1996 Newfoundland general election
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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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48 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 25 seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | Leader | 1993 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Brian Tobin | 35 | 37 | +5.7% | 157,229 | 55.10% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Lynn Verge | 16 | 9 | -44% | 110,312 | 38.66% | |
| New Democratic | Jack Harris | 1 | 1 | 0% | 12,706 | 4.45% | |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 0% | 5,111 | 1.79% | ||
| Total | 52 | 48 | - | 285,385 | 100% | ||
Party standings after the general election
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 37 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 9 | |
| New Democratic | 1 | |
| Independents | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | |
| Government Majority | 39 | |
Elected members by riding
| Elected | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Shelley | Progressive Conservative | Baie Verte |
| Brian Tobin | Liberal | Bay of Islands |
| Percy Barrett | Liberal | Bellevue |
| Beaton Tulk | Liberal | Bonavista North |
| Roger Fitzgerald | Progressive Conservative | Bonavista South |
| Bill Ramsay | Liberal | Burgeo & La Poile |
| Mary Hodder | Liberal | Burin - Placentia West |
| Jack Byrne | Progressive Conservative | Cape St. Francis |
| Art Reid | Liberal | Carbonear - Harbour Grace |
| Yvonne Jones | Independent (Later joined the Liberals) | Cartwright - L'Anse Au Clair |
| Jim Walsh | Liberal | Conception Bay East & Bell Island |
| Bob French | Progressive Conservative | Conception Bay South |
| Roger Grimes | Liberal | Exploits |
| Loyola Sullivan | Progressive Conservative | Ferryland |
| Oliver Langdon | Liberal | Fortune Bay - Cape La Hune |
| Sandra Kelly | Liberal | Gander |
| Judy Foote | Liberal | Grand Bank |
| Anna Thistle | Liberal | Grand Falls - Buchans |
| Don Whelan | Liberal | Harbour Main - Whitbourne |
| Bob Mercer | Liberal | Humber East |
| Rick Woodford | Liberal | Humber Valley |
| Paul Dicks | Liberal | Humber West |
| Ed Byrne | Progressive Conservative | Kilbride |
| Perry Canning | Liberal | Labrador West |
| Ernie McLean | Liberal | Lake Melville |
| Melvin Penney | Liberal | Lewisporte |
| Julie Bettney | Liberal | Mount Pearl |
| Anthony Sparrow | Liberal | Placentia & St. Mary's |
| Gerald Smith | Liberal | Port au Port |
| John Efford | Liberal | Port De Grave |
| Chuck Furey | Liberal | St. Barbe |
| Kevin Aylward | Liberal | St. George's - Stephenville East |
| Joan Aylward | Liberal | St. John's Centre |
| John Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative | St. John's East |
| Lloyd Matthews | Liberal | St. John's North |
| Tom Osborne | Progressive Conservative | St. John's South |
| Sheila Osborne | Progressive Conservative | St. John's West |
| Jack Harris | New Democrat | Signal Hill - Quidi Vidi |
| Tom Lush | Liberal | Terra Nova |
| Chris Decker | Liberal | The Straits & White Bay North |
| Ralph Wiseman | Liberal | Topsail |
| Wally Andersen | Liberal | Torngat Mountains |
| Lloyd Snow | Liberal | Trinity - Bay De Verde |
| Doug Oldford | Liberal | Trinity North |
| Gerry Reid | Liberal | Twillingate & Fogo |
| Walter Noel | Liberal | Virginia Waters |
| Harvey Hodder | Progressive Conservative | Waterford Valley |
| Graham Flight | Liberal | Windsor - Springdale |
See also
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador General Assemblies
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador political parties
Parties
References
Further reading
- Mutimer, David, ed. (2002). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1996. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442672093.
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