Megan Mitton

Megan Mitton is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2018 election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Memramcook-Tantramar as a member of the Green Party.

Megan Mitton
MLA
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Memramcook-Tantramar
Assumed office
September 24, 2018
Preceded byBernard LeBlanc
Personal details
Born (1986-05-02) May 2, 1986
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyGreen
Children2
ResidenceSackville, New Brunswick
Alma materMcGill University

She was previously a Green Party candidate in the same district in the 2014 election, finishing third behind Bernard LeBlanc and incumbent Mike Olscamp. She was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election.

Mitton grew up in Sackville, NB and graduated from Tantramar Regional High School. She earned her Bachelor of Arts at McGill University in Montreal, QC, where she studied international development, political science and women’s studies.

In 2016, Mitton was elected to serve as a Sackville Town Councillor. She served on the committees for Tourism and Business Development, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development, the Sackville Arts Wall, Public Safety, and Policy and By-law.

Mitton was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick on September 24, 2018. She became the first Green MLA to be elected in her riding, the first woman elected as a Green MLA in New Brunswick history, and one of the first 10 Green parliamentarians elected in Canada.

Mitton was re-elected to the 60th Legislature on September 14, 2020. Mitton is a member of the Standing Committees on Public Accounts, Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship, Private Bills, and Social Policy. She is also the Green Caucus Advocate on matters of Healthy and Inclusive Communities, Climate Justice, and Education.[2]

Electoral record
2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GreenMegan Mitton3,42541.61+3.28
LiberalMaxime Bourgeois2,90235.26-2.94
Progressive ConservativeCarole Duguay1,67820.39+1.90
People's AllianceHeathere Collins1922.33
IndependentJefferson George Wright340.41
Total valid votes 8,231
Total rejected ballots 130.16-0.13
Turnout 8,24470.36+1.03
Eligible voters 11,717
Green hold Swing +3.11
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GreenMegan Mitton3,14838.33+23.03
LiberalBernard LeBlanc3,13738.20-7.44
Progressive ConservativeEtienne Gaudet1,51818.48-7.96
New DemocraticHélène Boudreau4104.99-7.63
Total valid votes 8,21399.71
Total rejected ballots 240.29-0.17
Turnout 8,23769.33
Eligible voters 11,881
Green gain from Liberal Swing +15.24
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBernard LeBlanc3,51545.64+26.67
Progressive ConservativeMike Olscamp2,03726.45-30.23
GreenMegan Mitton1,17815.29+1.64
New DemocraticHélène Boudreau97212.62+1.92
Total valid votes 7,702100.0  
Total rejected ballots 360.47
Turnout 7,73866.56
Eligible voters 11,626
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +28.45
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]

References
  1. Kalvapalle, Rahul (24 September 2018). "David Coon retains Fredericton South as New Brunswick Greens pick up three seats - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. "Member of the Legislative Assembly : Megan Mitton - Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick". www.legnb.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  3. "Unofficial Results". Elections NB. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. Elections New Brunswick (6 Oct 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.


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