Bill Oliver (politician)

William George Oliver is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Kings Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservatives. He was re-elected in the 2018 and 2020 provincial elections.

The Honourable Bill Oliver MLA
Oliver in 2024
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
In office October 7, 2020 – October 7, 2024
Preceded by	Daniel Guitard
Succeeded by	Francine Landry
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
In office November 9, 2018 – September 29, 2020
Premier	Blaine Higgs
Preceded by	Denis Landry
Succeeded by	Jill Green
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Kings Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office September 22, 2014
Preceded by	District created
Personal details
Political party	Progressive Conservative

While in opposition between 2014 and 2018, he was deputy whip and opposition critic for WorkSafeNB. From 2018 until being elected Speaker in 2020, Oliver served as Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure in the Higgs government.^[1]

Electoral record

Kings Centre

v t e 2024 New Brunswick general election: Kings Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Oliver	3,821	49.9%	-11.64
	Liberal	Brian Stephenson	2,557	33.4%	+21.17
	Green	Bruce Dryer	1,136	14.8%	+1.29
	Libertarian	Crystal Tays	139	1.8%
Total valid votes			7,653
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing
Source: Elections New Brunswick[2]

2020 New Brunswick general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Oliver	4,583	61.54	+18.43
	Green	Bruce Dryer	1,006	13.51	+3.86
	Liberal	Paul Adams	911	12.23	-11.32
	People's Alliance	William Edgett	693	9.31	-9.87
	New Democratic	Margaret Anderson Kilfoil	254	3.41	-1.10
Total valid votes			7,447	100.0
Total rejected ballots			8	0.11
Turnout			7,455	65.96
Eligible voters			11,302
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+7.29
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]

2018 New Brunswick general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Oliver	3,267	43.11	+7.45
	Liberal	Bill Merrifield	1,785	23.55	-7.40
	People's Alliance	Dave Peters	1,454	19.18	--
	Green	Bruce Dryer	731	9.65	+5.09
	New Democratic	Susan Jane Shedd	342	4.51	-19.58
Total valid votes			7,579	100.0
Total rejected ballots			10
Turnout			7,589	66.70
Eligible voters			11,378
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]

2014 New Brunswick general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Oliver	2,431	35.66
	Liberal	Shannon Merrifield	2,110	30.95
	New Democratic	Daniel Anderson	1,642	24.09
	Independent	Colby Fraser	323	4.74
	Green	Mark Connell	311	4.56
Total valid votes			6,817	100.0
Total rejected ballots			18	0.26
Turnout			6,835	60.18
Eligible voters			11,357
This riding was created from parts of Fundy-River Valley, Hampton-Kings and Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins, all of which elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Neither of the three incumbents ran in this election.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]