The 42nd New Brunswick general election is scheduled to take place on or before October 16, 2028, according to the Legislative Assembly Act of 2017 which states that an election should be held every four years on the third Monday in October.
Timeline 2025 March 25, 2025: Miramichi West Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Dawson resigns from the legislature to become a federal election candidate. June 30, 2025: The People's Alliance of New Brunswick voluntarily deregisters. October 6, 2025: Progressive Conservative candidate Kevin Russell wins the Miramichi West by-election.
2026 October 7, 2026: The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is scheduled to hold a leadership election.
Opinion polling Polling FirmLast Dateof PollingLink Liberal PC Green NDP Libertarian OtherMargin of errorSample sizePolling method LeadAbacus Data7 August 20264531144–5±3.99% 601 Online14Narrative Research17 June 2026413013691N/A 495 Online11Porter O'Brien3 June 2026433913––5±3% 802 Online4Angus Reid1 December 20254932114–5±6% 203 Online17Porter O'Brien25 November 202549408––3N/A 813 Online9Abacus Data30 October 20255329113–3±4.0% 600 Online24Canadian Election Study13 May 2025542858–4N/A 254 Online26Election 2024October 21, 2024HTML48.2435.0413.761.300.461.21 13.20
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