Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick | |
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59th New Brunswick Legislature | |
Type | |
Type | Lower house (1786–1891) then unicameral house of the New Brunswick Legislature |
History | |
Founded | 1785 |
Preceded by | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 49 |
Political groups | Government
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Elections | |
Last election | September 24, 2018 |
Next election | September 14, 2020 |
Meeting place | |
Legislative Building, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
Website | |
www.gnb.ca/legis/ |
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 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".
History[edit]
Saint John was chosen as the original capital when New Brunswick was formed in 1784 as it was the centre of commerce and the only city at that time.[1] 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.
Seating plan[edit]
Current members[edit]
Standings changes[edit]
Number of members per party by date |
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
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September 24 | September 10 | October 7 | February 14 | ||
Progressive Conservative | 22 | 21 | 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 | |||||
–3 | –4 | –3 | –4 | ||
Government with Confidence-and-Supply Partners Majority | |||||
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Membership changes in the 59th Assembly | |||||||
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Date | District | Name | Party before | Party after | Reason | ||
September 10, 2019 | Saint Croix | Greg Thompson | Progressive Conservative | Vacant | Death | ||
October 7, 2019 | Shediac Bay-Dieppe | Brian Gallant | Liberal | Vacant | Resignation | ||
February 14, 2020 | Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou | Robert Gauvin | Progressive Conservative | Independent | Left Progressive Conservative caucus |
See also[edit]
- Category: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
References[edit]
- ^ "Fredericton, Saint John capital quarrel revisited in study". CBC. Retrieved 20 July 2017.