The New Brunswick Legislature is the legislature of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Today, the legislature is made of two elements: the lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada). and the unicameral assembly called the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. The legislature has existed de jure since New Brunswick separated from Nova Scotia in 1784, but was not first convened until 1786.
Like the Canadian federal government, New Brunswick uses a Westminster-style system, in which members are sent to the Legislative Assembly after general elections. Usually the leader of the party with the most seats is asked by the lieutenant governor to form a government who then becomes Premier of New Brunswick and appoints an Executive Council of New Brunswick. The premier is New Brunswick's head of government, while the lieutenant governor represents Canada's head of state Charles III, King of Canada.
The legislature was originally bicameral, with an upper house called the Legislative Council of New Brunswick. The upper house was abolished in 1892.
List of legislatures Following is a list of the 61 times the legislature has been convened since 1786.
Assembly Period ElectionDissolution61st New Brunswick Legislature2024–presentOctober 21, 202460th New Brunswick Legislature2020–2024September 14, 2020June 7, 202459th New Brunswick Legislature2018–2020September 24, 2018August 17, 202058th New Brunswick Legislature2014–2018September 22, 2014August 23, 201857th New Brunswick Legislature2010–2014September 27, 2010August 21, 201456th New Brunswick Legislature2006–2010September 18, 2006August 201055th New Brunswick Legislature2003–2006June 9, 2003August 18, 200654th New Brunswick Legislature1999–2003June 7, 1999May 10, 200353rd New Brunswick Legislature1995–1999September 11, 1995May 8, 199952nd New Brunswick Legislature1991–1995September 23, 1991August 12, 199551st New Brunswick Legislature1987–1991October 13, 1987August 22, 199150th New Brunswick Legislature1982–1987October 12, 1982August 29, 198749th New Brunswick Legislature1978–1982October 23, 1978September 1, 198248th New Brunswick Legislature1974–1978November 18, 1974September 15, 197847th New Brunswick Legislature1970–1974October 26, 1970October 11, 197446th New Brunswick Legislature1967–1970October 23, 1967September 3, 197045th New Brunswick Legislature1963–1967April 22, 1963September 8, 196744th New Brunswick Legislature1960–1963June 27, 1960March 12, 196343rd New Brunswick Legislature1956–1960June 18, 1956May 13, 196042nd New Brunswick Legislature1952–1956September 22, 1952April 17, 195641st New Brunswick Legislature1948–1952June 28, 1948July 16, 195240th New Brunswick Legislature1944–1948August 28, 1944May 8, 194839th New Brunswick Legislature1939–1944November 20, 1939July 10, 194438th New Brunswick Legislature1935–1939June 27, 1935October 24, 193937th New Brunswick Legislature1930–1935June 18, 1930May 22, 193536th New Brunswick Legislature1925–1930August 10, 1925May 26, 193035th New Brunswick Legislature1920–1925October 9, 1920July 17, 192534th New Brunswick Legislature1917–1920February 24, 1917September 16, 192033rd New Brunswick Legislature1912–1917June 20, 1912January 20, 191732nd New Brunswick Legislature1908–1912March 3, 1908May 25, 191231st New Brunswick Legislature1903–1908March 3, 1903January 23, 190830th New Brunswick Legislature1899–1903February 18, 1899February 5, 190329th New Brunswick Legislature1895–1899October, 1895January 26, 189928th New Brunswick Legislature1892–1895October, 1892September 28, 189527th New Brunswick Legislature1890–1892January 20, 1890September 28, 189226th New Brunswick Legislature1886–1890April 26, 1886December 30, 188925th New Brunswick Legislature1882–1886June, 1882April 2, 188624th New Brunswick Legislature1878–1882June, 1878May 25, 188223rd New Brunswick Legislature1874–1878May–June, 1874May 14, 187822nd New Brunswick Legislature1870–1874June–July, 1870May 15, 187421st New Brunswick Legislature1866–1870May–June, 1866June 3, 187020th New Brunswick Legislature1865–1866February–March, 1865May 9, 186619th New Brunswick Legislature1861–1865June, 1861February 8, 186518th New Brunswick Legislature1857–1861April–May, 1857May 14, 186117th New Brunswick Legislature1856–1857June–July, 1856April 1, 185716th New Brunswick Legislature1854–1856June, 1854May 30, 185615th New Brunswick Legislature1850–1854June–July, 1850May 19, 185414th New Brunswick Legislature1846–1850October, 1846May 31, 185013th New Brunswick Legislature1843–1846December, 1842– January, 1843September 16, 184612th New Brunswick Legislature1837–1842September–October, 1837December 1, 184211th New Brunswick Legislature1835–1837December, 1834– January, 1835August 18, 183710th New Brunswick Legislature1830–1834October, 18309th New Brunswick Legislature1827–1830June, 18278th New Brunswick Legislature1820–1827June, 18207th New Brunswick Legislature1819–1820October, 18196th New Brunswick Legislature1816–1819August–September, 18165th New Brunswick Legislature1809–1816September–October, 1809 July, 18164th New Brunswick Legislature1802–1809October–November 18023rd New Brunswick Legislature1795–1802August–September, 1795May, 18022nd New Brunswick Legislature 1793–1795December, 1792- January, 179317951st New Brunswick Legislature 1786–1792November, 1785December, 1792
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