48th New Brunswick Legislature explained

The 48th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1974. It was dissolved on September 15, 1978.

Leadership

The speaker was William J. Woodroffe.

Premier Richard Hatfield led the government. The Progressive Conservative Party was the ruling party.

Members

	Electoral District	Name	Party
Albert	Malcolm MacLeod	Progressive Conservative
Bathurst	Eugene McGinley	Liberal
Bay du Vin	Norbert Thériault	Liberal
Campbellton	Fernand G. Dubé	Progressive Conservative
Caraquet	Onil Doiron	Liberal
Carleton Centre	Richard Hatfield	Progressive Conservative
Carleton North	Charles Gallagher	Progressive Conservative
Carleton South	A. Edison Stairs	Progressive Conservative
Charlotte Centre	Decosta Young	Progressive Conservative
Charlotte-Fundy	James N. Tucker, Jr.	Progressive Conservative
Charlotte West	Leland McGaw	Progressive Conservative
Chatham	Frank E. Kane	Liberal
Dalhousie	John Potter	Progressive Conservative
Edmundston	Jean-Maurice Simard	Progressive Conservative
Fredericton North	Lawrence Garvie	Progressive Conservative
Fredericton South	George Everett Chalmers	Progressive Conservative
Grand Falls	Everard Daigle	Liberal
Kent Centre	Alan R. Graham	Liberal
Kent North	Joseph Daigle	Liberal
Kent South	Omer Léger	Progressive Conservative
Kings Centre	Harold Fanjoy	Progressive Conservative
Kings East	George E. Horton	Progressive Conservative
Kings West	John B.M. Baxter	Progressive Conservative
Madawaska-Centre	Gérald Clavette	Liberal
Madawaska-les-Lacs	Jean-Pierre Ouellet	Progressive Conservative
Madawaska South	Daniel Daigle	Liberal
Memramcook	William Malenfant	Liberal
Miramichi Bay	Edgar LeGresley	Liberal
Miramichi-Newcastle	John McKay	Liberal
Southwest Miramichi	Sterling Hambrook	Progressive Conservative
Moncton East	Raymond Frenette	Liberal
Moncton North	Michael McKee	Liberal
Moncton West	Paul Creaghan	Progressive Conservative
Nepisiguit-Chaleur	Frank Branch	Liberal
Nigadoo-Chaleur	Roland Boudreau	Progressive Conservative
Oromocto	LeRoy Washburn	Liberal
Petitcodiac	Bill Harmer	Progressive Conservative
Queens North	Wilfred Bishop	Progressive Conservative
Queens South	Robert Corbett	Progressive Conservative
Restigouche East	Rayburn Doucett	Liberal
Restigouche West	Alfred Roussel	Liberal
Riverview	Brenda Robertson	Progressive Conservative
Saint John East	Gerald Merrithew	Progressive Conservative
Saint John-Fundy	William J. Woodroffe	Progressive Conservative
Saint John Harbour	John W. Turnbull	Liberal
Saint John North	Shirley Dysart	Liberal
Saint John Park	Robert J. Higgins	Liberal
Saint John South	John Mooney	Liberal
Saint John West	Rodman Logan	Progressive Conservative
St. Stephen-Milltown	William Cockburn	Progressive Conservative
Shediac	Azor LeBlanc	Liberal
Shippagan-les-Îles	André Robichaud	Liberal
Sunbury	Horace Smith	Progressive Conservative
Tantramar	Lloyd Folkins	Progressive Conservative
Tracadie	Adjutor Ferguson	Liberal
Victoria-Tobique	J. Stewart Brooks^[1] J. Douglas Moore (1976)	Progressive Conservative
York North	David Bishop	Progressive Conservative
York South	Les Hull	Progressive Conservative

Notes

1. resigned

See also

• 1974 New Brunswick general election
• Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

References

• Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1978, PG Normandin