Kris Austin is projected to retain his seat in the riding of Fredericton-Grand Lake, a stronghold for the People’s of Alliance of New Brunswick.
Monday’s election may not have produced the result that the People’s Alliance Leader wanted, but it has left the party with a “foot in the door,” Austin told the crowd gathered at the party’s HQ in Fredericton.
Austin said he respected the decision by New Brunswickers to elect a PC majority government but admitted that this was not a normal election and these were not normal times.
But the election came at the cost of one of the People’s Alliance’s MLAs in the provincial legislature.
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PA incumbent Rick DeSaulniers is projected to have been defeated in the riding of Fredericton-York.
He’s expected to finish in third place, behind projected winner PC candidate Ryan Cullins and Green candidate Melissa Fraser.
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The biggest success story for the third-party is the defeat of Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers by PA incumbent Michelle Conroy.
On Monday, Austin described Conroy as “the dragon slayer” after her win.
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