Sources : Elections in New Brunswick: 1784-1984. 1984. New Brunswick Legislative Library: Fredericton, N.B.
Report of the Chief Electoral Office:Pursuant to Subsection 1 of Section 97 of the New Brunswick Elections Act. Province of New Brunswick Twenty-seventh General Election, 1970.
Results
Districts
Charts
Legislature
Result
Total Electors
Valid Ballots
Valid Votes
Invalid Votes
Turnout Rate
323,213
732,080
732,080
4,112
226.50%
Party
Candidates
Seats Won
% of Seats Won
% of Vote
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
58
32
55.17%
48.42%
New Brunswick Liberal Association/Association libérale du Nouveau-Brunswick
58
26
44.83%
48.63%
Independent
5
0
0%
0.24%
New Brunswick New Democratic Party/Nouveau parti démocratique du Nouveau-Brunswick
30
0
0%
2.71%
Additional information for Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Party Founding : Renamed from Conservative Party to Progressive Conservative in 1942 following similar name change at the federal level.
Additional information for New Brunswick Liberal Association/Association libérale du Nouveau-Brunswick
Party Founding : Founded in 1883
Note : New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick
First election as Party : 1883
Additional information for New Brunswick New Democratic Party/Nouveau parti démocratique du Nouveau-Brunswick
Party Founding : Founded in 1962 as a merger of the New Brunswick Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and elements of the labour movement following similar change at the federal level.
