# 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.

## Party standings

Standings in the 59th New Brunswick Legislature :
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members | Members |
| Affiliation | Affiliation | 2018 Election Results | As of 14 February 2020 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 22 | 20 |
| | Liberal | 21 | 20 |
| | Green | 3 | 3 |
| | People's Alliance | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 |
| | Vacant | 0 | 2 |
| Total members | Total members | 49 | 47 |
| Total seats | Total seats | 49 | 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.
On November 2, 2018, Gallant's minority government was defeated by a non-confidence vote. 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

| | | J.LeBlanc | K.Chiasson | Horsman | Lowe | McKee | D'Amours |
| | | Bourque | F.Landry | Thériault | LePage | C.Chiasson | M.LeBlanc | | Arseneau | Gauvin |
| | Arseneault | Melanson | D.LANDRY | Rogers | Harvey | Harris | Kenny | COON | Mitton |
| Guitard |
| | Holder | Savoie | HIGGS | Steeves | Shephard | | | AUSTIN | Conroy |
| | S.Wilson | Flemming | Anderson-Mason | Fitch | Stewart | Cardy | | DeSaulniers |
| | Wetmore | M.Wilson | Carr | Holland | Urquhart | Oliver |
| | Northrup | Fairgrieve | Crossman |

## Members

| Name | Party | Riding | First elected / previously elected | Notes |
| Mike Holland | Progressive Conservative | Albert | 2018 g.e. | |
| Denis Landry | Liberal | Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore | 1995 g.e. 2003 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 | Vacant | Saint Croix | | By-election date TBA |
| Glen Savoie | Progressive Conservative | Saint John East | 2010 g.e. 2014 by.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 | Vacant | | Shediac Bay-Dieppe |
| Jacques LeBlanc | Liberal | Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé | 2018 g.e. | |
| Robert Gauvin | Progressive Conservative | Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou | 2014 g.e. |
| Robert Gauvin | Independent | Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou | 2014 g.e. | 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 | Number of members per party by date | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | Apr 20 | Sep 10 | Oct 7 | Feb 14 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| | Liberal | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| | Green | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| | People's Alliance | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | Total members | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 |
| | Vacant | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| | Government Majority | | | | |
| | Government Majority | –5 | –6 | –5 | –6 |
Membership changes in the 59th Assembly :
| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason |
| September 24, 2018 | See List of Members | See List of Members | 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. |