59th New Brunswick Legislature

The 59th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly consisted of the members elected in the 2018 general election and subsequent by-elections. The legislature was dissolved on August 17, 2020 in advance of the 2020 New Brunswick general election.

59th New Brunswick Legislature
Minority parliament
23 October 2018  17 August 2020
Parliament leaders
PremierHon. Brian Gallant
October 7, 2014 November 9, 2018
Hon. Blaine Higgs
November 9, 2018 August 17, 2020
Leader of the
Opposition
Blaine Higgs
October 22, 2016 November 9, 2018
Brian Gallant
November 9, 2018 February 14, 2019
Denis Landry
February 14, 2019 August 17, 2020
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party*
Progressive Conservative Party
* The Liberal Party briefly formed government but was defeated in a confidence vote on November 1, 2018.
OppositionProgressive Conservative Party (until November 9)
Liberal Party (since November 9)
RecognizedPeople's Alliance* * Providing confidence and supply for PC government.
Green Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Hon. Daniel Guitard
October 23, 2018 August 17, 2020
Members49 MLA seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Lieutenant
Governor
Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau
23 October 2014 – 2 August 2019
Brenda Murphy
8 September 2019 – present
Sessions
1st session
October 23, 2018 – November 20, 2018
2nd session
November 20, 2018 – August 17, 2020
 58th  60th
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