54th New Brunswick Legislature

Rendition of party representation in the 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, at its first session after the 1999 election.

  Progressive Conservatives (44)

  Liberals (10)

  New Democrats (1)

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

	Electoral District	Name	Party
	Eric Allaby	Liberal	Fundy Isles
	David Alward	Progressive Conservative	Woodstock
	Keith Ashfield	Progressive Conservative	New Maryland
	Joel Bernard	Progressive Conservative	Nepisiguit
	John Betts	Progressive Conservative	Moncton Crescent
	Norman Betts	Progressive Conservative	Southwest Miramichi
	Margaret-Ann Blaney	Progressive Conservative	Saint John-Kings
	Jody Carr	Progressive Conservative	Oromocto-Gagetown
	Douglas Cosman	Progressive Conservative	Kings East
	Benoit Cyr	Progressive Conservative	Restigouche West
	Jean F. Dubé	Progressive Conservative	Campbellton
	Madeleine Dubé	Progressive Conservative	Edmundston
	D. Peter Forbes	Progressive Conservative	Fredericton North
	Brenda Fowlie	Progressive Conservative	Kennebecasis
	Dennis Furlong	Progressive Conservative	Dalhousie-Restigouche East
	Dale Graham	Progressive Conservative	Carleton
	Shawn Graham	Liberal	Kent
	Brad Green	Progressive Conservative	Fredericton South
	Roland Haché	Liberal	Nigadoo-Chaleur
	Bev Harrison†	Progressive Conservative	Hampton-Belleisle
	Trevor Holder	Progressive Conservative	Saint John Portland
	Tony Huntjens	Progressive Conservative	Western Charlotte
	Kim Jardine	Progressive Conservative	Miramichi Centre
	David Jordan	Progressive Conservative	Grand Lake
	Carole Keddy	Progressive Conservative	Saint John Champlain
	Larry Kennedy	Liberal	Victoria-Tobique
	Donald Kinney	Progressive Conservative	York
	Jean-Guy Laforest	Progressive Conservative	Grand Falls Region
	René Landry	Progressive Conservative	Moncton North
	Sheldon Lee	Liberal	Charlotte
	Eric MacKenzie	Progressive Conservative	Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak
	Norm McFarlane	Progressive Conservative	Saint John Lancaster
	Louis-Philippe McGraw	Progressive Conservative	Centre-Péninsule
	Marcelle Mersereau	Liberal	Bathurst
	Cy LeBlanc	Progressive Conservative	Dieppe-Memramcook
	Bernard Lord	Progressive Conservative	Moncton East
	Joan MacAlpine	Progressive Conservative	Moncton South
	Kirk MacDonald	Progressive Conservative	Mactaquac
	Michael Malley	Progressive Conservative	Miramichi-Bay du Vin
	Peter Mesheau	Progressive Conservative	Tantramar
	Percy Mockler	Progressive Conservative	Madawaska-la-Vallée
	Gaston Moore	Progressive Conservative	Caraquet
	Rose-May Poirier	Progressive Conservative	Rogersville-Kouchibouguac
	Bernard Richard	Liberal	Shediac-Cap-Pélé
	Elvy Robichaud	Progressive Conservative	Tracadie-Sheila
	Paul Robichaud	Progressive Conservative	Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou
	Réjean Savoie	Progressive Conservative	Miramichi Bay
	Milton Sherwood	Progressive Conservative	Grand Bay-Westfield
	Wayne Steeves	Progressive Conservative	Albert
	Wally Stiles	Progressive Conservative	Petitcodiac
	Jeannot Volpé	Progressive Conservative	Madawaska-les-Lacs
	Elizabeth Weir	New Democratic	Saint John Harbour
	Rodney Weston	Progressive Conservative	Saint John-Fundy
	Claude Williams	Progressive Conservative	Kent South
	vacant	–	Riverview

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

Former members

• Edmond Blanchard, a Liberal, was first elected to the legislature in the 1987 election, he resigned in 2000 to accept an appointment to the Federal Court of Canada.
• Pat Crossman, a Progressive Conservative, was first elected in 1999, she died in 2002.
• Bernard Thériault, a Liberal, was first elected to the legislature in the 1987 election, he resigned in 2000 to run in the 2000 federal election.
• Camille Thériault, a Liberal, was first elected to the legislature in the 1987 election, he resigned as leader of the Liberals and the Opposition as well as his seat in 2001.

See also

• 1999 New Brunswick general election
• Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

References

• Elections in New Brunswick 1984–2006, Elections New Brunswick (pdf)