49th New Brunswick Legislature explained

The 49th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1978. It was dissolved on September 1, 1982.

Leadership

Robert McCready was chosen as speaker in 1979 even though he had been elected as a Liberal member. James Tucker succeeded McCready as speaker in 1981.

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

List of Members

	Electoral District	Name	Party
Albert	Malcolm MacLeod	Progressive Conservative
Bathurst	Paul Kenny	Liberal
Bay du Vin	Reginald MacDonald	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	Paul Steven Porter	Progressive Conservative
Charlotte Centre	Sheldon Lee	Liberal
Charlotte-Fundy	James N. Tucker, Jr.	Progressive Conservative
Charlotte West	Leland McGaw	Progressive Conservative
Chatham	Frank E. Kane	Liberal
Dalhousie	Allan E. Maher	Liberal
Edmundston	Jean-Maurice Simard	Progressive Conservative
Fredericton North	Edwin G. Allen	Progressive Conservative
Fredericton South	J.W. Bird	Progressive Conservative
Grand Falls	Everard Daigle	Liberal
Kent Centre	Alan R. Graham	Liberal
Kent North	Joseph Daigle	Liberal
Kent South	Bertin LeBlanc	Liberal
Kings Centre	Harold Fanjoy	Progressive Conservative
Kings East	Hazen Myers	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	Héliodore Côté	Liberal
Memramcook	William Malenfant	Liberal
Miramichi Bay	Edgar LeGresley	Liberal
Miramichi-Newcastle	John McKay	Liberal
Southwest Miramichi	Morris Vernon Green	Liberal
Moncton East	Raymond Frenette	Liberal
Moncton North	Michael McKee	Liberal
Moncton West	Mabel DeWare	Progressive Conservative
Nepisiguit-Chaleur	Frank Branch	Liberal
Nigadoo-Chaleur	Pierre Godin	Liberal
Oromocto	LeRoy Washburn	Liberal
Petitcodiac	Bill Harmer	Progressive Conservative
Queens North	Wilfred Bishop	Progressive Conservative
Queens South	Robert McCready	Liberal 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	Bev Harrison	Progressive Conservative
Saint John Harbour	Louis Murphy	Liberal
Saint John North	Eric Kipping	Progressive Conservative
Saint John Park	Shirley Dysart	Liberal
Saint John South	Nancy Teed	Progressive Conservative
Saint John West	Rodman Logan	Progressive Conservative
St. Stephen-Milltown	William Cockburn	Progressive Conservative
Shediac	Azor LeBlanc	Progressive Conservative
Shippagan-les-Îles	Jean Gauvin	Liberal
Sunbury	Horace Smith	Progressive Conservative
Tantramar	Lloyd Folkins	Progressive Conservative
Tracadie	Douglas Young	Progressive Conservative
Victoria-Tobique	J. Douglas Moore	Progressive Conservative
York North	David Bishop	Progressive Conservative
York South	Les Hull	Progressive Conservative

See also

• 1978 New Brunswick general election
• Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

References

• Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1981, PG Normandin