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59th New Brunswick Legislature | |||
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Minority parliament | |||
23 October 2018 – 17 August 2020 | |||
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 | ||
Members | 49 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 | |||
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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.
Affiliation | Members | |||
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2018 Election Results | As of 14 February 2020 [update] | |||
Progressive Conservative | 22 | 20 | ||
Liberal | 21 | 20 | ||
Green | 3 | |||
People's Alliance | 3 | |||
Independent | 0 | 1 | ||
Vacant | 0 | 2 | ||
Total members | 49 | 47 | ||
Total seats | 49 |
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.
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.
Name | Party | Riding | First elected | Notes | |
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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 | |
Vacant | By-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. | ||
Independent | Changed 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. |
Number of members per party by date | 2019 | 2020 | |||
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Apr 20 | Sep 10 | Oct 7 | Feb 14 | ||
Progressive Conservative | 22 | 21 | 20 | ||
Liberal | 21 | 20 | |||
Green | 3 | ||||
People's Alliance | 3 | ||||
Independent | 0 | 1 | |||
Total members | 49 | 48 | 47 | ||
Vacant | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Government Majority | |||||
–5 | –6 | –5 | –6 |
Membership changes in the 59th Assembly | |||||
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Date | Name | District | Party | Reason | |
September 24, 2018 | See List of Members | Election day of the 2018 New Brunswick general election | |||
September 10, 2019 | Greg Thompson | Saint Croix | Progressive Conservative | Death | |
October 7, 2019 | Brian Gallant | Shediac Bay-Dieppe | Liberal | Resignation | |
February 14, 2020 | Robert Gauvin | Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou | Independent | Left the Progressive Conservative Caucus due to policy differences. |
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