The 1982 election in the Canadian province of New Brunswick saw Richard Hatfield's Progressive Conservative Party win its largest majority ever to that time. (Bernard Lord beat this record in 1999.)
The Opposition Liberal Party had changed leaders four times since the eve of the 1978 election. It chose Doug Young just months before the vote in a divisive contest that came down to a final ballot against Joseph A. Day.
The Liberals, divided by their recent leadership contest, ran a lackluster campaign which allowed Hatfield's personal popularity to carry many seats that had been Liberal strongholds for generations.
This election was the last appearance of the Parti Acadien and saw the New Democratic Party of New Brunswick elect Bob Hall as its first ever Member of the Legislative Assembly.
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