59th New Brunswick Legislature

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59th New Brunswick Legislature
Minority parliament
23 October 2018  17 August 2020
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Parliament leaders
Premier Hon. Brian Gallant
7 Oct 2014 9 Nov 2018
Hon. Blaine Higgs
9 Nov 2018 17 Aug 2020
Leader of the
Opposition
Blaine Higgs
22 Oct 2016 9 Nov 2018
Brian Gallant
9 Nov 2018 14 Feb 2019
Denis Landry
14 Feb 2019 17 Aug 2020
Party caucuses
Government Liberal Party [lower-alpha 1] (until November 2018)
Progressive Conservative Party (after November 2018)
Opposition Progressive Conservative Party (until November 2018)
Liberal Party (after November 2018)
Recognized People's Alliance [lower-alpha 2]
Green Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Hon. Daniel Guitard
October 23, 2018 August 17, 2020
Members49 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
6 Feb 1952 8 Sep 2022
Lieutenant
Governor
Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau
23 Oct 2014 2 Aug 2019
Brenda Murphy
8 Sep 2019 present
Sessions
1st session
October 23, 2018 – November 20, 2018
2nd session
November 20, 2018 – August 17, 2020
  58th   60th

The 59th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly consisted of the members elected in the 2018 general election and subsequent by-elections. The legislature was dissolved on August 17, 2020, in advance of the 2020 New Brunswick general election.

Contents

Party standings

Standings in the 59th New Brunswick Legislature
AffiliationMembers
2018 Election
Results
As of 14 February 2020
Progressive Conservative 2220
Liberal 2120
Green 3
People's Alliance 3
Independent 01
Vacant02
Total members4947
Total seats49

Leadership

The incumbent Premier of New Brunswick Brian Gallant (Liberal) received permission from Lieutenant Governor Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau to attempt to form a minority government. While Gallant's Liberals finished second in the election by one seat to the Progressive Conservatives, neither party had enough seats to constitute a majority and as incumbent Gallant was given the opportunity first to attempt to form a government. [1]

On November 2, 2018, Gallant's minority government was defeated by a non-confidence vote. [2] Roy-Vienneau then asked Blaine Higgs of the Progressive Conservative party, to form a minority government on November 9, 2018.

History

The election resulted in the first minority government in New Brunswick since 1920. Despite the fact that the Progressive Conservatives ended up winning one more seat than his party, premier Brian Gallant sought and received permission to attempt to form a government. Following Gallant's government's defeat in a non-confidence vote (November 1), Blaine Higgs was appointed as the new premier on November 9, shortly after Gallant's resignation earlier that day.

Seating plan

J.LeBlanc K.Chiasson Horsman Lowe McKee D'Amours
Bourque F.Landry Thériault LePage C.Chiasson M.LeBlanc Arseneau Gauvin
Arseneault Melanson D.LANDRY Rogers Harvey Harris Kenny COON Mitton
Guitard
Holder Savoie HIGGS Steeves Shephard AUSTIN Conroy
S.Wilson Flemming Anderson-Mason Fitch Stewart Cardy DeSaulniers
Wetmore M.Wilson Carr Holland Urquhart Oliver
Northrup Fairgrieve Crossman

Members

NamePartyRidingFirst electedNotes
  Mike Holland Progressive Conservative Albert 2018 g.e.
  Denis Landry Liberal Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore 1995 g.e.Opposition Leader
  Brian Kenny Liberal Bathurst West-Beresford 2003 g.e.
  Guy Arseneault Liberal Campbellton-Dalhousie 2018 g.e.
  Isabelle Thériault Liberal Caraquet 2018 g.e.
  Stewart Fairgrieve Progressive Conservative Carleton 2015 by-e.
  Andrew Harvey Liberal Carleton-Victoria 2014 g.e.
  Carl Urquhart Progressive Conservative Carleton-York 2006 g.e.
  Roger Melanson Liberal Dieppe 2010 g.e.
  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
  Stephen Horsman Liberal Fredericton North 2014 g.e.
  David Coon Green Fredericton South 2014 g.e.Third Party Leader
  Dominic Cardy Progressive Conservative Fredericton West-Hanwell 2018 g.e.
  Rick DeSaulniers People's Alliance Fredericton-York 2018 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.
  Monique LeBlanc Liberal Moncton East 2014 g.e.
  Ernie Steeves Progressive Conservative Moncton Northwest 2014 g.e.
  Cathy Rogers Liberal Moncton South 2014 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.Speaker
  Gilles LePage Liberal Restigouche West 2014 g.e.
  Bruce Fitch Progressive Conservative Riverview 2003 g.e.
  Ted Flemming Progressive Conservative Rothesay 2012 by-e.
  Greg Thompson Progressive Conservative Saint Croix 2018 g.e.Died September 10, 2019
 VacantBy-election date TBA
  Glen Savoie Progressive Conservative Saint John East 2010 g.e.
  Gerry Lowe Liberal Saint John Harbour 2018 g.e.
  Dorothy Shephard Progressive Conservative Saint John Lancaster 2010 g.e.
  Brian Gallant Liberal Shediac Bay-Dieppe 2013 by-e.Resigned Seat October 7, 2019
 Vacant
  Jacques LeBlanc Liberal Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé 2018 g.e.
  Robert Gauvin Progressive Conservative Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou 2014 g.e.
 IndependentChanged party affiliation on February 14, 2020, due to policy disputes.
  Jake Stewart Progressive Conservative Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin 2010 g.e.
  Bruce Northrup Progressive Conservative Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins 2006 g.e.
  Keith Chiasson Liberal Tracadie-Sheila 2018 g.e.
  Chuck Chiasson Liberal Victoria-la-Vallée 2014 g.e.

Standings changes in the 59th Assembly

Number of members
per party by date
20192020
Apr 20Sep 10Oct 7Feb 14
  Progressive Conservative 222120
  Liberal 2120
  Green 3
  People's Alliance 3
  Independent 01
Total members494847
 Vacant012
Government Majority
–5–6–5–6
Membership changes in the 59th Assembly
DateNameDistrictPartyReason
 September 24, 2018See List of MembersElection day of the 2018 New Brunswick general election
 September 10, 2019 Greg Thompson Saint Croix Progressive ConservativeDeath
 October 7, 2019 Brian Gallant Shediac Bay-Dieppe LiberalResignation
 February 14, 2020 Robert Gauvin Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou IndependentLeft the Progressive Conservative Caucus due to policy differences.

See also

Notes

  1. The Liberal Party briefly formed government but was defeated in a confidence vote on November 1, 2018.
  2. The People's Alliance provided confidence and supply for the new PC government.

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