The 1925 New Brunswick general election was held on 10 August 1925, to elect 48 members to the
36th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the
province
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of
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...
,
Canada
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. Although political parties had no standing in law, thirty-seven
MLAs declared themselves to be
Conservatives
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, and eleven declared themselves to be
Liberals resulting in the defeat of the government of
Peter Veniot
Peter John Veniot, (October 4, 1863 – July 6, 1936) was a businessman and newspaper owner and a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He was the first Acadian premier of New Brunswick.
Early life and career
He was born in Richibucto, New Bru ...
.
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1925 elections in Canada
Elections in New Brunswick
1925 in New Brunswick
August 1925 in Canada
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