No sitting premier has managed to win a second term since 2003, with the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives simply swapping power back and forth. Premier Brian Gallant aims to change that with a second straight Liberal majority in Monday’s provincial election. Polls have suggested he has the advantage, but pundits say the race has tightened — and Tory Leader Blaine Higgs could find a path to the premier’s office. Green party Leader David Coon made history in 2014 by winning the party’s first-ever seat in the 49-seat legislature — and he is likely to hold on to his Fredericton South riding this time around. At dissolution, the seat count in the legislature was 24 Liberals, 21 Progressive Conservatives, one Green, one Independent and two vacancies.

Source: National Post September 20, 2018 15:33 UTC