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Published on September 23, 2014

FREDERICTON - The Liberals have won a majority government in New Brunswick on a promise to rebuild the province's roads and bridges to create jobs, turfing the Progressive Conservatives from power after one term in office.

Brian Gallant

The victory comes after technical glitches caused vote counting to be temporarily suspended and the Progressive Conservatives called for all the ballots to be counted by hand to ensure the accuracy of the outcome.

At 32, Brian Gallant is slated to become the country's youngest premier and leads the Liberals to their fourth straight election victory in the past year in Eastern Canada after wins by the party in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia.

The Tory defeat on Monday makes 54-year-old David Alward the second straight premier to fail in his bid for a second term, a rarity in New Brunswick politics.

Green party Leader David Coon was elected in the riding of Fredericton South, a result that represents a breakthrough for a party that has never held a seat in the New Brunswick legislature.

Before the count was stopped, Brian Gallant's Liberals and the governing Progressive Conservatives under David Alward were locked in a tight contest.

That changed once the results were updated with Brian Gallant's Liberals leading and elected in 27 ridings compared to the Tories with 21.

The vote counting glitch caused the Tories to call for all the votes to be counted by hand, while the Liberals said Elections New Brunswick needed to be left alone to determine the outcome.

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Liberals win after technical glitches stall N.B. election