Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick | |
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Liberal | |
Structure | |
Seats | 49 |
Political groups | His Majesty's Government
His Majesty's Loyal Opposition
Other parties
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Elections | |
Last election | TBD |
Meeting place | |
Legislative Building, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
Website | |
www.legnb.ca |
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (
History
The first elections took place in November 1785.
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.
Seating plan
Current members
See also
- Category:Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
- 53rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
- 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
- 55th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
- 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
- 57th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
- 58th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
- 59th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
- 60th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
References
- ^ a b c d e f Desserud, Donald; Hyson, Stewart (May 2012). "New Brunswick's Legislative Assembly". Canadian Parliamentary Review. 35 (1).
- ^ "Fredericton, Saint John capital quarrel revisited in study". CBC. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
Further reading
- Martin, Ged (2015). "Fredericton versus Saint John: The New Brunswick Seat of Government, 1785-1882". Retrieved July 24, 2021.