Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick 524745 192149995 2008-02-17T21:54:24Z 99.231.104.43 {{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]]