1890 New Brunswick general election

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The 1890 New Brunswick general election was held on 20 January 1890, to elect 41 members to the 27th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada.[ citation needed ] The election was held before the adoption of party labels.

The government of Andrew George Blair was able to remain in power with the support of Independent MLAs. Of forty-one MLAs, twenty-six supported the government, and fifteen formed the opposition.

New Brunswick general election, 1890
PartyLeaderSeats
Government (Liberal) Andrew George Blair 26 [1]
Opposition (Conservative) Daniel L. Hanington 15 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Election Data. University of Toronto Press. 2016-01-29. doi:10.3138/9781442657007-018/html. ISBN   978-1-4426-5700-7.