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

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on February 6, 2007.

Leadership

Eugene McGinley Eugene Gregory Bernard McGinley (July 31, 1935 – July 16, 2019) was a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1972 by-election to represent the electoral district ...

, was elected

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at the first session of the Assembly on February 6, 2007 but resigned on October 31, 2007 to join the cabinet.

Roy Boudreau Roy Boudreau (born 1946), is a former teacher and a New Brunswick politician. From 2003 to 2010, he was the member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Campbellton-Restigouche Centre. Boudreau was educated at the New B ...

was elected speaker on November 27, 2007.

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Shawn Graham Shawn Michael Graham (born February 22, 1968) is a Canadian politician, who served as the 31st premier of New Brunswick from 2006 to 2010. He was elected leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Party in 2002 and became premier after his party captur ...

leads the government. Former Premier

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was nominal leader of the

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until January 31, 2007 at which time he resigned his seat and was replaced by interim leader of the Progressive Conservatives,

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. On October 18, 2008,

David Alward David Nathan Alward (born December 2, 1959) is a Canadian politician, who served as the 32nd premier of New Brunswick, 2010 to 2014. Alward has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 1999 and has been the leader of the P ...

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

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on March 5, 2007 as a result of the resignation of

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 Keith John Ashfield (March 28, 1952 – April 22, 2018) was a Canadian politician. He served as the member of Parliament (MP) for the electoral district of Fredericton from 2008 to 2015 and, before that, was a member of the New Brunswick Legisl ...

; and

Burt Paulin Burt Paulin (born August 13, 1955) is a Canadian politician in New Brunswick. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Paulin's family moved to Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Restigouche when he was four months old. He married Carolle Mallais. Burt Paulin was electe ...

, who was elected in a by-election on March 9, 2009 as a result of the resignation of

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, Paul took his seat on March 20, 2009. The standing of the legislature also changed when MLAs

Joan MacAlpine-Stiles L. Joan MacAlpine-Stiles (known earlier in her career as Joan MacAlpine) is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. She served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Moncton West from 1999 until 2010. She is the wife ...

and

Wally Stiles R. Wallis "Wally" Stiles (born October 18, 1950 in Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician. He represented the electoral district of Petitcodiac in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999–2010. On September 1 ...

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from the Progressive Conservatives to the Liberals on April 17, 2007. *bold denotes a member of the

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*''italics'' denotes a party leader *† denotes the speaker

Standings changes since the 2006 general election

Membership changes

, a Progressive Conservative, was first elected in a 1998

and served as

from 1999 to 2006. He resigned his

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seat on January 31, 2007. *

, 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

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seat on September 8, 2008 to seek election to the

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. #December 22, 2008

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was appointed to the

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#February 9, 2010

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resigns his seat and cabinet post. #February 28, 2010

Rose-May Poirier Rose-May Poirier (born March 2, 1954) is a Canadian politician from New Brunswick. She has been a member of the Senate of Canada since February 28, 2010. Previously, she served as member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Rogersvi ...

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was appointed to the Senate of Canada

References

{{Portal, Canada Terms of the New Brunswick Legislature 2006 establishments in New Brunswick 2010 disestablishments in New Brunswick

Leadership

Members

Standings changes since the 2006 general election

Membership changes

See also

References