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The 56th New Brunswick general election will be held in the province of New Brunswick, Canada, no later than June 2008 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. This general election will almost certainly be held sometime between May 8, 2006 and October 15, 2007. Image File history File links free clipart image of ballot box and ballot File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 11th 72 908 km² 71 450 km² 1 458 km... The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. ... A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Prior to February 2006, media and the Progressive Conservative government of Premier Bernard Lord had been referring to this as the "2007 election" as Lord has pledged to introduce legislation fixing election dates, beginning on October 15, 2007. This became far less certain however following the February 17, 2006 decision of Michael Malley to leave the Progressive Conservative caucus creating a minority government situation. The opposition Liberals have stated repeatedly that they will force an election at the earliest opportunity. There will be a budget vote on April 7, 2006. Lord has stated that if the government does fall on the budget, he will ask the Lieutenant-Governor to set an election date of May 8, 2006. The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a right-of-centre political party in New Brunswick, Canada. ... The Premier of New Brunswick (fr: Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ... Bernard Lord, LL.B. , BA (born September 27, 1965 in Roberval, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Tanker Malley is a politician in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ... A caucus is most generally defined as being a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. ... A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed by the leading political party when it has won a plurality but not a majority of seats in the parliament. ... Parliamentary Opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. ... The New Brunswick Liberal Association (NBLA), more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ... Loss of Supply occurs where a government in a parliamentary democracy is by parliamentary vote denied a supply of treasury or exchequer funds, by whichever house or houses of parliament is constitutionally entitled to grant and deny supply. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lieutenant-Governors of New Brunswick prior to Confederation Lieutenant-Governors of New Brunswick post-Confederation Categories: Lieutenant Governors of New Brunswick ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The election could occur in 2008 should Lord's government survive and not pass the fixed election date legislation: the Constitution of Canada only requires an election be held every five years, even though by convention, elections are held after four years. Since the introduction of official parties in New Brunswick, every election, except the wartime 1944 election and the 1987 election, have been held within four calendar years or less of the previous election. The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law in Canada. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II... Results of the 1944 election The New Brunswick general election, 1944 was held in the Canadian Province of New Brunswick. ... In the 1987 election in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, the Liberal Party swept to victory, for the first time since 1970, in a massive landslide by winning all 58 seats in the legislature. ... In the Gregorian calendar in common use, the calendar year begins on January 1, and ends on December 31. ...

Most current media speculation suggests that the government is unlikely to fall due to the election of Malley as Speaker, a post in which he would only vote in the case of a tie and by tradition would vote in a manner so as to maintain confidence in the government. Notwithstanding this Lord and opposition leader Shawn Graham have been making campaign-style tours of the province, announcing their campaign teams and preparing for a spring election. [1] The term Speaker is usually the title given to the presiding officer of a countrys lower house of parliament or congress. ... A Motion of Confidence is a motion of support proposed by a government in a parliament or other assembly of elected representatives to give members of parliament (or other such assembly) a chance to register their confidence in a government. ... The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in a Westminster System of parliamentary government. ... Shawn Graham (born February 22, 1968 in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician. ...

This election will be the first campaign since the 1987 election in which Elizabeth Weir will not lead the smaller social democratic New Democratic Party (NDP). Barring an unexpected change, the other parties will again be led by Bernard Lord and Liberal leader Shawn Graham. In the 1987 election in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, the Liberal Party swept to victory, for the first time since 1970, in a massive landslide by winning all 58 seats in the legislature. ... Elizabeth Jane Weir is a lawyer and politician in the Canadian Province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in New Brunswick, Canada that is linked with the federal New Democratic Party of Canada. ... Shawn Graham (born February 22, 1968 in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician. ...

Timeline

• October 8, 2004 - Elizabeth Weir resigns as leader of the New Brunswick NDP after leading her party through four elections.

• June 30, 2005 - The Electoral Boundaries and Representation Act is passed in the legislature, which sets forth a process under which the province will have new electoral districts.

• July 21, 2005 - Environment & Local Government Minister Brenda Fowlie resigns from cabinet after the provincial ombudsman finds she had violated the privacy act in revealing personal information about Liberal MLA Stuart Jamieson.

• September 25, 2005 - Allison Brewer is elected leader of the NDP at a leadership convention.

• October 13, 2005 - Elizabeth Weir resigns her seat in the legislature, a by-election is called two days later for November 14. The Tories and Liberals both announce high profile candidates and the media speculates that the winner of the by-election will have the momentum going into the general election. Weir's NDP, which was caught without notice of her resignation, is expected by pundits to finish third.

• October 31, 2005 - Family and Community Services Minister Tony Huntjens resigns after revealing the identity of an autistic man who is a ward of his department to the media.

• November 14, 2005 - The Liberals win a by-election in a seat formerly held by NDP MLA Elizabeth Weir, defeating Conservative star candidate Michelle Hooton, who many considered the frontrunner, by a 2 to 1 margin.

• January 7, 2006 - Over the course of his beginning of year interviews, Lord reveals that he will introduced legislation fixing election dates, beginning with a date in 2007.

• February 14, 2006 - Lord announces a major cabinet shuffle moving over half of his ministers, changing several departments and dumping three of his most well known ministers, two of whom say they are leaving as they will not be candidates in the next election. In the meantime he adds former minister Brenda Fowlie back to cabinet and Speaker Bev Harrison who will have to resign from his non-partisan post.

• February 17, 2006 - Progressive Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Michael Malley announces he will sit as an independent making the government a minority.

• March 28, 2006 -
  • Independent MLA Michael Malley is elected Speaker of the legislature. This makes the standings of the oridinarily voting members of the legislature 27 Progressive Conservatives, 26 Liberals, 1 Independent. Malley, as Speaker, would only vote in the case of a tie and, by tradition, would normally vote in favour of confidence motions. Thus an election at a time other than Lord's chosing is unlikely.
  • Finance Minister Jeannot Volpe introduces what he calls a "super good budget" in which the government provides tax credits for heating costs, eliminates the Harmonized Sales Tax from heating costs, regulates the prices of gasoline and home heating oil, personal and small business tax cuts, investments in struggling forestry companies, hiring 240 more teachers for the public school system and no longer using the value of the homes of seniors as an offset to the level of support they can receive in a nursing home.

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Ridings

Many new and changed districts will be used for the first time in this election as a result of an electoral redistribution. The New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 2006 was undertaken as a result of legislation introduced by Bernard Lord, the Premier of New Brunswick, Canada, on June 9, 2005. ...

Legend

• bold denotes cabinet minister or party leader
• italics denotes a potential candidate who has not received his/her party's nomination
• † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election
• * denotes an incumbent seeking re-election in a new district

Northeast

Campbellton-Restigouche Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Roy Boudreau (born October 24, 1946 in Campbellton, New Brunswick) if a former teacher and a New Brunswick politician. ... Dalhousie-Restigouche East (French: Dalhousie-Restigouche-est) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Donald Arseneault (born in Dalhousie, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick politician. ... Nigadoo-Chaleur is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Roland Haché (born June 14, 1947 in Nigadoo, New Brunswick) is a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. ... Bathurst is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Nepisiguit is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Frank Richard Branch (born May 7, 1944 in Bathurst, New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician and is currently the dean of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. ... Caraquet is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Hédard Albert, B.Sc. ... Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Centre-Péninsule is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Tracadie-Sheila is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Elvy Robichaud (born April 3, 1951 in Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician. ... Miramichi Bay (French: Baie-de-Miramichi) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Miramichi-Bay du Vin (French: Miramichi-Baie-du-Vin) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Jason Dickson (born March 30, 1973 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian baseball pitcher. ... Michael Tanker Malley is a politician in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ... Miramichi Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... John Winston Foran (born March 13, 1952 in Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician and retired police officer. ... Southwest Miramichi (French: Miramichi-sud-ouest) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Rick Brewer (born in Stanley, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick businessman and politician, and a former assistant pastor, . He was an assistant pastor in the Pentecostal Church. ...

Southeast

Rogersville-Kouchibouguac is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Kent is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Shawn Graham (born February 22, 1968 in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician. ... Kent South (French: Kent-sud) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Shediac-Cap-Pelé is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Victor E. Boudreau is a New Brunswick politician. ... Tantramar is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... John Higham may refer to: John Higham (Australian politician) (1856–1927), Australian politician; John Higham (historian), US historian. ... Memramcook-Lakeville-Dieppe is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Dieppe Centre (French: Dieppe-centre) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Moncton East (French: Moncton-est) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Bernard Lord, LL.B. , BA (born September 27, 1965 in Roberval, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ... Moncton South (French: Moncton-sud) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Moncton North (French: Moncton-nord) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... For other people with the same name, see Michael Murphy Mike Murphy (born January 25, 1958) is a New Brunswick lawyer and politician. ... Moncton Crescent (French: Moncton-Crescent) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... John Willis Betts (born February 17, 1949 in Moncton, New Brunswick) is a teacher and a New Brunswick politician. ... Petitcodiac is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... R. Wallis Wally Stiles, BBA (born October 18, 1950 in Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician. ... Riverview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Albert is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ...

Southwest

Kings East (French: Kings-est) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Thomas LeRoy Armstrong (born 1936 in Searsville, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick businessman and politician. ... Hampton-Belleisle is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Bev Harrison (born May 10, 1942) is a former teacher and New Brunswick politician. ... Quispamsis is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Brenda Olive Fowlie is a New Brunswick journalist and politician. ... Saint John Fundy is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Rothesay is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Margaret-Ann (née ORourke) Blaney (born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian journalist and politician. ... Saint John East is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Saint John Harbour is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Ed Doherty is a New Brunswick ophthalmologist and politician. ... Saint John Portland is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Trevor Arthur Holder (born May 8, 1973 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician. ... Saint John-Lancaster is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Grand Bay-Westfield is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Charlotte-The Isles (French: Charlotte-les-Iles) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Rick Doucet (born in Sussex, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick businessman and politician. ... Kenneth Eric Allaby (born August 7, 1943 on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick politician. ... Charlotte-Campobello (French: Charlotte-ouest) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Antoon J. Tony Huntjens is a former teacher and New Brunswick politician. ...

Central

Oromocto is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Jody Carr (born July 3, 1975 in Saint John, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick politician. ... Grand Lake-Gagetown is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Fredericton-Nashwaaksis is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Thomas Jack T.J. Burke (born Los Angeles, California in 1972) is a New Brunswick lawyer and politician. ... Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Fredericton-Lincoln is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Allison Brewer is a Canadian social activist and politician, she is the current leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party. ... Fredericton-Silverwood is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... New Maryland is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Keith Ashfield (born March 28, 1952 in Fredericton, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick politician. ... York is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Mactaquac is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ...

Northwest

Woodstock is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... David Nathan Alward (born December 2, 1959 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA) is a New Brunswick politician. ... Carleton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Dale Graham (born in Woodstock, New Brunswick) is a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. ... Victoria-Tobique is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Grand Falls-Drummond-Saint-André is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Restigouche-La-Vallée is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Percy Mockler (born April 14, 1949) is a Canadian politician. ... Edmundston-Saint Basile is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Madeleine Mado Dubé (born September 26, 1961 in Edmundston, New Brunswick) is a New Brunswick social worker and politician. ... Madawaska-les-Lacs is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ...

Political parties

• The ruling Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick (PC Party) will seek a third mandate and try to secure a larger, more workable majority government. They currently hold 27 of 55 seats and are led by Premier Bernard Lord who is fighting his third election as leader.

• The opposition New Brunswick Liberal Association will attempt to return to power after suffering their worst ever defeat and winning only 10 seats in 1999 election, and after coming within 10 votes in the riding of Kennebecasis of tying the PCs with 27 seats each in the 2003 election. They currently hold 26 of 55 seats, and are led by Shawn Graham, who will fight his second election as leader.

• The New Brunswick New Democratic Party (NDP) will fight its first election without Elizabeth Weir as leader in almost two decades. Many New Brunswickers view the NDP and Weir as interchangable. The new NDP leader will have to convince New Brunswickers that the NDP is not a one-woman-party. Weir held the party's only seat in the legislature but she resigned and the Liberal won it in a by-election. The NDP elected Allison Brewer as their new leader on September 25, 2005.

The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a right-of-centre political party in New Brunswick, Canada. ... In the Westminster System, a majority government is one in which the government enjoys an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or Parliament. ... The Premier of New Brunswick (fr: Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ... Bernard Lord, LL.B. , BA (born September 27, 1965 in Roberval, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ... Parliamentary Opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. ... The New Brunswick Liberal Association (NBLA), more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ... Results of the 1999 election The 1999 election in the Canadian province of New Brunswick marked the debut of both Camille Theriault and Bernard Lord as leaders of the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives respectively. ... Kennebecasis is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Results of the 2003 election Starting out as a predicted landslide for Bernard Lords Progressive Conservatives, the New Brunswick general election, 2003 quickly turned around when Shawn Graham, leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick, took on auto insurance rates as a cause. ... Shawn Graham (born February 22, 1968 in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada) is a New Brunswick politician. ... The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in New Brunswick, Canada that is linked with the federal New Democratic Party of Canada. ... Elizabeth Jane Weir is a lawyer and politician in the Canadian Province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Following the resignation of Elizabeth Weir on October 8, 2004, the New Brunswick New Democratic Party will hold a leadership election for the first time since 1988 on September 25, 2005. ... Allison Brewer is a Canadian social activist and politician, she is the current leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Opinion polls

The only inter-election opinion polling regularly conducted in New Brunswick is by the Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Corporate Research Associates. Every CRA poll since the November 2003 has shown the Liberals in the lead by varying amounts. The most recent poll, released on December 7, 2005, showed the Liberals ahead by 13 percent. The CRA poll conducted during the 2003 election campaign showed the Liberals and PCs tied at 41% each, the only polling company to predict the close result that became of that campaign. Please read first: This article is about the Nova Scotia community. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Results of the 2003 election Starting out as a predicted landslide for Bernard Lords Progressive Conservatives, the New Brunswick general election, 2003 quickly turned around when Shawn Graham, leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick, took on auto insurance rates as a cause. ...

Recent CRA polls - Figures represent decided voters

The New Brunswick Liberal Association (NBLA), more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a right-of-centre political party in New Brunswick, Canada. ... The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in New Brunswick, Canada that is linked with the federal New Democratic Party of Canada. ...

Results

Results by party

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