Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
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{{Infobox_Canada_Political_Party
| party_name = Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
| status = active
| class = prov
| party_wikicolourid = Progressive Conservatives
| party_logo = [[Image:Nbpc.png|200px]]
| leader = [[Jeannot Volpé]] ([[interim leader|interim]])
| president = [[Robert MacLeod]]
| foundation = [[1867]]
| dissolution =
| ideology = [[Conservatism]]
| headquarters = PO 664 Station A<br>[[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]], [[New Brunswick|NB]]<br>E3B 5B4
| int_alignment =
| seats_house = 26/55
| colours = [[Blue]]
| website = [http://www.pcnb.org/ www.pcnb.org]
}}
The '''Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick''' is a right-of-centre 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 Party of New Brunswick|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-Conservative]]s or just "Conservatives", and were aligned with the national [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|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]] position, being socially centrist and fiscally conservative. 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 [[Québec]], former [[Premier of New Brunswick|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 Conservative Party of Canada|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 [[Bernard Lord|Premier Lord]], publicly endorsed the federal party and in some cases its candidates in both the [[Canadian general election, 2004|2004]] and [[Canadian general election, 2006|2006]] federal elections.
Following the change of government in [[New Brunswick general election, 2006|2006]] provincial election, Bernard Lord resigned as leader on [[December 13]] [[2006]] and as the member of [[Moncton East]]. The party is set to [[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election, 2008|choose a new leader later in 2008]]. On [[December 19]] [[2006]], [[Jeannot Volpé]], MLA for [[Madawaska-les-Lacs]], was selected as [[interim leader]].
== Current members of the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick|legislature]] ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Riding
!First elected
!Opposition critic role(s)
|-
|[[David Alward]]
|[[Woodstock (electoral district)|Woodstock]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1999|1999 g.e.]]
|[[Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture (New Brunswick)|Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture]]
|-
|[[Keith Ashfield]]
|[[New Maryland-Sunbury West]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1999|1999 g.e.]]
|[[Department of Natural Resources (New Brunswick)|Natural Resources]]
|-
|[[John Betts]]
|[[Moncton Crescent]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1999|1999 g.e.]]
|[[Department of Local Government (New Brunswick)|Local Government]]
|-
|[[Margaret-Ann Blaney]]
|[[Rothesay (electoral district)|Rothesay]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1999|1999 g.e.]]
|[[Department of Post-Secondary Education and Training (New Brunswick)|Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour]], [[Status of Women]]
|-
|[[Jody Carr]]
|[[Oromocto (electoral district)|Oromocto]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1999|1999 g.e.]]
|[[Department of Family and Community Services (New Brunswick)|Family & Community Services]], [[Premier's Council on the Status of People with Disabilities|Persons with Disabilities]], [[Caucus chair]]
|-
|[[Madeleine Dubé]]
|[[Edmundston-Saint Basile]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1999|1999 g.e.]]
|[[Department of Education (New Brunswick)|Education]]
|-
|[[Dale Graham]]
|[[Carleton (provincial electoral district)|Carleton]]
|1993 [[by-election|by-e.]]
|[[Office of Human Resources (New Brunswick)|Human Resources]]
|-
|[[Bev Harrison]]
|[[Hampton-Kings]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1978|1978 g.e.]]
|Democratic Renewal, [[House Leader]]
|-
|[[Trevor Holder]]
|[[Saint John Portland]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1999|1999 g.e.]]
|[[Department of Energy (New Brunswick)|Energy]], [[New Brunswick Advisory Council on Youth|Youth]]
|-
|[[Tony Huntjens]]
|[[Charlotte-Campobello]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1999|1999 g.e.]]
|Seniors, Housing
|-
|[[Claude Landry]]
|[[Tracadie-Sheila]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 2006|2006 g.e.]]
|[[Department of Health (New Brunswick)|Health]]
|-
|[[Cy LeBlanc]]
|[[Dieppe Centre-Lewisville]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1999|1999 g.e.]]
|[[Department of Supply and Services (New Brunswick)|Supply & Services]], [[Whip (politics)|Opposition Whip]]
|-
|[[Kirk MacDonald]]
|[[York North (New Brunswick provincial electoral district)|York North]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1999|1999 g.e.]]
|[[Business New Brunswick]]
|-
|[[Percy Mockler]]
|[[Restigouche-la-Vallée]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1982|1982 g.e.]]
|[[Regional Development Corporation]], [[Immigration and Repatriation Secretariat]]
|-
|[[Bruce Northrup]]
|[[Kings East]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 2006|2006 g.e.]]
|[[Department of Envrionment (New Brunswick)|Environment]]
|-
|[[Mike Olscamp]]
|[[Tantramar (electoral district)|Tantramar]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 2006|2006 g.e.]]
|[[Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport (New Brunswick)|Wellness, Culture & Sport]]
|-
|[[Rose-May Poirier]]
|[[Rogersville-Kouchibouguac]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1999|1999 g.e.]]
|[[Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat (New Brunswick)|Aboriginal Affairs]]
|-
|[[Paul Robichaud]]
|[[Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1999|1999 g.e.]]
|[[Department of Transportation (New Brunswick)|Transportation]], [[Northern New Brunswick Initiative]]
|-
|[[Wayne Steeves]]
|[[Albert (provincial electoral district)|Albert]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1999|1999 g.e.]]
||[[Department of Public Safety (New Brunswick)|Public Safety]]
|-
|[[Carl Urquhart]]
|[[York (provincial electoral district)|York]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 2006|2006 g.e.]]
|[[Service New Brunswick]]
|-
|[[Jeannot Volpe]]
|[[Madawaska-les-Lacs]]
|[[New Brunswick general election, 1995|1995 g.e.]]
|[[Opposition (parliamentary)|Leader of the opposition]], [[Department of Finance (New Brunswick)|Finance]]
|-
|[[Claude Williams (politician)|Claude Williams]]
|[[Kent South]]
|2001 [[by-election|by-e.]]
||[[Department of Intergovernmental Affairs (New Brunswick)|Intergovernmental Affairs]], [[La Francophonie]]
|}
==See also==
*[[List of New Brunswick premiers]]
*[[List of political parties in Canada#New Brunswick|List of New Brunswick political parties]]
{{New Brunswick provincial political parties}}
{{Canadian Conservative Parties}}
[[Category:Provincial political parties in New Brunswick]]
[[fr:Parti progressiste-conservateur du Nouveau-Brunswick]]