The 1978 New Brunswick general election was held on October 23, 1978, to elect 58 members to the 49th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

, Canada.

Richard Hatfield Richard Bennett Hatfield (April 9, 1931 – April 26, 1991) was a New Brunswick politician and the longest serving premier of New Brunswick from 1970 to 1987.Richard Starr, ''Richard Hatfield, The Seventeen Year Saga,'' 1987, Early life T ...

's Progressive Conservative Party narrowly won its third term. The result was the closest in New Brunswick history: the governing PCs won 30 seats to 28 for the opposition. The popular vote was very close: 146,719 votes were cast for Conservative candidates, and 146,596 for Liberals. In order to secure a workable majority following the election, Hatfield appointed Liberal

Robert McCready Robert Black McCready (October 28, 1921 – November 3, 1995) was a restaurateur and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, representing Queen's County from 1967 to 1974 as a L ...

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of the legislature, despite strong objections from McCready's Liberal colleagues; McCready went on to seek re-election as a Conservative and served in Hatfield's cabinet. The

Parti Acadien The Parti Acadien was a political party in New Brunswick, Canada in the 1970s and 1980s. The party was founded in 1972 by Acadians who were upset over poorer living conditions in predominantly francophone areas of the province versus those areas d ...

had its best ever showing in the election, winning 12% of the vote in the ridings where it fielded candidates, and coming within 200 votes of electing Armand Plourde in

Restigouche West Restigouche West (french: Restigouche-Ouest) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was used from 1974 through 2003, when it was split between the ridings of Restigouche-La-Vallée and ...

Background

In the lead up to 1978, the

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seemed destined to return to power. A number of scandals had been tied to the Conservatives and Liberal leader Robert Higgins was widely popular. In early 1978, Higgins believed he had tied some of the scandals directly to Hatfield himself. In a bold move, Higgins promised to resign should Hatfield prove that he was not tied directly to the scandal, which Hatfield promptly did. Higgins was forced to abruptly resign and was replaced by Joseph Daigle as leader. The Liberals mused that Hatfield had purposely ensured false information was leaked to the Liberals to lead them into making false accusations. Higgins' resignation created Hatfield's best chance to go to the polls. He called an election shortly after Daigle became Liberal leader. Despite the lack of a direct link to Hatfield, scandal remained tied to his government and a close election result was assured.

Campaign

Hatfield's government was not entirely clean, however. The Liberals pointed to the Conservatives' budgets, which no longer maintained a surplus. The Bricklin failure was also fresh on voters' minds. While campaigning in

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sections of the province, Hatfield accused Daigle of being an anti-

monarchist Monarchism is the advocacy of the system of monarchy or monarchical rule. A monarchist is an individual who supports this form of government independently of any specific monarch, whereas one who supports a particular monarch is a royalist. ...

for supporting Pierre Trudeau's constitutional reforms.

Results

Results by riding

North

Consisting of

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, Madawaska, Restigouche and

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

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Victoria-Tobique Victoria-Tobique was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. This riding was created in the 1973 redistribution when New Brunswick moved to single member districts. It had previously been part o ...

, , , J. Douglas Moore 2,763 , , Bruce Hoyt 2,032 , , Earl W. Christensen 727 , , , , , J. Stewart Brooks† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Grand Falls , , Joseph H. Rideout 1,063 , , , Everard H. Daigle 2,779 , , Guildoi Pelletier 621 , , , , , Everard H. Daigle , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Madawaska-les-Lacs , , ,

Jean-Pierre Ouellet Jean-Pierre Ouellet (born August 21, 1946 in Saint-Éleuthère, Kamouraska County, Quebec) is a Canadian politician in the province of New Brunswick. He is a three-term member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the rid ...

2,876 , , Nelson Bellefleur 2,071 , , , , Yves C. LeClerc (

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) 90 , , , Jean-Pierre Ouellet , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Madawaska Centre Madawaska Centre was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created in the 1973 electoral redistribution from the multi-member riding of Madawaskaand abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution. Members of the Legislativ ...

, , Léonard Plourde 1,352 , , ,

Gérald Clavette Gérald Clavette (born May 9, 1941) is a New Brunswick politician. As a Liberal, he served in cabinet as chairman of the Board of Management from 1987 to 1991 and then as Minister of Agriculture in the government of Frank McKenna from October 9, ...

2,208 , , , , Aline Thérèse Gagnon (

) 106 , , , Gérald Clavette , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Edmundston Edmundston is a city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. On 1 January 2023, Edmundston will expanded, annexing the village of Rivière-Verte and parts of the local service districts of the parish of Saint-Jacques and the parish of Sai ...

, , , Jean-Maurice Simard 3,228 , , Donald D'Amours 2,470 , , , , Céline Couturier (

) 194 , , , Jean-Maurice Simard , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Madawaska South Madawaska South was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Madawaska in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution. Members of the Legislati ...

, , Jean-Marc Violette 1,398 , , ,

Héliodore Côté Héliodore Côté (born October 19, 1934) is a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They ...

1,832 , , , , Père Léo Theriault ( Ind.) 659
Jacques Lapointe (

) 137 , , ,

Daniel Daigle Daniel G. Daigle (born February 7, 1939) is a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They ...

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, , Jean Guy Ramond 1,576 , , , Alfred J. Roussel 2,174 , , , , Armand Plourde (

) 2,003 , , , Alfred J. Roussel , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Campbellton , , , Fernand G. Dubé 2,734 , , J. H. Wilfred Senechal 2,467 , , Bryce Andrew 331 , , Paul Aubin (

) 337 , , , Fernand G. Dubé , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Dalhousie , , Aubrey Brownie 2,201 , , , Allan E. Maher 2,726 , , Léopold Arseneault 274 , , Réal Gendron (

) 246 , , , John Potter† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Restigouche East , , Guy Laviolette 1,402 , , , Rayburn Donald Doucett 2,035 , , Gail Walsh 509 , , Roland Godin (

) 217 , , , Rayburn Donald Doucett , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Nigadoo-Chaleur , ,

Roland Boudreau Roland C. Boudreau (October 19, 1935 – June 14, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country ...

2,346 , , , Pierre Godin 2,960 , , Kevin O'Connell 387 , , Dr. Jean-Pierre Lanteigne (

) 1,103 , , , Roland Boudreau , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Nepisiguit-Chaleur Nepisiguit was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with t ...

, , Hilaire Brideau 1,102 , , ,

Frank Branch Frank Richard Branch (May 7, 1944 – October 22, 2018) was a Canadian politician. Branch was born on May 7, 1944, in Bathurst, New Brunswick. A Liberal, he was first elected to the New Brunswick Legislature to the multi-member riding for Glo ...

3,156 , , , , Paul-Émile Mourant (

) 858 , , , Frank Branch , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Bathurst , , John A. Duffy 2,075 , , , Paul Kenny 2,667 , , Kevin Mann 2,176 , , Lucie Losier (

) 560 , , ,

Eugene McGinley Eugene Gregory Bernard McGinley (July 31, 1935 – July 16, 2019) was a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1972 by-election to represent the electoral district ...

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Caraquet Caraquet ( ) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for ''meeting of two rivers''. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nor ...

, , Beatrice "Bibi" Doiron 2,809 , , ,

Onil Doiron Onil Doiron was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1974 to 1982, as a Liberal member for the constituency of Caraquet Caraquet ( ) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situat ...

3,925 , , , , Michel Blanchard (

) 1,534 , , , Onil Doiron , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shippagan-les-Îles , , ,

Jean Gauvin Jean Gauvin (November 15, 1945 – June 6, 2007) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1978 to 1987 and from 1991 to 1995, as a Progressive Conservative member for the constituency of Shippagan-le ...

3,023 , , André Robichaud 2,476 , , , , Michel Haché ( Ind.) 1,280
Laval Auclair (

) 466 , , , André Robichaud , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Tracadie , , George McLaughlin 2,490 , , , Doug Young 4,374 , , , , Alyre Morais (

) 806 , , , Adjutor Ferguson†

Central

Consisting of Carleton,

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

, Sunbury and

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on ...

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Carleton North Carleton North may refer to: * Carleton North, New Brunswick, a town in Canada * Carleton North (electoral district), a former electoral district in New Brunswick See also *Carlton North Carlton North is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, V ...

, , , Charles G. Gallagher 2,397 , , Samuel J. "Sam" Perkins 1,694 , , , , , , , Charles G. Gallagher , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Carleton Centre Carleton Centre was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created in the 1973 electoral redistribution from the multi-member riding of Carleton, and was abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution. Members of the Legisl ...

, , , Richard B. Hatfield 2,043 , , David Crouse 1,734 , , , , , , , Richard B. Hatfield , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Carleton South Woodstock was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with th ...

, , , Steven P. Porter 2,317 , , Pat Saunders 1,776 , , Garth Brewer 389 , , , , , A. Edison Stairs† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

York North York North was a federal riding in Ontario, Canada, that was in the House of Commons of Canada from Confederation in 1867 until 2004. The federal riding was eliminated in 2003 when it was redistributed between two new ridings of Newmarket—A ...

, , , Adelbert David Bishop 3,681 , , Richard Albert Carr 3,137 , , Albert Fraser MacDonald 741 , , , , , Adelbert David Bishop , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

York South York South was an electoral district (or "riding") in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1979. The riding is notable for the 1942 federal by-election in which newly elected Conservative leader Ar ...

, , , Leslie "Les" Hull 4,440 , , Blaine E. Hatt 3,036 , , Mark Allen Canning 444 , , , , , Les Hull , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Fredericton South , , , J. W. "Bud" Bird 5,525 , , Stephen Patterson 4,252 , , Margo Dunn 643 , , Harry John Marshall ( Ind.) 92 , , ,

George Everett Chalmers George Everett Chalmers (June 5, 1905 – April 26, 1993) was a medical doctor, surgeon and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the ridings of York County, City of Fredericton and Fredericton South in the Legislative A ...

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Fredericton North Fredericton North (french: Fredericton-Nord) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada from 1973 to 2006, and was contested again in the 2014 New Brunswick general election. It was split between ...

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Edwin G. Allen Edwin Gerald Allen (March 8, 1920 – January 10, 2001) was a New Brunswick politician. He was born in Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1978 New Brunswick general election, 1978 to 1987 New Brunswick gener ...

5,304 , , Carl Edward Howe 3,528 , , Christopher Devlin Hicks 662 , , , , ,

Lawrence Garvie Lawrence R. Garvie (June 23, 1933 – March 11, 2011) was a lawyer and former politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of Fredericton and then Fredericton North in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1968 to 197 ...

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Sunbury , , , Horace Smith 3,045 , , Ted Rogers 2,233 , , Randy E. Brodeur 373 , , , , , Horace Smith , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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, , John Edward McKee 2,467 , , ,

LeRoy Washburn LeRoy James Washburn (June 16, 1934 – April 13, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a co ...

2,522 , , Jim Aucoin 283 , , , , , LeRoy Washburn , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Southwest Miramichi Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin (french: Miramichi-Sud-Ouest-Baie-du-Vin) is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created a ...

, , John Munn 2,578 , , ,

Morris Green Morris Vernon Green (born c. 1942) is a retired history teacher and former politician in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. In 1960, he graduated from Upper Miramichi Regional High School in Boiestown, New Brunswick. He married Peggy Robic ...

2,725 , , , , , , , Sterling Hambrook† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Miramichi-Newcastle , , Douglas R. Woods 3,127 , , , John McKay 3,200 , , , , , , , John McKay , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Chatham Chatham may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Canada * Chatham Islands (British Columbia) * Chatham Sound, British Columbia * Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi * Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswic ...

, , Greg Barry 2,019 , , , Frank E. Kane 2,920 , , Lloyd Vienneau 379 , , , , , Frank E. Kane , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Bay du Vin , , Robert S. Lamkey 1,816 , , , L. Norbert Thériault 2,515 , , , , Joseph Alban Mazerolle ( Ind.) 101 , , , L. Norbert Thériault , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Miramichi Bay Miramichi Bay is an estuary located on the west coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick, at the mouth of the Miramichi River. Miramichi Bay is separated into the "inner bay" and the "outer bay", with the division being a line of uni ...

, , James Kenneth Gordon 1,750 , , ,

Edgar LeGresley Bernard Edgar LeGresley (August 20, 1940 – September 7, 2007) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a ...

2,232 , , , , Solomon Curry ( Ind.) 1,524 , , , Edgar LeGresley

South West

Consisting of

Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...

, Kings, Saint John and

Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

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Queens North Queens North was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long ...

, , , Wilfred George Bishop 2,059 , , Eva Andries 1,145 , , , , , , , Wilfred George Bishop , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Queens South Queens South was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long I ...

, , A.P. Hetherington 1,446 , , , Robert B. McCready 1,577 , , Charles Viger 202 , , , , ,

Robert Corbett Robert Alfred Corbett (born 14 December 1938) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1978 to 1993. His background was in business. Corbett was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, was the son of James Ross Corbett and Helen Elma Yea ...

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Kings West Kings West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It includes the towns of Berwick and Kingston, and the village of Greenwood. Geography The electoral district ...

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John B. M. Baxter John Babington Macaulay Baxter (February 16, 1868 – December 27, 1946) was a New Brunswick lawyer, jurist and the 19th premier of New Brunswick. Baxter served in the Canadian Army and was the author of ''Historical Records of the New Bruns ...

4,047 , , Jack Stevens 3,023 , , George Little 1,132 , , , , , John B. M. Baxter , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Kings Centre Kings Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries. It drew mos ...

, , , Harold N. Fanjoy 3,284 , , David L. Nice 2,130 , , R. Harvey Watson 745 , , , , , Harold N. Fanjoy , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Kings East Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created as Kings East in 1973 and was slightly altered in the subsequent redistributions of 1994, 2006 and New Brunswic ...

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Hazen Myers Hazen Elmer "Hank" Myers (October 22, 1934 – May 24, 2021) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1978 to 1987 and from 1991 to 1995, as a Progressive Conservative member for the constituency of K ...

3,251 , , Gordon A. Lewis 2,135 , , Ernest A. Seedhouse 342 , , , , ,

George Horton George Horton (October 11, 1859 – June 5, 1942) was a member of the United States diplomatic corps who held several consular offices in Greece and the Ottoman Empire between 1893 and 1924. During two periods he was the U.S. Consul or Consul Ge ...

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Saint John Fundy , , , Beverly J. Harrison 2,196 , , Kevin Kilfoil 1,370 , , Larry Hanley 932 , , , , ,

William J. Woodroffe William J. "Bill" Woodroffe (May 13, 1933 – September 26, 2003) was a political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Saint John East in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1967 to 1978 as a Progressive Conservative Party ...

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East Saint John Saint John East (french: Saint-Jean-Est) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. The riding was created in the 1973 redistribution and was called East Saint John. The riding was created from ...

, , , G.S. "Gerry" Merrithew 3,626 , , George Creary 2,220 , , Douglas Justason 1,143 , , , , , Gerry Merrithew , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Saint John Harbour Saint John Harbour is a large natural harbour on the Atlantic coast of New Brunswick, Canada, and within the seaport city of Saint John, New Brunswick. Harbour description The harbour includes the following geographic areas: * Anthonys Cove ...

, , E. Lorne Richardson 1,680 , , , Louis E. Murphy 1,772 , , Harrison G. Harvey 625 , , , , , John Turnbull† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Saint John South Saint John South was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Saint John Centre in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and was abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution. Members of ...

, , , Nancy Clark 1,622 , , John P. Mooney 1,543 , , David M. Brown 416 , , , , , John P. Mooney , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Saint John Park , , Garry Bona 1,677 , , ,

Shirley Dysart Shirley Theresa Dysart CM (''née'' Britt, February 22, 1928 – December 14, 2016) was an American-born Canadian teacher and a politician in the province of New Brunswick. She attained a number of "firsts" in New Brunswick politics. She was ...

1,976 , , David T. Pye 551 , , , , , Robert J. Higgins† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Saint John North Saint John North was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Saint John Centre in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and was abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution. Members of ...

, , , Eric J. Kipping 1,906 , , Harry G. Colwell 1,569 , , Henry Thomas Watts 430 , , , , ,

* , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Saint John West , , , Rodman Emmason Logan 3,935 , , Delvan G. O'Brien 2,411 , , James William Orr 886 , , , , , Rodman Emmason Logan , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Charlotte-Fundy Charlotte-Fundy was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, i ...

, , , James Nelson Tucker 1,741 , , Bernard L. Moses 1,311 , , George Robertson 164 , , , , , James Nelson Tucker , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Charlotte Centre Charlotte Centre was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, ...

, , Robert D. "Bob" Lee 1,210 , , , Sheldon Lee 1,404 , , , , , , ,

DeCosta Young W. DeCosta Young (April 11, 1919 – December 16, 2005) was a Canadian politician. He had served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a ...

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Charlotte West Western Charlotte or Charlotte West may refer to: *Charlotte West (horse), a British thoroughbred racehorse * Charlotte West (electoral district), a defunct provincial electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada * Western Charlotte, New Brunswick, a ...

, , , Leland W. McGaw 1,815 , , Philip Earl Johnson 1,074 , , William C. Mosher 201 , , , , , Leland W. McGaw , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. Stephen-Milltown , , ,

Bill Cockburn William Robb Cockburn (3 May 1937 – August 1995) was an English professional footballer. After a five-year stint at Burnley without ever playing for the first team, he joined Gillingham in 1960 and went on to make 62 appearances in the Footb ...

1,986 , , Sydney Holmes 1,238 , , Charles Roland Campbell 136 , , , , , Bill Cockburn

South East

Consisting of

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and

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) 358 , , , Joseph Z. Daigle , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Kent Centre Kent Centre was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Kent (1827-1974 electoral district), Kent in the New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 1973, 1973 electoral redistribution, and wa ...

, , Claude Giruan Warren 1,171 , , , Alan Robert Graham 2,352 , , John B. LaBossiere 249 , , Pierrette Leblanc (

) 121 , , , Alan Robert Graham , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Kent South Kent South (french: Kent-Sud) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was originally created in 1973 with the southern third of Kent County, centred primarily around the town of Bouctouche. ...

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Omer Léger Omer Léger (born March 31, 1931) is a merchant and Canadian politician. Léger served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick having replaced former Premier Louis J. Robichaud and having his final provincial election defeat at the hands o ...

3,279 , , , Bertin LeBlanc 4,276 , , , , Dolan Surette (

) 138 , , , Omer Léger , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Shediac Shediac (official in both languages; ''Shédiac'' is colloquial French) is a heavily Acadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The town is home to the famous Parlee Beach and is known as the "Lobster Capital of the World". It hosts a ...

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Azor LeBlanc Azor LeBlanc (October 27, 1927 - July 31, 2011) was a business owner and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Shediac in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1974 to 1991 as a Liberal member. He was born in Cap-P ...

5,342 , , , , Henri-Eugène Duguay (

) 603 , , , Azor LeBlanc , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Tantramar , , ,

Lloyd Folkins Lloyd George Folkins (February 24, 1913 – September 7, 1994) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a c ...

2,019 , , James G. Purdy 1,232 , ,

Robert Arthur Hall The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

1,924 , , , , , Lloyd Folkins , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Memramcook Memramcook, sometimes also spelled Memramcouke or Memramkouke, is a village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. Located in south-eastern New Brunswick, the community is predominantly people of Acadian descent who speak the Chiac der ...

, , Euclide Daigle 1,348 , , , William "Bill" Malenfant 4,605 , , Joseph Eugene Guy LeBlanc 345 , , Donatien Gaudet (

) 643 , , , Bill Malenfant , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Moncton East Moncton East (french: Moncton-Est) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral b ...

, , Raymond J. Thibodeau 2,006 , , ,

Ray Frenette Joseph Raymond Frenette (April 16, 1935 – July 13, 2018) was a Canadian politician in New Brunswick. He was a Liberal representative for the riding of Moncton East in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1974 until 1998 when he reti ...

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Mabel DeWare Mabel Margaret DeWare ( Keiver; 9 August 1926 – 17 August 2022) was a Canadian politician, senator, and curler. DeWare was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, to parents Mary and Hugh Keiver. She skipped her team to a New Brunswick and Cana ...

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Paul Creaghan Paul S. Creaghan (born March 27, 1937) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They a ...

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