How did we vote in New Brunswick?
(Compiled results)

by Maurice Y. Michaud (he/him)

New Brunswick :: Recorded events and races

Jurisdiction						Elections											Referendums
Juri.		Year		Assem.		General					By-Elections
						Elec	Races				Elec	Races
		Min	Max	Min	Max		N	Accl.	n	Acc?		N	Accl.	n	Acc?	Minis.	Q	Races
3	NB	1866	2023	21	60	40	1,984	48	1,936	0	187	248	86	162	0	53	1	12
The MMP simulator can be run on 27 of the 40 general elections in this jurisdiction. "Acc?" stands for missing data (namely races entered as having been won by acclamation when in fact the results are unknown), while "Minis." shows the number of ministerial by-elections. Up until the middle of the 20th century, unseating a member was commonplace and the mechanism to challenge someone's election seems to have been very lax when viewed through presentist lens, as many by-elections were held merely because the challenger — often the government or the defeated incumbent — did not like the result. What's more, newly appointed ministers had to resign and run in a ministerial by-election. Therefore, by-elections were far more frequent than they are today.
Capital city						Fredericton				Largest city				Moncton
Confederation						1 Jul 1867				Population (2023 est.)				826,622
Territorial integrity						20 Aug 1910				Area				72,907 km2 (28,150 mi2)
General Elections 1866, 1870, 1874, 1878, 1882, 1886, 1890, 1892, 1895, 1899, 1903, 1908, 1912, 1917, 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1939, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2020						25 May 1866 (First) 14 Sep 2020 (Last) 21 Oct 2024 (Next)				Electoral systems				1866–1874: PAL 1874–1895: PAL, FPTP 1895–1912: PAL 1912–1948: PAL, FPTP 1948–1967: PAL 1967–1974: PAL, FPTP 1974–2024: FPTP
										Partisan assembly				1866–1882: No 1882–1935: Unofficially Since 1935: Yes
Last by-elections						24 Apr 2023				Current government				PC

So far, there have been 40 general elections in New Brunswick from 1866 to 2020. Remember that parties only began to be informally recognized in New Brunswick in 1882 and formally recognized in 1935, and that clear allegiances only started emerging from the 1917 election. As a result, the summaries presented here for the elections prior to 1917 are of limited to no value compared to the detailed results for those elections, and the party affiliation of some candidates between 1882 and 1935 might not be accurate.

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New Brunswick
60 → 2020 :: 14 Sep 2020 — Present     — Majority  PC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 60    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +3  G.Maj.: +5 Population [2020]: 782,092 (est.) Eligible: 569,862  Particip.: 66.14% Votes: 376,903  Unproductive: 8,122 Seats: 49   1 seat = 2.04% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 49   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  PC  Seats  PC  Plurality: ↳ +18,765 (+4.99%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +10 (+20.41%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 227 (✓ 49)   m: 152 (✓ 35)   f: 75 (✓ 14)  PC  49   LIB  49   GRN  48   PANB  36   NDP  32   OTH  4   IND  9   PC 147,790 39.34 55.10 27 LIB GRN PANB 129,025 57,440 34,526 34.35 15.29 9.19 34.69 6.12 4.08 17 3 2 NDP OTH IND REJ ABS 6,032 139 685 1,266 192,959 1.61 0.04 0.18 0.34 ——  OTH  →  KISS  4  !!!  20 (40.82%)
59 → 2018 :: 24 Sep 2018 — 13 Sep 2020 — Minority  LIB  → Majority  PC  PANB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 59    Minority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: -4  G.Maj.: -7 Population [2018]: 768,522 (est.) Eligible: 574,997  Particip.: 66.40% Votes: 381,777  Unproductive: 23,640 Seats: 49   1 seat = 2.04% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 49   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  PC  Plurality: ↳ +22,491 (+5.91%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: -1 (-2.04%) Position2: Votes  PC  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 241 (✓ 49)   m: 148 (✓ 38)   f: 93 (✓ 11)  LIB  49   PC  49   PANB  30   GRN  47   NDP  49   OTH  9   IND  8   LIB 143,791 37.80 42.86 21 PC PANB GRN 121,300 47,860 45,186 31.89 12.58 11.88 44.90 6.12 6.12 22 3 3 NDP OTH IND REJ ABS 19,039 366 2,821 1,414 193,220 5.01 0.10 0.74 0.37 —— The electoral system brought the "wrong winner" at the head of the seat count.  OTH  →  KISS  9  !!!  32 (65.31%)
58 → 2014 :: 22 Sep 2014 — 23 Sep 2018 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 58    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +3  G.Maj.: +5 Population [2014]: 758,876 (est.) Eligible: 574,835  Particip.: 64.95% Votes: 373,361  Unproductive: 61,138 Seats: 49   1 seat = 2.04% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 49   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +30,053 (+8.08%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +6 (+12.24%) Position2: Votes  PC  Seats  PC  Candidacies: 220 (✓ 49)   m: 152 (✓ 41)   f: 68 (✓ 8)  LIB  49   PC  49   GRN  46   NDP  49   PANB  18   IND  9   LIB 158,852 42.73 55.10 27 PC GRN 128,799 24,572 34.65 6.61 42.86 2.04 21 1 NDP PANB IND REJ ABS 48,259 7,964 3,293 1,622 201,474 12.98 2.14 0.89 0.43 —— Difference since the previous general election: -6 seats  !!!  30 (61.22%)
57 → 2010 :: 27 Sep 2010 — 21 Sep 2014 — Majority  PC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 57    Majority Majority=28  Ab.Maj.: +15  G.Maj.: +29 Population [2010]: 752,021 (est.) Eligible: 630,000  Particip.: 59.51% Votes: 374,902  Unproductive: 65,427 Seats: 55   1 seat = 1.82% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 55   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  PC  Seats  PC  Plurality: ↳ +53,319 (+14.35%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +29 (+52.72%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 235 (✓ 55)   m: 164 (✓ 47)   f: 71 (✓ 8)  PC  55   LIB  55   NDP  55   GRN  49   PANB  14   IND  7   PC 181,397 48.80 76.36 42 LIB 128,078 34.45 23.64 13 NDP GRN PANB IND REJ ABS 38,686 16,943 4,363 2,275 3,160 255,098 10.41 4.56 1.17 0.61 0.84 ——  !!!  13 (23.64%)
56 → 2006 :: 18 Sep 2006 — 26 Sep 2010 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 56    Majority Majority=28  Ab.Maj.: +2  G.Maj.: +3 Population [2006]: 729,997 Eligible: 558,688  Particip.: 67.52% Votes: 377,247  Unproductive: 23,222 Seats: 55   1 seat = 1.82% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 55   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  PC  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +1,139 (+0.30%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: -3 (-5.46%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  PC  Candidacies: 162 (✓ 55)   m: 129 (✓ 48)   f: 33 (✓ 7)  LIB  55   PC  55   NDP  48   IND  4   LIB 176,443 47.16 52.73 29 PC 177,582 47.46 47.27 26 NDP IND REJ ABS 19,196 935 3,091 181,441 5.13 0.25 0.82 —— The electoral system brought the "wrong winner" at the head of the seat count.  !!!  16 (29.09%)
55 → 2003 ::  9 Jun 2003 — 17 Sep 2006 — Majority  PC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 55    Majority Majority=28  Ab.Maj.: +1  G.Maj.: +1 Population [2003]: 749,265 (est.) Eligible: 563,080  Particip.: 68.67% Votes: 386,657  Unproductive: 5,548 Seats: 55   1 seat = 1.82% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 55   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  PC  Seats  PC  Plurality: ↳ +4,064 (+1.06%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +2 (+3.64%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 177 (✓ 55)   m: 143 (✓ 48)   f: 34 (✓ 7)  PC  55   LIB  55   NDP  55   OTH  10   IND  2   PC 174,092 45.45 50.91 28 LIB NDP 170,028 36,989 44.39 9.66 47.27 1.82 26 1 OTH IND REJ ABS 1,550 415 3,583 176,423 0.40 0.11 0.93 ——  OTH  →  GREY  10  !!!  22 (40.00%)
54 → 1999 ::  7 Jun 1999 —  8 Jun 2003 — Majority  PC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 54    Majority Majority=28  Ab.Maj.: +17  G.Maj.: +33 Population [1999]: 750,075 (est.) Eligible: 525,465  Particip.: 75.59% Votes: 397,179  Unproductive: 6,711 Seats: 55   1 seat = 1.82% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 55   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  PC  Seats  PC  Plurality: ↳ +62,074 (+15.75%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +34 (+61.82%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 196 (✓ 55)   m: 151 (✓ 45)   f: 45 (✓ 10)  PC  55   LIB  55   NDP  55   COR  18   OTH  9   IND  4   PC 209,008 53.02 80.00 44 LIB NDP 146,934 34,526 37.27 8.76 18.18 1.82 10 1 COR OTH IND REJ ABS 2,807 527 435 2,942 128,286 0.71 0.13 0.11 0.74 ——  OTH  →  NLP  9  !!!  4 (7.27%)
53 → 1995 :: 11 Sep 1995 —  6 Jun 1999 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 53    Majority Majority=28  Ab.Maj.: +21  G.Maj.: +41 Population [1995]: 750,692 (est.) Eligible: 517,132  Particip.: 76.04% Votes: 393,250  Unproductive: 34,274 Seats: 55   1 seat = 1.82% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 55   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +80,903 (+20.76%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +42 (+76.36%) Position2: Votes  PC  Seats  PC  Candidacies: 226 (✓ 55)   m: 179 (✓ 46)   f: 47 (✓ 9)  LIB  55   PC  55   NDP  55   COR  36   OTH  17   IND  8   LIB 201,150 51.63 87.27 48 PC NDP 120,247 37,579 30.87 9.65 10.91 1.82 6 1 COR OTH IND REJ ABS 27,684 1,267 1,635 3,688 123,882 7.11 0.33 0.42 0.94 —— Difference since the previous general election: -3 seats  OTH  →  NLP  17  !!!  9 (16.36%)
52 → 1991 :: 23 Sep 1991 — 10 Sep 1995 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 52    Majority Majority=30  Ab.Maj.: +17  G.Maj.: +34 Population [1991]: 723,900 Eligible: 518,011  Particip.: 80.06% Votes: 414,728  Unproductive: 3,988 Seats: 58   1 seat = 1.72% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 58   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +106,634 (+25.91%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +38 (+65.52%) Position2: Votes  COR  Seats  COR  Candidacies: 224 (✓ 58)   m: 172 (✓ 48)   f: 52 (✓ 10)  LIB  58   COR  48   PC  58   NDP  58   IND  2   LIB 193,890 47.11 79.31 46 COR PC NDP 87,256 85,210 44,384 21.20 20.70 10.78 13.79 5.17 1.72 8 3 1 IND REJ ABS 850 3,138 103,283 0.21 0.76 ——  !!!  5 (8.62%)
51 → 1987 :: 13 Oct 1987 — 22 Sep 1991 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 51    Majority Majority=30  Ab.Maj.: +29  G.Maj.: +58 Population [1987]: 726,566 (est.) Eligible: 501,642  Particip.: 81.96% Votes: 411,136  Unproductive: 164,434 Seats: 58   1 seat = 1.72% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 58   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +129,905 (+31.80%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +58 (+100.00%) Position2: Votes  PC  Seats n/a Candidacies: 184 (✓ 58)   m: 153 (✓ 51)   f: 31 (✓ 7)  LIB  58   PC  58   NDP  52   IND  10   LIB 246,702 60.39 100.00 58 PC NDP IND REJ ABS 116,797 43,083 1,934 2,620 90,506 28.59 10.55 0.47 0.64 —— This assembly was the second and last in the history of assemblies in the British empire to yield no opposition, the first one having occurred following the 1935 general election on Prince Edward Island.
50 → 1982 :: 12 Oct 1982 — 12 Oct 1987 — Majority  PC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 50    Majority Majority=30  Ab.Maj.: +10  G.Maj.: +20 Population [1982]: 706,179 (est.) Eligible: 468,265  Particip.: 82.70% Votes: 387,251  Unproductive: 6,733 Seats: 58   1 seat = 1.72% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 58   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  PC  Seats  PC  Plurality: ↳ +23,627 (+6.15%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +21 (+36.21%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 186 (✓ 58)   m: 167 (✓ 54)   f: 19 (✓ 4)  PC  58   LIB  58   NDP  54   PA  10   IND  6   PC 182,467 47.45 67.24 39 LIB NDP 158,840 39,211 41.30 10.20 31.03 1.72 18 1 PA IND REJ ABS 3,331 708 2,694 81,014 0.87 0.18 0.70 ——  !!!  1 (1.72%)
49 → 1978 :: 23 Oct 1978 — 11 Oct 1982 — Majority  PC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 49    Majority Majority=30  Ab.Maj.: +1  G.Maj.: +2 Population [1978]: 697,851 (est.) Eligible: 437,454  Particip.: 76.21% Votes: 333,402  Unproductive: 40,087 Seats: 58   1 seat = 1.72% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 58   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  PC  Seats  PC  Plurality: ↳ +301 (+0.09%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +2 (+3.44%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 180 (✓ 58)   m: 167 (✓ 54)   f: 13 (✓ 4)  PC  58   LIB  58   NDP  36   PA  22   IND  6   PC 146,808 44.47 51.72 30 LIB 146,507 44.38 48.28 28 NDP PA IND REJ ABS 21,403 11,203 4,212 3,269 104,052 6.48 3.39 1.28 0.98 ——  !!!  6 (10.34%)
48 → 1974 :: 18 Nov 1974 — 22 Oct 1978 — Majority  PC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 48    Majority Majority=30  Ab.Maj.: +4  G.Maj.: +8 Population [1974]: 662,560 (est.) Eligible: 408,182  Particip.: 76.58% Votes: 312,583  Unproductive: 19,907 Seats: 58   1 seat = 1.72% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 58   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  PC  Plurality: ↳ +2,068 (+0.66%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: -8 (-13.80%) Position2: Votes  PC  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 175 (✓ 58)   m: 161 (✓ 56)   f: 14 (✓ 2)  PC  58   LIB  58   NDP  36   PA  13   IND  10   PC 145,304 46.86 56.90 33 LIB 147,372 47.52 43.10 25 NDP PA IND REJ ABS 9,172 3,607 4,643 2,485 95,599 2.96 1.16 1.50 0.79 —— The electoral system brought the "wrong winner" at the head of the seat count.  !!!  1 (1.72%)
47 → 1970 :: 26 Oct 1970 — 17 Nov 1974 — Majority  PC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 47    Majority Majority=30  Ab.Maj.: +3  G.Maj.: +6 Population [1970]: 626,000 (est.) Eligible: 331,643  Particip.: 74.16% Votes: 735,113  Unproductive: 24,623 Seats: 58   1 seat = 1.72% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 4  PAL: 54   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  PC  Plurality: ↳ +1,598 (+0.22%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: -6 (-10.34%) Position2: Votes  PC  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 150 (✓ 58)   m: 147 (✓ 57)   f: 3 (✓ 1)  PC  58   LIB  58   NDP  30   IND  4   PC 354,446 48.44 55.17 32 LIB 356,044 48.66 44.83 26 NDP IND REJ ABS 19,828 1,379 3,416 —— 2.71 0.19 0.46 —— The electoral system brought the "wrong winner" at the head of the seat count.
46 → 1967 :: 13 Oct 1967 — 25 Oct 1970 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 46    Majority Majority=30  Ab.Maj.: +3  G.Maj.: +6 Population [1967]: 619,000 (est.) Eligible: 304,805  Particip.: 80.10% Votes: 801,659  Unproductive: 54,289 Seats: 58   1 seat = 1.72% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 4  PAL: 54   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +39,454 (+5.27%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +6 (+10.34%) Position2: Votes  PC  Seats  PC  Candidacies: 118 (✓ 58)   m: 116 (✓ 57)   f: 2 (✓ 1)  LIB  57   PC  58   NDP  3   LIB 393,412 52.55 55.17 32 PC 353,958 47.28 44.83 26 NDP REJ ABS 1,247 53,042 —— 0.17 6.62 —— Difference since the previous general election: +6 seats  PC  First woman elected to this legislature.  NDP  Successor of the CCF.
45 → 1963 :: 22 Apr 1963 — 12 Oct 1967 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 45    Majority Majority=27  Ab.Maj.: +6  G.Maj.: +12 Population [1963]: 608,000 (est.) Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 763,223  Unproductive: 7 Seats: 52   1 seat = 1.92% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  PAL: 52   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +27,870 (+3.66%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +12 (+23.08%) Position2: Votes  PC  Seats  PC  Candidacies: 105 (✓ 52)   m: 102 (✓ 52)   f: 3 (✓ 0)  LIB  52   PC  52   IND  1   LIB 395,543 51.83 61.54 32 PC 367,673 48.17 38.46 20 IND REJ ABS 7 —— —— 0.00 —— ——
44 → 1960 :: 27 Jun 1960 — 21 Apr 1963 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 44    Majority Majority=27  Ab.Maj.: +5  G.Maj.: +10 Population [1960]: 587,000 (est.) Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 783,392  Unproductive: 3,185 Seats: 52   1 seat = 1.92% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  PAL: 52   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +55,865 (+7.13%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +10 (+19.24%) Position2: Votes  PC  Seats  PC  Candidacies: 106 (✓ 52)  LIB  52   PC  52   IND  2   LIB 418,036 53.36 59.62 31 PC 362,171 46.23 40.38 21 IND REJ ABS 3,185 —— —— 0.41 —— ——
43 → 1956 :: 18 Jun 1956 — 26 Jun 1960 — Majority  PC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 43    Majority Majority=27  Ab.Maj.: +11  G.Maj.: +22 Population [1956]: 554,616 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 742,298  Unproductive: 10,823 Seats: 52   1 seat = 1.92% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  PAL: 52   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  PC  Seats  PC  Plurality: ↳ +52,075 (+7.02%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +22 (+42.30%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 119 (✓ 52)  PC  52   LIB  51   SC  15   IND  1   PC 391,775 52.78 71.15 37 LIB 339,700 45.76 28.85 15 SC IND REJ ABS 10,696 127 —— —— 1.44 0.02 —— ——
42 → 1952 :: 22 Sep 1952 — 17 Jun 1956 — Majority  PC  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 42    Majority Majority=27  Ab.Maj.: +10  G.Maj.: +20 Population [1952]: 524,000 (est.) Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 756,422  Unproductive: 14,348 Seats: 52   1 seat = 1.92% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  PAL: 52   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  PC  Plurality: ↳ +2,236 (+0.30%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: -20 (-38.46%) Position2: Votes  PC  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 123 (✓ 52)  PC  52   LIB  52   CCF  12   IND  7   PC 369,919 48.90 69.23 36 LIB 372,155 49.20 30.77 16 CCF IND REJ ABS 9,490 4,858 —— —— 1.25 0.64 —— —— The electoral system brought the "wrong winner" at the head of the seat count.
41 → 1948 :: 28 Jun 1948 — 21 Sep 1952 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 41    Majority Majority=27  Ab.Maj.: +21  G.Maj.: +42 Population [1941]: 457,401 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 575,059  Unproductive: 63,049 Seats: 52   1 seat = 1.92% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  PAL: 52   ↳ By acclamation: 5 (9.62%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +152,632 (+26.54%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +42 (+80.76%) Position2: Votes  PC  Seats  PC  Candidacies: 125 (✓ 52)   m: 124 (✓ 52)   f: 1 (✓ 0)  LIB  52   PC  40   CCF  20   SC  5   IND  8   LIB 332,321 57.79 90.38 47 PC 179,689 31.25 9.62 5 CCF SC IND REJ ABS 34,415 3,134 25,500 —— —— 5.98 0.54 4.43 —— —— Difference since the previous general election: +4 seats  LIB  By acclamation: 5. Last seats to be won in this manner in a general election.
40 → 1944 :: 28 Aug 1944 — 27 Jun 1948 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 40    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +12  G.Maj.: +24 Population [1941]: 457,401 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 582,206  Unproductive: 67,438 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 1  PAL: 47   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +49,966 (+8.58%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +24 (+50.00%) Position2: Votes  PC  Seats  PC  Candidacies: 137 (✓ 48)  LIB  48   PC  48   CCF  41   LIB 282,367 48.50 75.00 36 PC 232,401 39.92 25.00 12 CCF REJ ABS 67,438 —— —— 11.58 —— ——
39 → 1939 :: 20 Nov 1939 — 27 Aug 1944 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 39    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +5  G.Maj.: +10 Population [1931]: 408,219 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 546,776  Unproductive: 1,274 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 1  PAL: 47   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +56,556 (+10.35%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +10 (+20.84%) Position2: Votes  CONS  Seats  CONS  Candidacies: 98 (✓ 48)  LIB  48   CONS  48   CCF  1   IND  1   LIB 301,029 55.06 60.42 29 CONS 244,473 44.71 39.58 19 CCF IND REJ ABS 712 562 —— —— 0.13 0.10 —— ——
38 → 1935 :: 27 Jun 1935 — 19 Nov 1939 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 38    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +19  G.Maj.: +38 Population [1931]: 408,219 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 571,584  Unproductive: 1,482 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 1  PAL: 47   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +111,080 (+19.44%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +38 (+79.16%) Position2: Votes  CONS  Seats  CONS  Candidacies: 98 (✓ 48)   m: 97 (✓ 48)   f: 1 (✓ 0)  LIB  48   CONS  48   IND  2   LIB 340,591 59.59 89.58 43 CONS 229,511 40.15 10.42 5 IND REJ ABS 1,482 —— —— 0.26 —— —— First provincial general election in which women could run for office. Also, political parties were officially recognized and registered as of this election.
37 → 1930 :: 19 Jun 1930 — 26 Jun 1935 — Majority  CONS  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 37    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +7  G.Maj.: +14 Population [1921]: 387,876 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 467,641  Unproductive: 6,483 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 1  PAL: 47   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  CONS  Seats  CONS  Plurality: ↳ +26,354 (+5.63%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +14 (+29.16%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 97 (✓ 48)  CONS  47   LIB  47   IND  3   CONS 243,756 52.12 64.58 31 LIB 217,402 46.49 35.42 17 IND REJ ABS 6,483 —— —— 1.39 —— ——
36 → 1925 :: 10 Aug 1925 — 18 Jun 1930 — Majority  CONS  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 36    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +13  G.Maj.: +26 Population [1921]: 387,876 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 409,362  Unproductive: 12,373 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 3  PAL: 45   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  CONS  Seats  CONS  Plurality: ↳ +35,891 (+8.77%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +26 (+54.16%) Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Candidacies: 97 (✓ 48)  CONS  48   LIB  44   UF  3   IND  2   CONS 216,440 52.87 77.08 37 LIB 180,549 44.10 22.92 11 UF IND REJ ABS 7,927 4,446 —— —— 1.94 1.09 —— ——
35 → 1920 ::  9 Oct 1920 —  9 Aug 1925 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 35    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +1  G.Maj.: +2 Population [1911]: 351,889 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 308,192  Unproductive: 25,798 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 1  PAL: 47   ↳ By acclamation: 2 (4.17%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +58,313 (+18.92%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +12 (+25.00%) Position2: Votes  CONS  Seats  CONS  Candidacies: 106 (✓ 48)  LIB  49   CONS  31   UF  8   IND  18   LIB 152,470 49.47 52.08 25 CONS UF IND 94,157 27,617 8,150 30.55 8.96 2.65 27.08 16.67 4.17 13 8 2 IND REJ ABS 25,798 —— —— 8.37 —— —— First provincial general election in which women could vote, but they could run for office only from 1934.  LIB  By acclamation: 2  UF  →  UF  7 (✓ 7)   FLAB  1 (✓ 1)
34 → 1917 :: 24 Feb 1917 —  8 Oct 1920 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 34    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +3  G.Maj.: +6 Population [1911]: 351,889 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 205,417  Unproductive: 35,800 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 1  PAL: 47   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Plurality: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB  Plurality: ↳ +14,305 (+6.97%) Plurality: ↳ Seats: +7 (+14.58%) Position2: Votes  CONS  Seats  CONS  Candidacies: 96 (✓ 48)  LIB  41   CONS  34   OTH  1   IND  20   LIB 90,786 44.20 56.25 27 CONS IND 76,481 2,350 37.23 1.14 41.67 2.08 20 1 OTH IND REJ ABS 1,688 34,112 —— —— 0.82 16.61 —— —— Although political parties were officially recognized and registered only as of 1935, informal political allegiances started becoming more clear from this election.  OTH  →  ICON  1
33 → 1912 :: 20 Jun 1912 — 23 Feb 1917 — Majority  CONS  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 33    Majority Majority=25  Ab.Maj.: +20  G.Maj.: +40 Population [1901]: 331,120 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 203,603  Unproductive: 28,743 Seats: 48   1 seat = 2.08% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 1  PAL: 47   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Candidacies: 94 (✓ 48)  CONS  32   IND  32   LIB  28   OTH  2   CONS 88,027 43.23 62.50 30* IND LIB OTH 34,173 50,578 2,082 16.78 24.84 1.02 31.25 4.17 2.08 15 2 1 IND OTH REJ ABS 26,622 2,121 —— —— 13.08 1.04 —— —— Difference since the previous general election: +2 seats * Party labels did not formally exist during this election. Of the 48 men elected, 44 supported the incumbent Conservative government, 2 the opposition, and 2 were neutral.  OTH  →  ICON  1 (✓ 1)   ILIB  1
32 → 1908 ::  3 Mar 1908 — 19 Jun 1912 — Majority  CONS  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 32    Majority Majority=24  Ab.Maj.: +8  G.Maj.: +16 Population [1901]: 331,120 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 203,653  Unproductive: 40,834 Seats: 46   1 seat = 2.17% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  PAL: 46   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Candidacies: 96 (✓ 46)  CONS  33   IND  36   LIB  25   OTH  2   CONS 73,638 36.16 45.65 21* IND LIB OTH 34,286 50,380 4,515 16.84 24.74 2.22 32.61 17.39 4.35 15 8 2 IND REJ ABS 40,834 —— —— 20.05 —— —— * Party labels did not formally exist during this election. Of the 48 men elected, 12 supported the incumbent Liberal government, 31 the opposition, and 3 were neutral, thus resulting in a majority Conservative government.  OTH  →  ILIB  2 (✓ 2)
31 → 1903 :: 28 Feb 1903 —  2 Mar 1908 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 31    Majority Majority=24  Ab.Maj.: +10  G.Maj.: +20 Population [1901]: 331,120 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 203,653  Unproductive: 28,597 Seats: 46   1 seat = 2.17% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  PAL: 46   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Candidacies: 93 (✓ 46)  LIB  28   IND  33   CONS  31   OTH  1   LIB 53,534 29.83 39.13 18* IND CONS 33,997 63,328 18.94 35.29 32.61 28.26 15 13 IND OTH REJ ABS 27,405 1,192 —— —— 15.28 0.66 —— —— * Party labels did not formally exist during this election. Of the 48 men elected, 33 supported the incumbent Liberal government, 10 the opposition, and 3 were neutral.  OTH  →  ILIB  1
30 → 1899 :: 18 Feb 1899 — 27 Feb 1903 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 30    Majority Majority=24  Ab.Maj.: +17  G.Maj.: +34 Population [1891]: 321,263 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 177,711  Unproductive: 5,318 Seats: 46   1 seat = 2.17% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  PAL: 46   ↳ By acclamation: 3 (6.52%) Candidacies: 87 (✓ 46)  LIB  37   CONS  37   IND  13   LIB 75,445 42.45 56.52 26* CONS IND 74,986 21,962 42.20 12.36 26.09 17.39 12 8 IND REJ ABS 5,318 —— —— 2.99 —— —— * Party labels did not formally exist during this election. Of the 48 men elected, 40 supported the incumbent Liberal government, 4 the opposition, and 2 were neutral.  LIB  By acclamation: 1   CONS  By acclamation: 2
29 → 1895 :: 16 Oct 1895 — 17 Feb 1899 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 29    Majority Majority=24  Ab.Maj.: +11  G.Maj.: +22 Population [1891]: 321,263 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 86,976  Unproductive: 14,509 Seats: 46   1 seat = 2.17% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  PAL: 46   ↳ By acclamation: 16 (34.78%) Candidacies: 73 (✓ 46)  LIB  29   CONS  30   IND  14   LIB 30,272 34.81 54.35 25* CONS IND 38,596 3,599 44.38 4.14 39.13 6.52 18 3 IND REJ ABS 14,509 —— —— 16.68 —— —— Difference since the previous general election: +5 seats * Party labels did not formally exist during this election. Of the 48 men elected, 34 supported the incumbent Liberal government, 9 the opposition, and 3 were neutral.  LIB  By acclamation: 10   CONS  By acclamation: 6
28 → 1892 :: 22 Oct 1892 — 15 Oct 1895 — Majority  LIB  IND  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 28    Majority Majority=21  Ab.Maj.: +5  G.Maj.: +9 Population [1891]: 321,263 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 142,022  Unproductive: 18,283 Seats: 41   1 seat = 2.44% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 2  PAL: 39   ↳ By acclamation: 1 (2.44%) Candidacies: 77 (✓ 41)  LIB  28   IND  18   CONS  31   LIB IND 46,916 15,189 33.03 10.69 41.46 14.63 17* 6* CONS 61,634 43.40 43.90 18 IND REJ ABS 18,283 —— —— 12.88 —— —— * Party labels did not formally exist during this election. Of the 41 men elected, 25 supported the incumbent Liberal government, 12 the opposition, and 4 were neutral.  LIB  By acclamation: 1
27 → 1890 :: 20 Jan 1890 — 21 Oct 1892 — Majority  LIB  IND  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 27    Majority Majority=21  Ab.Maj.: +6  G.Maj.: +11 Population [1881]: 321,233 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 115,686  Unproductive: 21,821 Seats: 41   1 seat = 2.44% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 2  PAL: 39   ↳ By acclamation: 14 (34.15%) Candidacies: 62 (✓ 41)  LIB  25   IND  16   CONS  21   LIB IND 38,899 10,793 33.62 9.33 39.02 14.63 16* 6* CONS 44,173 38.18 46.34 19 IND REJ ABS 21,821 —— —— 18.86 —— —— * Party labels did not formally exist during this election. Of the 41 men elected, 26 supported the incumbent Liberal government and 15 the opposition.  LIB  By acclamation: 7   IND  By acclamation: 2   CONS  By acclamation: 5
26 → 1886 :: 26 Apr 1886 — 19 Jan 1890 — Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 26    Majority Majority=21  Ab.Maj.: +13  G.Maj.: +25 Population [1881]: 321,233 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 107,577  Unproductive: 23,296 Seats: 41   1 seat = 2.44% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 2  PAL: 39   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Candidacies: 81 (✓ 41)  LIB  28   CONS  25   IND  28   LIB 43,267 40.22 51.22 21* CONS IND 32,833 8,181 30.52 7.60 34.15 14.63 14 6 IND REJ ABS 23,296 —— —— 21.66 —— —— * Party labels did not formally exist during this election. Of the 41 men elected, 33 supported the incumbent Liberal government and 8 the opposition.
25 → 1882 ::  1 Jun 1882 — 25 Apr 1886 — Majority  CONS  → Majority  LIB  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 25    Majority Majority=21  Ab.Maj.: +2  G.Maj.: +3 Population [1881]: 321,233 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 85,844  Unproductive: 16,208 Seats: 41   1 seat = 2.44% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 2  PAL: 39   ↳ By acclamation: 2 (4.88%) Candidacies: 84 (✓ 41)  CONS  26   LIB  25   IND  33   CONS 33,009 38.45 36.59 15* LIB IND 26,949 9,678 31.39 11.27 43.90 19.51 18 8 IND REJ ABS 16,208 —— —— 18.88 —— —— * Although not recognized by electoral law for another 50 years, party affiliations are clearer from this election except that this information was not clearly recorded at the time. Of the 41 men elected, 22 supported the incumbent Conservative government, 18 the opposition, and 1 was neutral. However, in March 1883, the government was defeated in a non-confidence vote and a Liberal majority government was formed.  CONS  By acclamation: 1   LIB  By acclamation: 1
24 → 1878 ::  1 Jun 1878 — 31 May 1882 — Majority  CONS  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 24    Majority Majority=21  Ab.Maj.: +11  G.Maj.: +21 Population [1871]: 285,594 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 93,413  Unproductive: 20,709 Seats: 41   1 seat = 2.44% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 2  PAL: 39   ↳ By acclamation: 3 (7.32%) Candidacies: 87 (✓ 41)  CONS  20   LIB  26   IND  41   CONS 29,619 31.71 31.71 13* LIB IND 28,340 14,745 30.34 15.78 43.90 24.39 18 10 IND REJ ABS 20,709 —— —— 22.17 —— —— * Only the terms "Government" and "Opposition" were in use at the time but an informal notion of political affiliation like at the federal level existed. Of the 41 men elected, 31 supported the incumbent Conservative government and 10 the opposition.  CONS  By acclamation: 1   LIB  By acclamation: 2
23 → 1874 ::  1 Jun 1874 — 31 May 1878 — Majority  CONS  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 23    Majority Majority=21  Ab.Maj.: +15  G.Maj.: +29 Population [1871]: 285,594 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 96,227  Unproductive: 20,627 Seats: 41   1 seat = 2.44% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 2  PAL: 39   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Candidacies: 82 (✓ 41)  CONS  15   LIB  23   IND  44   CONS 19,906 20.69 19.51 8* LIB IND 28,337 27,357 29.45 28.43 41.46 39.02 17 16 IND REJ ABS 20,627 —— —— 21.44 —— —— * Only the terms "Government" and "Opposition" were in use at the time but an informal notion of political affiliation like at the federal level existed. Of the 41 men elected, 35 supported the incumbent Conservative government, 5 the opposition, and 1 was neutral.
22 → 1870 ::  1 Jun 1870 — 31 May 1874 — Majority  CONS  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 22    Majority Majority=21  Ab.Maj.: +4  G.Maj.: +7 Population [1861]: 252,047 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 76,636  Unproductive: 22,414 Seats: 41   1 seat = 2.44% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  PAL: 41   ↳ By acclamation: 2 (4.88%) Candidacies: 98 (✓ 41)  CONS  17   IND  68   LIB  13   CONS 16,456 21.47 26.83 11* IND LIB 25,844 11,922 33.72 15.56 53.66 19.51 22 8 IND REJ ABS 22,414 —— —— 29.25 —— —— * Only the terms "Government" and "Opposition" were in use at the time but an informal notion of political affiliation like at the federal level existed. This government side was explicitly formed as a coalition. Of the 41 men elected, 24 supported the incumbent Conservative government, 16 the opposition and 1 was neutral.  CONS  By acclamation: 1   IND  By acclamation: 1
21 → 1866 :: 25 May 1866 — 31 May 1870 — Majority  CONF  IND  → Majority  CONS  IND  Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes # % % # # % % # # % Parliament: 21    Majority Majority=21  Ab.Maj.: +13  G.Maj.: +25 Population [1861]: 252,047 Eligible: n/a  Particip.: n/a Votes: 90,250  Unproductive: 21,167 Seats: 41   1 seat = 2.44% ↳ Elec.Sys.:  PAL: 41   ↳ By acclamation: 0 (0.00%) Candidacies: 73 (✓ 41)  CONS  18   IND  39   CONS  16   CONF IND 22,763 25,742 25.22 28.52 36.59 41.46 15* 17* CONS 20,578 22.80 21.95 9 IND REJ ABS 21,167 —— —— 23.46 —— —— The question of the British colony of New Brunswick joining or not the Canadian Confederation was the issue of this election and, as such, is considered the first of the Confederation era. * Only the terms "Government" and "Opposition" were in use at the time, but the Confederationalists formed government and later became the Conservatives, while the Constitutionalists later became the Liberals. Of the 41 men elected, 33 supported the Confederationalist government and 8 the Constitutionalist.