Liberal David Myles projected to win Fredericton-Oromocto

The projected Fredericton-Oromocto federal predetermination results were euphony to the ears of Liberal newcomer David Myles.

The Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter and erstwhile CBC vigor big is expected to defeat Conservative campaigner and erstwhile MLA Brian Macdonald, with much than 60 per cent of the votes, arsenic of astir 11:30 p.m.

"This is wholly surreal, my friends," he told supporters astatine the Crowne Plaza connected Monday night.

"Ottawa is beyond a imagination for me," helium said arsenic they chanted, "David! David! David!"

Myles, 43, a joined begetter of two, said helium decided to articulation the contention due to the fact that helium has travelled crossed the country for the past 20 years and believes successful Canada and the quality of Canadians "to enactment unneurotic successful spite of our differences."

After 5 weeks of knocking connected much than 17,000 doors and tons of conversations — "If you cognize me, you cognize I love a bully chat" — helium believes much than ever, helium said.

"I'm more filled with hope."

Premier Susan Holt had endorsed Myles, a long-time friend, as the Liberal campaigner for the riding, which saw the closest contention successful the state successful the past national predetermination successful 2021.

Previous Liberal MP Jenica Atwin won with 37 per cent of votes, narrowly beating the 35.9 per cent of votes won by Conservative campaigner Andrea Johnson.

Atwin, originally elected arsenic a Green MP successful 2019, announced successful January she wouldn't tally again.

The riding covers Fredericton, Oromocto, New Maryland, parts of agrarian Hanwell and 3 First Nations.

It includes 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, which straight employs 6,000 work members and 1,000 civilians.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney has said he'd bring defence spending up to 2 per cent of Canada's GDP — successful enactment with the NATO benchmark — by 2030.

Myles besides beat Green Pam Allen-LeBlanc, who ran for the Green Party successful Fredericton-York successful the 2024 provincial election, New Democrat Nicki Lyons-Macfarlane, who was the NDP campaigner for Fredericton South-Silverwood in the 2024 provincial election, and Dominic Cardy of the Canadian Future Party, who was the person for the New Brunswick NDP successful 2014, moved to the Progressive Conservative Party successful 2017, wherever helium was elected arsenic Fredericton-Hanwell MLA and served successful Blaine Higgs's cabinet, earlier he resigned successful 2022 and served arsenic an Independent until 2024.

Other candidates included June Patterson of the Communist Party, who was the candidate from Fredericton for the Communist Party of Canada successful the 2021 national election, Brandon Ellis of the Centrist Party, and Heather Michaud of the People's Party of Canada.