Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick
59th New Brunswick Legislature
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Type
Type
History
Founded 1785 (1785)
Preceded by Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Leadership
Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau
Since 23 October 2014
Structure
Seats 49
Political groups

Government (TBD)

Elections
Last election
 September 24, 2018
Next election
 September 2022
Meeting place
Legislative Building, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Website
www.gnb.ca/legis/

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (French: Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick) 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. It was the lower house in a bicameral legislature until 1891, when its upper house counterpart, the Legislative Council of New Brunswick, was abolished. Its members are called "Members of the Legislative Assembly," commonly referred to as "MLAs".

History

Saint John was chosen as the original capital when New Brunswick was formed in 1784 as it was the centre of commerce and the only city at that time.[1] 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

The Assembly is awaiting a coalition government or a possible confidence and supply agreement due to the outcome of the New Brunswick general election, 2018.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fredericton, Saint John capital quarrel revisited in study". CBC. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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