1995 New Brunswick general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 October 2023 1995 New Brunswick general election New Brunswick parliamentary no no 1991 New Brunswick general election 1991 53rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly September 11, 1995 members 1999 New Brunswick general election 1999 55 seats of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 28 150x150px NB Liberal nohash Frank McKenna 1985 NB Liberal name Miramichi-Bay du Vin 46 48 2 201,150 51.63% 4.52% PC NB PC nohash Bernard Valcourt 1995 NB PC name Edmundston 3 6 3 120,247 30.87% 10.17% NDP NB NDP nohash Elizabeth Weir 1988 NB NDP name Saint John Harbour 1 1 37,579 9.65% 1.13% CoR NB CoR nohash Greg Hargrove 1995 NB CoR name Mactaquac (lost re-election) 8 0 8 27,684 7.11% 14.09% Nb1995.PNG 300px Map of New Brunswick's ridings coloured in based on the winning parties and their popular vote Premier Frank McKenna NB Liberal name Frank McKenna Premier after election NB Liberal name thumb|right|250px|Rendition of party representation in the 53rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly decided by this election. #F08080 Liberals (48) #6495ED Progressive Conservatives (6) sandybrown New Democrats (1) The 1995 New Brunswick general election was held on September 11, 1995, to elect the 55 members of the 53rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly. The Liberals won their third consecutive majority government, with Premier McKenna's personal popularity aiding the Liberals in retaining a large majority. The PCs managed only 6 seats, while the CoR lost all theirs. The combined PC-CoR vote exceeded that of the Liberals in an additional 10 ridings (Albert, Fundy Isles, Kings East, Mactaquac, Petitcodiac, Saint John-Fundy, Southwest Miramichi, Victoria-Tobique, Western Charlotte and Woodstock). Background The election marked the debut of Bernard Valcourt as a provincial politician, and as leader of a reinvigorated Progressive Conservative Party. A popular politician from Edmundston, Valcourt had served as an MP from 1984 to 1993, serving in the cabinets of Prime Ministers Brian Mulroney and Kim Campbell. The New Brunswick PCs had been in the political wilderness for the better part of a decade; they were shut out of the legislature in 1987, and only managed a third-place showing with 3 seats in 1991. The internal disarray of the CoR party had vacated room on the right for the PCs, and polls suggested a more competitive race than in the previous few elections. Frank McKenna's Liberal Party sought a third term in government, as the Confederation of Regions (CoR) party struggled to survive after considerable internal strife. Elizabeth Weir tried to expand her New Democratic Party's foothold in the legislature. This election was the first since 1974 to feature a boundary redistribution, with an overall reduction in the size of the legislature from 58 to 55 seats. Opinion polls + Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level Polling firmLast day of survey Source NBLA NBPC NBNDP CoR Other ME Margin of Error SampleElection 1995September 11, 199551.6330.879.657.110.75OmnifactsSeptember 4, 1995Poll predicts victory for N.B. Grits September 6, 1995 The Globe and Mail N7662194Corporate Research AssociatesAugust 1995Miles in front of the pack, McKenna still runs scared McIllroy Anne August 13, 1995 The Ottawa Citizen A5641256OmnifactsAugust 1995McKenna set to call vote for Sept. 11: Liberals' tough management line leaves Tories scrambling to come from behind Cox Kevin August 12, 1995 The Globe and Mail A85615.94.61.4Election 1991September 23, 199147.1120.6910.7821.180.24 Results PartyParty Leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular Vote1991DissolutionElected% Change#%Change NB Liberal rowLiberalFrank McKenna55464248+4.3%201,15051.63%+4.52% NB PC rowProgressive ConservativeBernard Valcourt55366+100%120,24730.87%+10.17% NB NDP rowNew DemocraticElizabeth Weir55111-37,5799.65%-1.13% NB CoR row-nameGreg Hargrove36860-100%27,6847.11%-14.09% NB Natural Law rowNatural LawChristopher Collrin17*---1,2670.33%* NB Independent rowIndependents8-2--1,6350.42%+0.21% CA vacant rowVacant1 Total226585855-5.45%389,562100%-5.65% * Natural Law did not contest the 1991 election.Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NB Liberal 51.63 PC NB PC 30.87 New Democratic NB NDP 9.65 Conf. of Regions NB CoR 7.11 Others NB Independent 0.74Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NB Liberal 87.27 PC NB PC 10.91 New Democratic NB NDP 1.82 Candidates Many new and changed districts were used for the first time in this election as a result of an electoral redistribution. Legend bold denotes a party leader italics denotes a potential candidate who has not received his/her party's nomination † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election * denotes an incumbent seeking re-election in a new district Northern New Brunswick NB Liberal PC NDP Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|1. Restigouche West |NB Liberal background| |Jean Paul Savoie 3,745 | |Luc LeBrun 3,230 | |Wendy Martin 200 | |Marcelle Lamontagne (Natural Law) 93 |NB Liberal background| |Jean-Paul Savoie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|2. Campbellton |NB Liberal background| |Edmond Blanchard 4,831 | |Florent Jim Levesque 1,207 | |Louis Renaud 425 | |Harold I. Hargrove (CoR) 368Laurent Maltais (Natural Law) 93 |NB Liberal background| |Edmond Blanchard |- |rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke|3. Dalhousie-Restigouche East |NB Liberal background rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Carolle de Ste. Croix 4,006 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Gail Walsh 743 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Aurèle Ferlatte 2,753 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Charles Gendron Stewart (Ind.) 220Chris Jensen (Natural Law) 81 |NB Liberal background| |Allan Maher† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke colspan=2 align=center|merged district |- |NB Liberal background| |Rayburn Doucett† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|4. Nigadoo-Chaleur |NB Liberal background| |Albert Doucet 4,421 | |Maxime Lejeune 2,555 | |Ulric DeGrâce 662 | |Francine Richard (Natural Law) 126 |NB Liberal background| |Albert Doucet |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|5. Bathurst |NB Liberal background| |Marcelle Mersereau 4,956 | |Graham Wiseman 695 | |Kim Power 824 | |William Parker (Natural Law) 88 |NB Liberal background| |Marcelle Mersereau |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|6. Nepisiguit |NB Liberal background| |Alban Landry 3,715 | |Anne-Marie Gammon 1,953 | |Normand Savoie 690 | |Andie Haché (Natural Law) 87 |NB Liberal background| |Frank Branch† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|7. Caraquet |NB Liberal background| |Bernard Thériault 4,367 | |Bernard Haché 1,804 | |Jean-Marie Nadeau 1,792 | |Marc Boulay (Natural Law) 68 |NB Liberal background| |Bernard Thériault |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|8. Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou |NB Liberal background| |Jean-Camille DeGrâce 4,124 | |Paul Robichaud 4,096 | |Daniel Brindle 222 | |Gilles Godin 56 |NB Independent background| |Jean Gauvin† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|9. Centre-Péninsule |NB Liberal background| |Denis Landry 3,448 | |Roland Mallais 2,749 | |Pierre Cousineau 373 | | |colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=whitesmoke|new district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|10. Tracadie-Sheila | |George McLaughlin 3,803 |NB PC background| |Elvy Robichaud 4,214 | |Aldoria Noël 172 | | |NB PC background| |Elvy Robichaud |} Eastern New Brunswick NB Liberal PC NDP Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|11. Miramichi Bay |NB Liberal background| |Danny Gay 3,504 | |Jim Gordon 3,334 | |Mary M. Parker 237 | |Allison Furlotte (CoR) 91 |NB Liberal background| |Danny Gay |- |rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke|12. Miramichi-Bay du Vin |NB Liberal background rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Frank McKenna 5,089 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Scott Hickey 2,114 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Debbie McGraw 617 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Brian E. Farrah (Natural Law) 92 |NB Liberal background| |Frank McKenna |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke colspan=2 align=center|merged district |- |NB Liberal background| |Reg MacDonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|13. Miramichi Centre |NB Liberal background| |John McKay 4,081 | |Paul Dawson 3,803 | |Terry Carter 353 | | |NB Liberal background| |John McKay |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|14. Southwest Miramichi |NB Liberal background| |Reg MacDonald* 3,227 | |Andy Dawson 2,326 | |Allan Goodfellow 337 | |Gerald Stewart (CoR) 1,055Gayer Holmes (Ind.) 147 |NB Independent background| |Brent Taylor† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|15. Rogersville-Kouchibouguac |NB Liberal background| |Kenneth Johnson 3,530 | |Hermel Mazerolle 2,728 | |Charles Richard 493 | | |colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=whitesmoke|new district |- |rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke|16. Kent |NB Liberal background rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Alan Graham 4,318 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Stéphane Comeau 903 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|John LaBossiere 522 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Percy R. Beers (CoR) 387 |NB Liberal background| |Alan Graham |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke colspan=2 align=center|merged district |- |NB Liberal background| |Conrad Landry† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|17. Kent South |NB Liberal background| |Camille Thériault 6,313 | |Charles Ryan 1,774 | |Clifford Meunier 740 | | |NB Liberal background| |Camille Thériault |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|18. Shediac-Cap-Pélé |NB Liberal background| |Bernard Richard 6,963 | |Jean-Claude Bourque 1,006 | |John Gagnon 543 | | |NB Liberal background| |Bernard Richard |} Southeastern New Brunswick NB Liberal PC NDP CoR Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|19. Tantramar |NB Liberal background| |Marilyn Trenholme 3,414 | |Eric Wheeler 654 | |Berkeley Fleming 844 | |Julia Stevens 553 | | |NB Liberal background| |Marilyn Trenholme Counsell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|20. Dieppe-Memramcook |NB Liberal background| |Greg O'Donnell 6,639 | |Bernard Lord 2,181 | |Bernice Butler 577 | |Robert Henry 177 | | |NB Liberal background| |Greg O'Donnell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|21. Moncton East |NB Liberal background| |Ray Frenette 4,466 | |Brian Donaghy 1,302 | |Gérard Snow 854 | |Gerry Fullerton 604 | | |NB Liberal background| |Ray Frenette |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|22. Moncton South |NB Liberal background| |Jim Lockyer 4,332 | |Bob Leighton 1,236 | |Blair McInnis 577 | |Don Freeman 861 | | |NB Liberal background| |James E. Lockyer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|23. Moncton North |NB Liberal background| |Gene Devereux 4,333 | |Marc LeBlanc 1,139 | |Mark Robar 608 | |Cyril Flanagan 945 | |Michael Boucher (Natural Law) 40 |NB Liberal background| |vacant |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|24. Moncton Crescent |NB Liberal background| |Kenneth R. MacLeod 3,832 | |Barbara Winsor 1,489 | |Richard Hay 426 | |Dean Ryder 1,017 | |Richard Mullins 227 |colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=whitesmoke|new district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|25. Petitcodiac |NB Liberal background| |Hollis Steeves 2,398 | |Charles Harmer 1,650 | |Jennifer Stairs 310 | |Tom Taylor 1,673 | | |NB PC background| |Dennis Cochrane† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|26. Riverview |NB Liberal background| |Al Kavanaugh 4,090 | |Scott MacGregor 1,712 | |David Bailie 317 | |Doug Roper 1,436 | | |NB CoR background| |Gordon Wilden* |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|27. Albert |NB Liberal background| |Harry Doyle 2,871 | |Wayne Steeves 1,964 | |Elizabeth Venart 353 | |Doug Duff 1,350 | | |NB Independent background| |Beverly Brine† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|28. Kings East |NB Liberal background| |LeRoy Armstrong 3,074 | |Hazen Myers 3,030 | |Brian Stone 325 | |Gordon Willden* 548 | |Brian A. Chown (Ind.) 193 |NB PC background| |Hazen Myers |} Greater Saint John & Fundy Coast NB Liberal PC NDP CoR Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|29. Hampton-Belleisle |NB Liberal background| |Georgie Day* 3,310 | |Ronald Hatfield 2,837 | |Shirley Short 870 | |Ben Macaulay 456 | |Neil Dickie (Natural Law) 69 |colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=whitesmoke|new district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|30. Kennebecasis |NB Liberal background| |Peter LeBlanc 3,279 | |John van Kralingen 2,069 | |Elizabeth Thompson 1,522 | |Bob Ross 471 | | |colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=whitesmoke|new district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|31. Saint John-Fundy |NB Liberal background| |Stuart Jamieson 2,447 | |Rodney Weston 2,263 | |Aubrey Fougere 968 | |Bernard Toole 224 | |Phyllis Johnston (Natural Law) 49 |NB Liberal background| |Stuart Jamieson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|32. Saint John-Kings |NB Liberal background| |Laureen Jarrett 3,176 | |Bill Artiss 2,561 | |Pam Coates 825 | | | |Gary Ewart (Ind.) 497Allison Pring (Natural Law) 60 |colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=whitesmoke|new district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|33. Saint John Champlain |NB Liberal background| |Roly MacIntyre 2,222 | |Lisa Keenan 1,547 | |Paula Tippett 1,888 | |Christina Green 200 | | |NB Liberal background| |George Jenkins† |- |rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke|34. Saint John Harbour |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Robert A. Higgins 1,813 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Lloyd Betts 702 |NB NDP background rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Elizabeth Weir 2,901 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Roland Griffith 137 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Janice MacMillan (Natural Law) 52 |NB Liberal background| |John Mooney† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke colspan=2 align=center|merged district |- |NB NDP background| |Elizabeth Weir |- |rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke|35. Saint John Portland |NB Liberal background rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Leo McAdam 2,454 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Trevor Holder 2,113 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Greg Barry 1,507 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Terry Van Duzee 209 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |NB Liberal background| |Leo McAdam |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke colspan=2 align=center|merged district |- |NB Liberal background| |Shirley Dysart† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|36. Saint John Lancaster |NB Liberal background| |Jane Barry 2,954 | |Norm McFarlane 2,673 | |Kenneth Wilcox 1,030 | |Peter Whitebone 215 | |Richard Gerrior (Ind.) 188Christopher Collrin (Natural Law) 49 |NB Liberal background| |Jane Barry |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|37. Grand Bay-Westfield | |Edward Kelly 1,583 |NB PC background| |Milt Sherwood 2,332 | |Julie Dingwell 1,471 | |Colby Fraser 527 | | |colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=whitesmoke|new district |- |rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke|38. Charlotte |NB Liberal background rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Sheldon Lee 3,645 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Sharon Tucker 1,269 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Eugene Dugas 124 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Lynn Mason 107 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Teresa James (Ind.) 54 |NB Liberal background| |Sheldon Lee |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke colspan=2 align=center|merged district |- |NB Liberal background| |Eric Allaby |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|39. Fundy Isles |NB Liberal background| |Eric Allaby* 1,201 | |Bob Jackson 1,111 | |Bill Barteau 77 | |John Cunningham 171 | | |colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=whitesmoke|new district |- |rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke|40. Western Charlotte |NB Liberal background rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Ann Breault 3,076 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Ken Stevens 1,752 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|John Alexander 257 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Tony Huntjens 1,590 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |NB Liberal background| |Reid Hurley† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke colspan=2 align=center|merged district |- |NB Liberal background| |Ann Breault |} Greater Fredericton NB Liberal PC NDP CoR Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|41. Oromocto-Gagetown |NB Liberal background| |Vaughn Blaney* 3,537 | |Jody Carr 1,861 | |Sandra Burtt 390 | |Ab Rector 914 | | |NB CoR background| |Ab Rector |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|42. Grand Lake |NB Liberal background| |Doug Tyler* 3,743 | |Stephen McCready 2,177 | |Danny Young 420 | |Connie Webber 1,501 | | |colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=whitesmoke|new district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|43. Fredericton North |NB Liberal background| |Jim Wilson 4,235 | |Walter Brown 1,778 | |Elaine Perkins 1,074 | |Ross Ingram 1,569 | | |NB CoR background| |Ed Allen† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|44. Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak |NB Liberal background| |Greg Byrne 3,241 | |Brent Bishop 1,464 | |Patricia Kennedy 929 | |Nancy Curtis 857 | | |colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=whitesmoke|new district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|45. Fredericton South |NB Liberal background| |Russ King 4,141 | |David Peterson 1,980 | |Dick Grant 1,042 | |Dave O'Brien 776 | |Jeanne Geldart (Natural Law) 108 |NB Liberal background| |Russ King |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|46. New Maryland |NB Liberal background| |Joan Kingston 3,719 | |Robert Penney 1,759 | |Eric Keating 636 | |Max White* 1,873 | | |colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=whitesmoke|new district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|47. York |NB Liberal background| |John Flynn 3,632 | |Martin MacMullin 1,815 | |Mary van Gaal 546 | |Stephen Little 1,350 | |Patricia Carlson (Natural Law) 56 |NB CoR background| |Danny Cameron† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|48. Mactaquac |NB Liberal background| |David Olmstead 3,106 | |Donald Parent 2,131 | |Thomas Steep 505 | |Greg Hargrove 1,755 | | |NB CoR background| |Greg Hargrove |} Upper Saint John River Valley NB Liberal PC NDP Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|49. Woodstock |NB Liberal background| |Bruce Smith 3,306 | |Fred Hanson 3,058 | |David Kennedy 530 | |Lynn Avery (CoR) 687 |NB Liberal background| |Bruce Smith |- |rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke|50. Carleton |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Butch Green 3,216 |NB PC background rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Dale Graham 4,016 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Deanna Grant 220 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|David Kilcollins (CoR) 438 |NB Liberal background| |Allison DeLong† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke colspan=2 align=center|merged district |- |NB PC background| |Dale Graham |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|51. Victoria-Tobique |NB Liberal background| |Larry Kennedy 2,845 | |Greg Inman 2,838 | |Leslie Ferguson 114 | |Kevin Jensen (CoR) 592Carter Edgar (Ind.) 109 |NB Liberal background| |Larry Kennedy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|52. Grand Falls Region |NB Liberal background| |Paul Duffie 4,583 | |Jean-Guy Laforest 2,301 | |André Faust 264 | | |NB Liberal background| |Paul Duffie |- |rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke|53. Madawaska-la-Vallée |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Gérald Clavette 2,908 |NB PC background rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Percy Mockler 3,964 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Jean-Marie St. Onge 118 |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |NB Liberal background| |Gérald Clavette |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke colspan=2 align=center|merged district |- |NB PC background| |Percy Mockler |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|54. Edmundston | |Roland Beaulieu 2,803 |NB PC background| |Bernard Valcourt 4,215 | |Maureen Michaud 102 | | |NB Liberal background| |Roland Beaulieu |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|55. Madawaska-les-Lacs | |Georges Corriveau 3,085 |NB PC background| |Jeannot Volpé 4,060 | |John Nowlan 103 | | |NB Liberal background| |Georges Corriveau |- |} References Category:Elections in New Brunswick Category:1995 elections in Canada Category:1995 in New Brunswick Category:September 1995 in Canada