The 1995 New Brunswick general election was held on September 11, 1995, to elect 55 members to the 53rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The Liberals were again victorious. McKenna's personal popularity allowed the Liberals to maintain a large majority while the Tories 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). Also of note, there were 55 ridings in this election, as opposed to 58 in previous elections. It was the first time boundaries were redrawn in New Brunswick since 1974.

[Rendition of party representation in the 53rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly decided by this election.

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Background

Valcourt, a popular politician from Edmundston, had served as an MP from 1984 to 1993, and served in the cabinets of Prime Ministers Brian Mulroney and Kim Campbell. The New Brunswick Tories had been in shambles for the better part of a decade. They were shut out of the legislature in 1987, and won only three seats and third place in 1991. The internal meltdown of the CoR party had left them much room on the right, and polls showed that there would be a competitive race. The election marked the debut of Bernard Valcourt as a provincial politician, and as leader of a reinvigorated Progressive Conservative Party. Frank McKenna sought a third term for his Liberal government, while 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.

Opinion polls

Results

• Natural Law did not contest the 1991 election.

Candidates

Many new and changed districts were used for the first time in this election as a result of an electoral redistribution. Legend

Northern New Brunswick

Laurent Maltais (Natural Law) 93 Chris Jensen (Natural Law) 81

Eastern New Brunswick

Gayer Holmes (Ind.) 147

Southeastern New Brunswick

Greater Saint John & Fundy Coast

Allison Pring (Natural Law) 60 Christopher Collrin (Natural Law) 49

Greater Fredericton

Upper Saint John River Valley

Carter Edgar (Ind.) 109