Green Party of New Brunswick Parti vert du Nouveau-Brunswick | |
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| Abbreviation | PVNBGP |
| Leader | David Coon |
| President | Ryan Spencer (interim)[1] |
| Deputy leaders | Megan Mitton Kevin Arseneau |
| Founded | May 18, 2008 |
| Headquarters | 403 Regent Street Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 3X6 |
| Youth wing | New Brunswick Young Greens |
| Ideology | Green politics Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left[2] |
| National affiliation | Green Party of Canada |
| Colours | Green |
| Slogan | "It’s About the Next Generation"[3] |
| Seats in Legislature | 3 / 49 |
| Website | |
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The Green Party of New Brunswick (PVNBGP; French: Parti vert du Nouveau-Brunswick), commonly known as the Greens, is a green provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada. Formed in 2008, the party has been under the leadership of David Coon since 2012. The party currently holds three seats in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, making it the only minor party in the province currently represented in the legislative assembly.
On November 15, 2008 it held a founding convention in Moncton where the membership adopted a constitution, and a charter of principles to guide the development of policies and platforms. A 12-member Executive Committee was elected.
On September 19, 2009, Jack MacDougall was acclaimed as the first nominated leader of the party. A community and political organizer, MacDougall is best known for his successful campaign to raise the money to purchase and renovate the Imperial Theatre in Saint John. He is a licensed teacher in New Brunswick and stepped down as leader in September 2011. Greta Doucet served as interim leader until the leadership convention in the fall of 2012. David Coon succeeded Doucet as leader.[4]
In the 2014 provincial election, Coon became the first Green Party candidate to be elected in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. In the 2018 provincial election, the party elected three MLAs. In the 2020 provincial election, those three MLAs were all re-elected.
- ^ "Provincial Council". Green Party of New Brunswick. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
- ^ "New Brunswick voters offered a choice between contrasting leaders, policies". Global News.
- ^ Brewer, Merredith (September 8, 2010). "Platform Launched". Green Party of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Conservationist Coon N.B.'s new Green Party leader". CBC News. September 22, 2012.
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