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- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 abstract "The 31st New Brunswick general election was held on October 13, 1987, to elect 58 members to the 51st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The Liberal Party won power for the first time since 1967. They did so in an unheard-of landslide, winning all 58 seats in the legislature. This feat was only accomplished one other time in Canadian history, in the 1935 Prince Edward Island election.The popularity of Richard Hatfield, who had served as a popular premier from 1970 through the 1982 election, fell due to scandals in his last term. In 1984, during an official visit to New Brunswick by Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers found marijuana in Hatfield's luggage. Hatfield was later acquitted of marijuana possession charges. As reported by the media, Hatfield was also alleged to have hosted parties with young men where illegal drugs were used. He was criticized by opposition parties and by the media for extravagant use of the government plane, which he used to travel to New York City where he visited night clubs, earning him the nickname \"Disco Dick\".In 1985, three Saint John-area Progressive Conservative members of the legislature (MLAs) challenged Hatfield's leadership and led a brief caucus revolt after the Liberals won two by-elections in previously Tory seats, but Hatfield led the party through a fifth election.Hoping to boost his popularity enough to avoid defeat, Hatfield delayed calling the election as long as possible. It was finally held on October 13, 1987, five years and a day since the last election—the longest allowed by the Constitution of Canada. The Tories lost all of their seats, and Hatfield himself lost his own seat to Liberal challenger Allison DeLong by a staggering 19 points. Taking full responsibility for the defeat, he announced his resignation the night of the election while being interviewed by media outside of his Hartland home. Tory supporters had crowded into Hatfield's home, but abandoned him early in the evening as the returns began to come in.Frank McKenna's Liberals were virtually assured victory from day one, thanks to Hatfield's scandals. However, they ran a very successful campaign that enabled them to garner an unprecedented clean sweep of the legislature. The New Democrats also suffered a moral defeat, losing their one seat—something they had won for the first time in 1982.".
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 country New_Brunswick.
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 firstLeader Frank_McKenna.
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 secondLeader Richard_Hatfield.
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 startDate "1987-10-13".
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- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 title "New Brunswick general election, 1987".
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageExternalLink Thirty-First%20General%20Election,%201987,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf.
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- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Constitution_of_Canada.
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Dalhousie_(electoral_district).
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Danny_Gay_(politician).
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Dave_Clark_(Canadian_politician).
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink David_Bishop_(Canadian_politician).
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Dieppe-Memramcook.
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Dissolution_of_parliament.
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Doug_Harrison.
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Doug_Moore.
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- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Edwin_G._Allen.
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- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Independent_politician.
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink James_E._Lockyer.
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink James_Gordon_(New_Brunswick_politician).
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink James_N._Tucker,_Jr..
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Jane_Barry.
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Jean-Paul_Savoie.
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Jean-Pierre_Ouellet.
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Jean_Gauvin.
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink Jim_Wilson_(New_Brunswick_politician).
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink John_B._M._Baxter,_Jr..
- New_Brunswick_general_election,_1987 wikiPageWikiLink John_McKay_(New_Brunswick_politician).