The Liberal party under Premier A. A. Dysart was returned to power for a second term in the New Brunswick provincial elections held on Nov. 21, 1939. Although the victory was decisive — the Liberal winning 28 out of 48 seats in the provincial legislature — the Conservatives scored important gains. The Conservatives had held only five seats at the end of the 1938 legislative session.
Three of Premier Dysart's cabinet were defeated in the election. Attorney General J. B. McNair lost in York, while E. S. Henneberry, President of the Executive Council, and Dr. A. P. Paterson, Minister of Education, were defeated in St. John. Premier Dysart had a lead of 2,720 votes over his closest Conservative opponent in Kent, while the Conservative leader, F. C. Squires, had a margin in Carleton of 934 over the nearest Liberal. The Liberals had no campaign issue of outstanding importance. They stood on their record and promised to work for further industrial development of the province. The Conservatives had urged the reorganization of the provincial educational department and an extension of the old-age pension system.
As a result of the war, Canadian Pacific freight and passenger ships which normally call at Halifax during the winter months have been shifted to West St. John, New Brunswick.
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