A provincial by-election was held in

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on March 5, 2007 to fill the vacancy in the Legislative Assembly riding of

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. As a result of Bernard Lord's resignation, a

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had to be called within six months of January 31, 2007. The date was set for March 5, 2007. The governing Liberals were hopeful that they could win the seat as it was held by Liberal

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from 1974 to 1998 and because they are showing strength in recent

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across the province.

Candidates

*The Liberal leader, Premier

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, said he would not interfere in the nomination process, leaving it up to the riding to determine a candidate but that, as he has only three women in his caucus, he added that he "will be actively searching for women to run".Daniel McHardie, "Liberal throws hat in ring for Lord's Moncton East seat", page A2, ''

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'', December 16, 2006. Of the three candidates there were two men (Chris Collins, Daniel LeBlanc) and one woman (Gilberte Losier). Chris Collins, a Moncton city councillor, was nominated as the Liberal candidate. *Chad Peters, a staffer with the Conservative Party's legislative office, and a former Elvis impersonator, was nominated on February 10, 2007.Quentin Casey. "Tory candidate takes first step toward filling Lord's sizeable shoes", page A1, Telegraph-Journal, February 12, 2007 *Hélène Lapointe, a former president of the

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, was acclaimed her party's nominee on February 17, 2007.

Results

References

{{reflist 2007 elections in Canada New Brunswick by-election, 2007 Politics of Moncton Provincial by-elections in New Brunswick