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1982: Defeated in GE 12 October, riding of York North
1988: Elected leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party
1991: Elected MLA for Saint John South, GE 23 September (first woman leader of a political party elected to the New Brunswick Legislature; first leader of the New Democratic Party elected to the New Brunswick Legislature)
1995: Re-elected MLA for the new riding of Saint John Harbour, GE 11 September
1999: Re-elected MLA for Saint John Harbour, GE 7 June
2003: Re-elected MLA for Saint John Harbour, GE 9 June
2005: Resigned as MLA for Saint John Harbour

Chair: Select Committee on Public Automobile Insurance
Vice-Chair: Select Committee to Review Appointments by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council
Member: Legislative Administration Committee
Member: Standing Committee on Law Amendments
Member: Standing Committee on Crown Corporations
Member: Standing Committee on Public Accounts
Member: Standing Committee on Privileges
Member: Standing Committee on Private Bills
Member: Standing Committee on Procedure
Member: Standing Committee on the Ombudsman
Member: Select Committee on Education
Member: Select Committee on Health Care
Member: Select Committee on Wood Supply
Member: Select Committee on Local Governance and Regional Collaboration
Member: Select Committee on the Constitution
Member: Select Committee on Maritime Economic Union
Member: Select Committee on Private Passenger Automobile Insurance
Member: Select Committee on Representation and Electoral Boundaries
Member: Select Committee on New Brunswick's Highway Policy
Member: Select Committee on Land Use and the Rural Environment
Member: Select Committee on Electoral Reform
Member: Select Committee on Gasoline Pricing
Member: Select Committee on Energy

Three-time recipient of the New Brunswick Nurses' Association Healthy Public Policy Award
2008: Canadian Red Cross Humanitarian Award (New Brunswick)