Andrea Anderson-Mason

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Andrea Anderson-Mason
Attorney General of New Brunswick
In office
November 9, 2018  September 29, 2020
PremierBlaine Higgs
Preceded byBrian Gallant
Succeeded byTed Flemming
Minister of Justice
In office
November 9, 2018  September 29, 2020
PremierBlaine Higgs
Preceded byDenis Landry (Justice and Public Safety)
Succeeded byTed Flemming
Member of the
New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West
In office
September 24, 2018  September 19, 2024
Preceded byRick Doucet
Succeeded byIan Lee
Personal details
PartyProgressive Conservative

Andrea Dawn Anderson-Mason, KC is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2018 election. She represented the electoral district of Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick until 2024.[1] She was appointed the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of New Brunswick in the Government of Blaine Higgs on November 9, 2018. She was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election. She was not named to cabinet after the 2020 election. On May 24, 2024 she announced that she would not run in the next election, stating that she "has concluded that members of the legislature don't play a meaningful role in developing policy and legislation in the Higgs government".[2]

Electoral record

Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West

2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAndrea Anderson-Mason4,74066.47+18.91
LiberalTony Mann72610.18-20.07
People's AllianceVincent P. Edgett6889.65-4.14
GreenLois P. Mitchell6869.62+3.76
New DemocraticSharon R. Greenlaw2914.08+1.55
Total valid votes 7,131100.0
Total rejected ballots 230.32
Turnout 7,15462.63
Eligible voters 11,423
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +19.49
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAndrea Anderson-Mason3,80847.6
LiberalRick Doucet2,42230.3
People's AllianceDoug Ellis1,10413.8
GreenRomey Frances Heuff4695.9
New DemocraticKeith LeBlanc2032.5
Total valid votes 8,006100.0  
Total rejected ballots 23
Turnout 8,02971.03
Eligible voters 11,303
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]

References

  1. "Tory wave sweeps across Saint John region as PCs win 9 seats" CBC News New Brunswick, September 25, 2018.
  2. Poitras, Jacques (24 May 2024). "PC MLA Andrea Anderson-Mason is latest Higgs caucus member to leave politics". CBC News New Brunswick. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Provincial Election Results". www.electionsnb.ca. Elections New Brunswick.