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The 1999 election in the Canadian province of New Brunswick marked the debut of both Camille Theriault and Bernard Lord as leaders of the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives respectively. It was Elizabeth Weir 's third general election as leader of the New Democratic Party . Theriault's Liberals were widely expected to win a fourth majority government from the outset of the campaign, but Lord's Tories were able to capitalize on the issue of Highway Tolls and use it to portray the Liberals as arrogant. Lord and his tories were able to use this Wedge Issue to his advantage, but another bonus was the loss of former preimier Frank McKenna who had retired after 10 years in office. McKenna was more popular then his party, and without him the Liberals had trouble attracting support. Following a huge surge in the final weeks of the campaign, Lord became Premier with his party winning its largest majority in the history of New Brunswick. Lord's tories also won the majority of Acadian seats, something the PC Party in New Brunswick had stuggled to do in the past. See also Canadian Politics In 1999 . RESULTS
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