54th New Brunswick Legislature explained

The 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1999 and was dissolved on May 10, 2003.

Leadership

The speaker from its first meeting on July 6, 1999, until the Assembly was dissolved was Bev Harrison. Harrison would go on to be re-elected speaker for the 55th Assembly as well.

Premier Bernard Lord led the government for the whole of the life of the assembly.

The opposition was led from the forming of the assembly until 2001 by former Premier Camille Thériault, then, until May 14, 2002, by interim leader Bernard Richard and from then until dissolution by Shawn Graham.

Elizabeth Weir led the third party New Democrats for the life of the assembly.

Members

All were elected in the 34th general election held on June 7, 1999, except for Jean F. Dubé and Gaston Moore elected in by-elections held on February 5, 2001, and Claude Williams elected in a by-election on April 23, 2001. In 2002, Pat Crossman died, her Riverview seat remained vacant until the 55th general election.

Members at dissolution

Eric AllabyLiberalFundy Isles
David AlwardProgressive ConservativeWoodstock
Keith AshfieldProgressive ConservativeNew Maryland
Joel BernardProgressive ConservativeNepisiguit
John BettsProgressive ConservativeMoncton Crescent
Norman BettsProgressive ConservativeSouthwest Miramichi
Margaret-Ann BlaneyProgressive ConservativeSaint John-Kings
Jody CarrProgressive ConservativeOromocto-Gagetown
Douglas CosmanProgressive ConservativeKings East
Benoit CyrProgressive ConservativeRestigouche West
Jean F. DubéProgressive ConservativeCampbellton
Madeleine DubéProgressive ConservativeEdmundston
D. Peter ForbesProgressive ConservativeFredericton North
Brenda FowlieProgressive ConservativeKennebecasis
Dennis FurlongProgressive ConservativeDalhousie-Restigouche East
Dale GrahamProgressive ConservativeCarleton
Shawn GrahamLiberalKent
Brad GreenProgressive ConservativeFredericton South
Roland HachéLiberalNigadoo-Chaleur
Bev HarrisonProgressive ConservativeHampton-Belleisle
Trevor HolderProgressive ConservativeSaint John Portland
Tony HuntjensProgressive ConservativeWestern Charlotte
Kim JardineProgressive ConservativeMiramichi Centre
David JordanProgressive ConservativeGrand Lake
Carole KeddyProgressive ConservativeSaint John Champlain
Larry KennedyLiberalVictoria-Tobique
Donald KinneyProgressive ConservativeYork
Jean-Guy LaforestProgressive ConservativeGrand Falls Region
René LandryProgressive ConservativeMoncton North
Sheldon LeeLiberalCharlotte
Eric MacKenzieProgressive ConservativeFredericton-Fort Nashwaak
Norm McFarlaneProgressive ConservativeSaint John Lancaster
Louis-Philippe McGrawProgressive ConservativeCentre-Péninsule
Marcelle MersereauLiberalBathurst
Cy LeBlancProgressive ConservativeDieppe-Memramcook
Bernard LordProgressive ConservativeMoncton East
Joan MacAlpineProgressive ConservativeMoncton South
Kirk MacDonaldProgressive ConservativeMactaquac
Michael MalleyProgressive ConservativeMiramichi-Bay du Vin
Peter MesheauProgressive ConservativeTantramar
Percy MocklerProgressive ConservativeMadawaska-la-Vallée
Gaston MooreProgressive ConservativeCaraquet
Rose-May PoirierProgressive ConservativeRogersville-Kouchibouguac
Bernard RichardLiberalShediac-Cap-Pélé
Elvy RobichaudProgressive ConservativeTracadie-Sheila
Paul RobichaudProgressive ConservativeLamèque-Shippagan-Miscou
Réjean SavoieProgressive ConservativeMiramichi Bay
Milton SherwoodProgressive ConservativeGrand Bay-Westfield
Wayne SteevesProgressive ConservativeAlbert
Wally StilesProgressive ConservativePetitcodiac
Jeannot VolpéProgressive ConservativeMadawaska-les-Lacs
Elizabeth WeirNew DemocraticSaint John Harbour
Rodney WestonProgressive ConservativeSaint John-Fundy
Claude WilliamsProgressive ConservativeKent South
 vacant - Riverview

Bold denotes a member of the cabinet.
Italics denotes a party leader
† denotes the Speaker

Former members

See also

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