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The 31st New Brunswick general election was held on October 13 1987 to elect 58 members to the 51st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly the governing house of the province of New Brunswick Canada. The Liberal Party was victorious for the first time since 1967 in a landslide by winning all 58 seats in the legislature.The popularity of Richard Hatfield who had served as a popular premier from 1970 through the 1982 election fell due to scandals in his last term.