Sam Johnston (New Brunswick politician)
Canadian politician from New Brunswick
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Sam Johnston is a Canadian politician and martial artist, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2024 election. He was elected in the riding of Miramichi Bay-Neguac, unseating Progressive Conservative member Réjean Savoie.[1]
Sam Johnston | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Miramichi Bay-Neguac | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Réjean Savoie |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal |
| Education | University of New Brunswick |
Prior to his election, he served on Miramichi City Council.[2] He is also a taekwondo practitioner and holds an 8th-degree black belt rank.[3]
Education and personal life
Johnston is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Education, and a Master of Education.[4]
Johnston was previously diagnosed with Acute myeloid leukemia.[4] He underwent a stem cell transplant and returned to practicing taekwondo after his recovery. In 2017, he won a gold medal in the Senior Master Integration Division at the World Taekwondo Hanmadang held in South Korea.[5][6] He is one of the 2026 inductees of the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Electoral record
| 2024 New Brunswick general election: Miramichi Bay-Neguac | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sam Johnston | 4,219 | 52.24 | +9.4 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Réjean Savoie | 3,146 | 38.95 | +12.3 | ||||
| Green | Wayne Hitchcock | 711 | 8.80 | -0.7 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,076 | 99.72 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,099 | 64.76 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 12,507 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -1.4 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[7] | ||||||||
