The 1948 New Brunswick general election was held on June 28, 1948, to elect 52 members to the 41st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the

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, Canada. The Liberal government of John B. McNair was re-elected. The election was held using 17 districts, electing between two and five members each, through

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. Carleton, which elected 2 Progressive-Conservatives and a Liberal, was the only district where mixed representation was produced. The rest each produced one-party sweeps.

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* 1948 elections in Canada Elections in New Brunswick

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