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General Elections In New Brunswick (pre-Confederation)
This article lists General Elections in the Crown colony, British colony of the Province of New Brunswick from 1784 to its entry into the Canadian Confederation in 1867. Prior to 1784 in Canada, 1784, New Brunswick was Sunbury County, Nova Scotia and it returned members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. For elections after Confederation, see List of New Brunswick general elections (post-Confederation). List *1866 New Brunswick general election, 21st General Election: May–June, 1866. The Government was formed of 33 pro-confederation MLAs, with 8 anti-confederation MLAs forming the opposition. *1865 New Brunswick general election, 20th General Election: February–March, 1865 *1861 New Brunswick general election, 19th General Election: June, 1861 *1857 New Brunswick general election, 18th General Election: April–May, 1857 *1856 New Brunswick general election, 17th General Election: June–July, 1856 *1854 New Brunswick general election, 16th General Election: June, 1854 *1850 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Colony
A Crown colony or royal colony was a colony administered by The Crown within the British Empire. There was usually a Governor, appointed by the British monarch on the advice of the UK Government, with or without the assistance of a local Council. In some cases, this Council was split into two: an Executive Council and a Legislative Council, and was similar to the Privy Council that advises the Monarch. Members of Executive Councils were appointed by the Governors, and British citizens resident in Crown colonies either had no representation in local government, or limited representation. In several Crown colonies, this limited representation grew over time. As the House of Commons of the British Parliament has never included seats for any of the colonies, there was no direct representation in the sovereign government for British subjects or citizens residing in Crown colonies. The administration of Crown colonies changed over time and in the 1800s some became, with a loosening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1837 New Brunswick General Election
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