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The 46th Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 21, 2003, to elect the 48 members of the 45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 17th general election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The election was called on September 29 by Premier Roger Grimes of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The 45th Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly began on November 6, 2003. The Progressive Conservative government led by Danny Williams was elected with a victory over the Liberal Party. The Liberal and New Democratic Party (NDP) opposition was greatly decreased from what it was after the 1999 election.
The Province of Canada was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham in the Report on the Affairs of British North America following the Rebellions of 1837–1838.
Newfoundland and Labrador is the most easterly province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it comprises the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador to the northwest, with a combined area of 405,212 square kilometres (156,500 sq mi). In 2018, the province's population was estimated at 525,073. About 92% of the province's population lives on the island of Newfoundland, of whom more than half live on the Avalon Peninsula.
This election marked only the third change of government in the 54 years since the province joined Canada. The Liberals, led by Roger Grimes, were soundly defeated by the Danny Williams-led Progressive Conservative Party, who took almost three-quarters of the seats in the House of Assembly and well over half of the popular vote. The Liberals lost seven of their 17 Cabinet ministers, along with the Speaker of the House, from the preceding government. Jack Harris and the New Democrats hopes to increase their seat total from two were frustrated, although their incumbents were re-elected.
Roger D. Grimes is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. Grimes was born and raised in the central Newfoundland town of Grand Falls-Windsor.
Daniel E. "Danny" Williams, is a Canadian politician, businessman and lawyer who served as the ninth Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador between November 6, 2003, and December 3, 2010. Williams was born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Before entering politics Williams was a highly successful lawyer and businessman. After becoming Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001, he was elected to the House of Assembly in a by-election for the district of Humber West in Corner Brook.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The party was founded in 1949 and most recently formed the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador from the 2003 general election until the 2015 general election. The party has served as the official opposition to the government of Newfoundland and Labrador since December 14, 2015. On April 28, 2018 St. John's lawyer Ches Crosbie was elected leader.
Party | Party leader | Candidates | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
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1999 | Dissol. | 2003 | Change | # | % | Change | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Danny Williams | 48 | 14 | 19 | 34 | +78.9% | 162,949 | 58.71% | +17.94% | |
Liberal | Roger Grimes | 48 | 32 | 27 | 12 | -55.6% | 91,729 | 33.05% | -16.57% | |
New Democratic | Jack Harris | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 19,048 | 6.86% | -1.37% | |
Independent and no affiliation | 13 | - | - | - | - | 3,812 | 1.38% | -% | ||
Total | 143 | 48 | 48 | 48 | - | 277,538 | 100.00% |
Party name | St. John's | Avalon/Burin | Central/Southern | Western | Labrador | Total | |||
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Parties winning seats in the legislature: | |||||||||
Progressive Conservative | Seats: | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 34 | ||
Popular vote: | 67.73% | 57.61% | 54.02% | 57.48% | 30.52% | 58.71% | |||
Liberal | Seats: | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
Popular vote: | 19.43% | 38.17% | 42.78% | 40.16% | 29.93% | 33.05% | |||
New Democratic | Seats: | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | ||
Popular vote: | 12.59% | 4.20% | 2.62% | 1.61% | 21.65% | 6.86% | |||
Parties not winning seats in the legislature: | |||||||||
Other | Popular vote: | 0.25% | 0.02% | 0.58% | 0.75% | 17.90% | 1.38% | ||
Total seats: | 14 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 48 |
Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
Kilbride | Ed Byrne 5,315 | Joe Wadden 1,071 | David Reynolds 404 | Ed Byrne | ||||||
Signal Hill—Quidi Vidi | Karen Carroll 2,221 | Ray O'Neill 391 | Jack Harris 2,456 | Jack Harris | ||||||
St. John's Centre | Shawn Skinner 3,349 | Joan Marie Aylward 1,763 | Carol Cantwell 956 | Joan Marie Aylward | ||||||
St. John's East | John Ottenheimer 4,151 | George Murphy 862 | Bruce Clark 841 | Steve Durant (Ind.) 66 | John Ottenheimer | |||||
St. John's North | Bob Ridgley 3,107 | Jeff Brace 1,433 | Liam Walsh 820 | Lloyd Mathews † | ||||||
St. John's South | Tom Osborne 4,532 | Dennis O'Keefe (Not to be confused with the St. John's Mayor) 756 | Tom McGinnis 676 | Tom Osborne | ||||||
St. John's West | Sheila Osborne 4,557 | Tom Hann 1,292 | Raj Sharan 460 | Sheila Osborne | ||||||
Virginia Waters | Kathy Dunderdale 4,193 | Walter Noel 2,358 | Dave Sullivan 666 | Walter Noel |
Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
Cape St. Francis | Jack Byrne 5,604 | Bill Tapper 1,294 | Ralph Tapper 980 | Jack Byrne | ||||||
Conception Bay East and Bell Island | Dianne Whalen 4,147 | Jim Walsh 1,870 | Ken Kavanaugh 1,180 | Doug Cole (Ind.) 171 | Jim Walsh | |||||
Conception Bay South | Terry French 5,606 | Sheina Lerman 372 | Andy Lewis 768 | Terry French | ||||||
Mount Pearl | Dave Denine 5,662 | Wayne Ralph 798 | Roy Locke 504 | Julie Bettney † | ||||||
Topsail | Elizabeth Marshall 5,354 | Ralph Wiseman 2,354 | Michael Kehoe 472 | Ralph Wiseman | ||||||
Waterford Valley | Harvey Hodder 4,569 | Averill Baker 1,277 | Justin Locke 410 | Harvey Hodder |
Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
Bellevue | Joan Cleary 2,523 | Percy Barrett 2,623 | Michael Fahey 299 | Percy Barrett | ||||||
Burin—Placentia West | Clyde Jackman 3,450 | Sam Synard 2,133 | Wayne Butler 684 | Mary Hodder † | ||||||
Carbonear—Harbour Grace | John Babb 3,165 | George Sweeney 3,699 | George Sweeney | |||||||
Ferryland | Loyola Sullivan 5,167 | Andrea Kavanagh 504 | Lois Martin 309 | Pilar Riego-Hickey (Ind.) 11 | Loyola Sullivan | |||||
Grand Bank | Darin King 3,058 | Judy Foote 3,101 | Bill Wakeley 136 | Judy Foote | ||||||
Harbour Main—Whitbourne | Tom Hedderson 4,769 | Fred Akerman 1,482 | Eugene Conway 493 | Tom Hedderson | ||||||
Placentia and St. Mary's | Fabian Manning 3,746 | Kevin Power 1,812 | Janet Stringer 152 | Fabian Manning | ||||||
Port de Grave | Clarence Gosse 2,374 | Roland Butler 3,983 | Roland Butler | |||||||
Trinity—Bay de Verde | Charlene Johnson 4,091 | Lloyd Snow 2,095 | Victoria Harnum 287 | Lloyd Snow |
Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
Baie Verte | Paul Shelley 3,045 | Maurice Budgell 927 | William Day (Ind.) 114 | Paul Shelley | ||||||
Bonavista North | Harry Harding 3,384 | Churence Rogers 2,301 | Howard E. Parsons 116 | Harry Harding | ||||||
Bonavista South | Roger Fitzgerald 4,354 | Betty Fitzgerald 938 | Sam Kelly 179 | Roger Fitzgerald | ||||||
Exploits | Clayton Forsey 2,346 | Roger Grimes 3,218 | John L. Whelan 168 | Roger Grimes | ||||||
Gander | Kevin O'Brien 3,621 | Dianne Crewe 1,930 | Steve Johnson 348 | Sandra Kelly † | ||||||
Grand Falls—Buchans | Paula Flood 2,331 | Anna Thistle 3,921 | Gerry Tobin 370 | Anna Thistle | ||||||
Lewisporte | Tom Rideout 3,504 | Todd Manuel 1,275 | Garry Vatcher (Ind.) 159 | Tom Rideout | ||||||
Terra Nova | Paul Oram 3,114 | Tom Lush 2,614 | Herbert Ralph 218 | Tom Lush | ||||||
Trinity North | Ross Wiseman 4,126 | Kathryn Small 1,640 | Howard W. Duffett 340 | Ross Wiseman | ||||||
Twillingate and Fogo | Derrick Dalley 2,334 | Gerry Reid 2,941 | Gerry Reid | |||||||
Windsor—Springdale | Ray Hunter 3,488 | Barry J. Oake 1,826 | Clar Jacobs 138 | Elmer Anthony (Ind.) 145 | Ray Hunter |
Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
Bay of Islands | Mike Monaghan 2,760 | Eddie Joyce 2,907 | Dave Quigley 214 | Eddie Joyce | ||||||
Burgeo and La Poile | Stephen MacKenzie 1,008 | Kelvin Parsons 4,233 | Kelvin Parsons | |||||||
Fortune Bay—Cape La Hune | Andrew Colford 2,044 | Oliver Langdon 2,880 | Oliver Langdon | |||||||
Humber East | Tom Marshall 3,976 | Bob Mercer 2,624 | Bob Mercer | |||||||
Humber Valley | Kathy Goudie 2,796 | Dwight Ball 2,507 | Rick Woodford † | |||||||
Humber West | Danny Williams 3,823 | Edward Buckle 1,533 | Matthew Robbins 207 | Danny Williams | ||||||
Port au Port | Jim Hodder 3,101 | Gerald Smith 2,378 | Frederick G. Ollerhead (Ind.) 84 | Gerald Smith | ||||||
St. Barbe | Wallace Young 2,948 | Ralph Payne 1,577 | Holly Patey 293 | Wallace Young | ||||||
St. George's—Stephenville East | Joan Burke 2,927 | Ron Dawe 2,464 | Nancy Critchley (Ind.) 170 | Kevin Aylward † | ||||||
The Straits - White Bay North | Trevor Taylor 3,133 | Don McDonald 1,802 | Ford Michelmore (Ind.) 78 | Trevor Taylor |
Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
Cartwright—L'Anse au Clair | Dennis Normore 804 | Yvonne Jones 1,514 | Frank Pye (Lab.) 206 | Yvonne Jones | ||||||
Labrador West | Graham Letto 1,142 | Doris Sacrey 423 | Randy Collins 2,762 | Ern Condon (Lab.) 631 | Randy Collins | |||||
Lake Melville | John Hickey 1,778 | Ken Anthony 1,126 | Barbara Stickley 129 | Brandon Pardy (Lab.) 1,485 | Ernie McLean † | |||||
Torngat Mountains | Winston White 352 | Wally Andersen 934 | Lucy Jararuse (Lab.) 69 | Wally Andersen |
Exploits (resignation of Roger Grimes), June 23, 2005:
Exploits is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PC | Clayton Forsey | 2,605 | 55.2 | ||
Liberal | George Saunders | 1,958 | 41.5 | ||
NDP | John Whelan | 159 | 3.4 | ||
Total | 4,722 | 100% |
Placentia and St. Mary's (resignation of Fabian Manning), February 21, 2006:
Fabian Manning is a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Manning served as a Progressive Conservative and later as the independent Member of the House of Assembly for the district of Placentia and St. Mary’s from 1999 to 2005. From 2006 to 2008 he was the Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament for the riding of Avalon. After his defeat in the 2008 federal election Manning was appointed to the Senate of Canada on January 2, 2009, he resigned his Senate seat on March 28, 2011, to run for election in his former riding of Avalon in the 2011 federal election, but was unsuccessful. Prime Minister Stephen Harper re-appointed Manning to the Senate on May 25, 2011.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PC | Felix Collins | 2,247 | 46.3 | ||
Independent | Nick Careen | 1,641 | 33.8 | ||
Liberal | Kevin Power | 931 | 19.2 | ||
Newfoundland and Labrador First | Tom Hickey | 31 | 0.6 | ||
Total | 4,850 |
Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi (resignation of Jack Harris), November 1, 2006:
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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NDP | Lorraine Michael | 1,968 | 55.23 | +6.77 | |
PC | Jerome Kennedy | 1,595 | 44.77 | +0.95 | |
Total | 3,563 | 100% |
Ferryland (resignation of Loyola Sullivan), February 8, 2007:
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PC | Keith Hutchings | 2,770 | 75.52 | -10.73 | |
Liberal | Kevin Bennett | 715 | 19.49 | +11.08 | |
NDP | Rick Boland | 183 | 4.99 | -0.17 | |
Total | 3,668 | 100% |
Kilbride (resignation of Ed Byrne), February 8, 2007:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PC | John Dinn | 2,744 | 78.83 | +0.55 | |
Liberal | Bob Clarke | 508 | 14.59 | -1.18 | |
NDP | Gemma Schlamp-Hickey | 229 | 6.58 | +0.63 | |
Total | 3,481 | 100% |
Port au Port (resignation of Jim Hodder), February 8, 2007:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PC | Tony Cornect | 2,701 | 61.99 | +6.25 | |
Liberal | Mark Felix | 1,521 | 34.91 | -7.84 | |
NDP | Paul O'Keefe | 135 | 3.90 | * | |
Total | 4,357 | 100% |
Humber Valley (resignation of Kathy Goudie), February 13, 2007:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | Dwight Ball | 2,153 | 48.70 | +1.26 | |
PC | Darryl Kelly | 2,146 | 48.54 | -4.02 | |
NDP | Shelley Senior | 122 | 2.76 | * | |
Total | 4,421 | 100% |
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, February 13, 2007: Labrador West (electoral district) | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jim Baker | 1,666 | 41.62 | +18.59 | ||||
New Democratic | Darrell Brenton | 1,240 | 30.98 | −24.73 | ||||
Labrador | Ron Barron | 670 | 16.74 | +4.01 | ||||
Liberal | Karen Oldford | 427 | 10.66 | – | ||||
Total | 4,451 | 100% | +2.13 | |||||
Called upon the resignation of Randy Collins. |
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