1952 New Brunswick general election

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1952 New Brunswick general election
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  1948 September 22, 1952 1956  

52 seats of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
27 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Leader Hugh John Flemming John B. McNair
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since19511940
Leader's seat Carleton York (lost re-election)
Last election547
Seats won3616
Seat changeIncrease2.svg31Decrease2.svg31
Percentage48.9%49.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg17.7%Decrease2.svg8.6%

Premier before election

John B. McNair
Liberal

Premier after election

Hugh John Flemming
Progressive Conservative

Rendition of party representation in the 42nd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly decided by this election.
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Progressive Conservatives (36)
Liberals (16) Nb-seating-1952.png
Rendition of party representation in the 42nd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly decided by this election.
  Progressive Conservatives (36)
  Liberals (16)

The 1952 New Brunswick general election was held on September 22, 1952, to elect 52 members to the 42nd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The incumbent Liberals were defeated by the Progressive Conservatives.

New Brunswick general election, 1952
PartyLeaderSeatsPop Vote
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick Hugh John Flemming 3648.9%
New Brunswick Liberal Association John B. McNair 1649.2%
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Claude P. Milton 01.3%
Social Credit Party 00.5%
Other / Non-Partisan00.1%
Popular vote
Liberal
49.20%
PC
48.90%
CCF
1.30%
Social Credit
0.50%
Others
0.10%
Seats summary
PC
69.23%
Liberal
30.77%

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