1982 Newfoundland general election

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1982 Newfoundland general election
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  1979 April 6, 1982 1985  

52 seats to the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland
27 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
PC
Lib
Leader Brian Peckford Len Stirling
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader sinceMarch 26, 19791980
Leader's seatGreen Bay Bonavista North
(lost re-election)
Last election33 seats, 50.25%19 seats, 40.46%
Seats won448
Seat changeIncrease2.svg11Decrease2.svg11
Popular vote152,96687,228
Percentage61.19%34.89%
SwingIncrease2.svg10.94pp Decrease2.svg5.57pp

Premier before election

Brian Peckford
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Brian Peckford
Progressive Conservative

The 1982 Newfoundland general election was held on 6 April 1982 to elect members of the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.

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Results

 PartyLeader 1979 Seats won% changePopular vote(%)
Progressive Conservative Brian Peckford 3344+33%152,96661.2%
Liberal Len Stirling 198-58%87,22834.9%
New Democratic Peter Fenwick 000%9,3713.7%
 Other000%4250.2%
Totals5252-251,024100%

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

39th General Assembly of Newfoundland
 DistrictMemberParty
  Baie Verte-White Bay Thomas Gerard Rideout Progressive Conservative
  Bay of Islands Luke Woodrow Progressive Conservative
  Bellevue Wilson Elwood Callan Liberal
  Bonavista North Walter George Cross Progressive Conservative
  Bonavista South James C. Morgan Progressive Conservative
  Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir Harold Dominey Andrews Progressive Conservative
  Burin-Placentia West Glenn Tobin Progressive Conservative
  Carbonear Milton Peach Progressive Conservative
  Conception Bay South John Butt Progressive Conservative
  Eagle River Eugene Ronald Hiscock Liberal
  Exploits Hugh M. Twomey Progressive Conservative
  Ferryland Charlie Power Progressive Conservative
  Fogo Beaton Tulk Liberal
  Fortune-Hermitage Don Stewart Progressive Conservative
  Gander Hazel R. Newhook Progressive Conservative
  Grand Bank Bill Matthews Progressive Conservative
  Grand Falls Leonard Simms Progressive Conservative
  Green Bay Alfred Brian Peckford Progressive Conservative
  Harbour Grace Haig Young Progressive Conservative
  Harbour Main-Bell Island Norman E. Doyle Progressive Conservative
  Humber East Lynn Verge Progressive Conservative
  Humber Valley Wallace House Progressive Conservative
  Humber West Raymond Baird Progressive Conservative
  Kilbride Robert J. Aylward Progressive Conservative
  LaPoile Steve Neary Liberal
  Lewisporte James Russell Progressive Conservative
  Menihek Peter J. Walsh Progressive Conservative
  Mount Pearl H. Neil Windsor Progressive Conservative
  Mount Scio Leo Barry Progressive Conservative
  Naskaupi Denzil Joseph Goudie Progressive Conservative
  Placentia William G. Patterson Progressive Conservative
  Pleasantville Jerome W. Dinn Progressive Conservative
  Port au Port James Hodder Liberal
  Port de Grave Randy W. Collins Progressive Conservative
  St. Barbe Everett K. Osmond Progressive Conservative
  St. George's Ronald Gilbert Dawe Progressive Conservative
  St. John's Centre Patrick J. McNicholas Progressive Conservative
  St. John's East William W. Marshall Progressive Conservative
  St. John's East Extern Thomas V. Hickey Progressive Conservative
  St. John's North John A. Carter Progressive Conservative
  St. John's South John F. Collins Progressive Conservative
  St. John's West Harold Barrett Progressive Conservative
  St. Mary's-The Capes Loyola W. Hearn Progressive Conservative
  Stephenville Fred Stagg Progressive Conservative
  Strait of Belle Isle Edward Roberts Liberal
  Terra Nova Thomas Lush Liberal
  Torngat Mountains Garfield Warren Liberal
  Trinity-Bay de Verde James G. Reid Progressive Conservative
  Trinity North Charlie Brett Progressive Conservative
  Twillingate Ida M. Reid Progressive Conservative
  Waterford-Kenmount Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer Progressive Conservative
  Windsor-Buchans John McLennon Progressive Conservative

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