# Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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

Nova Scotia originally covered most of the territory of today's Maritime provinces. In 1784, New Brunswick became a distinct colony from Nova Scotia. Saint John was chosen as the original capital when New Brunswick was formed as it was the centre of commerce and the only city at that time.
The first elections took place in November 1785. The legislative assembly came into session in January 1786. It was originally the lower house in a bicameral legislature. Its upper house counterpart, the Legislative Council of New Brunswick, was abolished on April 16, 1891.

## Legislative Building

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.

## Current members

| Name | Party | Riding | First elected | Notes |
| Sherry Wilson | Progressive Conservative | Albert-Riverview | 2010 g.e | |
| Don Monahan | Progressive Conservative | Arcadia-Butternut Valley-Maple Hills | 2024 g.e | |
| René Legacy | Liberal | Bathurst | 2020 g.e | |
| Benoît Bourque | Liberal | Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent | 2014 g.e | |
| Marco LeBlanc | Liberal | Belle-Baie-Belledune | 2023 b.e | |
| Isabelle Thériault | Liberal | Caraquet | 2018 g.e. | |
| Margaret Johnson | Progressive Conservative | Carleton-Victoria | 2020 g.e. | |
| Richard Ames | Progressive Conservative | Carleton-York | 2020 g.e. | |
| Lyne Chantal Boudreau | Liberal | Champdoré-Irishtown | 2024 g.e | |
| Natacha Vautour | Liberal | Dieppe-Memramcook | 2024 g.e | |
| Jean-Claude D'Amours | Liberal | Edmundston-Vallée-des-Rivières | 2018 g.e. | |
| Kris Austin | Progressive Conservative | Fredericton-Grand Lake | 2018 g.e. | Former People's Alliance leader |
| David Coon | Green | Fredericton-Lincoln | 2014 g.e | Leader of Green party |
| Luke Randall | Liberal | Fredericton North | 2024 g.e | |
| Susan Holt | Liberal | Fredericton South-Silverwood | 2014 g.e. | Leader of Liberal Party/Premier |
| Ryan Cullins | Progressive Conservative | Fredericton-York | 2020 g.e. | |
| Ian Lee | Progressive Conservative | Fundy-The Isles-Saint John Lorneville | 2024 g.e. | |
| Chuck Chiasson | Liberal | Grand Falls-Vallée-des-Rivières-Saint-Quentin | 2014 g.e | |
| John Herron | Liberal | Hampton-Fundy-St. Martins | 2024 g.e | |
| Cindy Miles | Liberal | Hanwell-New Maryland | 2024 g.e | |
| Luc Robichaud | Liberal | Hautes-Terres-Nepisiguit | 2024 g.e | |
| Pat Finnigan | Liberal | Kent North | 2024 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 | Progressive Conservative | Miramichi | 2018 g.e. | |
| Sam Johnston | Liberal | Miramichi Bay-Neguac | 2024 g.e | |
| Mike Dawson | Progressive Conservative | Miramichi West | 2022 b.e. | |
| Rob McKee | Liberal | Moncton Centre | 2018 g.e. | |
| Alexandre Cédric Doucet | Liberal | Moncton East | 2024 g.e. | |
| Tania Sodhi | Liberal | Moncton Northwest | 2024 g.e. | |
| Claire Johnson | Liberal | Moncton South | 2024 g.e. | |
| Mary Wilson | Progressive Conservative | Oromocto-Sunbury | 2018 g.e. | |
| John Dornan | Liberal | Portland-Simonds | 2024 g.e | |
| Aaron Kennedy | Liberal | Quispamsis | 2024 g.e. | |
| Guy Arseneault | Liberal | Restigouche East | 2014 g.e. | |
| Gilles LePage | Liberall | Restigouche West | 2018 g.e | |
| Rob Weir | Progressive Conservative | Riverview | 2024 g.e. | |
| Alyson Townsend | Liberal | Rothesay | 2024 g.e | |
| Kathy Bockus | Progressive Conservative | Saint Croix | 2020 g.e. | |
| Glen Savoie | Progressive Conservative | Saint John East | 2010 g.e. | |
| David Hickey | Liberal | Saint John Harbour | 2024 g.e. | |
| Kate Elman Wilcott | Liberal | Saint John West-Lancaster | 2024 g.e. | |
| Robert Gauvin | Liberal | Shediac Bay-Dieppe | 2018 g.e. | |
| Jacques LeBlanc | Liberal | Shediac-Cap-Acadie | 2018 g.e. | |
| Eric Mallet | Liberal | Shippagan-Les-Îles | 2020 g.e. | |
| Tammy Scott-Wallace | Progressive Conservative | Sussex-Three Rivers | 2020 g.e. | |
| Keith Chiasson | Liberal | Tracadie | 2018 g.e. | |
| Bill Hogan | Progressive Conservative | Woodstock-Hartland | 2020 g.e |