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52 seats to the 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland 27 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 73.6% (![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Newfoundland general election was held on June 18, 1979 to elect members of the 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.
Party | Leader | 1975 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | |
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Progressive Conservative | Brian Peckford | 30 | 33 | +10% | 119,151 | 50.4% | |
Liberal | Donald Jamieson | 16 | 19 | +19% | 95,943 | 40.6% | |
New Democratic | John Greene | 0 | 0 | 0% | 18,507 | 7.8% | |
Other | 5 | 0 | 0% | 2,786 | 1.2% | ||
Totals | 51 | 52 | - | 237,135 | 100% | ||
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
Kilbride 74.91% turnout | Robert Aylward 3,863 64.61% | Robert Hall 1,833 30.66% | Stan MacDonald 283 4.73% | Robert Wells† | ||||||
Pleasantville 80.63% turnout | Jerome Dinn 4,532 63.24% | David Riche 1,973 27.53% | Gerry Panting 661 9.23% | Jerome Dinn | ||||||
St. John's Centre 79.41% turnout | Patrick McNicholas 2,173 60.14% | Hugh Shea 773 21.40% | Valerie Summers 449 12.43% | Lewis Murphy (Independent) 128 3.54% | Anthony Murphy† | |||||
Dorothy Wyatt (Independent) 90 2.49% | ||||||||||
St. John's East 63.90% turnout | William Marshall 2,111 70.74% | Jaime Wyatt 520 17.43% | David Thompson 353 11.83% | William Marshall | ||||||
St. John's North 81.83% turnout | John Carter 2,536 61.57% | Bill Case 1,332 32.34% | Margaret Panting 251 6.09% | John Carter | ||||||
St. John's South 74.11% turnout | John Collins 2,221 62.16% | Jim Furlong 1,171 32.77% | Gus Breen 181 5.07% | John Collins | ||||||
St. John's West 76.37% turnout | Harold Barrett 2,037 51.11% | Hubert Kitchen 1,402 34.34% | John Greene 594 14.55% | Hubert Kitchen | ||||||
Waterford-Kenmount 71.82% turnout | Gerry Ottenheimer 3,842 61.95% | William Callahan 1,992 32.12% | David Grimes 448 10.66% | Gerry Ottenheimer |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
Conception Bay South 75.40% turnout | John Butt 3,503 46.28% | John Nolan 2,620 34.60% | Boyd Batten 319 4.21% | Gordon Dawe (Independent Progressive Conservative) 1,035 13.67% | John Nolan | |||||
Richard Gosse (Independent) 94 1.24% | ||||||||||
Mount Pearl 75.01% turnout | Neil Windsor 3,535 56.23% | Stuart Toope 2,009 31.95% | Helen Porter 743 11.82% | Neil Windsor | ||||||
Mount Scio 87.78% turnout | Leo Barry 3,663 62.19% | Phil Warren 1,907 32.38% | Raymond Ryall 320 5.43% | Ray Winsor† | ||||||
St. John's East Extern 79.34% turnout | Tom Hickey 3,989 61.63% | Roland Manning 1,970 30.44% | Ed Roche 513 7.93% | Tom Hickey |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
Carbonear 69.21% turnout | Ross Cole 1,642 33.39% | Rod Moores 3,188 64.82% | Alex Thomson 88 1.79% | Rod Moores | ||||||
Ferryland 82.35% turnout | Charlie Power 2,678 64.95% | Jean Payne 860 20.86% | Alfred Sullivan 585 14.14% | Charlie Power | ||||||
Harbour Grace 81.31% turnout | Haig Young 2,420 52.90% | Patrick O'Flaherty 2,073 45.31% | Robert Stacey 82 1.79% | Haig Young | ||||||
Harbour Main-Bell Island 75.92% turnout | Norman Doyle 3,100 60.67% | Thomas Moore 1,601 31.33% | Margaret Peddle 226 4.42% | Michael Laurie (Independent) 183 3.58% | William Doody† | |||||
Placentia 79.78% turnout | William Patterson 1,962 46.34% | William Hogan 1,420 33.54% | Patrick Fleming 78 1.84% | Anthony Sparrow (Independent) 774 18.28% | William Patterson | |||||
Port de Grave 74.89% turnout | Randy W. Collins 2,989 56.39% | William Smallwood 2,200 41.50% | Edward McGrath 78 1.47% | Ted Noseworthy (Independent) 34 0.64% | Eric Dawe† | |||||
St. Mary's-The Capes 74.72% turnout | Walter Carter 2,702 73.62% | Patrick Molloy 896 26.35% | Roy Moyles 82 2.23% | Walter Carter | ||||||
Trinity-Bay de Verde 71.17% turnout | Eli Bryant 1,597 39.30% | Frederick B. Rowe 2,237 55.06% | Nelson Palmer 229 5.64% | Frederick B. Rowe |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | ||||||
Bellevue 70.49% turnout | Robert Peddle 1,546 29.63% | Don Jamieson 3,522 67.51% | Genevieve Connors 149 2.86% | Wilson Callan† | ||||
Bonavista North 76.71% turnout | George Cross 2,395 47.88% | Len Stirling 2,515 50.28% | Naomi Pickett 92 1.84% | George Cross | ||||
Bonavista South 65.78% turnout | Jim Morgan 2,642 70.04% | Jim Ryan 1,011 26.80% | Joseph Templeman 119 3.16% | Jim Morgan | ||||
Fogo 75.06% turnout | Wayne Wheaton 2,053 44.54% | Beaton Tulk 2,424 52.59% | Clifford Wells 132 2.87% | Earl Winsor† | ||||
Terra Nova 69.53% turnout | Glen Greening 1,596 37.10% | Tom Lush 2,579 59.95% | Lowell Paulson 127 2.95% | Tom Lush | ||||
Trinity North 75.12% turnout | Charlie Brett 3,149 63.73% | Jack Pelley 1,596 32.30% | Roger Desrosiers 196 3.97% | Charlie Brett |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | ||||||
Baie Verte-White Bay 74.09% turnout | Roy Barker 1,688 33.51% | Tom Rideout 2,830 56.17% | Gerald Dwyer 520 10.32% | Tom Rideout | ||||
Exploits 64.21% turnout | Hugh Twomey 2,753 56.44% | Munden Batstone 1,702 34.89% | Ronald Chafe 423 8.67% | Hugh Twomey | ||||
Gander 74.72% turnout | Hazel Newhook 2,362 47.45% | Randy Simms 1,054 21.17% | Winston Baker 1,562 31.38% | Harold Collins† | ||||
Grand Falls 81.59% turnout | Len Simms 2,556 58.74% | Roger Grimes 1,346 30.94% | Andrew Barker 449 10.32% | John Lundrigan† | ||||
Green Bay 75.30% turnout | Brian Peckford 3,502 77.04% | Maurice Budgell 987 21.71% | Brian Walsh 57 1.25% | Brian Peckford | ||||
Lewisporte 77.99% turnout | John Whalen 2,667 47.42% | Freeman White 2,796 49.72% | Berkley Rose 161 2.86% | Freeman White | ||||
Twillingate 67.82% turnout | Iain Small 1,238 35.57% | Bill Rowe 1,980 56.90% | Roderick Woolridge 262 7.53% | Bill Rowe | ||||
Windsor-Buchans 77.17% turnout | Clarence King 1,580 37.61% | Graham Flight 2,173 51.73% | David Grimes 448 10.66% | Graham Flight |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir 73.60% turnout | Patrick Perry 1,068 30.02% | Roger Simmons 2,211 62.16% | Barry Roberts 278 7.82% | Roger Simmons | ||||||
Burin-Placentia West 78.32% turnout | Ed Mayo 1,876 32.80% | Don Hollett 3,737 65.35% | Don Baird 106 1.85% | Patrick Canning† | ||||||
Fortune-Hermitage 68.08% turnout | Don Stewart 1,770 46.79% | Jack Winsor 1,510 39.92% | David Howley 55 1.45% | Gary Wells (Independent Liberal) 448 11.84% | Jack Winsor | |||||
Grand Bank 73.94% turnout | Clarence Rogers 1,646 31.21% | Leslie Thoms 3,431 65.04% | Harvey Tulk Jr. 198 3.75% | Alex Hickman† | ||||||
La Poile 69.46% turnout | Cabot Martin 1,907 44.90% | Steve Neary 2,283 53.76% | Viola Puddester 57 1.34% | Steve Neary |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | ||||||
Bay of Islands 63.09% turnout | Luke Woodrow 2,293 54.04% | Jim Walsh 1,393 32.83% | Val McAbee 557 13.13% | Luke Woodrow | ||||
Humber East 70.72% turnout | Lynn Verge 2,489 58.41% | George Colbourne 1,297 30.44% | Eric Mintz 475 11.15% | Tom Farrell† | ||||
Humber Valley 65.24% turnout | Wallace House 2,465 52.64% | Kevin Saunders 1,723 36.79% | Allan French 495 10.57% | Wallace House | ||||
Humber West 67.91% turnout | Ray Baird 2,495 56.76% | Raymond Pollett 1,131 25.73% | Sandy MacRae 770 17.51% | Frank Moores† | ||||
Port au Port 78.77% turnout | Don Bennett 1,431 40.55% | Jim Hodder 1,839 52.11% | Thomas McCarthy 259 7.34% | Jim Hodder | ||||
St. Barbe 66.22% turnout | Edward Maynard 1,603 37.02% | Trevor Bennett 1,938 44.76% | Peter Fenwick 789 18.22% | Edward Maynard | ||||
St. George's 71.48% turnout | Ron Dawe 1,942 47.45% | Hazel McIsaac 1,396 34.11% | Victor Bennett 755 18.44% | Hazel McIsaac | ||||
Stephenville 72.05% turnout | Frederick Stagg 1,931 51.15% | William MacNeil 1,596 42.28% | Bill Beardow 248 6.57% | William MacNeil | ||||
Strait of Belle Isle 64.35% turnout | Eric Squires 599 14.68% | Edward Roberts 3,136 76.86% | Levi Squires 345 8.46% | Edward Roberts |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | ||||||
Eagle River 61.89% turnout | Claude Rumbolt 754 44.46% | Eugene Hiscock 865 51.00% | Elsie McDonald 77 4.54% | Ian Strachan† | ||||
Menihek 71.45% turnout | Peter Walsh 1,862 35.50% | Gordon Manstan 1,776 33.86% | Nelson Larson 1,607 30.64% | Joseph Rousseau† | ||||
Naskaupi 79.50% turnout | Joseph Goudie 1,760 47.00% | Melvin Woodward 1,729 46.17% | Michael Power 256 6.83% | Joseph Goudie | ||||
Torngat Mountains 73.99% turnout | William Flowers 388 45.76% | Garfield Warren 460 54.24% | New district |