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The following is a list of political parties in New Brunswick , Canada.
| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MLAs | |
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| Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick Parti progressiste-conservateur du Nouveau-Brunswick | 1867 | Conservatism | Blaine Higgs | 29 | |
| New Brunswick Liberal Association Association libérale du Nouveau-Brunswick | 1883 | Liberalism | Susan Holt | 16 | |
| Green Party of New Brunswick Parti Vert du Nouveau-Brunswick | 2008 | Green politics | David Coon | 3 | |
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| New Brunswick New Democratic Party Nouveau Parti démocratique du Nouveau-Brunswick | 1962 | Social democracy | Alex White | 0 | |
| People's Alliance of New Brunswick Alliance des gens du Nouveau-Brunswick | 2010 | Populism Fiscal Conservatism | Rick DeSaulniers | 0 | |
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| KISS NB Solutions Simples Nouveau-Brunswick | 2017 | Populism Fiscal Conservatism | Gerald Bourque | 0 | |
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