# New Brunswick Legislature

The New Brunswick Legislature is the legislature of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Today, the legislature is made of two elements: the lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada) and the unicameral assembly called the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. The legislature has existed de jure since New Brunswick separated from Nova Scotia in 1784, but was not first convened until 1786.
Like the Canadian federal government, New Brunswick uses a Westminster-style system, in which members are sent to the Legislative Assembly after general elections. Usually the leader of the party with the most seats is asked by the lieutenant governor to form a government who then becomes Premier of New Brunswick and appoints an Executive Council of New Brunswick. The premier is New Brunswick's head of government, while the lieutenant governor represents Canada's head of state Charles III, King of Canada.
The legislature was originally bicameral, with an upper house called the Legislative Council of New Brunswick. The upper house was abolished in 1892.

## List of legislatures

Following is a list of the 61 times the legislature has been convened since 1786.
| Assembly | Period | Election | Dissolution |
| 61st New Brunswick Legislature | 2024–present | October 21, 2024 | |
| 60th New Brunswick Legislature | 2020–2024 | September 14, 2020 | June 7, 2024 |
| 59th New Brunswick Legislature | 2018–2020 | September 24, 2018 | August 17, 2020 |
| 58th New Brunswick Legislature | 2014–2018 | September 22, 2014 | August 23, 2018 |
| 57th New Brunswick Legislature | 2010–2014 | September 27, 2010 | August 21, 2014 |
| 56th New Brunswick Legislature | 2006–2010 | September 18, 2006 | August 2010 |
| 55th New Brunswick Legislature | 2003–2006 | June 9, 2003 | August 18, 2006 |
| 54th New Brunswick Legislature | 1999–2003 | June 7, 1999 | May 10, 2003 |
| 53rd New Brunswick Legislature | 1995–1999 | September 11, 1995 | May 8, 1999 |
| 52nd New Brunswick Legislature | 1991–1995 | September 23, 1991 | August 12, 1995 |
| 51st New Brunswick Legislature | 1987–1991 | October 13, 1987 | August 22, 1991 |
| 50th New Brunswick Legislature | 1982–1987 | October 12, 1982 | August 29, 1987 |
| 49th New Brunswick Legislature | 1978–1982 | October 23, 1978 | September 1, 1982 |
| 48th New Brunswick Legislature | 1974–1978 | November 18, 1974 | September 15, 1978 |
| 47th New Brunswick Legislature | 1970–1974 | October 26, 1970 | October 11, 1974 |
| 46th New Brunswick Legislature | 1967–1970 | October 23, 1967 | September 3, 1970 |
| 45th New Brunswick Legislature | 1963–1967 | April 22, 1963 | September 8, 1967 |
| 44th New Brunswick Legislature | 1960–1963 | June 27, 1960 | March 12, 1963 |
| 43rd New Brunswick Legislature | 1956–1960 | June 18, 1956 | May 13, 1960 |
| 42nd New Brunswick Legislature | 1952–1956 | September 22, 1952 | April 17, 1956 |
| 41st New Brunswick Legislature | 1948–1952 | June 28, 1948 | July 16, 1952 |
| 40th New Brunswick Legislature | 1944–1948 | August 28, 1944 | May 8, 1948 |
| 39th New Brunswick Legislature | 1939–1944 | November 20, 1939 | July 10, 1944 |
| 38th New Brunswick Legislature | 1935–1939 | June 27, 1935 | October 24, 1939 |
| 37th New Brunswick Legislature | 1930–1935 | June 18, 1930 | May 22, 1935 |
| 36th New Brunswick Legislature | 1925–1930 | August 10, 1925 | May 26, 1930 |
| 35th New Brunswick Legislature | 1920–1925 | October 9, 1920 | July 17, 1925 |
| 34th New Brunswick Legislature | 1917–1920 | February 24, 1917 | September 16, 1920 |
| 33rd New Brunswick Legislature | 1912–1917 | June 20, 1912 | January 20, 1917 |
| 32nd New Brunswick Legislature | 1908–1912 | March 3, 1908 | May 25, 1912 |
| 31st New Brunswick Legislature | 1903–1908 | March 3, 1903 | January 23, 1908 |
| 30th New Brunswick Legislature | 1899–1903 | February 18, 1899 | February 5, 1903 |
| 29th New Brunswick Legislature | 1895–1899 | October, 1895 | January 26, 1899 |
| 28th New Brunswick Legislature | 1892–1895 | October, 1892 | September 28, 1895 |
| 27th New Brunswick Legislature | 1890–1892 | January 20, 1890 | September 28, 1892 |
| 26th New Brunswick Legislature | 1886–1890 | April 26, 1886 | December 30, 1889 |
| 25th New Brunswick Legislature | 1882–1886 | June, 1882 | April 2, 1886 |
| 24th New Brunswick Legislature | 1878–1882 | June, 1878 | May 25, 1882 |
| 23rd New Brunswick Legislature | 1874–1878 | May–June, 1874 | May 14, 1878 |
| 22nd New Brunswick Legislature | 1870–1874 | June–July, 1870 | May 15, 1874 |
| 21st New Brunswick Legislature | 1866–1870 | May–June, 1866 | June 3, 1870 |
| 20th New Brunswick Legislature | 1865–1866 | February–March, 1865 | May 9, 1866 |
| 19th New Brunswick Legislature | 1861–1865 | June, 1861 | February 8, 1865 |
| 18th New Brunswick Legislature | 1857–1861 | April–May, 1857 | May 14, 1861 |
| 17th New Brunswick Legislature | 1856–1857 | June–July, 1856 | April 1, 1857 |
| 16th New Brunswick Legislature | 1854–1856 | June, 1854 | May 30, 1856 |
| 15th New Brunswick Legislature | 1850–1854 | June–July, 1850 | May 19, 1854 |
| 14th New Brunswick Legislature | 1846–1850 | October, 1846 | May 31, 1850 |
| 13th New Brunswick Legislature | 1843–1846 | December, 1842– January, 1843 | September 16, 1846 |
| 12th New Brunswick Legislature | 1837–1842 | September–October, 1837 | December 1, 1842 |
| 11th New Brunswick Legislature | 1835–1837 | December, 1834– January, 1835 | August 18, 1837 |
| 10th New Brunswick Legislature | 1830–1834 | October, 1830 | |
| 9th New Brunswick Legislature | 1827–1830 | June, 1827 | |
| 8th New Brunswick Legislature | 1820–1827 | June, 1820 | |
| 7th New Brunswick Legislature | 1819–1820 | October, 1819 | |
| 6th New Brunswick Legislature | 1816–1819 | August–September, 1816 | |
| 5th New Brunswick Legislature | 1809–1816 | September–October, 1809 | July, 1816 |
| 4th New Brunswick Legislature | 1802–1809 | October–November 1802 | |
| 3rd New Brunswick Legislature | 1795–1802 | August–September, 1795 | May, 1802 |
| 2nd New Brunswick Legislature | 1793–1795 | December, 1792- January, 1793 | 1795 |
| 1st New Brunswick Legislature | 1786–1792 | November, 1785 | December, 1792 |