The 17th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly represented New Brunswick between July 17, 1856, and April 1, 1857.
The assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of New Brunswick John Henry Thomas Manners-Sutton.
Charles Simonds was chosen as speaker for the house.
| Electoral District | Name |
|---|---|
| Saint John County | John H. Gray |
| Robert D. Wilmot | |
| John F. Godard | |
| Charles Simonds | |
| York | Charles Macpherson |
| John C. Allen | |
| Charles Fisher | |
| George L. Hatheway | |
| Westmorland | Albert J. Smith |
| Bliss Botsford | |
| Amand Landry | |
| Robert K. Gilbert | |
| Kings | Sylvester Z. Earle |
| Hugh McMonagle | |
| Walter B. Scovil | |
| Queens | John Earle |
| John Ferris | |
| Charlotte | James Boyd |
| Arthur Hill Gillmor | |
| John McAdam | |
| George Dixon Street | |
| Northumberland | George Kerr |
| Peter Mitchell | |
| Richard Sutton | |
| John M. Johnson | |
| Sunbury | William E. Perley |
| David Tapley | |
| Kent | Francis McPhelim |
| Lestock P. W. DesBrisay | |
| Gloucester | Joseph Read |
| William End | |
| Carleton | Charles Connell |
| Charles Perley | |
| Restigouche | John Montgomery |
| Andrew Barberie | |
| Albert | John Lewis |
| Abner R. McClelan | |
| Victoria | Charles Watters |
| James Tibbits | |
| Saint John City | James A. Harding |
| Joseph Wilson Lawrence |