People's Alliance of New Brunswick
| People's Alliance of New Brunswick | |
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| Alliance des gens du Nouveau-Brunswick | |
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Active provincial party | |
| Leader | Kris Austin |
| President | Matt MacKenzie |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Woodstock, New Brunswick |
| Ideology | Populism |
| Colours | Purple |
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Politics of New Brunswick Political parties Elections | |
The People's Alliance of New Brunswick (French: Alliance des gens du Nouveau-Brunswick), founded in the spring of 2010, is the newest political party to be registered in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.
History
It was created in the spring of 2010 amidst widespread opposition to the Liberal government's plan to sell NB Power to Hydro-Quebec and what was perceived as lack of credible opposition from the Progressive Conservatives (PCs).[1] The party aimed to run candidates in approximately half of the province's 55 ridings in the provincial election held on September 27, 2010,[2] but nominated only 14, none of whom was elected. the party won 4,365 votes across the province.
The leader of the party is Kris Austin, an interdenominational minister from Minto and former PC nomination candidate.[3]
In March 2013, former Liberal MLA Leroy Armstrong joined the party, citing an inability to accept traditional Liberal policies, and problems with ineligible voters in the 2012 Liberal leadership race.[4]
The party has faced some difficulty in Francophone New Brunswick, due to perceptions about the party's stance on language issues.[5] These perceptions were nurtured in part by the party's position on language skill requirements in the civil service.[6] They were also partly the result, in October 2013, of two members publicly leaving the party, accusing it of showing a "lack of respect" towards the province's Acadian community.[7] The party has argued that Francophone concerns about its policies are unfounded.[8][9]
The party has registered between zero and three percent support in the polls since the 2010 New Brunswick election.[10]
Policies
The party platform is based on free votes for Members of the Legislative Assembly on all matters in the legislature. Other planks were developed at a policy convention in Oromocto in July 2010, including support for official bilingualism, elimination of ambulance fees, and opposition to a second reactor at Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station. The party has not developed a policy on the future of NB Power.[2][11]
Adopted policies since the last election include revising the province's Forestry Act[12] and changing natural resource royalty rates.[13] The party's position on shale gas development has changed from a free vote by MLAs[14] to a referendum.[15]
In March 2014 the People's Alliance released the first plank of its 2014 Election Platform; The party would rein in MLA salaries, pensions, expenses, and reduce the size of cabinet [16]
Electoral record
| General election | # of candidates | # of elected candidates | # of ridings | # of votes | % of popular vote | % of popular vote in contested ridings |
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| 2010 | 14 | 0 | 55 | 4,389 | 1.18% | 4.89% |
| 2014 | 18 | 0 | 49 | 7,964 | 2.14% | 5.88% |
References
- ↑ "People's Alliance forms new N.B. political party". CBC News. June 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "People's Alliance opposes 2nd nuclear plant". CBC News. July 11, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ↑ Naburs, Jody (June 10, 2010). "Alliance gets official party status". Saint John Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ↑ CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/liberal-leroy-armstrong-defects-to-people-s-alliance-1.1387944. Missing or empty
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- ↑ http://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2013/10/16/politique-provinciale-lalliance-gens-lave-linge-sale-en-public/
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- ↑ "NB Liberals Maintain Lead in Voter Intentions". Cra.ca. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
- ↑ Moore, Nick (July 12, 2010). "People's Alliance party would scrap ambulance fees". Moncton Times and Transcript. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ↑ Miramichi Leader, December 16, 2013
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