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Maritime Union Union des Maritimes (French) | |
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Motto: Fortuna maris (Latin) "Fortune of the Sea" | |
Anthem: "Ode to the Maritimes" | |
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 |
Legislative Council | |
House of Assembly | |
Independence from the United Kingdom | |
• Act of Maritime Union | March 1, 1865 |
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 | |
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Ideology | Liberal conservatism Green conservatism Red Toryism |
Political position | Centre to centre-right |
Maritime Labour Party
Maritime Labour Party Parti ouvrier des Maritimes | |
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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 | |
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Ideology | Liberalism Social liberalism |
Political position | Centre |
Green Party of the Maritimes
Green Party of the Maritimes Parti vert des Maritimes | |
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Ideology | Green politics Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
Acadian Party
Acadian Party Parti Acadien | |
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Ideology | Francophone interests Social liberalism |
Political position | Centre |
Maritime Confederation Alliance
Maritime Confederation Alliance Alliance de la Confédération maritime | |
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Ideology | Anti-bilingualism Canadian confederation Conservatism Classical liberalism Right-wing populism |
Political position | Right-wing |
Government officials
Prime Ministers
No. | Portrait | Name Birth–Death |
Term of office | Mandates | Party | Riding | ||
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Entered office | Left office | |||||||
1 | Joseph Howe (1804–1873) |
1 March 1865 | 1 June 1873 (died in office) |
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Liberal (Ldr. 1865) |
MP for Halifax West, NS | ||
2 | William Young (1799–1887) |
1 June 1873 | 17 July 1873 |
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Liberal (Ldr. 1873) |
MP for Cape Breton West, NS | ||
3 | Peter Mitchell (1824–1899) |
17 July 1873 | 20 July 1877 |
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Conservative (Ldr. 1867) |
MP for Northumberland, NB | ||
(2) | William Young (1799–1887) |
20 July 1877 | 3 September 1882 |
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Liberal (Ldr. 1873) |
MP for Cape Breton West, NS | ||
4 | Andrew George Blair (1844–1907) |
3 September 1882 | 7 November 1888 |
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Liberal (Ldr. 1882) |
MP for York, NB | ||
5 | Simon Hugh Holmes (1831–1919) |
7 November 1888 | 19 April 1891 |
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Conservative (Ldr. 1886) |
MP for New Glasgow-Pictou, NS | ||
6 | John Thompson (1845–1894) |
19 April 1891 | 12 December 1894 (died in office) |
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Conservative (Ldr. 1891) |
MP for Antigonish, NS | ||
(5) | Simon Hugh Holmes (1831–1919) |
12 December 1894 | 11 November 1896 |
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Conservative (Ldr. 1894) |
MP for New Glasgow-Pictou, NS | ||
7 | Louis Henry Davies (1845–1924) |
11 November 1896 | 7 November 1900 |
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Liberal (Ldr. 1895) |
MP for Kings, PE | ||
8 | Charles Elliott Tanner (1857–1946) |
7 November 1900 | 11 February 1906 |
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Conservative (Ldr. 1897) |
MP for New Glasgow-Pictou, NS | ||
9 | George Henry Murray (1861–1929) |
11 February 1906 | 17 May 1919 |
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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 |
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Farmer-Progressive (Ldr. 1918) |
MP for Cumberland South, NS | ||
11 | Douglas Hazen (1860–1937) |
30 January 1920 | 4 May 1922 |
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Conservative (Ldr. 1915) |
MP for Sunbury, NB | ||
(9) | George Henry Murray (1861–1929) |
4 May 1922 | 29 April 1926 |
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Liberal (Ldr. 1902) |
MP for Halifax East, NS | ||
(11) | Douglas Hazen (1860–1937) |
29 April 1926 | 27 December 1937 (died in office) |
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Conservative (Ldr. 1915) |
MP for Sunbury, NB | ||
12 | John B.M. Baxter (1868–1946) |
27 December 1937 | 11 May 1938 |
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Conservative (Ldr. 1937) |
MP for Saint John South, NB | ||
13 | Angus L. Macdonald (1890–1954) |
11 May 1938 | 15 November 1948 |
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Liberal (Ldr. 1933) |
MP for Halifax South, NS | ||
14 | Thane Campbell (1895–1978) |
15 November 1948 | 7 May 1953 |
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Liberal (Ldr. 1948) |
MP for Prince, PE |