New Brunswick general election, 1856

The New Brunswick General Election of 1856 was a very close election. The Conservatives members of Parliament manage to claim 21 seats, to the Liberals' 20. The Liberals were ousted from government. The main issue of the election was Prohibition. In 1855, the Liberals had passed a legislation banning alcohol in the colony, following Maine's example. The new government repealed this act in a special session immediately after forming government.^[1]

Results

New Brunswick general election, 1856
Party	Seats
Government	21
Opposition (Liberals)	20

References

↑ Arndt, Ruth (Spence); Spence, F. S. (Francis Stephens) (1919). Prohibition in Canada; a memorial to Francis Stephens Spence. Robarts - University of Toronto. Toronto Ontario Branch of the Dominion Alliance. p. 81. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

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[1] Arndt, Ruth (Spence); Spence, F. S. (Francis Stephens) (1919). Prohibition in Canada; a memorial to Francis Stephens Spence. Robarts - University of Toronto. Toronto Ontario Branch of the Dominion Alliance. p. 81. Retrieved 21 February 2018.