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The 1999 Newfoundland general election was held on February 9, 1999 to elect members of the 44th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.
| Party | Leader | 1996 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | |
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| Liberal | Brian Tobin | 37 | 32 | -16% | 132,399 | 49.62% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Ed Byrne | 9 | 14 | +56% | 108,772 | 40.77% | |
| New Democratic | Jack Harris | 1 | 2 | +100% | 21,962 | 8.23% | |
| Newfoundland & Labrador Party | Sue Kelland-Dyer [1] | * | - | * | 2,562 | 0.96% | |
| Independent/No affiliation | 1 | - | -100% | 1,112 | 0.42% | ||
| Total | 48 | 48 | - | 266,807 | 100% | ||
* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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| Liberal | PC | NDP | Other | |||||||
| Kilbride 77.58% turnout | Barbara Howlett 2,133 31.90% | Ed Byrne 4,145 62.00% | Lee Ingram 289 4.32% | Vicki Stuckless (NL Party) 119 1.78% | Ed Byrne | |||||
| St. John's Centre 76.66% turnout | Joan Aylward 2,609 42.27% | Paul Brown 2,443 39.58% | Valerie Long 1,120 18.15% | Joan Aylward | ||||||
| St. John's East 76.84% turnout | Tom McGrath 1,559 26.28% | John Ottenheimer 3,774 63.61% | Barry Darby 600 10.11% | John Ottenheimer | ||||||
| St. John's North 75.76% turnout | Lloyd Matthews 2,304 45.51% | Ray Andrews 1,971 38.93% | Dale Kirby 788 15.56% | Lloyd Matthews | ||||||
| St. John's South 72.09% turnout | Patrick Kennedy 1,563 25.71% | Tom Osborne 4,041 66.47% | Judy Vanta 374 6.15% | Jason Crummey (Independent) 101 1.66% | Tom Osborne | |||||
| St. John's West 74.57% turnout | Tom Moore 2,532 39.43% | Sheila Osborne 3,206 49.93% | Pat Lynch 683 10.64% | Sheila Osborne | ||||||
| Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi 75.76% turnout | Pete Soucy 2,010 38.66% | Chris O'Brien 793 15.25% | Jack Harris 2,179 41.91% | Paul Hillier (NL Party) 116 2.23% Shaun Dunn (Independent) 53 1.02% | Jack Harris | |||||
| Virginia Waters 73.08% turnout | Walter Noel 2,973 47.43% | Paul Walsh 2,277 36.33% | Amanda Will 887 14.15% | Deanne Stapleton (Independent) 131 2.09% | Walter Noel | |||||
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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| Liberal | PC | NDP | NLFirst | |||||||
| Cape St. Francis 86.83% turnout | Jim Martin 2,169 31.87% | Jack Byrne 4,197 61.67% | Shawn Sullivan 440 6.46% | Jack Byrne | ||||||
| Conception Bay East & Bell Island 74.00% turnout | Jim Walsh 2,426 40.19% | Doug Cole 1,803 29.87% | Ken Kavanagh 932 15.44% | Sue Kelland-Dyer 876 14.51% | Jim Walsh | |||||
| Conception Bay South 75.32% turnout | Bill Lee 1,806 29.98% | Bob French 3,888 64.54% | Reg Porter 330 5.48% | Bob French | ||||||
| Mount Pearl 73.19% turnout | Julie Bettney 3,468 55.70% | Cathy Sheehan 2,269 36.44% | Glen Grouchey 489 7.85% | Julie Bettney | ||||||
| Topsail 79.77% turnout | Ralph Wiseman 3,381 52.16% | Rick Fifield 2,533 39.08% | Mary Snow 568 8.76% | Pat Cowan† | ||||||
| Waterford Valley 74.90% turnout | Paula Buckle 2,680 41.88% | Harvey Hodder 3,480 54.38% | Bill Maddigan 239 3.73% | Harvey Hodder | ||||||
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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| Liberal | PC | NDP | NLFirst | |||||||
| Bellevue 64.41% turnout | Percy Barrett 3,229 61.26% | Gus Coombs 1,667 31.63% | Mose Ingram 375 7.11% | Percy Barrett | ||||||
| Burin-Placentia West 75.76% turnout | Mary Hodder 3,469 53.30% | Dominic Lundrigan 2,658 40.84% | Wayne Butler 382 5.87% | Mary Hodder | ||||||
| Carbonear-Harbour Grace 75.12% turnout | George Sweeney 4,132 68.44% | Claude Garland 37.54% | Kevin Noel 391 6.48% | Art Reid† | ||||||
| Ferryland 81.86% turnout | Harold Mullowney 2,141 31.62% | Loyola Sullivan 4,482 66.20% | Gerry Ryan 147 2.17% | Loyola Sullivan | ||||||
| Grand Bank 65.15% turnout | Judy Foote 3,964 70.18% | John Bolt 1,146 20.29% | Richard Rennie 538 9.53% | Judy Foote | ||||||
| Harbour Main-Whitbourne 79.43% turnout | Wanda Dawe 2,502 37.44% | Tom Hedderson 3,670 54.92% | Fred Akerman 511 7.65% | Don Whelan† | ||||||
| Placentia & St. Mary's 80.66% turnout | Anthony Sparrow 2,938 45.08% | Fabian Manning 3,579 54.92% | Anthony Sparrow | |||||||
| Port de Grave 64.50% turnout | John Efford 4,488 78.75% | Paul Cooper 1,026 18.00% | Steve Quigly 185 3.25% | John Efford | ||||||
| Trinity-Bay de Verde 64.84% turnout | Lloyd Snow 3,201 54.15% | Peter Bursey 2,176 36.81% | Jeff Jacobs 320 5.41% | Monty Newhook 214 3.62% | Lloyd Snow | |||||
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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| Liberal | PC | NDP | Other | |||||||
| Baie Verte 69.07% turnout | Gerald Burton 1,988 38.68% | Paul Shelley 3,152 61.32% | Paul Shelley | |||||||
| Bonavista North 61.01% turnout | Beaton Tulk 3,943 75.54% | Jim Cooze 1,277 24.46% | Beaton Tulk | |||||||
| Bonavista South 68.50% turnout | George Clements 1,768 27.87% | Roger Fitzgerald 4,496 70.87% | Shawn Crann 80 1.26% | Roger Fitzgerald | ||||||
| Exploits 61.89% turnout | Roger Grimes 2,526 49.50% | Gonzo Gillingham 1,944 38.10% | Arnold Best (NL Party) 633 12.40% | Roger Grimes | ||||||
| Gander 75.19% turnout | Sandra Kelly 3,064 49.56% | Kevin O'Brien 2,926 47.32% | Roy Locke 193 3.12% | Sandra Kelly | ||||||
| Grand Falls-Buchans 69.84% turnout | Anna Thistle 3,511 58.05% | Lorne Woolridge 2,349 38.84% | Bob Buckingham 188 3.11% | Anna Thistle | ||||||
| Lewisporte 71.92% turnout | Melvin Penney 2,116 35.08% | Tom Rideout 3,791 62.85% | Michael Dwyer 125 2.07% | Melvin Penney | ||||||
| Terra Nova 60.01% turnout | Tom Lush 3,514 66.88% | Rob Stead 1,740 33.12% | Tom Lush | |||||||
| Trinity North 65.58% turnout | Doug Oldford 2,979 50.70% | Sheila Kelly-Blackmore 2,183 37.15% | Dan Corbett 714 12.15% | Doug Oldford | ||||||
| Twillingate & Fogo 56.40% turnout | Gerry Reid 3,343 65.82% | Gerald McKenna 1,466 28.86% | Dallas Mitchell (Independent) 270 5.32% | Gerry Reid | ||||||
| Windsor-Springdale 65.40% turnout | Graham Flight 2,180 37.30% | Ray Hunter 3,192 54.61% | Rose Howe 115 1.97% | Audrey Smith (Independent) 263 4.50% Roger Bennett (Independent) 95 1.63% | Graham Flight | |||||
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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| Liberal | PC | NDP | Other | |||||||
| Bay of Islands 68.65% turnout | Eddie Joyce 3,164 57.56% | Paul Hunt 1,713 31.16% | Israel Hann 620 11.28% | Brian Tobin ‡ (ran in The Straits & White Bay North) | ||||||
| Burgeo & La Poile 65.02% turnout | Kelvin Parsons 3,421 59.50% | Greg Sheaves 1,988 34.57% | Owen Marsden 342 5.95% | Bill Ramsay† | ||||||
| Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune 56.04% turnout | Oliver Langdon 3,189 70.21% | Bob Baker 1,353 29.79% | Oliver Langdon | |||||||
| Humber East 71.94% turnout | Bob Mercer 3,197 52.35% | Janice Wells 2,405 39.38% | Jean Mehaney 246 4.03% | David Ledrew (NL Party) 259 4.24% | Bob Mercer | |||||
| Humber Valley 58.10% turnout | Rick Woodford 3,051 68.21% | Warren Rose 1,422 31.79% | Rick Woodford | |||||||
| Humber West 61.19% turnout | Paul Dicks 2,814 58.41% | Pat Callahan 1,152 23.91% | Paul Bourgeois 852 17.84% | Paul Dicks | ||||||
| Port au Port 63.45% turnout | Gerald Smith 2,976 56.50% | Ada Marche 1,719 32.64% | Sharon Whalen 421 7.99% | William Smallwood (Independent) 151 2.87% | Gerald Smith | |||||
| St. Barbe 62.72% turnout | Chuck Furey 2,878 59.61% | Rod Roberts 1,950 40.39% | Chuck Furey | |||||||
| St. George's-Stephenville East 56.26% turnout | Kevin Aylward 2,546 52.66% | Leonard Muise 1,944 40.21% | Dave Johnson (NL Party) 345 7.14% | Kevin Aylward | ||||||
| The Straits & White Bay North 52.76% turnout | Brian Tobin 3,227 74.77% | Ford Mitchelmore 1,089 25.23% | Chris Decker† | |||||||
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
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| Liberal | PC | NDP | ||||||
| Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair 63.66% turnout | Yvonne Jones 1,832 85.45% | Sharon Moores 312 14.55% | Yvonne Jones | |||||
| Labrador West 83.23% turnout | Perry Canning 2,544 45.07% | Susan Whitten 400 7.09% | Randy Collins 2,700 47.84% | Perry Canning | ||||
| Lake Melville 60.99% turnout | Ernie McLean 1,915 52.45% | Hayward Broomfield 1,413 38.70% | Ronald Peddle 323 8.85% | Ernie McLean | ||||
| Torngat Mountains 99.19% turnout | Wally Andersen 1,036 85.06% | Simeon Tshakapesh 182 14.94% | Wally Andersen | |||||
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