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The 38th New Brunswick general election was held on September 22, 2014, to elect 49 members to the 58th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The 2013 redistribution reduced the size of the legislature from 55 seats to 49. The New Brunswick Liberal Association, led by Brian Gallant, won a majority government, defeating Incumbent Premier David Alward's Progressive Conservatives, which became the second single-term government in New Brunswick's history. The New Democratic Party, led by Dominic Cardy won the highest support in its history, though failed to win any seats. As a result of these losses, both Alward and Cardy resigned as leaders of their respective parties.〔 The Green Party of New Brunswick improved on its results from the previous election, with party leader David Coon winning the party's first seat, and becoming only the second Green politician (after British Columbia MLA Andrew J. Weaver) elected to a provincial legislature.〔 A Green also ran second in Kent North which had been affected by an RCMP attack on protesters from Elsipogtog First Nation 〔(aptn.ca: "RCMP arrest reporter, war chief at ongoing anti-fracking protest in New Brunswick" ), 4 Jul 2014〕 that resulted in literally "hundreds of complaints against RCMP" 〔()〕 and international press attention 〔(thestar.com: "RCMP called ‘anti-petroleum’ critics a potential security threat" ), 17 Feb 2015〕 to the RCMP position that resisting extraction of shale gas in Canada could be considered "a potential security threat.〔 While some NDP candidates challenged their party positions〔(cbc.ca: "NDP candidate 'uncomfortable' with Dominic Cardy's shale gas policy" ), 18 Sep 2014〕 the Greens consistently opposed Alward, SWN and the RCMP positions and demanded a ban on shale gas in New Brunswick, which after the election Premier Gallant delivered.〔(cbc.ca: "Shale gas moratorium details unveiled by Brian Gallant" ), 18 Dec 2014〕〔(cbc.ca: "Brian Gallant holds firm on hydro-fracking moratorium promise" ), 24 Sep 2014〕 The Greens were also the only party opposing the TransCanada Energy East pipeline,〔(nbmediacoop.org: "Pro-gas fracking government turfed in NB election" ), 3 Oct 2014〕 which was another major issue 〔(ctvnews.ca: "A look at 5 major New Brunswick election campaign issues" ), 19 Sep 2014〕 Fracking was a major issue in the election as a whole. Most commentators described the election as a referendum on it.〔(globalnews.ca: )〕〔(vancouverobserver.com: "Pro-gas fracking government turfed in New Brunswick election" ), 24 Sep 2014〕 Polling in the weeks leading up to the campaign gave the Liberals a wide lead over the governing Progressive Conservatives. Some commentators openly speculated about whether the Liberals were on track to repeat the 1987 provincial election, when they won every seat in the legislative assembly. As the campaign progressed, however, the gap in popular support between the two parties narrowed significantly. Some attributed this in part to a television interview with CBC New Brunswick anchor Harry Forestell in which Gallant gave inaccurate numbers relating to his proposal for a tax increase on the province's wealthiest residents. In the final poll of the campaign, the Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives were tied at 40 per cent support each. ==Timeline== * September 27, 2010 – The Progressive Conservatives under David Alward win 42 of 55 seats. The Liberals are reduced to 13 seats and Shawn Graham announces that he will step down as leader.〔(CBC News Online. "Graham may not join Grits in opposition." )〕 * October 25, 2010 – NDP leader Roger Duguay resigns. He was replaced by interim leader Jesse Travis.〔(CBC News Online. "N.B. NDP leader resigns." )〕 * November 9, 2010 – Liberal leader Shawn Graham resigns. He was replaced on an interim basis by Victor Boudreau and was permanently replaced by Brian Gallant in late 2012. * March 2, 2011 – Dominic Cardy is acclaimed as the new leader of the NDP. * September 12, 2011 – Green leader Jack Macdougall resigns. He was replaced by interim leader Greta Doucet. * May 16, 2012 – Resignation of Margaret-Ann Blaney as MLA of Rothesay.〔 (La ministre néo-brunswickoise Margaret-Ann Blaney quitte la vie politique Mise à jour le mercredi 16 mai 2012 à 12 h 06 HAE )〕 * June 25, 2012 – Ted Flemming is elected MLA for Rothesay, following the resignation of Margaret-Ann Blaney. * September 20, 2012 - Jim Parrott is expelled from the PC caucus after making statements questioning linguistic duality in the healthcare system. * September 22, 2012 - David Coon is elected new leader of the Green Party. * October 27, 2012 - Brian Gallant is elected leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Party. * March 11, 2013 - Shawn Graham resigns as member for Kent. * April 15, 2013 – Brian Gallant is elected MLA for Kent, following the resignation of Shawn Graham. * June 6, 2013 - New electoral districts are finalized and will take effect at this election. * April 30, 2014 - Jim Parrott rejoins PC caucus. * June 27, 2014 - PC MLA Bev Harrison announces he will seek re-election as a New Democrat,〔()〕 he leaves the PC caucus to sit as an independent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MLA Bios -58th Legislature )〕 * August 18, 2014 - Premier Alward meets with Lieutenant-Governor Graydon Nicholas who grants the premier's request to dissolve the legislature effective August 21, 2014 for a general election to be held September 22, 2014.〔 * August 21, 2014 - New Brunswick legislature dissolved by the lieutenant-governor. * September 22, 2014 - general election.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Brunswick general election, 2014」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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