Progressive Conservative government for 18 months, though no formal agreement was made. Coon said his party would negotiate with both the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives. On October 10, Coon announced that the Green Party would not formally side with either party, and would base their votes on their own "declaration of intent". Accordingly, Coon said that their support for the throne speech depends on its "merits", and that his caucus would be free to vote their own way on the speech. The results drew notice elsewhere in Canada. Parti Québécois leader Jean-François Lisée described the results as "an advertisement for our proposal for proportional representation." Andrew Weaver, leader of the Green Party of British Columbia, suggested that Coon should make an agreement with the Progressive Conservatives. The Globe and Mail published an editorial calling for electoral reform, as did National Post columnist Andrew Coyne. On November 1, Gallant's Liberal minority government was defeated by a non confidence vote (25-23) by the opposition Progressive Conservatives and People's Alliance. On November 9, Blaine Higgs was sworn in as premier. Opinion polls Candidates by region Legend bold denotes cabinet minister, speaker or party leader italics denotes a potential candidate who has not received his/her party's nomination † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest * denotes an incumbent seeking re-election in a new district NOTE: Candidates' names are as registered with Elections New Brunswick Northern |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Restigouche West || |Gilles LePage4233 | |David Moreau961 | |Charles Thériault2540 | |Beverly A. Mann263 | | | |Travis Pollock(KISS)62 || |Gilles LePage |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Campbellton-Dalhousie || |Guy Arseneault3720 | |Diane Cyr1761 | |Annie Thériault637 | |Thérèse Tremblay721 | |Robert Boudreau558 | | || |Vacant |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Restigouche-Chaleur || |Daniel Guitard4430 | |Charles Stewart826 | |Mario Comeau831 | |Paul Tremblay621 | | | | || |Daniel Guitard |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Bathurst West-Beresford || |Brian Kenny4351 | |Yvon Landry1082 | |Mike Rau503 | |Anne-Renée Thomas443 | | | |James Risdon(KISS)64 || |Brian Kenny |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore || |Denis Landry3550 | |Michelle Branch858 | |Robert Kryszko421 | |Jean Maurice Landry2026 | | | | || |Denis Landry |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Caraquet || |Isabelle Thériault5420 | |Kevin Haché1827 | |Yvon Durelle330 | |Katy Casavant548 | | | |Guilmond Hébert(Ind.)373 || |Hédard Albert† |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou | |Wilfred Roussel3949 || |Robert Gauvin4048 | | | |Albert Rousselle578 | | | |Philippe Tisseuil(Ind.)178 ||