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1966 Newfoundland general election
The 1966 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 September 1966 to elect members of the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.
The 1966 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 September 1966 to elect members of the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland . It was won by the Liberal party.
Party Leader 1962 Seats won % change Popular vote (%)
Liberal Joey Smallwood 34 +15% 91,613 61.8% Progressive Conservative Noel Murphy 7 -57% 50,316 34.0% New Democratic Calvin Normore 0 0% 2,725 1.8% Other 1 -100% 3,548 2.4% 42 - 149,371 100%
Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
† indicates that the incumbent did not run again.
‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district.
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
St. John's Centre66.15% turnout Denis Galway1,77339.58% Anthony Murphy2,70660.42% Anthony Murphy St. John's East71.61% turnout Kevin O'Regan1,37337.13% Gerry Ottenheimer2,32562.87% James Greene† St. John's East Extern70.78% turnout John Murphy3,32747.84% Tom Hickey3,62752.16% William Browne† St. John's North66.97% turnout Nathaniel Noel4,58657.33% Mervyn Russell3,41442.67% Geoffrey Carnell† St. John's South73.65% turnout John Nolan4,16654.71% Rex Renouf3,44845.29% Rex Renouf St. John's West69.20% turnout John Crosbie4,05457.63% Harvey Cole2,98042.37% William Adams†
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Bay de Verde63.70% turnout William Saunders1,36366.61% Walter Hudson39519.31% Alvin Clarke (Independent)28814.08% William Saunders Bell Island57.09% turnout Steve Neary1,76175.55% Herbert Buckingham42318.15% Joseph Gendreau (Independent)1476.31% Steve Neary Carbonear65.80% turnout George Clarke1,59164.02% Joseph Noel55522.33% Elmer Vaters (Independent)33913.64% George Clarke Harbour Grace61.49% turnout Alec Moores2,29675.38% Harold Osborne75024.62% Claude Sheppard† Harbour Main66.37% turnout Philip Lewis2,71230.83% Gordon Dawe2,09023.74% James Hickey (Independent)5346.07% Philip Lewis John Mahoney2,34226.61% John Carroll1,12012.73% Clifton Joy† Port de Grave54.23% turnout Eric Dawe1,69666.64% Lloyd Stevens84933.36% Eric Dawe
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Ferryland68.85% turnout Aidan Maloney1,90569.70% Thomas Greene82830.30% Myles Murray† Placentia East72.22% turnout Alain Frecker2,03762.47% William Patterson1,22437.53% Alain Frecker St. Mary's71.32% turnout James M. McGrath1,22967.49% John Halley59232.51% James M. McGrath Trinity South53.07% turnout Uriah Strickland1,84051.80% John Carter1,71248.20% Uriah Strickland
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Bonavista North52.87% turnout Beaton Abbott2,93273.65% John Pinsent83420.95% Hubert Granter (NDP)2155.40% Joey Smallwood‡(ran in Humber West) Bonavista South45.36% turnout Rossy Barbour2,16163.71% William Moss1,23136.29% Rossy Barbour Fogo48.76% turnout Eric Jones2,15073.33% Artie Willis78226.67% Edward Spencer† Trinity North46.72% turnout Maxwell Lane2,21562.93% Robert Barton63818.13% Sam Drover (Independent)66718.95% Arthur Mifflin†
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Gander66.71% turnout Charles Granger3,18061.13% Harold Collins2,02238.87% Beaton Abbott‡(ran in Bonavista North) Grand Falls75.57% turnout Frederick W. Rowe3,64255.31% Ambrose Peddle2,94344.69% Ambrose Peddle Green Bay65.48% turnout William Smallwood2,49671.17% Rupert Short1,01128.83% William Smallwood Lewisporte54.95% turnout Harold Starkes2,28773.85% Douglas Hayward81026.15% Harold Starkes Twillingate Leslie CurtisWon by acclamation Leslie Curtis White Bay South63.24% turnout Bill Rowe2,01479.95% Cyril Pelley50520.05% Frederick W. Rowe‡(ran in Grand Falls)
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Burgeo-La Poile58.16% turnout Walter Hodder2,33168.68% Allan Evans1,06331.32% Walter Hodder Burin56.56% turnout Alex Hickman2,74479.01% Scott Bradley72920.99% Eric Jones‡(ran in Fogo) Fortune Bay H.R.V. EarleWon by acclamation H.R.V. Earle Hermitage Abel WornellWon by acclamation Abel Wornell Placentia West62.59% turnout Patrick Canning2,36774.34% Joseph Cheeseman81725.66% Patrick Canning
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Humber East74.70% turnout Clyde Wells3,65252.74% Noel Murphy3,27347.26% Noel Murphy Humber West67.53% turnout Joey Smallwood4,43167.21% Calvin Normore (NDP)2,16232.79% Charles Ballam† Port au Port76.87% turnout William Callahan2,45457.61% Berkley Evans94822.25% Michael Harper (Independent)85820.14% Stephen Smith† St. Barbe North63.92% turnout James Chalker1,13979.48% Gerald Hynes29420.52% James Chalker St. Barbe South66.93% turnout Gerald Myrden1,51164.68% Andrew Swimm82535.32% Vacant St. George's72.61% turnout William Keough1,73651.24% Prime Power93727.66% Fred Wells (Independent)71521.10% William Keough White Bay North61.99% turnout Edward Roberts2,16584.94% Anita Sulley38415.06% Walter Carter†
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Labrador North57.38% turnout Earl Winsor1,33371.25% Arthur Hale53828.75% Earl Winsor Labrador South58.99% turnout Gerald Hill1,12990.39% Leace Critch1209.61% Gerald Hill Labrador West64.10% turnout Tom Burgess1,49361.82% Charles Devine57423.77% Albert McGrath34814.41% Charles Devine
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