1 4 ▁election ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁election ▁ ▁Liberal ▁Ed ▁D oh ert y ▁faced ▁N DP ▁candidate ▁Dan ▁Rob ich aud , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁run ▁against ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by - e lection , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate ▁Ide e ▁In y ang ud or , ▁an ▁a ide ▁to ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁cabinet ▁and ▁David ▁Raymond ▁Am os . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by - e lection ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁We ir , ▁who ▁had ▁held ▁this ▁r iding ▁since ▁its ▁creation , ▁res igned ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁Premier ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁Bernard ▁Lord ▁called ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁for ▁the ▁r iding ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁was ▁from ▁the ▁out set ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁close ▁race ▁between ▁Lord ' s ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv atives ▁and ▁the ▁Liber als ▁with ▁We ir ' s ▁New ▁Democr ats ▁unlikely ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁comp ete ▁without ▁her ▁personal ▁popular ity , ▁particularly ▁against ▁the ▁large ▁organizations ▁the ▁other ▁parties ▁were ▁likely ▁to ▁bring ▁into ▁the ▁r iding ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁the ▁Liber als ▁won ▁the ▁race ▁in ▁a ▁lands lide , ▁more ▁than ▁dou bling ▁their ▁vote ▁over ▁the ▁previous ▁election , ▁with ▁an ▁absolute