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Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick | |
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| 61st New Brunswick Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower house (1786–1891) thenunicameral house of theNew Brunswick Legislature |
| History | |
| Founded | 1785; 241 years ago (1785) |
| Preceded by | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 49 |
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Political groups | His Majesty's Government
His Majesty's Loyal Opposition Other parties
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| Salary | C$93,126 (2024 base salary)[1] |
| Elections | |
Last election | October 21, 2024 |
Next election | TBD |
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| Legislative Building,Fredericton,New Brunswick, Canada | |
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| www.legnb.ca | |
TheLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick (French:Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick) is thedeliberative assembly of theNew Brunswick Legislature, in the province ofNew Brunswick,Canada. The assembly's seat is located inFredericton. It was established inSaint Johnde jure when the colony was created in 1784 but came into session only in 1786, following the firstelections in late 1785. The legislative assembly was originally thelower house in abicameral legislature. Itsupper house counterpart, theLegislative Council of New Brunswick, was abolished in 1891. Its members are called "Members of the Legislative Assembly", commonly referred to as "MLAs".
Nova Scotia originally covered most of the territory of today'sMaritime provinces.[2] In 1784, New Brunswick became a distinct colony from Nova Scotia.[2]Saint John was chosen as the original capital when New Brunswick was formed as it was the centre of commerce and the only city at that time.[3]
The first elections took place in November 1785.[2] The legislative assembly came into session in January 1786.[2] It was originally thelower house in abicameral legislature.[2] Itsupper house counterpart, theLegislative Council of New Brunswick, was abolished on April 16, 1891.[2]
TheNew Brunswick Legislative Building is the current building that houses the Assembly. It opened in 1882, having been constructed by J.C. Dumaresq, following the destruction of the original building, known as Province Hall, by fire in 1880.
The legislative chamber is designed to have four rows on the government side and three rows on the opposition side. This is because elections have traditionally yielded a stronggovernment majority; in fact on occasion, even with many of the seats on one side of the House, the government has spilled over to the opposition side. Quite often the House is oriented to have only two rows on the opposition benches, in the event of a large opposition adding a third row makes the opposition benches rather crowded.
g.e. = general election, b.e. =by-election
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