New Brunswick Liberal Association

New Brunswick Liberal Association
Association libérale du Nouveau-Brunswick
Active provincial party
LeaderSusan Holt
PresidentBrian Murphy
Founded1883 (1883)
Headquarters715 Brunswick Street
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 1H8
Membership (2022)9,408[1]
IdeologyLiberalism
Social liberalism
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationLiberal Party of Canada
ColoursRed
Seats in Legislature
16 / 49
Website
Official website

The New Brunswick Liberal Association (French: Association libérale du Nouveau-Brunswick), more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major provincial political parties in New Brunswick, Canada. The party descended from both the Confederation Party and the Anti-Confederation Party whose members split into left-wing and right-wing groups following the creation of Canada as a nation in 1867.

The current political organization emerged in the 1880s to serve as an organization housing the supporters of Premier Andrew G. Blair and, later, federal Liberal Party of Canada leader Wilfrid Laurier.

Today, the New Brunswick Liberal Party follows the centre-left tradition. They compete with the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick to form the government. The Green Party of New Brunswick is the only other party that has seats in the legislature. The NDP is not currently represented in the legislature.

Like its counterparts in the Atlantic Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, the New Brunswick Liberal Association serves both as the provincial chapter of the federal Liberal Party of Canada and as the provincial party. While its leader acts only in the provincial capacity, the party executive organizes for both provincial and federal election campaigns.

  1. ^ "Detailed Results of the 2022 Leadership Race". New Brunswick Liberal Association. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

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