47th New Brunswick Legislature

Rendition of party representation in the 47th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly decided by the 1970 election.

Progressive Conservatives (32)

Liberals (26)

The 47th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly represented New Brunswick between March 2, 1971, and October 11, 1974.

Wallace Samuel Bird was Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick in 1971. In October of that year, he was succeeded by Hédard Joseph Robichaud.

Lawrence Garvie was chosen as speaker in 1971. William J. Woodroffe became speaker in 1973.

The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Richard Hatfield, defeated the Liberals to form the government.

## History

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## Members

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| Electoral District  | Name  | Party  | First elected / previously elected

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| York | Harry Ames[a] | Progressive Conservative | 1952
| Carl Mooers | Progressive Conservative | 1967
| David Bishop (1974)  | Progressive Conservative | 1974
| Westmorland | Joseph E. Leblanc | Liberal | 1952
| W. Wynn Meldrum | Liberal | 1965
| William J. McNevin | Liberal | 1970
| Cléophas Léger | Liberal | 1952
| Kings | John B.M. Baxter | Progressive Conservative | 1962
| Cyril B. Sherwood | Progressive Conservative | 1952
| George E. Horton | Progressive Conservative | 1962
| Queens | Wilfred Bishop | Progressive Conservative | 1952
| Robert McCready | Liberal | 1967
| Charlotte | G. W. N. Cockburn | Progressive Conservative | 1967
| Leland McGaw | Progressive Conservative | 1967
| John E. Rigby[b] | Progressive Conservative | 1967
| DeCosta Young | Progressive Conservative | 1967
| James N. Tucker, Jr. (1973)  | Progressive Conservative | 1973
| Northumberland | Frank E. Kane | Liberal | 1969
| Graham Crocker | Liberal | 1960
| Norbert Thériault | Liberal | 1960
| Edgar LeGresley | Liberal | 1970
| Clarence S. Menzies | Liberal | 1960
| Sunbury | Reginald W. Mabey | Progressive Conservative | 1970
| Horace Smith | Progressive Conservative | 1970
| Kent | Louis J. Robichaud[c] | Liberal | 1952
| André F. Richard | Liberal | 1956
| Alan R. Graham | Liberal | 1967
| Omer Léger (1971)  | Progressive Conservative | 1971
| Gloucester | J. Omer Boudreau | Liberal | 1963
| André Robichaud | Liberal | 1970
| Bernard A. Jean[c] | Liberal | 1960
| A. A. Ferguson | Liberal | 1967
| Frank Branch | Liberal | 1970
| Lorenzo Morais (1972)  | Progressive Conservative | 1972
| Carleton | Richard B. Hatfield | Progressive Conservative | 1961
| Charles Gallagher | Progressive Conservative | 1970
| Edison Stairs | Progressive Conservative | 1960
| Restigouche | Edèse J. Bujold | Liberal | 1970
| Rayburn Doucett | Liberal | 1970
| J. Alfred Roussel | Liberal | 1970
| Albert | Brenda Robertson | Progressive Conservative | 1967
| Malcolm MacLeod | Progressive Conservative | 1970
| Victoria | J. Stewart Brooks | Progressive Conservative | 1952
| Joseph E. M. Ouellette | Progressive Conservative | 1970
| Madawaska | Gérald Clavette | Liberal | 1967
| Laurier Lévesque | Liberal | 1960
| Daniel Daigle | Liberal | 1970
| Moncton | Paul Creaghan | Progressive Conservative | 1970
| Arthur Buck | Progressive Conservative | 1970
| Jean-Paul LeBlanc | Progressive Conservative | 1970
| Saint John Centre | J. Lorne McGuigan | Progressive Conservative | 1967
| Eric L. Teed | Progressive Conservative | 1970
| Robert J. Higgins | Liberal | 1967
| George E. McInerney[b] | Progressive Conservative | 1952
| John W. Turnbull (1973)  | Liberal | 1973
| Saint John East | Charles A. McIlveen[b] | Progressive Conservative | 1960
| William J. Woodroffe | Progressive Conservative | 1967
| Gerald Merrithew (1972)  | Progressive Conservative | 1972
| Saint John West | Rodman Logan | Progressive Conservative | 1963
| Bathurst | H. H. Williamson[b] | Liberal | 1960
| Eugene McGinley (1972)  | Liberal | 1972
| Campbellton | J.C. Van Horne | Progressive Conservative | 1968
| Fernand Dubé (1974)  | Progressive Conservative | 1974
| Edmundston | Jean-Maurice Simard | Progressive Conservative | 1970
| Fredericton | George Everett Chalmers | Progressive Conservative | 1960
| Lawrence Garvie | Progressive Conservative | 1968

## Notes

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1. ^ died in 1973
2. ^ a b c d died in 1972
3. ^ a b resigned

## References

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General

* Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1974, PG Normandin

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46th New Brunswick Legislature

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1970–1974  | Succeeded by

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