Don Monahan

Don Monahan
Monahan in 2025
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Arcadia-Butternut Valley-Maple Hills
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2024
Preceded bynew district
Personal details
BornPetitcodiac, New Brunswick
PartyProgressive Conservative
Vision démocratique de Mascouche (municipal)
OccupationOwner of the KOA campground and Drive in, Sussex New Brunswick.[citation needed]

Don Monahan is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2024 election for the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. He was elected in the riding of Arcadia-Butternut Valley-Maple Hills. He served as a Finance Critic.

Monahan is originally from Petitcodiac, New Brunswick. He previously served on the city council of Mascouche, Quebec. He is fluent in both English and French.

Monahan is currently a candidate for leader of the Progressive Conservatives in the 2026 leadership election. Monahan officially launched his leadership campaign on February 7th, 2026 in Fredericton at the Hugh John Flemming Center with an attendance in excess of 200 in the audience.

Electoral record

2024 New Brunswick general election: Arcadia-Butternut Valley-Maple Hills
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDon Monahan428454.82-3.58
LiberalConnie Larson228929.29+14.79
GreenBrian Boucher109313.99+3.2
LibertarianAnthony Matthews1491.91+1.91
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 7815
Eligible voters

References

  1. ↑ "New Brunswick election: Who won in my riding?". Atlantic. 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  2. ↑ Poitras, Jacques (January 14, 2026). "Rookie MLA Don Monahan looking at PC leadership run". CBC News. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Waugh, Andrew (January 15, 2026). "'I'm not your typical Tory': Second PC enters leadership race". Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved February 18, 2026.