1987 New Brunswick general election

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1987 New Brunswick general election

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58 seats of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 30 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   PC NDP Leader Frank McKenna Richard Hatfield George Little Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic Leader since 1985 1967 1980 Leader's seat Chatham Carleton Centre (lost re-election) ran in Kings West (lost) Last election 18 39 1 Seats won 58 0 0 Seat change 40 39 1 Popular vote 246,702 116,798 43,033 Percentage 60.39% 28.59% 10.55% Swing 19.09% 18.86% 0.4%
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding.
Premier before election Richard Hatfield Progressive Conservative Premier after election Frank McKenna Liberal

The 1987 New Brunswick general election was held on October 13, 1987, to select the 58 members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick of the 51st Legislature of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The Liberal Party won power for the first time since 1967. They did so in a landslide, winning all 58 seats in the legislature. This feat was only accomplished one other time in Canadian history, in the 1935 Prince Edward Island election.