Mike Dawson (politician)
Canadian politician (born 1976)
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Mike Dawson MP (born October 20, 1976) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2025 Canadian federal election for Miramichi—Grand Lake. He was first elected in a by-election to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin in 2022 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick,[1] following the resignation of Jake Stewart.[2] In the 2024 New Brunswick general election, he was re-elected as an MLA, this time in the newly-created riding of Miramichi West.[3]
October 20, 1976
Mike Dawson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Miramichi—Grand Lake | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jake Stewart |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Miramichi West Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin (2022-2024) | |
| In office June 20, 2022 – March 25, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jake Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Russell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Dawson October 20, 1976 Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Party | Conservative (federal) Progressive Conservative (provincial) |
| Spouse | Kathy Dawson |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | General contractor |
Early life and career
Dawson grew up in Newcastle, New Brunswick, to Mike and Darlene Dawson.[1]
Political career
Provincial politics
Dawson made the jump to provincial politics in 2022. The by-election for his provincial seat was held on October 6, 2025, which was won by former Miramichi River Valley mayor Kevin Russell.[4]
Federal politics
On March 24, 2025, it was announced that he had been nominated as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Miramichi—Grand Lake; he resigned his provincial seat the day after, on March 25, 2025, .[5] Dawson would go on to win the 2025 Canadian federal election, narrowly defeating Liberal candidate and former Miramichi Bay-Neguac MLA Lisa Harris.[6] In February 2026, Dawson stated that he "refused" an increase to his parliamentary salary.[7]
Electoral record
Federal
| 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[8][9] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
Provincial
| 2024 New Brunswick general election: Miramichi West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Dawson | 3,814 | 57.08 | +9.6 | ||||
| Liberal | Mark Hambrook | 2,254 | 33.73 | +11.2 | ||||
| Green | Genevieve MacRae | 273 | 4.09 | +2.3 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Rhonda L'Huillier | 229 | 3.43 | -23.0 | ||||
| Independent | Richard Sutherland | 112 | 1.68 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,682 | 99.82 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 12 | 0.18 | ||||||
| Turnout | 6,694 | 66.71 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,035 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -0.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[10] | ||||||||
| New Brunswick provincial by-election, June 20, 2022: Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin Resignation of Jake Stewart | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Dawson | 2,542 | 52.25 | +4.28 | ||||
| Liberal | Hannah Fulton Johnston | 1,737 | 35.70 | +13.98 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Larry Lynch | 363 | 7.46 | -20.53 | ||||
| Green | Julie Guillemet-Ackerman | 223 | 4.58 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,865 | 99.75 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 12 | 0.25 | -0.00 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,877 | 43.78 | -28.09 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,140 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -4.85 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[11] | ||||||||
