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1935 New Brunswick general election

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Rendition of party representation in the 38th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly decided by this election.
  Liberals (43)
  Conservatives (5)

The 1935 New Brunswick general election was held on June 27, 1935, to elect 48 members to the 38th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The incumbent Conservative government of Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley was defeated.

This was the first election in which women could run for election to the NB Legislature. But no women MLAs were elected until the 1967 New Brunswick general election.[1]

New Brunswick general election, 1935
Party Leader Seats Pop Vote
New Brunswick Liberal Association Allison Dysart 43 59.6%
Conservative Party of New Brunswick Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley 5 40.2%
Other / Non-Partisan 0 0.2%
Popular vote
Liberal
59.60%
Conservative
40.20%
Others
0.20%
Seats summary
Liberal
89.58%
Conservative
10.42%

References

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  1. ^ "New Brunswick | the Canadian Encyclopedia".

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