The 50th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1982. It was dissolved on August 29, 1987.
James Tucker was chosen as speaker in 1983. Charles Gallagher became speaker in 1985 after Tucker was named to a cabinet post.
Premier Richard Hatfield led the government. The Progressive Conservative Party was the ruling party.
Official party status refers to the Westminster practice which is officially used in the Parliament of Canada and the provincial legislatures of recognizing parliamentary caucuses of political parties. In official documents, this is sometimes referred to as being a recognized party.
Percy Paul Mockler is a retired Canadian politician who served as a Canadian Senator for New Brunswick from 2009 until his retirement in 2024. A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, Mockler previously served two non-consecutive stints in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1982 to 1987, and again from 1993 to 2008. He retired from the Senate on April 14, 2024, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is the deliberative assembly of the Manitoba Legislature in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly at provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post voting. Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Manitoba in the name of the King of Canada. The Manitoba Legislative Building is located in central Winnipeg.
Meredith Douglas Young, is a Canadian politician both provincial and federal spanning two decades.
The 1987 New Brunswick general election was held on October 13, 1987, to select the 58 members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick of the 51st Legislature of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The Liberal Party won power for the first time since 1967. They did so in a landslide, winning all 58 seats in the legislature. This feat was only accomplished one other time in Canadian history, in the 1935 Prince Edward Island election.
Shirley Theresa Dysart CM was an American-born Canadian teacher and a politician in the province of New Brunswick.
Beverly John "Bev" Harrison is a former teacher and New Brunswick politician.
The 55th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 2003 and was dissolved on August 18, 2006.
The 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 2006. Its members were sworn in on October 3, 2006 but it was called into session by the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick on February 6, 2007.
The 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1999 and was dissolved on May 10, 2003.
The 53rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1995 and was dissolved on May 8, 1999.
New Brunswick has had, since the Legislative Council was abolished by an act passed on 16 April 1891, a unicameral legislature called the New Brunswick Legislature, consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and the Legislative Assembly with 49 seats. The legislature functions according to the Westminster system of government. Elections are now held at least every five years but may be called at any time by the lieutenant governor on consultation with the premier.
Chris Collins is a former Canadian politician from Moncton, New Brunswick. He served as MLA for the riding of Moncton Centre from 2014 until 2018, having previously served part of one term as a city councillor for Moncton City Council. On October 24, 2014, Collins was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick succeeding Dale Graham. Collins was defeated in the 2018 provincial election.
The 52nd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1991 and was dissolved on August 12, 1995.
The 51st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1987. It was dissolved on August 22, 1991.
The 48th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1974. It was dissolved on September 15, 1978.
The 49th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1978. It was dissolved on September 1, 1982.
James "Jimmy" N. Tucker Jr. was an educator and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Charlotte County and then Charlotte-Fundy in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1972 to 1987 as a Progressive Conservative member.
Gérald Clavette is a New Brunswick politician. As a Liberal, he served in cabinet as chairman of the Board of Management from 1987 to 1991 and then as Minister of Agriculture in the government of Frank McKenna from October 9, 1991 to April 25, 1994.