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This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of New Brunswick's unicameral legislative body, the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. Prior to 1892, New Brunswick had a bicameral legislature, but its Upper House – the Legislative Council – was not elected. The number of seats has varied over time – from 41 at the time of Canadian Confederation, to a high of fifty-eight from 1967 through 1991, to the level of 55 since the 1995 election. Changing again in 2013 to 49 seats at which it remains today.

- Conservative
- Liberal
- NDP
- Confederation of Regions
- Other Parties
Beginning with the 37th New Brunswick general election in 2010, elections in New Brunswick are – in general – held on fixed dates on the fourth Monday of September every four years. The date may be varied by one week earlier or later in cases of the fourth Monday of September being a date of cultural or religious significance and may be varied one month earlier or later in cases of a federal election being held during the same period. The llieutenant governor of New Brunswick also has the power to call an election on another date in the event of a loss of confidence in the legislature.
The chart on the upper right shows the information graphically, with the most recent elections towards the right. It shows that New Brunswick has effectively a two-party system – the Liberals (red) and the Conservatives (blue); along with the one-off success of the Confederation of Regions party (green) in 1991. It also shows the Liberal party's clean sweep of seats in 1987, one of the few instances in history when a party won all the seats in a national or sub-national legislature. Since provincial parties were officially recognized, the Liberal party have won eleven out of twenty elections.

This article only covers elections since the province became part of the Canadian Confederation in 1867. Prior to becoming part of Canada, New Brunswick was a British colony; the New Brunswick House of Assembly was first formed in 1784 – when New Brunswick separated from Nova Scotia.

1866–1934
New Brunswick joined the Canadian confederation in 1867. Between 1917 and 1935, party lines had developed but were not recognized by electoral law. Before this, only "Government" and "Opposition" were used. The results are listed below.
Election | Total seats | Government | Opposition | Other Parties | |
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1st | May–June 1866 | 41 | 33 (Confederationist) | 8 (Constitutionalist) | |
2nd | June–July 1870 | 41 | 24 (coalition) | 16 | Neutral 1 |
3rd | May–June 1874 | 41 | 35 | 5 | Neutral 1 |
4th | June 1878 | 41 | 31 | 10 | |
5th | June 1882 | 41 | 22 | 18 (Liberal) | Neutral 1 |
6th | April 26, 1886 | 41 | 33 (Liberal) | 8 (Conservative) | |
7th | January 20, 1890 | 41 | 26 (Liberal) | 15 (Conservative) | |
8th | October 1892 | 41 | 25 (Liberal) | 12 (Conservative) | Neutral 4 |
9th | October 1895 | 46 | 34 (Liberal) | 9 (Conservative) | Neutral 3 |
10th | February 18, 1899 | 46 | 40 (Liberal) | 4 (Conservative) | Neutral 2 |
11th | February 28, 1903 | 46 | 33 (Liberal) | 10 (Conservative) | Neutral 3 |
12th | March 3, 1908 | 46 | 31 (Conservative) | 12 (Liberal) | Neutral 2 |
13th | June 20, 1912 | 48 | 44 (Conservative) | 2 (Liberal) | Neutral 2 |
14th | February 24, 1917 | 48 | 27 (Liberal) | 21 (Conservative) | |
15th | October 9, 1920 | 48 | 24 (Liberal) | 13 (Conservative) | Opposition (United Farmers) 9 Opposition (Farmer-Labour) 2 |
16th | August 10, 1925 | 48 | 37 (Conservative) | 11 (Liberal) | |
17th | June 19, 1930 | 48 | 31 (Conservative) | 17 (Liberal) |
1935–present
Between 1935 and the 1974 provincial election, some ridings were multi-member seats – i.e., more than one member of the Legislative Assembly was elected from certain ridings. Political parties were officially recognized and registered beginning in 1935. Since 1974, each riding (electoral district) has elected only one member to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.
Election | Total seats | Conservative[A] | Liberal | Green | NDP | Other Parties | |||
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18th | June 27, 1935 | 48 | 5 | 43 | |||||
19th | November 20, 1939 | 48 | 19 | 29 | |||||
20th | August 28, 1944 | 48 | 12 | 36 | |||||
21st | June 28, 1948 | 52 | 5 | 47 | |||||
22nd | September 22, 1952 | 52 | 36 | 16 | |||||
23rd | June 18, 1956 | 52 | 37 | 15 | |||||
24th | June 27, 1960 | 52 | 21 | 31 | |||||
25th | April 22, 1963 | 52 | 20 | 32 | |||||
26th | October 13, 1967 | 58 | 26 | 32 | |||||
27th | October 26, 1970 | 58 | 32 | 26 | |||||
28th | November 18, 1974 | 58 | 33 | 25 | |||||
29th | October 23, 1978 | 58 | 30 | 28 | |||||
30th | October 12, 1982 | 58 | 39 | 18 | 1 | ||||
31st | October 13, 1987 | 58 | 0 | 58 | |||||
32nd | September 23, 1991 | 58 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 8 (Confederation of Regions[B]) | |||
33rd | September 11, 1995 | 55 | 6 | 48 | 1 | ||||
34th | June 7, 1999 | 55 | 44 | 10 | 1 | ||||
35th | June 9, 2003 | 55 | 28 | 26 | 1 | ||||
36th | September 18, 2006 | 55 | 26 | 29 | |||||
37th | September 27, 2010 | 55 | 42 | 13 | |||||
38th | September 22, 2014 | 49 | 21 | 27 | 1 | ||||
39th | September 24, 2018 | 49 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 3 (People's Alliance) | |||
40th | September 14, 2020 | 49 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 2 (People's Alliance) | |||
41st | October 21, 2024 | 49 | 16 | 31 | 2 |
Notes
See also
- Timeline of Canadian elections
- General elections in New Brunswick (pre-Confederation)
- List of political parties in New Brunswick
References
- "Status of Legislation". www1.gnb.ca.
Bibliography
- "New Brunswick Votes 2006". CBC.ca. Retrieved December 23, 2006. (results back to 1956)
- Doyle, Arthur T. (1984). Elections in New Brunswick, 1784-1984. Fredericton: Brunswick Press. ISBN 0-88838-391-6.
External links
- Office of the NB Chief Electoral Officer
- Legislative Library of New Brunswick: New Brunswick Elections Database
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of post confederation New Brunswick general elections news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of New Brunswick s unicameral legislative body the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Prior to 1892 New Brunswick had a bicameral legislature but its Upper House the Legislative Council was not elected The number of seats has varied over time from 41 at the time of Canadian Confederation to a high of fifty eight from 1967 through 1991 to the level of 55 since the 1995 election Changing again in 2013 to 49 seats at which it remains today Number of seats won by major parties at each election Conservative Liberal NDP Confederation of Regions Other Parties Beginning with the 37th New Brunswick general election in 2010 elections in New Brunswick are in general held on fixed dates on the fourth Monday of September every four years The date may be varied by one week earlier or later in cases of the fourth Monday of September being a date of cultural or religious significance and may be varied one month earlier or later in cases of a federal election being held during the same period The llieutenant governor of New Brunswick also has the power to call an election on another date in the event of a loss of confidence in the legislature The chart on the upper right shows the information graphically with the most recent elections towards the right It shows that New Brunswick has effectively a two party system the Liberals red and the Conservatives blue along with the one off success of the Confederation of Regions party green in 1991 It also shows the Liberal party s clean sweep of seats in 1987 one of the few instances in history when a party won all the seats in a national or sub national legislature Since provincial parties were officially recognized the Liberal party have won eleven out of twenty elections Electoral results by parties as a percentage of total Legislative Assembly seats from 1939 to 2006 This article only covers elections since the province became part of the Canadian Confederation in 1867 Prior to becoming part of Canada New Brunswick was a British colony the New Brunswick House of Assembly was first formed in 1784 when New Brunswick separated from Nova Scotia Percentage of votes obtained by political party since 1960 1866 1934New Brunswick joined the Canadian confederation in 1867 Between 1917 and 1935 party lines had developed but were not recognized by electoral law Before this only Government and Opposition were used The results are listed below Election Total seats Government Opposition Other Parties 1st May June 1866 41 33 Confederationist 8 Constitutionalist 2nd June July 1870 41 24 coalition 16 Neutral 1 3rd May June 1874 41 35 5 Neutral 1 4th June 1878 41 31 10 5th June 1882 41 22 18 Liberal Neutral 1 6th April 26 1886 41 33 Liberal 8 Conservative 7th January 20 1890 41 26 Liberal 15 Conservative 8th October 1892 41 25 Liberal 12 Conservative Neutral 4 9th October 1895 46 34 Liberal 9 Conservative Neutral 3 10th February 18 1899 46 40 Liberal 4 Conservative Neutral 2 11th February 28 1903 46 33 Liberal 10 Conservative Neutral 3 12th March 3 1908 46 31 Conservative 12 Liberal Neutral 2 13th June 20 1912 48 44 Conservative 2 Liberal Neutral 2 14th February 24 1917 48 27 Liberal 21 Conservative 15th October 9 1920 48 24 Liberal 13 Conservative Opposition United Farmers 9 Opposition Farmer Labour 2 16th August 10 1925 48 37 Conservative 11 Liberal 17th June 19 1930 48 31 Conservative 17 Liberal 1935 presentBetween 1935 and the 1974 provincial election some ridings were multi member seats i e more than one member of the Legislative Assembly was elected from certain ridings Political parties were officially recognized and registered beginning in 1935 Since 1974 each riding electoral district has elected only one member to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Election Total seats Conservative A Liberal Green NDP Other Parties 18th June 27 1935 48 5 43 19th November 20 1939 48 19 29 20th August 28 1944 48 12 36 21st June 28 1948 52 5 47 22nd September 22 1952 52 36 16 23rd June 18 1956 52 37 15 24th June 27 1960 52 21 31 25th April 22 1963 52 20 32 26th October 13 1967 58 26 32 27th October 26 1970 58 32 26 28th November 18 1974 58 33 25 29th October 23 1978 58 30 28 30th October 12 1982 58 39 18 1 31st October 13 1987 58 0 58 32nd September 23 1991 58 3 46 1 8 Confederation of Regions B 33rd September 11 1995 55 6 48 1 34th June 7 1999 55 44 10 1 35th June 9 2003 55 28 26 1 36th September 18 2006 55 26 29 37th September 27 2010 55 42 13 38th September 22 2014 49 21 27 1 39th September 24 2018 49 22 21 3 3 People s Alliance 40th September 14 2020 49 27 17 3 2 People s Alliance 41st October 21 2024 49 16 31 2 Notes A Includes results for Progressive Conservatives B The Confederation of Regions Party only contested the 1991 1995 and 1999 elections See alsoTimeline of Canadian elections General elections in New Brunswick pre Confederation List of political parties in New BrunswickReferences Status of Legislation www1 gnb ca Bibliography New Brunswick Votes 2006 CBC ca Retrieved December 23 2006 results back to 1956 Doyle Arthur T 1984 Elections in New Brunswick 1784 1984 Fredericton Brunswick Press ISBN 0 88838 391 6 External linksOffice of the NB Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Library of New Brunswick New Brunswick Elections Database