1972 Newfoundland general election

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1972 Newfoundland general election
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  1971 March 24, 1972 1975  

42 seats to the 36th General Assembly of Newfoundland
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
PC
Lib
Leader Frank Moores Edward Roberts
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since19721972
Leader's seat Humber West White Bay North
Last election21 seats, 51.34%20 seats, 44.48%
Seats won339
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 12Decrease2.svg 11
Popular vote126,50877,849
Percentage60.22%37.06%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.88pp Decrease2.svg 7.42pp

Premier before election

Frank Moores
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Frank Moores
Progressive Conservative

The 1972 Newfoundland general election was held on 24 March 1972 to elect members of the 36th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party. In the district of Labrador South, the election was a virtual tie between two candidates and had to be declared void. In a subsequent by-election, the seat was taken by a member of the Labrador Party.

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Results

 PartyLeader 1971 Seats won% changePopular vote(%)
Progressive Conservative Frank Moores 2133+57%126,50860.5%
Liberal Edward Roberts 209-55%77,84937.1%
New Democratic John Connors 000%4100.2%
 Other10-100%4,3072.1%
Totals4242-210,078100%

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

36th General Assembly of Newfoundland
 DistrictMemberParty
  Bay de Verde Brendan Howard Progressive Conservative
  Bell Island Steve Neary Liberal
  Bonavista North Paul S. Thoms Liberal
  Bonavista South James C. Morgan Progressive Conservative
  Burgeo & LaPoile Allan Evans Progressive Conservative
  Burin Alex Hickman Progressive Conservative
  Carbonear Augustus T. Rowe Progressive Conservative
  Ferryland Tom Doyle Progressive Conservative
  Fogo Earl Winsor Liberal
  Fortune Bay H. R. Val Earle Progressive Conservative
  Gander Harold A. Collins Progressive Conservative
  Grand Falls Aubrey J. Senior Progressive Conservative
  Green Bay Brian Peckford Progressive Conservative
  Harbour Grace Haig Young Progressive Conservative
  Harbour Main (Dual Riding) Gordon Dawe Progressive Conservative
  William Doody Progressive Conservative
  Hermitage Roy L. Cheeseman Progressive Conservative
  Humber East Thomas C. Farrell Progressive Conservative
  Humber West Frank D. Moores Progressive Conservative
  Labrador North Melvin Woodward Liberal
  Labrador South Joe Harvey Liberal
  Labrador West Joseph G. Rousseau Progressive Conservative
  Lewisporte Maxwell J. Russell Progressive Conservative
  Placentia East Fintan Aylward Progressive Conservative
  Placentia West Leo Barry Progressive Conservative
  Port au Port Frederick R. Stagg Progressive Conservative
  Port de Grave George M. Wilson Progressive Conservative
  St. Barbe North Fred B. Rowe Liberal
  St. Barbe South Edward Maynard Progressive Conservative
  St. George's Alex M. Dunphy Progressive Conservative
  St. John's Centre Anthony J. Murphy Progressive Conservative
  St. John's East William W. Marshall Progressive Conservative
  St. John's East Extern Tom Hickey Progressive Conservative
  St. John's North John A. Carter Progressive Conservative
  St. John's South Robert Wells Progressive Conservative
  St. John's West John Crosbie Progressive Conservative
  St. Mary's Gerry Ottenheimer Progressive Conservative
  Trinity North Charlie Brett Progressive Conservative
  Trinity South James Reid Progressive Conservative
  Twillingate Herbert W. C. Gillett Liberal
  White Bay North Edward M. Roberts Liberal
  White Bay South William N. Rowe Liberal

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