Leader of the Opposition (New Brunswick)
The Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government.
The leader of the Opposition is often seen as the alternative Premier to the present incumbent, and heads a rival alternative government known as the Shadow Cabinet or Opposition Front Bench.
List of opposition leaders
[edit]A cohesive and consistent official opposition first formed when A. G. Blair formed the Liberal party in the early 1880s. Previously oppositions occasionally organized over major issues such as anti-prohibitionists led by John Hamilton Gray in the mid-1850s, and pro-Confederationists under Charles Fisher in 1865-1866.
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Liberals won all seats in the Legislative Assembly in the 1987 election. Camille Thériault was appointed by Premier Frank McKenna as Opposition Leader to ensure proper Parliamentary functions. During that time, no opposition leader, in the sense of the office being held by the leader of the largest non-governing political party, existed.
See also
[edit]- Leader of the Opposition (Alberta)
- Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia)
- Leader of the Opposition (Manitoba)
- Leader of the Opposition (Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Leader of the Opposition (Nova Scotia)
- Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
- Leader of the Opposition (Prince Edward Island)
- Leader of the Opposition (Quebec)
- Leader of the Opposition (Saskatchewan)
- Leader of the Opposition (Yukon Territory)
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