Margaret Johnson (politician)

Margaret C. Johnson is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician who has represented Carleton-Victoria in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 2020.

Margaret C. Johnson MLA
Johnson in 2024
Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries in New Brunswick
In office September 29, 2020 – November 2, 2024
Preceded by	Ross Wetmore
Succeeded by	Pat Finnigan
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Carleton-Victoria
Incumbent
Assumed office September 14, 2020
Preceded by	Andrew Harvey
Personal details
Political party	Progressive Conservative

Political career

Johnson defeated incumbent Liberal MLA Andrew Harvey in 2020.^[1] Johnson had previously lost to Harvey in the 2018 provincial election.

Johnson was a member of the cabinet of Blaine Higgs from 2020 to 2024 as Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries .^[2]

Electoral history

2024 New Brunswick general election: Carleton-Victoria
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Margaret Johnson	4,798
	Liberal	Julian Moulton	2,159
	Green	Rebecca Blaevoet	451
	Social Justice	Tasha Rossignol	290
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]

2020 New Brunswick general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Margaret C. Johnson	3,330	45.22	+7.14
	Liberal	Andrew Harvey	2,939	39.91	-0.97
	People's Alliance	Terry Leigh Sisson	610	8.28	-4.31
	Green	Rowan Patrick Miller	372	5.05	-1.55
	New Democratic	Meriet Gray Miller	113	1.53	+0.03
Total valid votes			7,364	99.72
Total rejected ballots			21	0.28
Turnout			7,385	64.39
Eligible voters			11,469
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+4.06
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]

2018 New Brunswick general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Harvey	3,116	40.88	+0.04
	Progressive Conservative	Margaret C. Johnson	2,872	37.68	-2.09
	People's Alliance	Terry Leigh Sisson	960	12.59	--
	Green	Paula Shaw	503	6.60	+0.55
	New Democratic	Margaret Geldart	114	1.50	-7.41
	KISS	Carter Edgar	58	0.76	-2.06*
Total valid votes			7,623	99.90
Total rejected ballots			8	0.10	-0.23
Turnout			7,631	65.60	+1.46
Eligible voters			11,632
	Liberal hold		Swing		+1.07
*Carter Edgar's vote share change compared to his run as an independent candidate in 2014.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]