Stephen Horsman

Stephen B. Horsman is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election.^[1] He represented the electoral district of Fredericton North as a member of the Liberal Party until his defeat in the 2020 New Brunswick general election.

Stephen Horsman
Deputy Premier of New Brunswick
In office October 7, 2014 – November 9, 2018
Premier	Brian Gallant
Preceded by	Paul Robichaud
Succeeded by	Robert Gauvin
Minister of Families and Children
In office June 6, 2016 – November 9, 2018
Premier	Brian Gallant
Preceded by	Cathy Rogers
Succeeded by	Dorothy Shephard (Social Development)
Minister of Public Safety
In office October 7, 2014 – June 6, 2016
Premier	Brian Gallant
Preceded by	Bruce Northrup
Succeeded by	Denis Landry
Minister of Justice
In office October 7, 2014 – June 6, 2016
Premier	Brian Gallant
Preceded by	Troy Lifford
Succeeded by	Denis Landry
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Fredericton North
In office September 22, 2014 – August 17, 2020
Personal details
Political party	Liberal

When Gallant's government was formally sworn into office on October 7, 2014, Horsman was named to the Executive Council of New Brunswick as Minister of Public Safety and Justice and as deputy premier.^[2]

It was rumoured that the controversy over the government veto to the judicial appointment process was at the centre of the ministerial reshuffle of June 2016, which saw Stephen Horsman replaced by Denis Landry in the Justice portfolio. Horsman was tasked at this juncture with the families and children ministry.^[3]

Electoral record

v t e 2024 New Brunswick general election: Oromocto-Sunbury
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Mary Wilson	4,381	52.7%	-3.4
	Liberal	Stephen Horsman	2,725	32.8%	+18.3
	Green	Emerald Gibson	868	10.4%	-3.0
	New Democratic	Glenna Hanley	341	4.1%	+2.4
Total valid votes			8,315
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]