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

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.

{ | class="wikitable" |- ! !! Name !! Party !! Took office !! Left office

Andrew G. BlairLiberal18791883

Daniel L. HaningtonConservative18831892

Alfred Augustus StocktonConservative18921899

John Douglas HazenConservative18991908

Clifford W. RobinsonLiberal19081912

Arthur Bliss CoppLiberal1912 1912

Louis-Auguste DugalLiberal1912 1917

James Alexander MurrayConservative19171920

John B. M. BaxterConservative1920<td>1921

<td>Charles D. Richards<td>Conservative<td>1921<td>1925

<td>Peter Veniot<td>Liberal<td>1925 <td>1926

<td>Allison Dysart<td>Liberal<td>1926 <td>1935

<td>Frederick C. Squires<td>Conservative<td>1935<td>1939

<td>Hugh Mackay<td>Progressive Conservative<td>1940<td>1948

<td>Hugh John Flemming<td>Progressive Conservative<td>1949<td>1952

<td>Austin Claude Taylor<td>Liberal<td>1952 <td>1957

<td>Joseph E. Connolly<td>Liberal<td>1957 <td>1958

<td>Louis Robichaud<td>Liberal<td>1958 <td>1960

<td>Hugh John Flemming<td>Progressive Conservative<td>1960<td>1960

<td>Cyril Sherwood<td>Progressive Conservative<td>1960<td>1966

<td>Charles Van Horne<td>Progressive Conservative<td>1967<td>1967

<td>Richard Hatfield<td>Progressive Conservative<td>1967<td>1970

<td>Louis Robichaud<td>Liberal<td>1970 <td>1971

<td>Robert Higgins<td>Liberal<td>1971 <td>1978

<td>Joseph Daigle<td>Liberal<td>1978<td>1981

<td>Doug Young<td>Liberal<td>1982<td>1983

<td>Ray Frenette<td>Liberal<td>1983<td>1985

<td>Shirley Dysart<td>Liberal<td>1985<td>1985

<td>Frank McKenna<td>Liberal<td>1985<td>1987

<td>Camille ThériaultLiberal19871991