Michelle Hooton is a New Brunswick politician. New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person She was the deputy mayor of Saint John (New Brunswick's largest city) from 2004-2008, was a candidate for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a by-election for the riding of Saint John Harbour held on November 14, 2005, and also ran, unsucessfully in the 2008 Municipal Election for the Mayor's chair, placing a distant 3rd place behind winner Ivan Court
Hooton was first elected to Saint John's "common council" on May 10, 2004. Deputy mayor is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official in many local governments Saint John is the largest city in the Province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant A riding is an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district particularly in several current or former Commonwealth countries Saint John Harbour is a provincial Electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Common Council consists of 10 councillors elected at large. Hooton received the most votes of any candidate which, by convention, earned her the designation of deputy mayor. Hooton received 13,192 votes, the next best candidate receiving 9,336. The tenth place finisher, and therefore the lowest vote getter to be elected to council, received 6,188 votes.
Hooton gained province-wide name recognition when she became a vocal opponent of a property tax break being given to Irving Oil for the construction of a liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal. Property tax, or millage tax, is an Ad valorem tax that an owner pays on the value of the property being taxed A tax break is a tax Saving. This includes Tax exemption, an exemption from all or certain Taxes of a state or nation in which part of Irving Oil is a privately owned Gasoline, Oil, and Natural gas producing and exporting company Not to be confused with Natural Gas Liquids (NGL Liquefied natural gas or LNG is Natural gas (primarily Methane, CH4 Hooton later introduced a motion to rescind the tax deal, but council voted for the proposal again. She was not infavour of the secret negotiations that led to the deal and felt it should have been shared with the public. She later stood with the Mayor at a press conference and said it was now time to move on.
Hooton entered the by-election as a Progressive Conservative, the party of Premier of New Brunswick Bernard Lord. The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a right-of-centre political party in New Brunswick, Canada. The Premier of New Brunswick (fr Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the First minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick Bernard Lord, ONB (born September 27, 1965 in Roberval Quebec) is a Canadian politician Hooton and Lord have been connected for some months and he invited her as part of a small group of municipal leaders to a retreat at the government's fishing lodge Larry's Gulch resort during the summer of 2005. Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days Though Hooton has stated she was courted by both the PCs and the opposition Liberals, she chose the Conservatives stating her values were more inline with this party. Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government particularly in a Westminster -based Parliamentary system The New Brunswick Liberal Association, more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political The media have long speculated she would be a Conservative should she run for provincial office. Hooton began the race considered the frontrunner but in the end lost the race by more than a 2 to 1 margin to Liberal candidate Ed Doherty. Ed Doherty, MD is a New Brunswick Ophthalmologist and Politician. Some say it was more a judgement against Bernard Lord than Hooton who did not even manage to hold the vote total obtained by the PCs in the previous general election, but this is not a widely held view. Starting out as a predicted landslide for Bernard Lord 's Progressive Conservatives, the New Brunswick general election of June 9 2003 quickly turned around
Hooton failed to gain the position of Mayor in the latest municipal election in Saint John. She now lives as a private citizen and does not hold public office.
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