- 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
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 wasBev 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, untilMay 14 2002 , by interim Liberal leaderBernard Richard and from then until dissolution byShawn Graham .Elizabeth Weir led the third party New Democrats for the life of the assembly.Members
All were elected in the 54th general election held on
June 7 1999 except forJean F. Dubé andGaston Moore elected inby-election s held onFebruary 5 2001 and Claude Williams elected in a by-election onApril 23 2001 . In 2002,Pat Crossman died, her Riverview seat remained vacant until the 55th general election.Members at dissolution
Bold denotes a member of the cabinet.
"Italics" denotes a party leader
† denotes the SpeakerFormer members
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Edmond Blanchard , a Liberal, was first elected to the legislature in the 1987 election, he resigned in 2000 to accept an appointment to theFederal 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.ee also
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New Brunswick general election, 1999
*Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick References
* [http://www.gnb.ca/legis/leglibbib/Special_Projects/ElectionsInNB1984-2005.pdf Elections in New Brunswick 1984-2006, Elections New Brunswick] (pdf)
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