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Presenting the next installment of Hail, Britannia - this time looking at the New England provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Thanks must go to @CanadianTory for all the help and letting me bounce some ideas around.
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Nova Scotia (Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is one of New England's ten provinces, and one of the three provinces which from Gaelic New England, the others being Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island. Nova Scotia is located in the northeast of country on the peninsula of the same name. Originally settled by the French in 1604 as part of the colony of Acadia, Nova Scotia was briefly a Scottish colony between 1629 and 1632 before reverting to French colony. The region remained under French control until Queen Anne's War (1702-1713) which saw the British gain control of Acadia, and they renamed the area "Nova Scotia".
After the French and Indian War (1754-1763), Nova Scotia expanded to include modern-day New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island (then known as St. John's Island), Cape Breton and parts of northern Maine. Prince Edward Island became a separate colony in 1769 whilst New Brunswick and Cape Breton were separated from Nova Scotia in 1782. Nova Scotia did not send delegates to the Philadelphia Congress of 1774, but successfully ganed home rule in 1782 before joining the American Colonial Congress in 1784. In 1866 Nova Scotia became one of the ten provinces to ascent to the New England Constitution Act, forming the Commonwealth of New England.
In the 21st century, Nova Scotia is one of the three New England provinces where a majority of the population speak Gaelic, a legacy of immigrants arriving from Scotland during and after the Highland Clearances, although there is a substantial Anglophone minority in Halifax and the Annapolis Valley. Nova Scotia's economy is dominated by tourism and agriculture, with a growing aerospace and defence industry which has been encouraged by investment from both the federal and imperial governments.
The 2013 Nova Scotia provincial election was held on 8 October 2013 to elect, under the additional member system, the 68 members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The result of the election was the Liberals (Pàrtaidh Libearalach) under leader Stèaphan MacNèil gaining a plurality of seats, winning their first election since 1993, and forming a coalition government with the Progressives (Pàrtaidh Adhartach). Conservatives (Pàrtaidh Tòraidheach) under Premier Petar Ceallach lost nearly half their seats, a result attributed to several financial scandals during Ceallach's premiership. Gàidhlig Caidreachas (Gaelic Alliance) lost their status as the official opposition, having declined in support since forming the government between 1997 and 2001. The Greens (Pàrtaidh Uaine) and the populist People's Party (Pàrtaidh Còrdaichte) both managed to gain one seat each whilst the Progressives lost 2.
New Brunswick is one of New England's ten provinces, located in the northeast of the country, where it borders Nova Scotia to the east, Maine to the South, Prince Edward Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north and west. New Brunswick is a trilingual province, with English, French and Gaelic recognised as official languages.
The territory that makes up New Brunswick was historically part of New France and Acadia prior to 1763 when it was ceded to Great Britain after the French and Indian War and became part of the colony of Nova Scotia. Growing antagonism between the Gaelic-speaking peninsula and the mixed anglophone/francophone mainland led to the two regions to be split into two separate colonies in 1782, with New Brunswick gaining home rule in 1783 before joining the American Colonial Congress the following year. A long standing border dispute with Maine (before 1820 part of Massachusetts) was only settled in 1842, giving the province it's mordern borders. In 1866 New Brunswick became one of the ten provinces to ascent to the New England Constitution Act, forming the Commonwealth of New England.
In the 21st century, New Brunswick is the heartland of the federal Moderate Party, having surpassed the provincial Conservative party in the 1980s. The economy is dominated by the forestry and farming industries in rural areas, with the province's urban areas having more service-based economies. It is the only province in New England to have three official languages, with nearly a third of the population speaking French, predominantly in the east and north, and a small Gaelic-speaking population in the southeast.
The 2014 New Brunswick provincial election was held on 22 September 2014 to elect, under the additional member system, the 69 members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. The Moderate Party under Ted Flemming won their third consecutive term in office, having been in power since 2007, desite their majority shrinking to a single seat. The Liberals and Progressive Democrats both made slight gains, whilst the right-wing populist Confederation of Regions lost nearly half their seats. The Francophone Parti Acadien and the Green Party both increased their share of the vote, but couldn't translate this into an increase in seats. In the wake of the election, Premier Flemming announce his intention to resign from the party leadership and was replaced by John Herron in March 2015.
Hail, Britannia
UK SDP leadership spill, 2004 & leadership election, 2011
Missourian federal election, 2014
Commonwealth of New England
New England federal election, 2010
American Theatre of World War I
Liberal Party of New England
Federation of India
Oregonian general election, 2011
Kingdom of Hanover; Hanoverian general election, 2012
Kingdom of Scania; King Valdemar V; Crown Prince Christoffer
Spanish State (1936-1945)
National Republic of China (1927-1947)
Australian federal election, 2014
Florida; Floridian general election, 2013; Floridian, Texan & Californian Spanish
Britain-in-America; North American Dutch; Daniel Taylor; Isaac Brock; Taylor-Brock family; Dukedom of Manhattan
Kingdom of Hawai'i; Hawaiian general election, 2015; King Kūhiō; Native Hawaiians
Hawaiians in the United Kingdom (Hawaiian British)
Russian America; Province of Alaska; Orthodox Church in America; Alaskans; North American Russian; Russian-American Company
Mexican Empire; Mexican federal election, 2013; Emperor Agustín V; President of the Government; Josefina Vázquez Mota
First Minister of Florida; Order of the Star of Florida; 2015 Floridian independence referendum; Viceroy of Florida; Carlos López-Cantera; Juan Taylor-Brock y Menendez
Dominion of Newfoundland; Newfoundland general election, 2016; Newfoundland Gaelic; New Labrador Party; Order of Newfoundland
Kingdom of the Californias; Californians; Californian general election, 2013; King Ramón IV; Wasatch Autonomous Region; Jon Huntsman Jr.
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Nova Scotia (Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is one of New England's ten provinces, and one of the three provinces which from Gaelic New England, the others being Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island. Nova Scotia is located in the northeast of country on the peninsula of the same name. Originally settled by the French in 1604 as part of the colony of Acadia, Nova Scotia was briefly a Scottish colony between 1629 and 1632 before reverting to French colony. The region remained under French control until Queen Anne's War (1702-1713) which saw the British gain control of Acadia, and they renamed the area "Nova Scotia".
After the French and Indian War (1754-1763), Nova Scotia expanded to include modern-day New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island (then known as St. John's Island), Cape Breton and parts of northern Maine. Prince Edward Island became a separate colony in 1769 whilst New Brunswick and Cape Breton were separated from Nova Scotia in 1782. Nova Scotia did not send delegates to the Philadelphia Congress of 1774, but successfully ganed home rule in 1782 before joining the American Colonial Congress in 1784. In 1866 Nova Scotia became one of the ten provinces to ascent to the New England Constitution Act, forming the Commonwealth of New England.
In the 21st century, Nova Scotia is one of the three New England provinces where a majority of the population speak Gaelic, a legacy of immigrants arriving from Scotland during and after the Highland Clearances, although there is a substantial Anglophone minority in Halifax and the Annapolis Valley. Nova Scotia's economy is dominated by tourism and agriculture, with a growing aerospace and defence industry which has been encouraged by investment from both the federal and imperial governments.
The 2013 Nova Scotia provincial election was held on 8 October 2013 to elect, under the additional member system, the 68 members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The result of the election was the Liberals (Pàrtaidh Libearalach) under leader Stèaphan MacNèil gaining a plurality of seats, winning their first election since 1993, and forming a coalition government with the Progressives (Pàrtaidh Adhartach). Conservatives (Pàrtaidh Tòraidheach) under Premier Petar Ceallach lost nearly half their seats, a result attributed to several financial scandals during Ceallach's premiership. Gàidhlig Caidreachas (Gaelic Alliance) lost their status as the official opposition, having declined in support since forming the government between 1997 and 2001. The Greens (Pàrtaidh Uaine) and the populist People's Party (Pàrtaidh Còrdaichte) both managed to gain one seat each whilst the Progressives lost 2.
New Brunswick is one of New England's ten provinces, located in the northeast of the country, where it borders Nova Scotia to the east, Maine to the South, Prince Edward Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north and west. New Brunswick is a trilingual province, with English, French and Gaelic recognised as official languages.
The territory that makes up New Brunswick was historically part of New France and Acadia prior to 1763 when it was ceded to Great Britain after the French and Indian War and became part of the colony of Nova Scotia. Growing antagonism between the Gaelic-speaking peninsula and the mixed anglophone/francophone mainland led to the two regions to be split into two separate colonies in 1782, with New Brunswick gaining home rule in 1783 before joining the American Colonial Congress the following year. A long standing border dispute with Maine (before 1820 part of Massachusetts) was only settled in 1842, giving the province it's mordern borders. In 1866 New Brunswick became one of the ten provinces to ascent to the New England Constitution Act, forming the Commonwealth of New England.
In the 21st century, New Brunswick is the heartland of the federal Moderate Party, having surpassed the provincial Conservative party in the 1980s. The economy is dominated by the forestry and farming industries in rural areas, with the province's urban areas having more service-based economies. It is the only province in New England to have three official languages, with nearly a third of the population speaking French, predominantly in the east and north, and a small Gaelic-speaking population in the southeast.
The 2014 New Brunswick provincial election was held on 22 September 2014 to elect, under the additional member system, the 69 members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. The Moderate Party under Ted Flemming won their third consecutive term in office, having been in power since 2007, desite their majority shrinking to a single seat. The Liberals and Progressive Democrats both made slight gains, whilst the right-wing populist Confederation of Regions lost nearly half their seats. The Francophone Parti Acadien and the Green Party both increased their share of the vote, but couldn't translate this into an increase in seats. In the wake of the election, Premier Flemming announce his intention to resign from the party leadership and was replaced by John Herron in March 2015.
Hail, Britannia
UK SDP leadership spill, 2004 & leadership election, 2011
Missourian federal election, 2014
Commonwealth of New England
New England federal election, 2010
American Theatre of World War I
Liberal Party of New England
Federation of India
Oregonian general election, 2011
Kingdom of Hanover; Hanoverian general election, 2012
Kingdom of Scania; King Valdemar V; Crown Prince Christoffer
Spanish State (1936-1945)
National Republic of China (1927-1947)
Australian federal election, 2014
Florida; Floridian general election, 2013; Floridian, Texan & Californian Spanish
Britain-in-America; North American Dutch; Daniel Taylor; Isaac Brock; Taylor-Brock family; Dukedom of Manhattan
Kingdom of Hawai'i; Hawaiian general election, 2015; King Kūhiō; Native Hawaiians
Hawaiians in the United Kingdom (Hawaiian British)
Russian America; Province of Alaska; Orthodox Church in America; Alaskans; North American Russian; Russian-American Company
Mexican Empire; Mexican federal election, 2013; Emperor Agustín V; President of the Government; Josefina Vázquez Mota
First Minister of Florida; Order of the Star of Florida; 2015 Floridian independence referendum; Viceroy of Florida; Carlos López-Cantera; Juan Taylor-Brock y Menendez
Dominion of Newfoundland; Newfoundland general election, 2016; Newfoundland Gaelic; New Labrador Party; Order of Newfoundland
Kingdom of the Californias; Californians; Californian general election, 2013; King Ramón IV; Wasatch Autonomous Region; Jon Huntsman Jr.
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