1962 Newfoundland general election

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1962 Newfoundland general election
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  1959 November 19, 1962 1966  

42 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
22 seats were needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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PC
Leader Joey Smallwood James Greene
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since19491959
Last election313
Seats won347
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Increase2.svg4
Popular vote72,31945,055
Percentage58.7%36.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.7pp Increase2.svg11.3pp

Premier before election

Joey Smallwood
Liberal

Premier after election

Joey Smallwood
Liberal

The 1962 Newfoundland general election was held on 19 November 1962 to elect members of the 33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.

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Results

 PartyLeader 1959 Seats won% changePopular vote(%)
Liberal Joey Smallwood 3134+9.7%72,31958.7%
Progressive Conservative James Greene 37+133%45,05536.6%
New Democratic Ed Finn, Jr. 0*00%4,4793.6%
 Other21-50%1,3781.1%
Totals3642-123,990100%

*As Newfoundland Democratic Party.

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