willie Robichaud | 718 | 8.58 | -0.62 | ||||
| Green | James "Junior" Denny | 349 | 4.17 | +1.36 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,367 | 99.71 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 24 | 0.29 | -0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,391 | 70.24 | -1.01 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,946 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -15.86 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[4] | ||||||||
| 2014 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Harris | 4,199 | 49.22 | +11.84 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Serge Robichaud | 3,307 | 38.76 | -3.95 | ||||
| New Democratic | Curtis Bartibogue | 785 | 9.20 | -7.41 | ||||
| Green | Filip Vanicek | 240 | 2.81 | +1.46 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,531 | 99.64 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 31 | 0.36 | -0.55 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,562 | 71.25 | -5.64 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,016 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +7.89 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[4] | ||||||||
