New Brunswick general election, 1878
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The 4th New Brunswick general election was held in June 1878, to elect 41 members to the 24th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
, the governing house of the province
of New Brunswick
, Canada
. The election was held before the adoption of party lablels.
Of forty-one MLA
s, thirty-one supported the government, and ten formed the opposition.
24th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
The 24th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly represented New Brunswick between February 22, 1879 and May 25, 1882.Edward Barron Chandler served as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick until February 1880, when he was replaced by Robert Duncan Wilmot....
, the governing house of the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The election was held before the adoption of party lablels.
Of forty-one MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
s, thirty-one supported the government, and ten formed the opposition.