# 57th New Brunswick Legislature

The 57th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 2010. Its members were sworn in on October 12, 2010, it held its first meeting October 27, 2010, to elect a speaker, and it was officially opened on November 23, 2010, with a speech from the throne. It was dissolved on Thursday, August 21, 2014, with an election called for September 22, 2014.

## Leadership

Dale Graham was elected speaker on October 27, 2010.
David Alward was the Premier of New Brunswick. The government house leader was Paul Robichaud.
The parliamentary opposition was provided by Liberals leader Brian Gallant. The opposition house leader was Bill Fraser.

## Members

All of the current members were elected at the general election on September 27, 2010.
| Name | Party | Riding | First elected / previously elected |
| Wayne Steeves | Progressive Conservative | Albert | 1999 g.e. |
| Brian Kenny | Liberal | Bathurst | 2003 g.e. |
| Greg Davis | Progressive Conservative | Campbellton-Restigouche Centre | 2010 g.e. |
| Hédard Albert | Liberal | Caraquet | 2003 g.e. |
| Dale Graham | Progressive Conservative | Carleton | 1993 by-e. |
| Denis Landry | Liberal | Centre-Péninsule-Saint-Sauveur | 1995 g.e. 2003 g.e. |
| Curtis Malloch | Progressive Conservative | Charlotte-Campobello | 2010 g.e. |
| Rick Doucet | Liberal | Charlotte-The Isles | 2003 g.e. |
| Donald Arseneault | Liberal | Dalhousie-Restigouche East | 2003 g.e. |
| Roger Melanson | Liberal | Dieppe Centre-Lewisville | 2010 g.e. |
| Madeleine Dubé | Progressive Conservative | Edmundston-Saint-Basile | 1999 g.e. |
| Pam Lynch | Progressive Conservative | Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak | 2010 g.e. |
| Craig Leonard | Progressive Conservative | Fredericton-Lincoln | 2010 g.e. |
| Troy Lifford | Progressive Conservative | Fredericton-Nashwaaksis | 2010 g.e. |
| Brian Macdonald | Progressive Conservative | Fredericton-Silverwood | 2010 g.e. |
| Jim Parrott | Progressive Conservative | Fundy-River Valley | 2010 g.e. |
| Jim Parrott | Independent | Fundy-River Valley | 2010 g.e. |
| Jim Parrott | Progressive Conservative | Fundy-River Valley | 2010 g.e. |
| Danny Soucy | Progressive Conservative | Grand Falls-Drummond-Saint-André | 2010 g.e. |
| Ross Wetmore | Progressive Conservative | Grand Lake-Gagetown | 2010 g.e. |
| Bev Harrison | Progressive Conservative | Hampton-Kings | 1978 g.e. 1999 g.e. |
| Shawn Graham (until March 11, 2013) | Liberal | Kent | 1998 by-e. |
| Brian Gallant | Liberal | Kent | 2013 by-e. |
| Claude Williams | Progressive Conservative | Kent South | 2001 by-e. |
| Bruce Northrup | Progressive Conservative | Kings East | 2006 g.e. |
| Paul Robichaud | Progressive Conservative | Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou | 1999 g.e. |
| Yvon Bonenfant | Progressive Conservative | Madawaska-les-Lacs | 2010 g.e. |
| Bernard LeBlanc | Liberal | Memramcook-Lakeville-Dieppe | 2006 g.e. |
| Bill Fraser | Liberal | Miramichi-Bay du Vin | 2006 g.e. |
| Serge Robichaud | Progressive Conservative | Miramichi Bay-Neguac | 2010 g.e. |
| Robert Trevors | Progressive Conservative | Miramichi Centre | 2010 g.e. |
| John Betts | Progressive Conservative | Moncton Crescent | 1999 g.e. |
| Chris Collins | Liberal | Moncton East | 2007 by-e. |
| Marie-Claude Blais | Progressive Conservative | Moncton North | 2010 g.e. |
| Susan Stultz | Progressive Conservative | Moncton West | 2010 g.e. |
| Ryan Riordon | Progressive Conservative | Nepisiguit | 2010 g.e. |
| Jack Carr | Progressive Conservative | New Maryland-Sunbury West | 2008 by-e. |
| Roland Haché | Liberal | Nigadoo-Chaleur | 1999 g.e. |
| Jody Carr | Progressive Conservative | Oromocto | 1999 g.e. |
| Sherry Wilson | Progressive Conservative | Petitcodiac | 2010 g.e. |
| Blaine Higgs | Progressive Conservative | Quispamsis | 2010 g.e. |
| Martine Coulombe | Progressive Conservative | Restigouche-La-Vallée | 2010 g.e. |
| Bruce Fitch | Progressive Conservative | Riverview | 2003 g.e. |
| Bertrand LeBlanc | Liberal | Rogersville-Kouchibouguac | 2010 g.e. |
| Margaret-Ann Blaney (until May 16, 2012) | Progressive Conservative | Rothesay | 1999 g.e. |
| Ted Flemming | Progressive Conservative | Rothesay | 2012 by-e. |
| Glen Tait | Progressive Conservative | Saint John East | 2010 g.e. |
| Glen Savoie | Progressive Conservative | Saint John-Fundy | 2010 g.e. |
| Carl Killen | Progressive Conservative | Saint John Harbour | 2010 g.e. |
| Dorothy Shephard | Progressive Conservative | Saint John Lancaster | 2010 g.e. |
| Trevor Holder | Progressive Conservative | Saint John Portland | 1999 g.e. |
| Victor Boudreau | Liberal | Shediac-Cap-Pelé | 2004 by-e. |
| Jake Stewart | Progressive Conservative | Southwest Miramichi | 2010 g.e. |
| Mike Olscamp | Progressive Conservative | Tantramar | 2006 g.e. |
| Claude Landry | Progressive Conservative | Tracadie-Sheila | 2006 g.e. |
| Wes McLean | Progressive Conservative | Victoria-Tobique | 2010 g.e. |
| David Alward | Progressive Conservative | Woodstock | 1999 g.e. |
| Carl Urquhart | Progressive Conservative | York | 2006 g.e. |
| Kirk MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | York North | 1999 g.e. |

### Standings changes in the 57 Assembly

| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | 2010 | 2012 | 2012 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | September 27 | May 16 | June 25 | September 20 | March 11 | April 15 | Dissolution |
| | Progressive Conservative | 42 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| | Liberal | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Total members | 55 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 55 |
| | Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Government Majority | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Membership changes in the 57th Assembly :
| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason |
| September 27, 2010 | See List of Members | See List of Members | See List of Members | Election day of the 2010 New Brunswick general election |
| May 16, 2012 | Margaret-Ann Blaney | Rothesay | Progressive Conservative | Resigned seat |
| June 25, 2012 | Ted Flemming | Rothesay | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election |
| September 20, 2012 | Jim Parrott | Fundy-River Valley | Independent | Kicked out of the Progressive Conservative caucus |
| March 11, 2013 | Shawn Graham | Kent | Liberal | Resigned seat |
| April 15, 2013 | Brian Gallant | Kent | Liberal | Elected in a by-election |