# 56th New Brunswick Legislature

The 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 2006. Its members were sworn in on October 3, 2006 but it was called into session by the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick on February 6, 2007.

## Leadership

Eugene McGinley, was elected speaker at the first session of the Assembly on February 6, 2007 but resigned on October 31, 2007 to join the cabinet. Roy Boudreau was elected speaker on November 27, 2007.
Premier of New Brunswick Shawn Graham leads the government.
Former Premier Bernard Lord was nominal leader of the opposition until January 31, 2007 at which time he resigned his seat and was replaced by interim leader of the Progressive Conservatives, Jeannot Volpé. On October 18, 2008, David Alward was elected leader of the Progressive Conservatives, his first sitting as leader of the opposition was November 25, 2008.

## Members

Most of the current members were elected at the 36th general election held on September 18, 2006. The exceptions are Chris Collins, who was elected in a by-election on March 5, 2007 as a result of the resignation of Bernard Lord on January 31, 2007; Jack Carr, who was elected in a by-election on November 3, 2008 as a result of the resignation of Keith Ashfield; and Burt Paulin, who was elected in a by-election on March 9, 2009 as a result of the resignation of Percy Mockler, Paul took his seat on March 20, 2009. The standing of the legislature also changed when MLAs Joan MacAlpine-Stiles and Wally Stiles crossed the floor from the Progressive Conservatives to the Liberals on April 17, 2007.
| Name | Party | Riding | First elected / previously elected | Notes |
| Hédard Albert | Liberal | Caraquet | 2003 | |
| David Alward | Progressive Conservative | Woodstock | 1999 | |
| Donald Arseneault | Liberal | Dalhousie-Restigouche East | 2003 | |
| John Betts | Progressive Conservative | Moncton Crescent | 1999 | |
| Margaret-Ann Blaney | Progressive Conservative | Rothesay | 1999 | |
| Roy Boudreau† | Liberal | Campbellton-Restigouche Centre | 2003 | |
| Victor Boudreau | Liberal | Shediac-Cap-Pélé | 2004 | |
| Rick Brewer | Liberal | Southwest Miramichi | 2003 | |
| Thomas J. Burke | Liberal | Fredericton-Nashwaaksis | 2003 | |
| Greg Byrne | Liberal | Fredericton-Lincoln | 1995, 2006 | |
| Keith Ashfield | Progressive Conservative | New Maryland-Sunbury West | 1999 | |
| Jack Carr | Progressive Conservative | New Maryland-Sunbury West | 2008 | |
| Jody Carr | Progressive Conservative | Oromocto | 1999 | |
| Bernard Lord | Progressive Conservative | Moncton East | 1998 | |
| Chris Collins | Liberal | Moncton East | 2007 | |
| Ed Doherty | Liberal | Saint John Harbour | 2005 | |
| Rick Doucet | Liberal | Charlotte-The Isles | 2003 | |
| Madeleine Dubé | Progressive Conservative | Edmundston-Saint Basile | 1999 | |
| Bruce Fitch | Progressive Conservative | Riverview | 2003 | |
| John Winston Foran | Liberal | Miramichi Centre | 2003 | |
| Bill Fraser | Liberal | Miramichi-Bay du Vin | 2006 | |
| Dale Graham | Progressive Conservative | Carleton | 1993 | |
| Shawn Graham | Liberal | Kent | 1993 | |
| Roland Haché | Liberal | Nigadoo-Chaleur | 1999 | |
| Bev Harrison | Progressive Conservative | Hampton-Kings | 1978, 1999 | |
| Trevor Holder | Progressive Conservative | Saint John Portland | 1999 | |
| Tony Huntjens | Progressive Conservative | Charlotte-Campobello | 1999 | |
| Stuart Jamieson | Liberal | Saint John-Fundy | 1987, 2003 | |
| Jack Keir | Liberal | Fundy-River Valley | 2006 | |
| Larry Kennedy | Liberal | Victoria-Tobique | 1987 | |
| Brian Kenny | Liberal | Bathurst | 2003 | |
| Kelly Lamrock | Liberal | Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak | 2003 | |
| Claude Landry | Progressive Conservative | Tracadie-Sheila | 2006 | |
| Denis Landry | Liberal | Centre-Péninsule-Saint-Sauveur | 1995, 2003 | |
| Cheryl Lavoie | Liberal | Nepisiguit | 2006 | |
| Abel LeBlanc | Liberal | Saint John Lancaster | 2003 | |
| Bernard LeBlanc | Liberal | Memramcook-Lakeville-Dieppe | 2006 | |
| Cy LeBlanc | Progressive Conservative | Dieppe Centre-Lewisville | 1999 | |
| Joan MacAlpine-Stiles | Progressive Conservative | Moncton West | 1999 | |
| Joan MacAlpine-Stiles | Liberal | Moncton West | 1999 |
| Kirk MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | York North | 1999 | |
| Roly MacIntyre | Liberal | Saint John East | 1995, 2003 | |
| Eugene McGinley | Liberal | Grand Lake-Gagetown | 1972, 2003 | |
| Rick Miles | Liberal | Fredericton-Silverwood | 2006 | |
| Percy Mockler | Progressive Conservative | Restigouche-La-Vallée | 1982, 1993 | Resigned in fall 2008. |
| Mike Murphy | Liberal | Moncton North | 2003 | Resigned in January 2010. |
| Bruce Northrup | Progressive Conservative | Kings East | 2006 | |
| Mike Olscamp | Progressive Conservative | Tantramar | 2006 | |
| Ronald Ouellette | Liberal | Grand Falls-Drummond-Saint-André | 2003 | |
| Burt Paulin | Liberal | Restigouche-La-Vallée | 2003, 2009 | Elected in 2009. |
| Rose-May Poirier | Progressive Conservative | Rogersville-Kouchibouguac | 1999 | Resigned February 2010. |
| Carmel Robichaud | Liberal | Miramichi Bay-Neguac | 2003 | |
| Paul Robichaud | Progressive Conservative | Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou | 1999 | |
| Mary Schryer | Liberal | Quispamsis | 2006 | |
| Wayne Steeves | Progressive Conservative | Albert | 1999 | |
| Wally Stiles | Progressive Conservative | Petitcodiac | 1999 | |
| Wally Stiles | Liberal | Petitcodiac | 1999 |
| Carl Urquhart | Progressive Conservative | York | 2006 | |
| Jeannot Volpé | Progressive Conservative | Madawaska-les-Lacs | 1995 | |
| Claude Williams | Progressive Conservative | Kent South | 2001 | |
* bold denotes a member of the Executive Council of New Brunswick
* italics denotes a party leader
* † denotes the speaker

## Standings changes since the 2006 general election

| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2010 |
| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | Sep 18 | Jan 31 | Mar 5 | Apr 17 | Sep 8 | Nov 3 | Dec 22 | Mar 9 | Feb 9 | Feb 28 |
| | Liberal | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| | Total members | 55 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 53 |
| | Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| | Government Majority | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |

### Membership changes

* Bernard Lord, a Progressive Conservative, was first elected in a 1998 by-election and served as Premier of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2006. He resigned his Moncton East seat on January 31, 2007.
* Keith Ashfield, a Progressive Conservative, was first elected in the 1999 general election and served as deputy speaker from 1999 to 2003 and in the cabinet from 2003 to 2006. He resigned his New Maryland-Sunbury West seat on September 8, 2008 to seek election to the federal parliament.
* December 22, 2008 Percy Mockler, Restigouche-la-Vallée was appointed to the Senate of Canada
* February 9, 2010 Mike Murphy, Moncton North resigns his seat and cabinet post.
* February 28, 2010 Rose-May Poirier, Rogersville-Kouchibouguac was appointed to the Senate of Canada