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1982 New Brunswick General Election
The 1982 New Brunswick general election was held on October 12, 1982, to elect 58 members to the 50th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It saw Richard Hatfield's Progressive Conservative Party win its largest majority ever to that time. ( Bernard Lord beat this record in 1999.) Background The Opposition Liberal Party had changed leaders four times since the eve of the 1978 election. It chose Doug Young just months before the vote in a divisive contest that came down to a final ballot against Joseph A. Day. Campaign The PCs ran two separate campaigns - one in English and one in French. The francophone campaign, which was mostly run by Hatfield's French lieutenant Jean-Maurice Simard, began with the Grand Ralliement, a symposium on language rights which took place in Shippagan ten days before the election call. Over 400 notable Acadians and other francophones attended. The dual campaigns were remarkably separate fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
The 50th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a 1982 New Brunswick general election, general election in 1982. It was dissolved on August 29, 1987. Leadership James Tucker (New Brunswick politician), James Tucker was chosen as speaker (politics), speaker in 1983. Charles Gallagher became speaker in 1985 after Tucker was named to a cabinet post. Premier of New Brunswick, Premier Richard Hatfield led the government. The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick, Progressive Conservative Party was the ruling party. List of Members Notes See also *1982 New Brunswick general election *Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick References * ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1987'', PG Normandin {{Portal, Canada Terms of the New Brunswick Legislature 1982 establishments in New Brunswick 1987 disestablishments in New Brunswick 20th century in New Brunswick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |