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The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (French: Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the deliberative assembly of the New Brunswick Legislature, in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The assembly's seat is located in Fredericton. It was established in Saint Johnde jure when the colony was created in 1784 but came into session only in 1786, following the first elections in late 1785. The legislative assembly was originally the lower house in a bicameral legislature. Its upper house counterpart, the Legislative Council of New Brunswick, was abolished in 1891. Its members are called "Members of the Legislative Assembly," commonly referred to as "MLAs".
Nova Scotia originally covered most of the territory of today's Maritime provinces.[1] In 1784, New Brunswick became a distinct colony from Nova Scotia.[1]Saint John was chosen as the original capital when New Brunswick was formed as it was the centre of commerce and the only city at that time.[2]
The New Brunswick Legislative Building is the current building that houses the Assembly. It opened in 1882, having been constructed by J.C. Dumaresq, following the destruction of the original building, known as Province Hall, by fire in 1880.
The legislative chamber is designed to have four rows on the government side and three rows on the opposition side. This is because elections have traditionally yielded a strong government majority; in fact on occasion, even with many of the seats on one side of the House, the government has spilled over to the opposition side. Quite often the House is oriented to have only two rows on the opposition benches, in the event of a large opposition adding a third row makes the opposition benches rather crowded.
^ abcdefDesserud, Donald; Hyson, Stewart (May 2012). "New Brunswick's Legislative Assembly". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 35 (1).
^"Fredericton, Saint John capital quarrel revisited in study". CBC. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
Further reading
Martin, Ged (2015). "Fredericton versus Saint John: The New Brunswick Seat of Government, 1785-1882". Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information September 2020 The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick French Assemblee legislative du Nouveau Brunswick is the deliberative assembly of the New Brunswick Legislature in the province of New Brunswick Canada The assembly s seat is located in Fredericton It was established in Saint John de jure when the colony was created in 1784 but came into session only in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785 The legislative assembly was originally the lower house in a bicameral legislature Its upper house counterpart the Legislative Council of New Brunswick was abolished in 1891 Its members are called Members of the Legislative Assembly commonly referred to as MLAs Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Assemblee legislative du Nouveau Brunswick60th New Brunswick LegislatureTypeTypeLower house 1786 1891 then unicameral house of the New Brunswick LegislatureHistoryFounded1785 238 years ago 1785 Preceded byNova Scotia House of AssemblyLeadershipLieutenant GovernorBrenda MurphySpeakerBill Oliver PC since 7 October 2020PremierBlaine Higgs PC since 9 November 2018Leader of the OppositionRoger Melanson Liberal since 28 September 2020StructureSeats49Political groupsHis Majesty s Government PC 29 His Majesty s Loyal Opposition Liberal 13 Other parties Green 3 Independent 1 Vacant 3 ElectionsLast electionSeptember 14 2020Next electionTBDMeeting placeLegislative Building Fredericton New Brunswick CanadaWebsitewww gnb ca legis Contents 1 History 2 Legislative Building 3 Seating plan 4 Current members 5 See also 6 References 7 Further readingHistory EditNova Scotia originally covered most of the territory of today s Maritime provinces 1 In 1784 New Brunswick became a distinct colony from Nova Scotia 1 Saint John was chosen as the original capital when New Brunswick was formed as it was the centre of commerce and the only city at that time 2 The first elections took place in November 1785 1 The legislative assembly came into session in January 1786 1 It was originally the lower house in a bicameral legislature 1 Its upper house counterpart the Legislative Council of New Brunswick was abolished on April 16 1891 1 Legislative Building EditThe New Brunswick Legislative Building is the current building that houses the Assembly It opened in 1882 having been constructed by J C Dumaresq following the destruction of the original building known as Province Hall by fire in 1880 The legislative chamber is designed to have four rows on the government side and three rows on the opposition side This is because elections have traditionally yielded a strong government majority in fact on occasion even with many of the seats on one side of the House the government has spilled over to the opposition side Quite often the House is oriented to have only two rows on the opposition benches in the event of a large opposition adding a third row makes the opposition benches rather crowded Seating plan EditLegacy Gauvin Mallet D Landry ArseneauLeBlanc K Chiasson C Chiasson Bourque LePage D Amours Mitton ConroyArseneault Theriault MELANSON McKee F Landry Guitard COON AustinOliverHolder G Savoie HIGGS Steeves Shephard Flemming Fitch M WilsonCrossman Holland Green Dunn Cardy Scott Wallace Allain JohnsonHogan Wetmore Bockus Cullins Anderson Mason Turner AmesCarr S Wilson R Savoie ConroyCurrent members EditName Party Riding First elected Notes Mike Holland Progressive Conservative Albert 2018 g e Vacant Bathurst East Nepisiguit Saint Isidore Represented by Liberal Denis Landry until his election as mayor of Hautes Terres in the 2022 New Brunswick municipal elections Rene Legacy Liberal Bathurst West Beresford 2020 g e Guy Arseneault Liberal Campbellton Dalhousie 2018 g e Isabelle Theriault Liberal Caraquet 2018 g e Bill Hogan Progressive Conservative Carleton 2020 g e Margaret Johnson Progressive Conservative Carleton Victoria 2020 g e Richard Ames Progressive Conservative Carleton York 2020 g e Vacant Dieppe Previously represented by Liberal Roger Melanson who resigned Oct 2022 Jean Claude D Amours Liberal Edmundston Madawaska Centre 2018 g e Kris Austin Progressive Conservative Fredericton Grand Lake 2018 g e Former People s Alliance leader Jill Green Progressive Conservative Fredericton North 2020 g e David Coon Green Fredericton South 2014 g e Green Party leader Dominic Cardy Independent Fredericton West Hanwell 2018 g e Elected as a Progressive Conservative Became an Independent Oct 2022 Ryan Cullins Progressive Conservative Fredericton York 2020 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 Benoit 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 Progressive Conservative Miramichi 2018 g e Rejean Savoie Progressive Conservative Miramichi Bay Neguac 2022 b e Rob McKee Liberal Moncton Centre 2018 g e Daniel Allain Progressive Conservative Moncton East 2020 g e Ernie Steeves Progressive Conservative Moncton Northwest 2014 g e Greg Turner Progressive Conservative Moncton South 2020 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 Vacant Restigouche Chaleur Represented by Liberal Daniel Guitard until his election as mayor of Belle Baie in the 2022 New Brunswick municipal elections Gilles LePage Liberal Restigouche West 2014 g e Bruce Fitch Progressive Conservative Riverview 2003 g e Ted Flemming Progressive Conservative Rothesay 2012 by e Kathy Bockus Progressive Conservative Saint Croix 2020 g e Glen Savoie Progressive Conservative Saint John East 2010 g e Arlene Dunn Progressive Conservative Saint John Harbour 2020 g e Dorothy Shephard Progressive Conservative Saint John Lancaster 2010 g e Robert Gauvin Liberal Shediac Bay Dieppe 2018 g e Jacques LeBlanc Liberal Shediac Beaubassin Cap Pele 2018 g e Eric Mallet Liberal Shippagan Lameque Miscou 2020 g e Mike Dawson Progressive Conservative Southwest Miramichi Bay du Vin 2022 b e Tammy Scott Wallace Progressive Conservative Sussex Fundy St Martins 2020 g e Keith Chiasson Liberal Tracadie Sheila 2018 g e Chuck Chiasson Liberal Victoria La Vallee 2014 g e See also EditCategory Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 53rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly 55th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly 57th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly 58th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly 59th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly 60th New Brunswick Legislative AssemblyReferences Edit a b c d e f Desserud Donald Hyson Stewart May 2012 New Brunswick s Legislative Assembly Canadian Parliamentary Review 35 1 Fredericton Saint John capital quarrel revisited in study CBC Retrieved July 20 2017 Further reading EditMartin Ged 2015 Fredericton versus Saint John The New Brunswick Seat of Government 1785 1882 Retrieved July 24 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick amp oldid 1129707641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
