▁Margaret - An n ▁Blan ey , ▁upon ▁appointment ▁as ▁CE O ▁of ▁E ffic iency ▁N B , ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁res ign ▁the ▁seat ▁effective ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁requiring ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁no ▁later ▁than ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁which ▁means ▁an ▁election ▁will ▁be ▁held ▁no ▁later ▁than ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁Premier ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁David ▁Al ward ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁by - e lection ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁inc umb ent ▁Conserv atives ▁chose ▁local ▁lawyer ▁and ▁business man ▁Hugh ▁John ▁" T ed " ▁F lem ming ▁III ▁to ▁be ▁their ▁candidate ▁over ▁local ▁education ▁council ▁member ▁Charlotte ▁McG ill ▁Pier ce . ▁ ▁F lem ming ▁is ▁the ▁grand son ▁and ▁great - grand son ▁of ▁former ▁premiers ▁Hugh ▁John ▁F lem ming ▁and ▁James ▁K idd ▁F lem ming ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Media ▁spec ulated ▁whether ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁leadership ▁or ▁New ▁Democratic ▁leader ▁Domin ic ▁Card y ▁will ▁seek ▁the ▁seat ▁in ▁this ▁by - e lection ▁as ▁none ▁of ▁them ▁held ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁assembly . ▁ ▁While ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁leadership ▁candidates ▁ran , ▁N DP ▁leader ▁Card y ▁was ▁acc laimed ▁by ▁his ▁party . ▁The ▁People ' s ▁Alliance ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick