The 52nd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1991 and was dissolved on August 12, 1995.

Leadership

The speaker from its first meeting until April 25, 1994, was Shirley Dysart, Dysart stepped down as speaker at the request of the government who wanted to appoint Gérald Clavette as speaker

When the legislature met in the fall, Clavette was appointed speaker by motion and shortly thereafter the House adopted new rules to elect the speaker by

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. Clavette resigned to re-seek the office of Speaker under the new rules and was defeated by Dysart who returned to the speakership for the balance of the life of the assembly

Premier of New Brunswick, Premier Frank McKenna led the government for the life of the assembly. The opposition was led for the life of the assembly by Danny Cameron, despite various changes in Cameron's status as leader of the New Brunswick Confederation of Regions Party. In 1994, when there became an equality of members (six each) between CoR and the Progressive Conservatives, the Speaker ruled that CoR would retain its position as the

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led the Progressive Conservatives for the life of the assembly.

Elizabeth Weir Elizabeth Jane Weir (born February 20, 1948) is a Canadian lawyer and politician in New Brunswick. She was elected leader of the New Democratic Party of New Brunswick in June 1988 and became an opposition voice to the Liberal government, which ...

led the New Democrats for the life of the assembly.

Members

All were elected in the 32nd general election held on September 11, 1991, except for *

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elected in a by-election on February 15, 1993 * Dale Graham elected in a by-election on June 28, 1993 * Percy Mockler elected in a by-election on November 29, 1993 *

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elected in a by-election on September 26, 1994 Three members left their respective caucuses over the course of the assembly to sit as independents: * Beverly Brine, a former Confederation of Regions member * Brent Taylor, a former Confederation of Regions member *

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, a former Progressive Conservative

Members at dissolution

''Italics'' denotes a party leader
† denotes the Speaker

Former members

* Fred Harvey, a Liberal, was first elected to the legislature in the 1987 election, resigned after being convicted of election frau

* Michael McKee (politician), Michael McKee, a Liberal, was first elected to the legislature in the 1974 election, resigned after being appointed a judge. *

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, a Liberal, was first elected to the legislature in the 1987 election, resigned after being elected to the

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. *

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, a Liberal, was first elected to the legislature in a 1988 by-election and resigned in 1994. *

, a Liberal, was first elected to the legislature in a 1993 by-election, he resigned on June 26, 1995

References

Elections in New Brunswick 1984–2006, Elections New Brunswick
(pdf) {{Portal, Canada Terms of the New Brunswick Legislature 1991 establishments in New Brunswick 1995 disestablishments in New Brunswick 20th century in New Brunswick

Leadership

Members

Members at dissolution

Former members

See also

References