▁date ▁may ▁be ▁varied ▁by ▁one ▁week ▁earlier ▁or ▁later ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁Monday ▁of ▁September ▁being ▁a ▁date ▁of ▁cultural ▁or ▁religious ▁significance ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁varied ▁one ▁month ▁earlier ▁or ▁later ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁a ▁federal ▁election ▁being ▁held ▁during ▁the ▁same ▁period . ▁The ▁Lieutenant - G overn or ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁also ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁call ▁an ▁election ▁on ▁another ▁date ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁confidence ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature . ▁ ▁The ▁chart ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁right ▁shows ▁the ▁information ▁graph ically , ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁elections ▁towards ▁the ▁right . ▁It ▁shows ▁that ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁has ▁effectively ▁a ▁two - party ▁system ▁– ▁the ▁Liber als ▁( red ) ▁and ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁( blue ); ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁one - off ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ation ▁of ▁Reg ions ▁party ▁( green ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁It ▁also ▁shows ▁the ▁Liberal ▁party ' s ▁clean ▁swe ep ▁of ▁seats ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁instances ▁in ▁history ▁when ▁a ▁party ▁won ▁all ▁the ▁seats ▁in ▁a ▁national ▁or ▁sub - n ational ▁legisl ature . ▁Since ▁provincial ▁parties ▁were ▁officially ▁recogn ised , ▁the ▁Liberal ▁party ▁have ▁won ▁eleven ▁out ▁of ▁twenty ▁elections . ▁ ▁This ▁article ▁only ▁covers ▁elections ▁since ▁the ▁province ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Confeder ation ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁becoming ▁part ▁of ▁Canada , ▁New