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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 Tories had been in shambles for the better part of a decade. They were shut out of the legislature in 1987The 1987 election in the Canadian province of New Brunswick saw the Liberal Party sweep to victory, for the first time since 1970, in a massive landslide by winning all 58 seats in the legislature. Richard Hatfield, who had served as a popular premier fro and won only 2 seats and third place in 1991The 1991 election in the Canadian province of New Brunswick was difficult to predict from the outset. Though Frank McKenna's Liberals were expected to win a second term after sweeping all 58 seats in 1987, any of the other three parties were considered co. The internal meltdown of the CoR party had left them lots of room on the right and polls showed that there would be a competitive race.

The Liberals, however, were again victorious. McKenna's personal popularity combined with vote-splitting between the Conservatives and the remanents of CoR allowed the Liberals to maintain a large majority while the Tories managed only 6 seats.

Also of note, this election saw 55 ridings as opposed to 58 in previous elections. It was the first time boundaries were redrawn in New Brunswick since 1974 .

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