Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick | |
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| 60th New Brunswick Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower house (1786–1891) then unicameral house of the New Brunswick Legislature |
| History | |
| Founded | 1785 |
| Preceded by | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Lieutenant Governor | Brenda Murphy |
Speaker | Bill Oliver, PC since 7 October 2020 |
Blaine Higgs, PC since 9 November 2018 | |
Roger Melanson, Liberal since 28 September 2020 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 49 |
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Political groups | Government
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| Elections | |
Last election | September 14, 2020 |
Next election | TBD |
| Meeting place | |
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| Legislative Building, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| Website | |
| www.gnb.ca/legis/ | |
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (French: Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the deliberative assembly of the New Brunswick Legislature, in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The assembly's seat is located in Fredericton. It was established in Saint John de jure when the colony was created in 1784 but came into session only in 1786, following the first elections in late 1785. The legislative assembly was originally the lower house in a bicameral legislature. Its upper house counterpart, the Legislative Council of New Brunswick, was abolished in 1891. Its members are called "Members of the Legislative Assembly," commonly referred to as "MLAs".
History
Saint John was chosen as the original capital when New Brunswick was formed in 1784 as it was the centre of commerce and the only city at that time.[1] The New Brunswick Legislative Building is the current building that houses the Assembly. It opened in 1882, having been constructed by J.C. Dumaresq, following the destruction of the original building, known as Province Hall, by fire in 1880.
The legislative chamber is designed to have four rows on the government side and three rows on the opposition side. This is because elections have traditionally yielded a strong government majority; in fact on occasion, even with many of the seats on one side of the House, the government has spilled over to the opposition side. Quite often the House is oriented to have only two rows on the opposition benches, in the event of a large opposition adding a third row makes the opposition benches rather crowded.
Seating plan
| Legacy | Guitard | Gauvin | Mallet | D.Landry | Arseneau | ||||
| LeBlanc | K.Chiasson | C.Chiasson | Bourque | LePage | D'Amours | Mitton | Conroy | ||
| Arseneault | Thériault | MELANSON | McKee | F.Landry | Harris | COON | AUSTIN | ||
| Oliver | |||||||||
| Holder | Savoie | HIGGS | Steeves | Shephard | Flemming | Fitch | M.Wilson | ||
| Crossman | Holland | Green | Dunn | Cardy | Scott-Wallace | Allain | Johnson | ||
| Wetmore | S.Wilson | Bockus | Cullins | Anderson-Mason | Hogan | Stewart | Ames | ||
| Carr | Turner |
Current members
| Name | Party | Riding | First elected | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Holland | Progressive Conservative | Albert | 2018 g.e. | ||
| Denis Landry | Liberal | Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore | 1995 g.e. | ||
| René Legacy | Liberal | Bathurst West-Beresford | 2020 g.e. | ||
| Guy Arseneault | Liberal | Campbellton-Dalhousie | 2018 g.e. | ||
| Isabelle Thériault | Liberal | Caraquet | 2018 g.e. | ||
| Bill Hogan | Progressive Conservative | Carleton | 2020 g.e. | ||
| Margaret Johnson | Progressive Conservative | Carleton-Victoria | 2020 g.e. | ||
| Richard Ames | Progressive Conservative | Carleton-York | 2020 g.e. | ||
| Roger Melanson | Liberal | Dieppe | 2010 g.e. | Opposition Leader | |
| Jean-Claude D'Amours | Liberal | Edmundston-Madawaska Centre | 2018 g.e. | ||
| Kris Austin | People's Alliance | Fredericton-Grand Lake | 2018 g.e. | Third Party Leader | |
| Jill Green | Progressive Conservative | Fredericton North | 2020 g.e. | ||
| David Coon | Green | Fredericton South | 2014 g.e. | Third Party Leader | |
| Dominic Cardy | Progressive Conservative | Fredericton West-Hanwell | 2018 g.e. | ||
| Ryan Cullins | Progressive Conservative | Fredericton-York | 2020 g.e. | ||
| Andrea Anderson-Mason | Progressive Conservative | Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West | 2018 g.e. | ||
| Ross Wetmore | Progressive Conservative | Gagetown-Petitcodiac | 2010 g.e. | ||
| Gary Crossman | Progressive Conservative | Hampton | 2014 g.e. | ||
| Kevin Arseneau | Green | Kent North | 2018 g.e. | ||
| Benoît Bourque | Liberal | Kent South | 2014 g.e. | ||
| Bill Oliver | Progressive Conservative | Kings Centre | 2014 g.e. | ||
| Francine Landry | Liberal | Madawaska Les Lacs-Edmundston | 2014 g.e. | ||
| Megan Mitton | Green | Memramcook-Tantramar | 2018 g.e. | ||
| Michelle Conroy | People's Alliance | Miramichi | 2018 g.e. | ||
| Lisa Harris | Liberal | Miramichi Bay-Neguac | 2014 g.e. | ||
| Rob McKee | Liberal | Moncton Centre | 2018 g.e. | ||
| Daniel Allain | Progressive Conservative | Moncton East | 2020 g.e. | ||
| Ernie Steeves | Progressive Conservative | Moncton Northwest | 2014 g.e. | ||
| Greg Turner | Progressive Conservative | Moncton South | 2020 g.e. | ||
| Sherry Wilson | Progressive Conservative | Moncton Southwest | 2010 g.e. | ||
| Jeff Carr | Progressive Conservative | New Maryland-Sunbury | 2014 g.e. | ||
| Mary Wilson | Progressive Conservative | Oromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton | 2018 g.e. | ||
| Trevor Holder | Progressive Conservative | Portland-Simonds | 1999 g.e. | ||
| Blaine Higgs | Progressive Conservative | Quispamsis | 2010 g.e. | Premier | |
| Daniel Guitard | Liberal | Restigouche-Chaleur | 2014 g.e. | ||
| Gilles LePage | Liberal | Restigouche West | 2014 g.e. | ||
| Bruce Fitch | Progressive Conservative | Riverview | 2003 g.e. | ||
| Ted Flemming | Progressive Conservative | Rothesay | 2012 by-e. | ||
| Kathy Bockus | Progressive Conservative | Saint Croix | 2020 g.e. | ||
| Glen Savoie | Progressive Conservative | Saint John East | 2010 g.e. | ||
| Arlene Dunn | Progressive Conservative | Saint John Harbour | 2020 g.e. | ||
| Dorothy Shephard | Progressive Conservative | Saint John Lancaster | 2010 g.e. | ||
| Robert Gauvin | Liberal | Shediac Bay-Dieppe | 2018 g.e. | ||
| Jacques LeBlanc | Liberal | Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé | 2018 g.e. | ||
| Eric Mallet | Liberal | Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou | 2020 g.e. | ||
| Jake Stewart | Progressive Conservative | Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin | 2010 g.e. | ||
| Tammy Scott-Wallace | Progressive Conservative | Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins | 2020 g.e. | ||
| Keith Chiasson | Liberal | Tracadie-Sheila | 2018 g.e. | ||
| Chuck Chiasson | Liberal | Victoria-La Vallée | 2014 g.e. |
See also
- 53rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
- 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
- 55th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
- 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
- 57th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
- 58th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
- 59th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
- 60th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
References
- ^ "Fredericton, Saint John capital quarrel revisited in study". CBC. Retrieved 20 July 2017.