Megan Mitton
Canadian politician (born 1986)
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Megan Mitton (born May 2, 1986) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2018 election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Memramcook-Tantramar as a member of the Green Party, of which she is one of the deputy leaders.
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Megan Mitton | |
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Mitton in 2023 | |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Memramcook-Tantramar | |
| Assumed office September 24, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard LeBlanc |
| Co-deputy leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick | |
| Assumed office September 14, 2023 Serving with Kevin Arseneau | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 2, 1986 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Party | Green |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
Early life and education
Mitton grew up in Sackville and graduated from Tantramar Regional High School. She earned her Bachelor of Arts at McGill University where she studied international development, political science and women’s studies.
Political career
Mitton ran as the Green Party candidate in the 2014 election, finishing third behind Bernard LeBlanc and incumbent Mike Olscamp.
In 2016, Mitton was elected to serve as a Sackville Town Councillor. She served on the committees for Tourism and Business Development, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development, the Sackville Arts Wall, Public Safety, and Policy and By-law.
Mitton was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick on September 24, 2018. She became the first Green MLA to be elected in her riding, the first woman elected as a Green MLA in New Brunswick history, and one of the first 10 Green parliamentarians elected in Canada.
Mitton was re-elected to the 60th Legislature on September 14, 2020. Mitton is a member of the Standing Committees on Public Accounts, Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship, Private Bills, and Social Policy. She is also the Green Caucus Advocate on matters of Healthy and Inclusive Communities, Climate Justice, and Education.[2]
On September 14, 2023, Mitton as well as Kevin Arseneau were both appointed as Deputy Leaders of the Green Party of New Brunswick.[3]
Electoral record
| 2024 New Brunswick general election: Tantramar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Green | Megan Mitton | 2,468 | 48.9% | +7.29 | ||||
| Liberal | John Higham | 1,276 | 25.3% | -9.96 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce Phinney | 1,166 | 23.1% | +2.71 | ||||
| New Democratic | Evelyne Godfrey | 84 | 1.7% | |||||
| Libertarian | Donna Allen | 57 | 1.1% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,051 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Green hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[4] | ||||||||
| 2020 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Green | Megan Mitton | 3,425 | 41.61 | +3.28 | ||||
| Liberal | Maxime Bourgeois | 2,902 | 35.26 | -2.94 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Carole Duguay | 1,678 | 20.39 | +1.90 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Heathere Collins | 192 | 2.33 | |||||
| Independent | Jefferson George Wright | 34 | 0.41 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 8,231 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 13 | 0.16 | -0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,244 | 70.36 | +1.03 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,717 | |||||||
| Green hold | Swing | +3.11 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 2018 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Green | Megan Mitton | 3,148 | 38.33 | +23.03 | ||||
| Liberal | Bernard LeBlanc | 3,137 | 38.20 | -7.44 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Etienne Gaudet | 1,518 | 18.48 | -7.96 | ||||
| New Democratic | Hélène Boudreau | 410 | 4.99 | -7.63 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,213 | 99.71 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 24 | 0.29 | -0.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,237 | 69.33 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,881 | |||||||
| Green gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.24 | ||||||
| 2014 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Bernard LeBlanc | 3,515 | 45.64 | +26.67 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Olscamp | 2,037 | 26.45 | -30.23 | ||||
| Green | Megan Mitton | 1,178 | 15.29 | +1.64 | ||||
| New Democratic | Hélène Boudreau | 972 | 12.62 | +1.92 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,702 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 36 | 0.47 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,738 | 66.56 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,626 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +28.45 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[6] | ||||||||
