The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre to centre-right conservative political party in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The party has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony. It has historically followed the Red Tory tradition. The Progressive Conservative Party currently leads the provincial government since 2018 under Premier Blaine Higgs.
Beverly John "Bev" Harrison is a former teacher and New Brunswick politician.
The New Brunswick Confederation of Regions Party was a political party in the Province of New Brunswick,Canada. It was the only branch of the Confederation of Regions Party of Canada to win any seats. It held official status in the Legislative Assembly between 1991 and 1995,before losing all its seats in the following election.
Ralph Bruce Fitch is a Canadian politician,He represented Riverview in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 2003 until 2024.
Trevor Arthur Holder is a New Brunswick politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2024. At the time of his resignation,he was the longest serving member of the legislature.
Bruce N. Northrup is a Canadian politician in the province of New Brunswick. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2006 election as the Progressive Conservative MLA for Kings East. Northrup has acted as official Opposition critic for energy and NB Power issues. He acted the critic for Department of Natural Resources interests and the official Opposition whip. He was re-elected in September 2010,and served as the Minister of Natural Resources,until the 2014 election of the 58th New Brunswick Legislature,at which time he became the Public Safety critic.
Daniel Allain is a Canadian politician from New Brunswick. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick at the 2020 general election in the riding of Moncton East and sat in the legislature until 2024. He served as Minister of Local Government and Local Governance Reform until being dropped from the cabinet on June 27,2023.
The People's Alliance of New Brunswick (PANB) is a provincial political party in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed in 2010. The party has been described as being right-wing populist. In the 2018 election,the party won three seats in the provincial legislature for the first time since its founding. The party advocated for "common sense" government and the abolition of the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages,with a transfer of that office's responsibilities to the office of the provincial ombudsman. The party's platform has been described as "a mixture of economic conservatism,rural populism and opposition to some aspects of official bilingualism and duality".
Kris Austin is the former leader of the People's Alliance of New Brunswick and current member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick and an MLA in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. On October 13,2022 he was appointed minister of public safety and solicitor-general by Premier Blaine Higgs.
Blaine Myron Higgs is a Canadian politician who is the 34th and current premier of New Brunswick since 2018 and leader of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party since 2016.
Dorothy Shephard is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election and served until 2024. She represented the electoral district of Saint John Lancaster as a member of the Progressive Conservatives. She was born and raised in Saint John. Shephard was re-elected in the 2014,2018 and 2020 provincial elections. Prior to becoming involved in politics,she owned and operated Benjamin Moore Colour Centre,a retail decorating store,for 17 years.
The 2014 New Brunswick general election was held on September 22,2014,to elect 49 members to the 58th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly,the governing house of the province of New Brunswick,Canada.
Dominic William Cardy is a Canadian politician,interim leader of the Canadian Future Party and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (2018-2024) and provincial cabinet minister (2018-2022).
Jeff Basil Carr is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of New Maryland-Sunbury as a member of the Progressive Conservatives from 2014 until 2024.
Robert Gauvin is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2018 New Brunswick general election. He currently represents the riding of Shediac Bay-Dieppe as a member of the New Brunswick Liberal Association.
Mike Holland is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2018 election. He represented the electoral district of Albert as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick until 2024.
Andrea Dawn Anderson-Mason,KC is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2018 election. She represented the electoral district of Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick until 2024. She was appointed the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of New Brunswick in the Government of Blaine Higgs on November 9,2018. She was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election. She was not named to cabinet after the 2020 election. On May 24,2024 she announced that she would not run in the next election,stating that she "has concluded that members of the legislature don't play a meaningful role in developing policy and legislation in the Higgs government".
The 2020 New Brunswick general election was held on September 14,2020,to elect members of the 60th New Brunswick Legislature. The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick,led by Blaine Higgs,won a majority government.
The 2024 New Brunswick general election will be held on October 21,2024,where 49 members will be elected to the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly. It was formally called upon the dissolution of the 60th Assembly on September 19,2024.
Policy 713,also called the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity policy,is an education policy of the province of New Brunswick,Canada,that sets minimum requirements for public schools and districts in the province related to individuals identifying and perceived as LGBTQIA2S+.
