Politics of New Brunswick

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Politics of New Brunswick
Coat of arms of New Brunswick
Polity type	Province within a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Constitution	Constitution of Canada
Legislative branch
Name	Legislature Legislative Assembly
Type	Unicameral
Meeting place	New Brunswick Legislative Building, Fredericton
Presiding officer	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Executive branch
Head of State
Currently	King Charles III represented by Brenda Murphy, Lieutenant Governor
Head of Government
Currently	Premier Blaine Higgs
Appointer	Lieutenant Governor
Cabinet
Name	Executive Council
Leader	Premier (as President of the Executive Council)
Appointer	Lieutenant Governor
Headquarters	Fredericton
Judicial branch
Court of Appeal
Chief judge	Marc Richard
Seat	Fredericton

New Brunswick has had, since the Legislative Council was abolished by an act passed on 16 April 1891,^[1] a unicameral legislature called the New Brunswick Legislature, consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and the Legislative Assembly with 49 seats. The legislature functions according to the Westminster system of government.^[2] Elections are now held at least every five years but may be called at any time by the lieutenant governor (the vice-regal representative) on consultation with the premier.

There are two dominant political parties in New Brunswick, the Liberal Party and the Progressive Conservative Party.^[2] From time to time, other parties such as the New Democratic Party, the Confederation of Regions Party, and more recently, the Green Party of New Brunswick and People's Alliance of New Brunswick have held seats in the Legislative Assembly.