1856 New Brunswick general election

British colonial election in present-day Canada September 2023 The 1856 New Brunswick general election was a very close election. The conservative members of Parliament manage to claim 21 seats, to the liberals' 20. Premier Charles Fisher's alliance of Liberal MLAs were ousted from government, and John Hamilton Gray became the new Premier of the colony. The main issue of the election was Prohibition. In 1855, the Liberals had passed a legislation banning alcohol in the colony, following Maine's example. The new administration repealed this act in a special session immediately after forming government.https://archive.org/details/prohibitionincan00arnduoft Prohibition in Canada; a memorial to Francis Stephens Spence Arndt Ruth (Spence) Spence F. S. (Francis Stephens) Toronto Ontario Branch of the Dominion Alliance Robarts - University of Toronto 1919 81 21 February 2018 Results New Brunswick general election, 1856 PartyLeader Seats OppositionJohn Hamilton Gray 21 Government (Liberals)Charles Fisher 20 References Category:Elections in New Brunswick Category:1856 elections in Canada Category:Prohibition in Canada Category:Alcohol in New Brunswick