Over 83,000 New Brunswickers cast their ballot in an advance poll for the province’s local government elections.
Election day is May 11
Hannah Rudderham · CBC News
· Posted: May 05, 2026 1:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
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Municipal candidate signs crowd a Fredericton street corner a little under a week before election day on May 11. (Shane Fowler/CBC)
Over 83,000 New Brunswickers cast their ballot in an advance poll for the province’s local government elections.
According to chief electoral officer Kim Poffenroth, the turnout is higher for early voting than past municipal elections.
“People are taking advantage of early voting opportunities, something we’ve seen an increase in since the pandemic elections in 2020 and 2021,” Poffenroth said.
There are also more New Brunswickers living in municipalities since the municipal governance restructuring.
Kim Poffenroth, the chief electoral officer for the province, said municipal government turnout is around 30 per cent of eligible voters, so the fact that the turnout is already 15 per cent before the day of the election is “pretty significant.” (Shane Fowler/CBC)
Now that advance polling has ended,
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