2003 New Brunswick general election

2003 New Brunswick general election

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55 seats of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 28 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	68.67% [1]
First party Second party Third party   NDP Leader Bernard Lord Shawn Graham Elizabeth Weir Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Leader since 1997 2002 1988 Leader's seat Moncton East Kent Saint John Harbour Last election 44 10 1 Seats won 28 26 1 Seat change 16 16 Popular vote 174,092 170,028 36,989 Percentage 45.4% 44.4% 9.7% Swing 7.6% 7.1% 0.9%
Map of New Brunswick's ridings coloured in based on the winning parties and their popular vote
Premier before election Bernard Lord Progressive Conservative Premier after election Bernard Lord Progressive Conservative

The 2003 New Brunswick general election was held on June 9, 2003, to elect the 55 members of the 55th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly.

Although early polls suggested a landslide victory for the incumbent Progressive Conservatives of Premier Bernard Lord, the dynamics of the race shifted after Shawn Graham, leader of the Liberal Party, made auto insurance rates a key issue of his campaign.

Lord and the Progressive Conservatives were ultimately re-elected, but with their majority government reduced to just one seat, finishing only two seats ahead of Graham's Liberals. The New Democrats held their sole seat in the legislature.