N.B. election: Liberals will form majority government [Video]

The New Brunswick Liberals will form a majority government in the province, returning to power for the first time since 2018.

Hundreds of thousands of New Brunswickers headed to the polls Monday to vote in the province’s 61^st election.

New Liberal Leader Susan Holt brought the party to victory after the exodus of former head Kevin Vickers following the 2020 election’s disappointing showing for the Liberals.

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New Brunswick Liberal Leader Susan Holt gives a speech in Fredericton on election night, Oct. 21, 2024. (Suzette Belliveau/CTV Atlantic)

Liberal Leader Susan Holt delivers a speech after her party won a majority in the New Brunswick election on Oct. 21, 2024. (Suzette Belliveau/CTV Atlantic)

New Brunswick’s first female premier

Holt will become the first female premier of New Brunswick. A total of 17 women were elected Monday.

“I want to thank every voter, every …