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The 1987 New Brunswick general election was held on October 13, 1987, to elect 58 members to the 51st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the
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of
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, Canada. The
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won power for the first time since
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. They did so in a
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, winning all 58 seats in the
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. This feat was only accomplished one other time in Canadian history, in the 1935 Prince Edward Island election.


Background

The popularity of
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 ...
, who had served as a popular
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from 1970 through the 1982 election, fell due to scandals in his last term. In 1984, during an official visit to New Brunswick by
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,
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officers found
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in Hatfield's luggage. Hatfield was later
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of marijuana possession charges. As reported by the media, Hatfield was also alleged to have hosted parties with young men where illegal drugs were used. He was criticized by
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and by the media for extravagant use of the government plane, which he used to travel to
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where he visited night clubs, earning him the nickname "Disco Dick". In 1985, three Saint John-area Progressive Conservative members of the legislature (MLAs) challenged Hatfield's leadership and led a brief
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after the Liberals won two
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in previously
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seats, but Hatfield led the party through a fifth election.


Campaign

Hoping to boost his popularity enough to avoid defeat, Hatfield delayed calling the election as long as possible. It was finally held on October 13, 1987, five years and a day since the last election—the longest allowed by the
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. The Tories lost all of their seats, and Hatfield himself lost his own seat to Liberal challenger
Allison DeLong Allison Winston DeLong (December 4, 1940 - April 14, 2014) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity, p ...
by 19 points. Taking full responsibility for the defeat, he announced his resignation the night of the election while being interviewed by media outside of his Hartland home. Tory supporters had crowded into Hatfield's home, but abandoned him early in the evening as the returns began to come in.
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's Liberals were virtually assured victory from day one, thanks to Hatfield's scandals. However, they ran a very successful campaign that enabled them to garner an unprecedented clean sweep of the legislature. The
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also suffered a moral defeat, losing their one seat—something they had won for the first time in 1982.


Results


Results by riding


North

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Roland Beaulieu Roland Beaulieu (born December 21, 1944) holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Edmundston Campus of the University of Moncton. He graduated from Cormier High School as Class President in 1962. After working as an assistant Industrial Com ...
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Edmond Blanchard Edmond P. Blanchard (May 31, 1954 – June 27, 2014) was a Canadian jurist and politician. Blanchard was born in Atholville, New Brunswick. He studied at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree ...
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Central

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Southwest Miramichi Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin (french: Miramichi-Sud-Ouest-Baie-du-Vin) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created as Southwest Miramichi in 1973, by which name it was known until 20 ...
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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 ...
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South West

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Jane Barry Pamela Jane Barry (born July 10, 1944) is a chemist and former politician in New Brunswick. She represented Saint John West and then Saint John Lancaster in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1987 to 1999 as a Liberal member. Biogra ...
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G. M. Keith Dow Gordon Malcolm Keith Dow (born July 1, 1937) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1982 to 1987 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party from the constituency of Saint John West ...
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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 List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Car ...
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Eric Allaby Kenneth Eric Allaby (born August 7, 1943 on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick) is a former New Brunswick politician. He first ran for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, as a Liberal in the 1982 election but was defeated. He ran and won ...
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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 List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Ca ...
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Reid Hurley Leonard "Reid" Hurley (born March 15, 1944) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity, political ...
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Ann Breault Gertrude Ann Breault (December 15, 1938 – September 26, 2021) was a teacher, nurse, journalist, and politician in New Brunswick, Canada. Known by "Ann," she represented St. Stephen-Milltown and then Western Charlotte in the Legislative Assembl ...
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Alan R. Graham Alan Robert Graham (born June 20, 1942) is a retired Canadians, Canadian politician in the Province of New Brunswick and he is the father of Shawn Graham, who was Premier of New Brunswick from 2006 to 2010. Family history Alan Graham is a son of ...
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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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Camille Thériault Camille Henri Thériault (born February 25, 1955) served as the 29th premier of New Brunswick from 1998 to 1999. Early life The son of Joséphine Martin and Norbert Thériault, a former provincial cabinet minister and Canadian Senator, Camille ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Marilyn Trenholme Marilyn Trenholme Counsell (born October 22, 1933) is a Canadian lecturer, doctor and politician. Counsell was a Canadian Senator and Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick from 1997 to 2003. Early life and career She was born in Baie Verte, New ...
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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 deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity ...
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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 deri ...
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Greg O'Donnell Gregory Hugh O'Donnell (April 8, 1952 — May 26, 2016) was a businessman and former political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Memramcook and then Dieppe-Memramcook in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1987 to 1999 as ...
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Clarence Cormier Clarence J. Cormier (July 14, 1930 – April 26, 2012) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1982 to 1987, as a Progressive Conservative member for the constituency of Memramcook. He was minister o ...
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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 ...
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Ray Frenette Joseph Raymond Frenette (April 16, 1935 – July 13, 2018) was a Canadian politician in New Brunswick. He was a Liberal Party of New Brunswick, Liberal representative for the riding of Moncton East in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick fr ...
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Moncton West Moncton South (french: Moncton-Sud) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It occupies the southern portion of the city of Moncton. It was created in 1973 out of the multi-member district of Mo ...
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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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Hubert Seamans Hubert James Seamans (born June 30, 1951), is a businessman and former political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Riverview in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1985 to 1991 as a Liberal member. He was born in Sai ...
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References

;Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:New Brunswick General Election, 1987 1987 elections in Canada Elections in New Brunswick 1987 in New Brunswick October 1987 events in Canada