1996 Newfoundland general election

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1996 Newfoundland general election
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg
  1993 February 22, 1996 (1996-02-22) 1999  

48 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
25 seats were needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Briantobin.jpg
PC
Jack Harris.jpg
Leader Brian Tobin Lynn Verge Jack Harris
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader's seat Bay of Islands Humber East (lost re-election) Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
Last election35161
Seats won3791
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg7±0
Popular vote157,229110,31212,706
Percentage55.10%38.66%4.45%
SwingIncrease2.svg6.0pp Decrease2.svg3.44ppDecrease2.svg2.95pp

Newfoundland and Labrador 1996 election - Results by Riding.svg
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.

Premier before election

Brian Tobin
Liberal

Premier after election

Brian Tobin
Liberal

The 1996 Newfoundland general election was held on February 22, 1996, to elect members of the 43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal Party under new leader Brian Tobin. PC Leader Lynn Verge was not re-elected in her riding of Humber East.

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Results

 PartyLeader 1993 Seats won% changePopular vote(%)
Liberal Brian Tobin 3537+5.7%157,22955.10%
  Progressive Conservative Lynn Verge 169-44%110,31238.66%
New Democratic Jack Harris 110%12,7064.45%
 Other010%5,1111.79%
Total5248-285,385100%

Party standings after the general election


AffiliationMembers
Liberal 37
Progressive Conservative 9
New Democratic 1
  Independents 1
 Total
48
 Government Majority
39

Elected members by riding

ElectedPartyDistrict
Paul Shelley Progressive ConservativeBaie Verte
Brian Tobin LiberalBay of Islands
Percy Barrett LiberalBellevue
Beaton Tulk LiberalBonavista North
Roger Fitzgerald Progressive ConservativeBonavista South
Bill Ramsay LiberalBurgeo & La Poile
Mary Hodder LiberalBurin - Placentia West
Jack Byrne Progressive ConservativeCape St. Francis
Art Reid LiberalCarbonear - Harbour Grace
Yvonne Jones Independent (Later joined the Liberals)Cartwright - L'Anse Au Clair
Jim Walsh LiberalConception Bay East & Bell Island
Bob French Progressive ConservativeConception Bay South
Roger Grimes LiberalExploits
Loyola Sullivan Progressive ConservativeFerryland
Oliver Langdon LiberalFortune Bay - Cape La Hune
Sandra Kelly LiberalGander
Judy Foote LiberalGrand Bank
Anna Thistle LiberalGrand Falls - Buchans
Don Whelan LiberalHarbour Main - Whitbourne
Bob Mercer LiberalHumber East
Rick Woodford LiberalHumber Valley
Paul Dicks Liberal Humber West
Ed Byrne Progressive ConservativeKilbride
Perry Canning LiberalLabrador West
Ernie McLean LiberalLake Melville
Melvin Penney LiberalLewisporte
Julie Bettney LiberalMount Pearl
Anthony Sparrow LiberalPlacentia & St. Mary's
Gerald Smith Liberal Port au Port
John Efford LiberalPort De Grave
Chuck Furey LiberalSt. Barbe
Kevin Aylward Liberal St. George's - Stephenville East
Joan Aylward Liberal St. John's Centre
John Ottenheimer Progressive ConservativeSt. John's East
Lloyd Matthews LiberalSt. John's North
Tom Osborne Progressive ConservativeSt. John's South
Sheila Osborne Progressive ConservativeSt. John's West
Jack Harris New DemocratSignal Hill - Quidi Vidi
Tom Lush LiberalTerra Nova
Chris Decker Liberal The Straits & White Bay North
Ralph Wiseman LiberalTopsail
Wally Andersen LiberalTorngat Mountains
Lloyd Snow LiberalTrinity - Bay De Verde
Doug Oldford LiberalTrinity North
Gerry Reid LiberalTwillingate & Fogo
Walter Noel LiberalVirginia Waters
Harvey Hodder Progressive ConservativeWaterford Valley
Graham Flight LiberalWindsor - Springdale

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