53rd New Brunswick Legislature

The 53rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1995 and was dissolved on May 8, 1999.

Leadership

The speaker from its first meeting until July 21, 1997, was Danny Gay, Gay resigned the speakership to join the cabinet. John McKay was elected to succeed Gay as speaker later in the session.

Premier Frank McKenna led the government from the beginning of the assembly until he resigned on October 12, 1997. He was succeeded as Premier by Ray Frenette who served as interim leader of McKenna's Liberals until Camille Thériault was elected as permanent leader. Thériault led the government as Premier from May 14, 1998

The opposition was led from the forming of the assembly until 1997 by Bernard Valcourt, then by Elvy Robichaud who served as parliamentary leader of the Progressive Conservatives until Bernard Lord, who succeeded Valcourt as PC leader in 1997, gained a seat in 1998.

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

Members

All were elected in the 33rd general election held on September 11, 1995, except for James Doyle and Peter Mesheau, elected in by-elections on November 17, 1997, and Shawn Graham, Brad Green and Bernard Lord elected in by-elections on October 19, 1998. Albert Doucet was removed from the Liberal cabinet on February 5, 1997Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick - Journals. Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. February 5, 1997. and then was removed from caucus in March of that year, sitting as an independent until January 30, 1998Porter-Staff, Tim. (January 30, 1998.) "Doucet back on Liberal side: Rebel MLA returns to flock". Daily Gleaner. Retrieved June 7, 2011, from Canadian Newsstand Atlantic. (Document ID: 1572761801). when he was accepted back into the Liberal fold.

Members at dissolution

NamePartyElectoral DistrictFirst elected / previously electedHarry DoyleLiberalAlbert1995Marcelle MersereauLiberalBathurst1991Edmond BlanchardLiberalCampbellton1987Bernard ThériaultLiberalCaraquet1987Dale GrahamProgressive ConservativeCarleton1993Denis LandryLiberalCentre-Péninsule1995Sheldon LeeLiberalCharlotte1978Carolle de Ste. CroixLiberalDalhousie-Restigouche East1995Greg O'DonnellLiberalDieppe-Memramcook1987Bernard ValcourtProgressive ConservativeEdmundston1995Jim WilsonLiberalFredericton North1987, 1995Russell H. T. KingLiberalFredericton South1987Brad Green (1998)Progressive Conservative1998Greg ByrneLiberalFredericton-Fort Nashwaak1995Eric AllabyLiberalFundy Isles1987Milt SherwoodProgressive ConservativeGrand Bay-Westfield1995Paul DuffieLiberalGrand Falls Region1987Doug TylerLiberalGrand Lake1987Georgie DayLiberalHampton-Belleisle1991Peter LeBlancLiberalKennebecasis1995Alan R. GrahamLiberalKent1967Shawn Graham (1998)Liberal1998Camille ThériaultLiberalKent South1987LeRoy ArmstrongLiberalKings East1995Jean-Camille DeGrâceLiberalLamèque-Shippagan-Miscou1995David OlmsteadLiberalMactaquac1995Percy MocklerProgressive ConservativeMadawaska-la-Vallée1982, 1993Jeannot VolpéProgressive ConservativeMadawaska-les-Lacs1995Danny GayLiberalMiramichi Bay1987John McKay†LiberalMiramichi Centre1974, 1987Frank McKennaLiberalMiramichi-Bay du Vin1982James Doyle (1997)Liberal1997Ken MacLeodLiberalMoncton Crescent1995Raymond FrenetteLiberalMoncton East1974Bernard Lord (1998)Progressive Conservative1998Gene DevereuxLiberalMoncton North1995James E. LockyerLiberalMoncton South1987Alban LandryLiberalNepisiguit1995Joan KingstonLiberalNew Maryland1995Albert DoucetLiberalNigadoo-Chaleur1991IndependentLiberalVaughn BlaneyLiberalOromocto-Gagetown1987Hollis SteevesLiberalPetitcodiac1987, 1995Jean-Paul SavoieLiberalRestigouche West1987Al KavanaughLiberalRiverview1995Kenneth JohnsonLiberalRogersville-Kouchibouguac1995Roly MacIntyreLiberalSaint John Champlain1995Elizabeth WeirNew DemocraticSaint John Harbour1991Jane BarryLiberalSaint John Lancaster1987Leo McAdamLiberalSaint John Portland1987Stuart JamiesonLiberalSaint John-Fundy1987Laureen JarrettLiberalSaint John-Kings1987Bernard RichardLiberalShediac-Cap-Pélé1991Reg MacDonaldLiberalSouthwest Miramichi1979, 1987Marilyn TrenholmeLiberalTantramar1987Peter Mesheau (1997)Progressive Conservative1997Elvy RobichaudProgressive ConservativeTracadie-Sheila1994Larry KennedyLiberalVictoria-Tobique1987Ann BreaultLiberalWestern Charlotte1987Bruce SmithLiberalWoodstock1987John FlynnLiberalYork1995

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

Former members

Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, a Liberal, was first elected to the legislature in the 1987 election, she resigned in 1997 to accept an appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick. Frank McKenna, a Liberal, was first elected to the legislature in the 1982 election, he resigned in 1997 in conjunction with his resignation as Premier. Ray Frenette, a Liberal, was first elected to the legislature in the 1974 election, he resigned in 1998 following his resignation as Premier. Alan Graham, a Liberal, was first elected to the legislature in the 1967 election, he resigned in 1998 after retiring from the cabinet. Russell King, a Liberal, was first elected to the legislature in the 1987 election, he resigned in 1998 after retiring from the cabinet.

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