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Maritime Union Union des Maritimes (French)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Fortuna maris (Latin) "Fortune of the Sea"
Anthem: "Ode to the Maritimes" Royal anthem: "God Save the King"
Location of the Maritime Union (in green)
Capital	Halifax (executive and legislative) Fredericton (judicial)
Largest city	Halifax
Official languages	English, French
Recognised regional languages	Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk
Demonym(s)	Maritime, Maritimer
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Charles III
• Governor General	Arthur LeBlanc
• Prime Minister	Dennis King
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Legislative Council
• Lower house	House of Assembly
Independence  from the United Kingdom
• Act of Maritime Union	March 1, 1865
• Statute of Westminster	June 17, 1950
• Act of Patriation	March 1, 1997
Area
• Total area	133,851 km2 (51,680 sq mi) (95th)
• Water (%)	2.84
Population
• 2021 census	1,899,324
• Density	14.19/km2 (36.8/sq mi) (223th)
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	$83.788 billion (100th)
• Per capita	$44,115 (40th)
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$103.160 billion (70th)
• Per capita	$54,314 (15th)
Gini (2022)	26.3 low (159th)
HDI (2022)	0.914 very high (26th)
Currency	Maritime dollar ($) (MUD)
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (ADT)
Date format	yyyy-mm-dd (AD)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+1
ISO 3166 code	MTU
Internet TLD	.mi

Political parties

Conservative Party of the Maritimes

Conservative Party of the Maritimes Parti conservateur des Maritimes
Ideology	Liberal conservatism Green conservatism Red Toryism
Political position	Centre to centre-right

Maritime Labour Party

Maritime Labour Party Parti ouvrier des Maritimes
Ideology	Social democracy Democratic socialism Left-wing populism
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing

Maritime Liberal Party

Maritime Liberal Party Parti libéral des Maritimes
Ideology	Liberalism Social liberalism
Political position	Centre

Green Party of the Maritimes

Green Party of the Maritimes Parti vert des Maritimes
Ideology	Green politics Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left

Acadian Party

Acadian Party Parti Acadien
Ideology	Francophone interests Social liberalism
Political position	Centre

Maritime Confederation Alliance

Maritime Confederation Alliance Alliance de la Confédération maritime
Ideology	Anti-bilingualism Canadian confederation Conservatism Classical liberalism Right-wing populism
Political position	Right-wing

Government officials

Prime Ministers

List of prime ministers of the Maritime Union since 1865

No.	Portrait	Name Birth–Death	Term of office		Mandates	Party		Riding
			Entered office	Left office
1		Joseph Howe (1804–1873)	1 March 1865	1 June 1873 (died in office)	Title created (caretaker government) 1865 election (1st Parliament) 1869 election (2nd Parliament)		Liberal (Ldr. 1865)	MP for Halifax West, NS
2		William Young (1799–1887)	1 June 1873	17 July 1873	Appointment (2nd Parliament)		Liberal (Ldr. 1873)	MP for Cape Breton West, NS
3		Peter Mitchell (1824–1899)	17 July 1873	20 July 1877	1873 election (3rd Parliament)		Conservative (Ldr. 1867)	MP for Northumberland, NB
(2)		William Young (1799–1887)	20 July 1877	3 September 1882	1877 election (4th Parliament) 1881 election (5th Parliament)		Liberal (Ldr. 1873)	MP for Cape Breton West, NS
4		Andrew George Blair (1844–1907)	3 September 1882	7 November 1888	Appointment (5th Parliament) 1885 election (6th Parliament)		Liberal (Ldr. 1882)	MP for York, NB
5		Simon Hugh Holmes (1831–1919)	7 November 1888	19 April 1891	1888 election (7th Parliament)		Conservative (Ldr. 1886)	MP for New Glasgow-Pictou, NS
6		John Thompson (1845–1894)	19 April 1891	12 December 1894 (died in office)	Appointment (7th Parliament) 1892 election (8th Parliament)		Conservative (Ldr. 1891)	MP for Antigonish, NS
(5)		Simon Hugh Holmes (1831–1919)	12 December 1894	11 November 1896	Appointment (8th Parliament)		Conservative (Ldr. 1894)	MP for New Glasgow-Pictou, NS
7		Louis Henry Davies (1845–1924)	11 November 1896	7 November 1900	1896 election (9th Parliament)		Liberal (Ldr. 1895)	MP for Kings, PE
8		Charles Elliott Tanner (1857–1946)	7 November 1900	11 February 1906	1900 election (10th Parliament) 1904 election (11th Parliament)		Conservative (Ldr. 1897)	MP for New Glasgow-Pictou, NS
9		George Henry Murray (1861–1929)	11 February 1906	17 May 1919	1906 election (12th Parliament) 1910 election (13th Parliament) 1914 election (14th Parliament) 1918 election (15th Parliament)		Liberal (Ldr. 1902)	MP for Victoria, NS (1896-1914) MP for Halifax East, NS (1914-1926)
10		Archibald Terris (1873–1938)	17 May 1919	30 January 1920	1919 election (16th Parliament)		Farmer-Progressive (Ldr. 1918)	MP for Cumberland South, NS
11		Douglas Hazen (1860–1937)	30 January 1920	4 May 1922	Appointment (16th Parliament)		Conservative (Ldr. 1915)	MP for Sunbury, NB
(9)		George Henry Murray (1861–1929)	4 May 1922	29 April 1926	1922 election (17th Parliament)		Liberal (Ldr. 1902)	MP for Halifax East, NS
(11)		Douglas Hazen (1860–1937)	29 April 1926	27 December 1937 (died in office)	1926 election (18th Parliament) 1930 election (19th Parliament) 1934 election (20th Parliament)		Conservative (Ldr. 1915)	MP for Sunbury, NB
12		John B.M. Baxter (1868–1946)	27 December 1937	11 May 1938	Appointment (20th Parliament)		Conservative (Ldr. 1937)	MP for Saint John South, NB
13		Angus L. Macdonald (1890–1954)	11 May 1938	15 November 1948	1938 election (21st Parliament) 1942 election (22nd Parliament) 1946 election (23rd Parliament)		Liberal (Ldr. 1933)	MP for Halifax South, NS
14		Thane Campbell (1895–1978)	15 November 1948	7 January 1953	Appointment (23rd Parliament) 1950 election (24th Parliament)		Liberal (Ldr. 1948)	MP for Prince, PE