Alyson Townsend is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2024 election. She was elected in the riding of Rothesay.[1] On November 1, 2024, it was announced that she was placed on the cabinet as Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, Minister responsible for the Research and Productivity Council, and Minister responsible for the Regulatory Accountability and Reporting Act.[2]
Alyson Townsend | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour | |
| Assumed office November 2, 2024 | |
| Premier | Susan Holt |
| Preceded by | Greg Turner |
| Minister responsible for the Research and Productivity Council | |
| Assumed office November 2, 2024 | |
| Premier | Susan Holt |
| Preceded by | Bill Hogan |
| Minister responsible for the Regulatory Accountability and Reporting Act | |
| Assumed office November 2, 2024 | |
| Premier | Susan Holt |
| Preceded by | Bill Hogan |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Rothesay | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Flemming |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
Electoral record
edit| 2024 New Brunswick general election: Rothesay (electoral district) | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Alyson Townsend | 4,085 | 50.48 | +30.7 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ted Flemming | 3,373 | 41.68 | -22.5 | ||||
| Green | Zara MacKay-Boyce | 549 | 6.78 | -2.3 | ||||
| Libertarian | Austin Venedam | 85 | 1.05 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 8,092 | 99.91 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 7 | 0.09 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,099 | 72.81 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,123 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +26.6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[3] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Rothesay". CBC News. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Waugh, Andrew (November 1, 2024). "Susan Holt unveils 19-person cabinet". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ "Unofficial Results".
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