How to run for Mayor in Miramichi

On the day you file your nomination paper for mayor in Miramichi, you must be:

• A Canadian citizen.
• At least 18 years old.
• A resident of Miramichi, OR a non-resident owner or tenant of land in Miramichi (or the spouse of one).
• Not legally disqualified from running.

The Mayor is the head of council in Miramichi — chairs council meetings, is the public face of the city, and votes alongside councillors on by-laws, the annual budget, and major staffing decisions.

Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission (RSC 5) — mayor sits *ex officio*

Filing happens at Elections New Brunswick, in person during regular office hours and on nomination day until 2:00 PM. You'll need to bring:

• Nomination paper, signed in the presence of the clerk or a commissioner of oaths.
• 10 nominators from eligible electors of Miramichi.
• Government-issued photo ID showing your name and qualifying address.
• Filing fee: None — the deposit was eliminated in 2004.

• Open mayoralty + crowded field — first contested open mayoral race in a decade.
• Multi-community identity. Newcastle / Chatham / Douglastown / Loggieville rivalries from the 1995 amalgamation persist three decades later; ward representation is sensitive.
• Old amalgamation; not new. Miramichi *is* an amalgamated city, but it amalgamated in 1995, not in the 2023 reform. Many residents still self-identify by former town name.

Voters in Miramichi also choose:

• Councillor (by ward) — 2 per ward
• Anglophone North DEC member — Same ballot
• District scolaire francophone Nord-Est DEC member — Some Miramichi voters

• New Brunswick 2026Candidates' Guide
• Municipal Elections Act

Considering a different office? We have plain-English guides for every position on the Miramichi ballot:

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