1948 New Brunswick general election

The 1948 New Brunswick general election was held on June 28, 1948, to elect 52 members to the 41st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada.

Rendition of party representation in the 41st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly decided by this election.
  Liberals (47)
  Conservatives (5)

The Liberal government of John B. McNair was re-elected.

The election was held using 17 districts, electing between two and five members each, through Block Voting. Carleton, which elected 2 Progressive-Conservatives and a Liberal, was the only district where mixed representation was produced. The rest each produced one-party sweeps.

New Brunswick general election, 1948
Party Leader Seats Pop Vote
New Brunswick Liberal Association John B. McNair 47 57.8%
Conservative Party of New Brunswick Hugh H. Mackay 5 31.2%
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Joseph C. Arrowsmith 0 6.0%
Social Credit Party 0 3.1%
Other / Non-Partisan 0 1.9%
Popular vote
Liberal
 
 57.80%
PC
 
 31.20%
CCF
 
 6.00%
Social Credit
 
 3.10%
Others
 
 1.90%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
 90.38%
PC
 
 9.62%

References
  • Frank B. Feigert (1989). Canada Votes, 1935-1988. Duke University Press. pp. 160.


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