Election Facts
How often do local elections happen in New Brunswick?
What is every 4 years?
What system do we use to choose representatives?
What is a voting system?
What voting system is used in New Brunswick?
What is First-Past-the-Post?
Council members can be elected at-large or by what?
What are wards?
What is a person called who wants to be elected?
What is a candidate?
On what day are local elections held?
What is the second Monday in May?
A voting system explains how votes are cast and how they are ________.
What is counted?
In First-Past-the-Post, the people with the ________ votes are elected.
What is most?
In an at-large election, who votes for all positions?
What is everyone?
Candidates share their ________.
What are ideas?
When is the next local election in New Brunswick?
What is May 11, 2026?
A voting system helps decide who is ________.
What is elected?
Do candidates need more than half the votes to win in First-Past-the-Post?
What is No?
In ward elections, the community is divided into what?
What are wards?
Candidates ask for your ________.
What is vote?
People vote for individuals to serve on local council or what type of advisory committee?
What is a rural district advisory committee?
What is one thing a voting system explains besides how votes are counted?
What is how we vote?
True or False: Candidates must receive over 50% of votes to be elected in New Brunswick.
What is False?
In ward elections, you vote for people in your ________.
What is area?
True or False: Candidates are already elected officials.
What is False?
What do elected representatives help make for the community?
What are decisions?
True or False: A voting system only explains how people vote.
What is False?
Explain First-Past-the-Post in your own words.
Possible answer: The candidate with the most votes wins, even if they do not have more than half of all votes.
How is the mayor always elected?
What is at-large?
What are two things candidates do during an election?
Possible answers: Share their ideas, ask for votes, campaign to represent the community.