59th New Brunswick Legislature
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.
59th New Brunswick Legislature | |||
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Minority parliament | |||
23 October 2018 – 17 August 2020 | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Premier | Hon. Brian Gallant October 7, 2014 – November 9, 2018 | ||
Hon. Blaine Higgs November 9, 2018 – August 17, 2020 | |||
Leader of the Opposition | Blaine Higgs October 22, 2016 – November 9, 2018 | ||
Brian Gallant November 9, 2018 – February 14, 2019 | |||
Denis Landry February 14, 2019 – August 17, 2020 | |||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Liberal Party* | ||
Progressive Conservative Party * The Liberal Party briefly formed government but was defeated in a confidence vote on November 1, 2018. | |||
Opposition | Progressive Conservative Party (until November 9) | ||
Liberal Party (since November 9) | |||
Recognized | People's Alliance* * Providing confidence and supply for PC government. | ||
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 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
Lieutenant Governor | Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau 23 October 2014 – 2 August 2019 | ||
Brenda Murphy 8 September 2019 – present | |||
Sessions | |||
1st session October 23, 2018 – November 20, 2018 | |||
2nd session November 20, 2018 – August 17, 2020 | |||
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Party standings
Affiliation | Members | |||
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2018 Election Results |
As of 14 February 2020 | |||
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 |
Leadership
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.
History
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.
Seating plan
Members
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. |
Standings changes in the 59th Assembly
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. |
See also
References
- Liberals and PCs continue battle over who will govern N.B.
- "Brian Gallant joins long list of young former New Brunswick premiers". Atlantic. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2023-04-18.