1886 New Brunswick general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 August 2026 The 1886 New Brunswick general election was held on 26 April 1886,Speaker Profile: John Percival Burchill https://www.legnb.ca/en/members/speakers/42/john-percival-burchill Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 4 August 2026 to elect 41 members to the 26th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The election was held before the adoption of party labels. In 1883, the Opposition led by Andrew George Blair defeated the government of Daniel L. Hanington in a non-confidence vote which resulted in the government's resignation and Blair being asked to form a government. The 1886 election saw Blair's government returned to office. Of forty-one MLAs, thirty-three supported the government, and eight formed the opposition. New Brunswick general election, 1886The Atlantic Provinces in Confederation 31 December 2001 University of Toronto Press 978-1-4426-5700-7 517 https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.3138/9781442657007-018/html 4 August 2026 Election Data Party Leader Seats Government (Liberal) Andrew George Blair 33 Opposition (Conservative) Daniel L. Hanington 8 References Further reading Argyle, Ray. Turning Points: The Campaigns That Changed Canada - 2011 and Before (2nd ed. 2011) excerpt and text search ch 2 Category:1886 elections in Canada Category:Elections in New Brunswick Category:1886 in New Brunswick Category:April 1866 in North America