56th New Brunswick Legislature

Rendition of party representation in the 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, if it sat immediately after the 2006 election.
Liberals (29)

Progressive Conservatives (26)

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.^[1]

Leadership

Eugene McGinley, was elected speaker at the first session of the Assembly on February 6, 2007^[2] but resigned on October 31, 2007^[3] to join the cabinet. Roy Boudreau was elected speaker on November 27, 2007.^[4]

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	Notes
Hédard Albert	Liberal	Caraquet
David Alward	Progressive Conservative	Woodstock
Donald Arseneault	Liberal	Dalhousie-Restigouche East
John Betts	Progressive Conservative	Moncton Crescent
Margaret-Ann Blaney	Progressive Conservative	Rothesay
Roy Boudreau†	Liberal	Campbellton-Restigouche Centre
Victor Boudreau	Liberal	Shediac-Cap-Pélé
Rick Brewer	Liberal	Southwest Miramichi
Thomas J. Burke	Liberal	Fredericton-Nashwaaksis
Greg Byrne	Liberal	Fredericton-Lincoln
Jack Carr	Progressive Conservative	New Maryland-Sunbury West
Jody Carr	Progressive Conservative	Oromocto
Chris Collins	Liberal	Moncton East
Ed Doherty	Liberal	Saint John Harbour
Rick Doucet	Liberal	Charlotte-The Isles
Madeleine Dubé	Progressive Conservative	Edmundston-Saint Basile
Bruce Fitch	Progressive Conservative	Riverview
John Winston Foran	Liberal	Miramichi Centre
Bill Fraser	Liberal	Miramichi-Bay du Vin
Dale Graham	Progressive Conservative	Carleton
Shawn Graham	Liberal	Kent
Roland Haché	Liberal	Nigadoo-Chaleur
Bev Harrison	Progressive Conservative	Hampton-Kings
Trevor Holder	Progressive Conservative	Saint John Portland
Tony Huntjens	Progressive Conservative	Charlotte-Campobello
Stuart Jamieson	Liberal	Saint John-Fundy
Jack Keir	Liberal	Fundy-River Valley
Larry Kennedy	Liberal	Victoria-Tobique
Brian Kenny	Liberal	Bathurst
Kelly Lamrock	Liberal	Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak
Claude Landry	Progressive Conservative	Tracadie-Sheila
Denis Landry	Liberal	Centre-Péninsule-Saint-Sauveur
Cheryl Lavoie	Liberal	Nepisiguit
Abel LeBlanc	Liberal	Saint John Lancaster
Bernard LeBlanc	Liberal	Memramcook-Lakeville-Dieppe
Cy LeBlanc	Progressive Conservative	Dieppe Centre-Lewisville
Joan MacAlpine-Stiles	Liberal	Moncton West
Kirk MacDonald	Progressive Conservative	York North
Roly MacIntyre	Liberal	Saint John East
Eugene McGinley	Liberal	Grand Lake-Gagetown
Rick Miles	Liberal	Fredericton-Silverwood
Percy Mockler	Progressive Conservative	Restigouche-La-Vallée	Resigned in fall 2008.
Mike Murphy	Liberal	Moncton North	Resigned in January 2010.
Bruce Northrup	Progressive Conservative	Kings East
Mike Olscamp	Progressive Conservative	Tantramar
Ronald Ouellette	Liberal	Grand Falls-Drummond-Saint-André
Burt Paulin	Liberal	Restigouche-La-Vallée	Elected in 2009.
Rose-May Poirier	Progressive Conservative	Rogersville-Kouchibouguac	Resigned February 2010.
Carmel Robichaud	Liberal	Miramichi Bay-Neguac
Paul Robichaud	Progressive Conservative	Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou
Mary Schryer	Liberal	Quispamsis
Wayne Steeves	Progressive Conservative	Albert
Wally Stiles	Liberal	Petitcodiac
Carl Urquhart	Progressive Conservative	York
Jeannot Volpé	Progressive Conservative	Madawaska-les-Lacs
Claude Williams	Progressive Conservative	Kent South

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		2006	2007			2008			2009	2010
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		30	32				33	32
	Progressive Conservative	26	25		23	22	23	22			21
	Total members	55	54	55		54	55	54	55	54	53
	Vacant	0	1	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

References

^ "Journals of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick" (PDF). February 6, 2007. p. 2. I hereby issue a Proclamation that the same be called to meet on the sixth day of February 2007
^ "Journals of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick" (PDF). February 6, 2007. p. 4. Eugene McGinley, Member for the Electoral District of Grand Lake-Gagetown, had been duly elected as Speaker of the House
^ "Journals of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick" (PDF). November 27, 2007. p. 2. I have received the written resignation of Speaker Eugene McGinley, QC, dated October 31, 2007
^ "Journals of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick" (PDF). November 27, 2007. p. 4. Roy Boudreau, the Honourable Member for the electoral district of Campbellton—Restigouche-Centre, is declared elected as Speaker

Preceded by 55th Assembly	New Brunswick Legislative Assemblies 2006–2010	Succeeded by 57th Assembly

[1] "Journals of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick" (PDF). February 6, 2007. p. 2. I hereby issue a Proclamation that the same be called to meet on the sixth day of February 2007

[2] "Journals of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick" (PDF). February 6, 2007. p. 4. Eugene McGinley, Member for the Electoral District of Grand Lake-Gagetown, had been duly elected as Speaker of the House

[3] "Journals of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick" (PDF). November 27, 2007. p. 2. I have received the written resignation of Speaker Eugene McGinley, QC, dated October 31, 2007

[4] "Journals of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick" (PDF). November 27, 2007. p. 4. Roy Boudreau, the Honourable Member for the electoral district of Campbellton—Restigouche-Centre, is declared elected as Speaker

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