The riding belonged to PC John Betts by a more than safe margin. But with Betts not running for re-election this year, it could be anyones for the taking.
Taking over for Betts is PC Ernie Steeves. Steeves will try to match Betts’ 2010 victory when the PC beat the Liberals by 1628 votes in the riding. Steeves is heavily involved with the Baptist Church in Moncton and is a popular radio personality.
Liberal Brian Hicks is moving against this year’s Liberal grain. Hicks wants to snatch the seat in the legislature to ensure New Brunswick starts living within its means. He has remained staunchly silent on Gallant’s $900 million idea to build and improve infrastructure.
New Democrat Jason Purdy is a father of two, a former Director of Immigrant Labour at the New Brunswick Multicultural Council, and a current District Sales Manager at ADT. He believes in Dominic Cardy’s plan for New Brunswick.
Green Party alumni Mike Milligan is a bicycle buisness owner in Moncton and former interim leader of the NB Green Party. He ran in the defunct riding of Moncton Crescent in 2010 and won 729 ballots to Betts’ 4168. Let’s hope Milligan can pedal uphill because it’s an uphill battle for him.
Carl Bainbridge for the People’s Alliance is an autism activist. He is a father of three children, two of whom have autism. Getting better services for people dealing with autism is a major priority for Bainbridge; but not part of the PANB platform. There was no PANB candidate in this area last election and thusly, no numbers to crunch. But perhaps Bainbridge might enjoy lifting a few of the excess right-wing votes from Steeves this go around.
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