1982 Newfoundland general election

1982 Newfoundland general election

←  1979 April 6, 1982 1985  →
52 seats to the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland 27 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.5% ( 3.9% pp) [1]
First party Second party   LIB Leader Brian Peckford Len Stirling Party Progressive Conservative Liberal Leader since March 26, 1979 1980 Leader's seat Green Bay Bonavista North (lost re-election) Last election 33 seats, 50.25% 19 seats, 40.46% Seats won 44 8 Seat change 11 11 Popular vote 152,966 87,228 Percentage 61.19% 34.89% Swing 10.94pp 5.57pp
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.

Results

	Party	Leader	1979	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	Progressive Conservative	Brian Peckford	33	44	+33%	152,966	61.2%
	Liberal	Len Stirling	19	8	-58%	87,228	34.9%
	New Democratic	Peter Fenwick	0	0	0%	9,371	3.7%
	Other		0	0	0%	425	0.2%
Totals			52	52	-	251,024	100%

Results by district

• Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
• † indicates that the incumbent did not run again.

St. John's

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP
Kilbride 76.66% turnout		Robert Aylward 4,710 81.45%		Sean Callahan 1,073 18.55%				Robert Aylward
Pleasantville 78.23% turnout		Jerome Dinn 4,803 68.97%		Walter Noel 1,349 19.37%		Gerry Panting 812 11.66%		Jerome Dinn
St. John's Centre 72.80% turnout		Patrick McNicholas 2,357 71.27%		John Slattery 657 19.87%		Robert Harry Cuff 293 8.86%		Patrick McNicholas
St. John's East 63.09% turnout		William Marshall 2,021 68.53%		Hugh Coady 382 12.95%		Nancy Riche 546 18.52%		William Marshall
St. John's North 75.05% turnout		John Carter 2,520 66.67%		Norman Whalen 1,095 28.97%		Austin Scott 165 4.36%		John Carter
St. John's South 64.30% turnout		John Collins 2,286 73.67%		Ernest Antle 582 18.76%		Barbara Roberts 235 7.57%		John Collins
St. John's West 64.92% turnout		Harold Barrett 2,475 71.64%		Ronald Pumphrey 755 21.85%		Ronald Lewis 225 6.51%		Harold Barrett
Waterford-Kenmount 81.21% turnout		Gerry Ottenheimer 5,063 72.33%		William Callahan 1,427 20.39%		John March 510 7.28%		Gerry Ottenheimer

St. John's suburbs

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Other
Conception Bay South 75.76% turnout		John Butt 5,382 70.56%		Gerald Greenslade 1,664 21.81%		Howard Story 292 3.83%		Jerry LeDrew (Independent) 290 3.80%		John Butt
Mount Pearl 82.14% turnout		Neil Windsor 5,196 75.46%		Seymour Dyke 928 13.48%		Helen Porter 762 11.06%				Neil Windsor
Mount Scio 77.04% turnout		Leo Barry 3,997 77.43%		Sonya Abbott 785 15.21%		Raymond Ryall 380 7.36%				Leo Barry
St. John's East Extern 80.88% turnout		Tom Hickey 4,795 72.64%		David Wheeler 1,338 20.27%		Robert Anderson 468 7.09%				Tom Hickey

Avalon Peninsula

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		Other
Carbonear 85.94% turnout		Milton Peach 3,319 54.31%		Rod Moores 2,792 45.69%				Rod Moores
Ferryland 84.89% turnout		Charlie Power 3,374 79.84%		John Wiseman 852 20.16%				Charlie Power
Harbour Grace 86.08% turnout		Haig Young 3,394 70.15%		Carl Cooper 1,444 29.85%				Haig Young
Harbour Main-Bell Island 81.67% turnout		Norman Doyle 4,238 77.24%		Joe Furey 1,077 19.63%		Bill Healey (NDP) 172 3.13%		Norman Doyle
Placentia 79.42% turnout		William Patterson 2,706 64.20%		Basil Power 1,509 35.80%				William Patterson
Port de Grave 81.80% turnout		Randy W. Collins 3,003 51.82%		Ambrose Stoyles 2,657 45.85%		James Roberts (Independent) 135 2.33%		Randy W. Collins
St. Mary's-The Capes 94.15% turnout		Loyola Hearn 2,619 56.55%		Derrick Hancock 2,012 43.45%				Derrick Hancock
Trinity-Bay de Verde 84.02% turnout		James Reid 2,700 56.40%		Phil Warren 2,087 43.60%				Frederick B. Rowe†

Eastern Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	PC		Liberal
Bellevue 79.19% turnout		Basil Jamieson 2,858 48.90%		Wilson Callan 2,987 51.10%		Wilson Callan
Bonavista North 86.71% turnout		George Cross 2,972 52.60%		Len Stirling 2,678 47.40%		Len Stirling
Bonavista South 64.93% turnout		Jim Morgan 2,742 73.43%		Cyril Mifflin 992 26.57%		Jim Morgan
Fogo 83.83% turnout		Manson Sheppard 2,438 47.41%		Beaton Tulk 2,704 52.59%		Beaton Tulk
Terra Nova 76.18% turnout		Glen Greening 2,256 47.89%		Tom Lush 2,455 52.11%		Tom Lush
Trinity North 77.33% turnout		Charlie Brett 3,022 59.50%		Fred Best 2,057 40.50%		Charlie Brett

Central Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP
Baie Verte-White Bay 80.53% turnout		Tom Rideout 3,062 56.06%		Chris Decker 2,400 43.94%				Tom Rideout
Exploits 59.51% turnout		Hugh Twomey 2,787 61.75%		Glenn Noseworthy 1,726 38.25%				Hugh Twomey
Gander 74.76% turnout		Hazel Newhook 2,876 57.75%		Winston Baker 1,845 37.05%		Lowell Paulson 259 5.20%		Hazel Newhook
Grand Falls 74.13% turnout		Len Simms 2,786 70.73%		Walter Clarke 1,153 29.27%				Len Simms
Green Bay 70.56% turnout		Brian Peckford 3,338 78.36%		Munden Batstone 922 21.64%				Brian Peckford
Lewisporte 78.05% turnout		James Russell 3,559 63.37%		Graham Wood 2,057 36.63%				Freeman White†
Twillingate 73.65% turnout		Ida Reid 1,880 49.69%		Bill Rowe 1,588 41.98%		Roderick Woolridge 315 8.33%		Bill Rowe
Windsor-Buchans 73.97% turnout		John McLennon 2,057 51.05%		Graham Flight 1,972 48.95%				Graham Flight

Southern Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP
Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir 81.21% turnout		Harold Andrews 2,221 55.14%		Lloyd Walters 1,807 44.86%				Harold Andrews
Burin-Placentia West 90.66% turnout		Glenn Tobin 3,429 52.02%		Don Hollett 3,163 47.98%				Don Hollett
Fortune-Hermitage 71.10% turnout		Don Stewart 2,446 61.47%		John Rideout 1,533 38.53%				Don Stewart
Grand Bank 77.41% turnout		Bill Matthews 2,857 51.64%		Leslie Thoms 2,442 44.13%		Eric Miller 234 4.23%		Leslie Thoms
La Poile 68.02% turnout		David Martin 2,051 49.51%		Steve Neary 2,092 50.49%				Steve Neary

Western Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP
Bay of Islands 74.06% turnout		Luke Woodrow 3,254 65.40%		Elizabeth Hann 1,377 27.67%		Clarence Galliott 345 6.93%		Luke Woodrow
Humber East 76.96% turnout		Lynn Verge 3,102 66.82%		Paul Dicks 1,249 26.91%		Cynthia Wishart 291 6.27%		Lynn Verge
Humber Valley 76.54% turnout		Wallace House 3,480 63.53%		Kevin Saunders 1,998 36.47%				Wallace House
Humber West 81.33% turnout		Ray Baird 3,365 63.97%		Doyle Mills 1,130 21.48%		Peter Fenwick 765 14.55%		Ray Baird
Port au Port 89.86% turnout		Don Bennett 1,798 44.69%		Jim Hodder 2,094 52.05%		Jenny Fenwick 131 3.26%		Jim Hodder
St. Barbe 79.41% turnout		Everett Osmond 2,611 50.38%		Trevor Bennett 2,166 41.79%		Donald Snook 406 7.83%		Trevor Bennett
St. George's 80.17% turnout		Ron Dawe 2,910 63.75%		Charles Mercer 1,655 36.25%				Ron Dawe
Stephenville 75.31% turnout		Frederick Stagg 2,205 56.21%		William MacNeil 1,718 43.79%				Frederick Stagg
Strait of Belle Isle 72.66% turnout		Frank Kearney 1,318 28.54%		Edward Roberts 2,975 64.42%		Levi Squires 325 7.04%		Edward Roberts

Labrador

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP
Eagle River 88.25% turnout		Philip Stone 527 21.86%		Eugene Hiscock 1,316 54.58%		Ronald Rumbolt 568 23.56%		Eugene Hiscock
Menihek 82.91% turnout		Peter Walsh 3,589 58.86%		Gordon Manstan 1,637 26.84%		Roland LeGrow 872 14.30%		Peter Walsh
Naskaupi 83.98% turnout		Joseph Goudie 1,998 50.61%		Melvin Woodward 1,950 49.39%				Joseph Goudie
Torngat Mountains 99.06% turnout		David Hunt 214 18.79%		Garfield Warren 925 81.21%				Garfield Warren

References

1. "Election Returns 1982" (PDF). Elections NL . Retrieved April 2, 2025.

Further reading

• Byers, R. B., ed. (1984). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1982 . Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN   9781442671966.