Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Active provincial party
Leader	David Alward
President	Jason Stephen
Founded	1867 (1867)
Headquarters	Fredericton, NB
Ideology	Conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
Official colours	Blue, Orange, Yellow
Seats in Legislature	42 / 55
Website
www.pcnb.ca
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The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony. Conservative supporters tended to be United Empire Loyalists and supporters of the business community.

In the 1860s, both the Conservative and Liberal parties split over the issue of Canadian confederation, and were replaced by the Confederation Party and the Anti-Confederation Party.

By 1870, the pro-Confederation party became generally known as the Liberal-Conservatives or just "Conservatives", and were aligned with the national Conservative Party of Sir John A. Macdonald.

The Tories have alternated power with the New Brunswick Liberal Party since Confederation. The party tends to hold a moderate Red Tory and Christian Democratic position, being socially and fiscally centrist. For most of New Brunswick's history, the party had greater support among English speakers, while the Liberals were more popular among Acadians. However, initiatives by the governments of Richard Hatfield and Bernard Lord to include Acadians in the mainstream of New Brunswick life helped the party make inroads in Acadia. In fact, even though he was born in Quebec, former Premier Bernard Lord is widely perceived to be an Acadian, due to his francophone heritage and the fact that he was raised in Moncton where he attended French language schools and university.

The party was aligned with the historic federal Conservative party. When the federal party changed its name to the Progressive Conservatives in 1942, the New Brunswick party did the same. The federal Progressive Conservative Party dissolved in 2003, and a new Conservative Party of Canada was created. The provincial party has no formal link with the current federal Conservative Party, but several of its members and elected MLAs, including former Premier Lord, publicly endorsed the federal party and in some cases its candidates in both the 2004 and 2006 federal elections.

Following the change of government in 2006 provincial election, Bernard Lord resigned as leader on December 13, 2006 and as the member of Moncton East. On December 19, Jeannot Volpé, MLA for Madawaska-les-Lacs, was selected as interim leader. On October 18, 2008 David Alward, MLA for Woodstock, was elected leader of the party at the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick Leadership Convention in Fredericton. Alward beat his only opponent, Robert MacLeod, by a margin of 2,269 votes to 1,760.

The Progressive Conservatives won a sweeping majority, with 42 of 55 seats in the 2010 provincial election. In doing so, party leader David Alward became the province's 32nd premier.

Current members of the legislature

Riding #	Name	Riding Name	First elected	Government/Legislative role(s)
01	Greg Davis	Campbellton-Restigouche Centre	2010 g.e.	To be determined
05	Ryan Riordon	Nepisiguit	2010 g.e.	To be determined
07	Paul Robichaud	Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou	1999 g.e.	Deputy Premier of New Brunswick, Minister of Economic Development, Government House Leader
09	Claude Landry	Tracadie-Sheila	2006 g.e.	To be determined
10	Serge Robichaud	Miramichi Bay-Neguac	2010 g.e.	To be determined
12	Robert Trevors	Miramichi Centre	2010 g.e.	Minister of Public Safety
13	Jake Stewart	Southwest Miramichi	2010 g.e.	To be determined
16	Claude Williams	Kent South	2001 by-e.	Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure
18	Mike Olscamp	Tantramar	2006 g.e.	Minister of Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fisheries
22	Susan Stultz	Moncton West	2010 g.e.	Minister of Social Development, Minister responsible for Seniors, Housing & Community Non-profit Organizations
23	Marie-Claude Blais	Moncton North	2010 g.e.	Minister of Justice & Consumer Affairs, Attorney General of New Brunswick
24	John Betts	Moncton Crescent	1999 g.e.	To be determined
25	Sherry Wilson	Petitcodiac	2010 g.e.
26	Ralph Bruce Fitch	Riverview	2003 g.e.	Minister of Local Government, Minister responsible for Service New Brunswick
27	Wayne Steeves	Albert	1999 g.e.	To be determined
28	Bruce Northrup	Kings East	2006 g.e.	Minister of Natural Resources
29	Bev Harrison	Hampton-Kings	1978 g.e.	To be determined
30	Blaine Higgs	Quispamsis	2010 g.e.	Minister of Finance, Minister of Human Resources, Minister responsible for the New Brunswick Lotteries & Liquor Commission
31	Glen Savoie	Saint John-Fundy	2010 g.e.	To be determined
32	Margaret-Ann Blaney	Rothesay	1999 g.e.	Minister of the Environment, Minister responsible for the Status of Women, Minister responsible for Communications New Brunswick
33	Glen Tait	Saint John East	2010 g.e.	To be determined
34	Carl Killen	Saint John Harbour	2010 g.e.
35	Trevor Holder	Saint John Portland	1999 g.e.	Minister of Tourism & Parks, Minister of Wellness, Culture & Sport]]
36	Dorothy Shephard	Saint John Lancaster	2010 g.e.	To be determined
37	Jim Parrott	Fundy-River Valley	2010 g.e.	To be determined
39	Curtis Malloch	Charlotte-Campobello	2010 g.e.	To be determined
40	Jody Carr	Oromocto	1999 g.e.	Minister of Educations & Early Childhood Development, Minister responsible for the New Brunswick Provincial Capital Commission
41	Ross Wetmore	Grand Lake-Gagetown	2010 g.e.	To be determined
42	Troy Lifford	Fredericton-Nashwaaksis	2010 g.e.	To be determined
43	Pam Lynch	Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak	2010 g.e.	To be determined
44	Craig Leonard	Fredericton-Lincoln	2010 g.e.	Minister of Energy
45	Brian Macdonald	Fredericton-Silverwood	2010 g.e.	To be determined
46	Jack Carr	New Maryland-Sunbury West	2008 by-e.	To be determined
47	Carl Urquhart	York	2006 g.e.	To be determined
48	Kirk MacDonald	York North	1999 g.e.	To be determined
49	David Alward	Woodstock	1999 g.e.	Premier of New Brunswick, President of the Executive Council, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs
50	Dale Graham	Carleton	1993 by-e.	Speaker of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
51	Wes McLean	Victoria-Tobique	2010 g.e.	To be determined
52	Danny Soucy	Grand Falls-Drummond-Saint-André	2010 g.e.	To be determined
53	Martine (Valcourt) Coulombe	Restigouche-La-Vallée	2010 g.e.	Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training & Labour
54	Madeleine (Mado) Dubé	Edmundston-Saint-Basile	1999 g.e.	Minister of Health
55	Yvon Bonenfant	Madawaska-les-Lacs	2010 g.e.	To be determined

See also

• List of New Brunswick premiers
• List of New Brunswick political parties
• Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership elections

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