1956 New Brunswick general election

1956 New Brunswick general election

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52 seats of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 27 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Hugh John Flemming Austin Claude Taylor Party Progressive Conservative Liberal Leader since 1951 1952 Leader's seat Carleton Westmorland Last election 36 16 Seats won 37 15 Seat change 1 1 Percentage 52.2% 46.1% Swing 3.3% 3.1%
Premier before election Hugh John Flemming Progressive Conservative Premier after election Hugh John Flemming Progressive Conservative

Rendition of party representation in the 43rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly decided by this election.

  Progressive Conservatives (37)

  Liberals (15)

The 1956 New Brunswick general election was held on June 18, 1956, to elect 52 members to the 43rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The incumbent Progressive Conservative government of Hugh John Flemming was re-elected.

New Brunswick general election, 1956
Party	Leader	Seats	Pop Vote
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick	Hugh John Flemming	37	52.2%
New Brunswick Liberal Association	Austin Claude Taylor	15	46.1%
Social Credit Party		0	1.6%
Other / Non-Partisan		0	0.1%

Popular vote PC   52.20% Liberal   46.10% Social Credit   1.60% Others   0.10%

Seats summary PC   71.15% Liberal   28.85%

References

• Frank B. Feigert (1989). Canada Votes, 1935-1988. Duke University Press. p. 160.