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The 1993 Newfoundland general election was held on May 3, 1993, to elect members of the 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.
Party | Leader | 1989 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | |
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Liberal | Clyde Wells | 31 | 35 | +6.5% | 148,274 | 49.1% | |
Progressive Conservative | Len Simms | 21 | 16 | -24% | 127,150 | 42.1% | |
New Democratic | Jack Harris | 0 | 1 | N/A | 22,399 | 7.4% | |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3,967 | 1.7% | ||
Total | 52 | 52 | - | 302,631 | 100% | ||
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