Six New Brunswickers have been named to the province’s Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission.

Co-chairs Roger Clinch and Camille Thériault will be joined by commissioners Josée Rioux-Walker, Krista Ross, Emily Teed and Roger J. Ouellette. The appointments are effective as of July 15. Clinch served as a member of parliament from 1984-1988, and Thériault served as premier of New Brunswick from 1998 to 1999.

The commission will be tasked with redrawing the boundaries of New Brunswick’s 49 electoral ridings to be used in the next general provincial election. The commission will report its findings to the legislative assembly.

The province’s legislative administration committee met earlier this month and unanimously proposed the six individuals to serve on the commission. The commission operates under the terms of New Brunswick's Electoral Boundaries and Representation Act.