The former chair of the the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, easily defeated Moncton Mayor George LeBlanc for the federal Liberal nomination in the riding of Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe over the weekend.

Petitpas Taylor received 633 votes at the nomination convention Saturday afternoon, while LeBlanc received 393.

"I think individuals are looking for a change," Petitpas Taylor said.

"They're looking for a fresh face to get involved in politics and for an individual that really cares for the constituents of all three communities."

Petitpas Tayor is the coordinator of the Codiac RCMP Victim Services program. She also chaired the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women between 2004 and 2008 and has served on many volunteer boards.

This will be her first run at political office and Petitpas Taylor says she wants to be a "people-oriented" member of Parliament.

"I want to be there to listen and help people problem solve and I want to be that strong voice that we all need in Ottawa."

The New Democratic Party has already nominated University of Moncton professor Luc Leblanc to run in the riding

Conservative Robert Goguen is the current MP in the riding of Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe.