Newfoundland general election, 1975

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The 38th Newfoundland general election was held on 16 September 1975 to elect members of the 37th General Assembly of Newfoundland, the ninth general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.

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Results

 Party Leader 1972 Seats won% changePopular vote (%)
Progressive Conservative

Frank Moores

3330-9.1%101,01645.54
Liberal Ed Roberts 916+56%82,27037.09
     Liberal Reform Joey Smallwood -4 N/A26,52211.96
     New Democratic Gerry Panting --0%9,6534.35
    Other (Independent Liberal)-*1 0% 2,3571.06
Totals4251 -222,789100.00

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

37th Newfoundland Legislative Assembly
 DistrictMemberParty
  Baie Verte-White Bay Tom Rideout Liberal
  Bay of Islands Luke Woodrow Progressive Conservative
     Bellevue Wilson Callan Liberal Reform
  Bonavista North George W. Cross Progressive Conservative
  Bonavista South James C. Morgan Progressive Conservative
  Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir Roger Simmons Liberal
  Burin-Placentia West Patrick J. Canning Liberal
     Carbonear Rod Moores Liberal Reform
  Conception Bay South John A. Nolan Liberal
  Eagle River Ian Strachan Liberal
  Exploits Stephen J. Mulrooney Liberal
  Ferryland Charlie Power Progressive Conservative
  Fogo Earl W. Winsor Liberal
  Fortune-Hermitage C. Jack Winsor Liberal
  Gander Harold A. Collins Progressive Conservative
  Grand Bank Alex Hickman Progressive Conservative
  Grand Falls John Lundrigan Progressive Conservative
  Green Bay Brian Peckford Progressive Conservative
  Harbour Grace Haig Young Progressive Conservative
  Harbour Main-Bell Island William Doddy Progressive Conservative
  Humber East Thomas C. Farrell Progressive Conservative
  Humber Valley Wallace House Progressive Conservative
  Humber West Frank D. Moores Progressive Conservative
  Kilbride Robert Wells Progressive Conservative
  LaPoile Steve Neary Independent Liberal
  Lewisporte Freeman White Liberal
  Menihek Joseph G. Rousseau Progressive Conservative
  Mount Pearl H. Neil Windsor Progressive Conservative
  Mount Scio Ray Winsor Progressive Conservative
  Naskaupi Joseph Goudie Progressive Conservative
  Placentia William G. Patterson Progressive Conservative
  Pleasantville Jerome Dinn Progressive Conservative
  Port au Port Jim Hodder Liberal
     Port de Grave Eric Dawe Liberal Reform
  St. Barbe Edward Maynard Liberal
  St. George's Hazel McIsaac Liberal
  St. John's Centre Anthony J. Murphy Progressive Conservative
  St. John's East William W. Marshall Progressive Conservative
  St. John's East Extern Thomas V. Hickey Progressive Conservative
  St. John's North John A. Carter Progressive Conservative
  St. John's South John Collins Progressive Conservative
  St. John's West John Crosbie Progressive Conservative
  St. Mary's-The Capes Walter C. Carter Progressive Conservative
  Stephenville William J. MacNeil Liberal
  Strait of Belle Isle Edward Roberts Liberal
  Terra Nova Tom Lush Liberal
  Torngat Mountains Garfield Warren Liberal
  Trinity-Bay de Verde Fred B. Rowe Liberal
  Trinity North Charlie Brett Progressive Conservative
     Twillingate Joey Smallwood Liberal Reform
  Waterford-Kenmount Gerry Ottenheimer Progressive Conservative
  Windsor-Buchans Graham Flight Liberal

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