The 1952 New Brunswick general election was held on September 22, 1952, to elect 52 members to the 42nd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Despite winning a very narrow plurality in the popular vote, the Liberals under Premier John B. McNair lost government to the Progressive Conservatives under Hugh John Flemming.
New Brunswick general election, 1952 Party Leader Seats Pop Vote Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick Hugh John Flemming 36 48.9% New Brunswick Liberal Association John B. McNair 16 49.2% Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Claude P. Milton 0 1.3% Social Credit Party 0 0.5% Other / Non-Partisan 0 0.1%
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