New Brunswick Legislative Building
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Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...
, and is located in Fredericton, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
. Opened in 1882, the Second Empire style structure was designed by J.C. Dumaresq and replaced the previous home destroyed by fire in 1877.
The dome tower is 41 metres high.
The building is home to:
- Legislative Assembly Chamber
- Legislative Assembly Office
- Legislative Council Chamber - now used for committee meetings
- Office of the Speaker
- Office of the Clerk
- Legislative Library