1920 New Brunswick general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 thumb|right|250px|Rendition of party representation in the 35th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly decided by this election. #F08080 Liberals (24) #6495ED Conservatives (13) mediumseagreen United Farmers (9) sandybrown Labour (2) The 1920 New Brunswick general election was held on 9 October 1920, to elect 48 members to the 35th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Although political parties had no standing in law, twenty-four MLA declared themselves to be Liberals, thirteen declared themselves to be Conservatives, nine declared themselves to members of the United Farmers, and two declared themselves Farmer-Labour.E. R. Forbes, Delphin Andrew MuiseThe Atlantic Provinces in Confederation, University of Toronto Press, 1993, page 236 The election resulted in the first minority government in New Brunswick since the advent of responsible government in the 1840s. This was the first general election in which women could vote. They would not be allowed to run for office until 1934, following the 1919 act to extend the franchise to women.Women's Right to Vote in Canada New Brunswick general election, 1920 Party Leader Seats Government (Liberal) Walter Edward Foster 24 Opposition (Conservative) John Babington Macaulay Baxter 13 Opposition (United Farmers) 9 Opposition (Farmer-Labour) 2 Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NB Liberal 50.00 Conservative NB PC 27.08 United Farmers NB Progressive 18.75 Farmer-Labour NB Labour 4.17 References Further reading Hopkins J. Castell The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1920 1921 The Canadian Review Company Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_r0m8 Category:1920 elections in Canada Category:Elections in New Brunswick Category:1920 in New Brunswick Category:October 1920 in Canada