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1974 New Brunswick general election

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Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding.
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This was the first New Brunswick election in which candidates contested only single-member ridings, established as a result of the
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automobile plant and a series of kickback schemes, there were few surprises during the campaign. Hatfield had made inroads in the
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Despite the Hatfield government's involvement in the failed
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Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1974
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was held on November 18, 1974, to elect 58 members to the
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It saw 311: 310: 307: 306: 253: 252: 201:Seat change 58: 57: 47:November 18, 1974 1341: 909: 908: 897: 890: 883: 874: 869: 857: 834: 833: 813: 753: 752: 747: 746: 672: 671: 666: 665: 601:Euclide Chaisson 484:Richard Hatfield 453: 422: 409: 403: 368:, winning three 331:Richard Hatfield 297:Richard Hatfield 282:Richard Hatfield 273: 263: 248: 247: 240: 239: 216: 215: 208: 207: 127:Richard Hatfield 117: 93: 92: 82:58 seats of the 67:outgoing members 37: 36: 30: 29: 28: 21: 1349: 1348: 1344: 1343: 1342: 1340: 1339: 1338: 1309: 1308: 1307: 1302: 1288: 1267: 1231: 911: 903: 901: 866: 846: 843: 841:Further reading 838: 837: 830: 815: 814: 810: 805: 796: 795: 787: 774: 741: 740: 732: 719: 706: 693: 449: 432: 411: 407: 405: 401: 389: 337:win its second 299: 294: 284: 279: 271: 266: 258: 190:Seats won 173:Saint John Park 168:Carleton Centre 118: 113: 86: 81: 76: 75: 69: 31: 26: 24: 12: 11: 5: 1347: 1345: 1337: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1321: 1311: 1310: 1304: 1303: 1301: 1300: 1293: 1290: 1289: 1287: 1286: 1281: 1275: 1273: 1269: 1268: 1266: 1265: 1260: 1255: 1250: 1245: 1239: 1237: 1233: 1232: 1230: 1229: 1222: 1217: 1212: 1207: 1202: 1197: 1192: 1187: 1182: 1177: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1137: 1132: 1127: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1082: 1077: 1072: 1067: 1062: 1057: 1052: 1047: 1042: 1037: 1032: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1012: 1007: 1002: 997: 992: 987: 982: 977: 972: 967: 962: 957: 952: 947: 942: 937: 932: 927: 921: 919: 913: 912: 902: 900: 899: 892: 885: 877: 871: 870: 864: 850:, ed. 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Index

1970
1978
outgoing members
members
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Richard Hatfield
Robert Higgins
Progressive Conservative
Liberal
Carleton Centre
Saint John Park

Richard Hatfield
Progressive Conservative
Richard Hatfield
Progressive Conservative
48th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
province
New Brunswick
Richard Hatfield
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
majority government
popular vote
Robert J. Higgins
New Brunswick Liberal Party
Bricklin SV-1
Acadian
1970 election
francophone
by-elections

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