René Legacy
René Legacy | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Premier of New Brunswick | |
| Assumed office November 2, 2024 | |
| Premier | Susan Holt |
| Minister of Finance and Treasury Board | |
| Assumed office November 2, 2024 | |
| Premier | Susan Holt |
| Preceded by | Ernie Steeves |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Bathurst West-Beresford | |
| Assumed office September 14, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Kenny |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
René Legacy MLA is a Canadian politician who has served as the deputy premier of New Brunswick since November 2024. He has also represented Bathurst West-Beresford in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 2020.[1]
Political career
Legacy was selected to succeed Brian Kenny as the Liberal candidate in Bathurst West-Beresford. He was elected in the 2020 general election. As of September 8, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Natural Resources and Energy Development.
Legacy was re-elected in the 2024 general election in the riding of Bathurst. On November 1, 2024, it was announced that he was placed on the cabinet as Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance and Treasury Board, Minister responsible for Energy, and Minister responsible for the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.[2]
Electoral record
| 2024 New Brunswick general election: Bathurst (electoral district) | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | René Legacy | 3357 | 56.58 | +2.18 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kim Chamberlain | 2029 | 34.26 | −0.4 | ||||
| Green | Robert Kryszko | 325 | 5.49 | −8.4 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jeff Frenette | 212 | 3.58 | +3.58 | ||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 5293 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.18 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Live New Brunswick election results 2020: Real-time results in the provincial election". Global News. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ Waugh, Andrew (November 1, 2024). "Susan Holt unveils 19-person cabinet". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
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