Moncton, New Brunswick

:For the parish, please see Moncton, New Brunswick (parish)

Government

Municipal government consists of a mayor and ten city councillors elected to four year terms of office. The council is non partisan with the mayor serving as the chairman, casting a ballot only in cases of a tie vote. There are four wards electing two councillors each with an additional two councillors selected at large by the general electorate.

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The current mayor of Moncton is Lorne Mitton (elected May 2004).

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Councillors:

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• Kathryn M. Barnes - At Large
• Norman Crossman - Ward 1
• Merrill A. Henderson - Ward 2
• Brian A.Q. Hicks - Ward 3
• Chris Collins - Ward 4
• Pierre Boudreau - At Large
• Steven Boyce - Ward 1
• Doug Robertson - Ward 2
• Steve Mitton - Ward 3
• René (Pepsi) Landry - Ward 4

Provincially, six ridings (out of 55 in the legislative assembly) are located in the greater Moncton area. Elected MLA's (and party affiliations) include:

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• Bernard Lord, Progressive Conservative - Moncton East, Provincial Premier
• Joan MacAlpine, Progressive Conservative - Moncton South, Cabinet Minister
• Mike Murphy, Liberal - Moncton North
• John Betts, Progressive Conservative - Moncton Crescent
• R. Bruce Fitch, Progressive Conservative - Riverview, Cabinet Minister
• Richard LeBlanc, Progressive Conservative - Dieppe-Memramcook

Moncton is located in the federal riding of Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, the current representative of which is Claudette Bradshaw, (Liberal). She currently serves as the Minister of State (Human Resources Development) in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin.

Related Topics:
Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe - Claudette Bradshaw - Liberal

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