2016 Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election
Declined candidates
### Declined candidates

* [Madeleine Dubé](/wiki/Madeleine_Dub%C3%A9 "Madeleine Dubé"), MLA for [Edmundston\-Saint Basile](/wiki/Edmundston-Saint_Basile "Edmundston-Saint Basile"), former Health Minister, Education Minister, and Social Development Minister
* [Ted Flemming](/wiki/Ted_Flemming_%28politician%29 "Ted Flemming (politician)"), MLA for [Rothesay](/wiki/Rothesay_%28electoral_district%29 "Rothesay (electoral district)"), former Health Minister (2012–2014\)

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