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1982 Newfoundland general election
Canadian provincial election
Canadian provincial election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1982 Newfoundland general election | |
| country | Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| election_date | April 6, 1982 | |
| previous_election | 1979 Newfoundland general election | |
| previous_year | 1979 | |
| previous_mps | 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland | |
| next_election | 1985 Newfoundland general election | |
| next_year | 1985 | |
| elected_mps | members | |
| seats_for_election | 52 seats to the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland | |
| majority_seats | 27 | |
| turnout | 77.5% ( 3.9% pp) | |
| image1 | [[File: Brian Peckford in 1980.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| colour1 | ||
| party1 | ||
| leader1 | Brian Peckford | |
| leader_since1 | March 26, 1979 | |
| leaders_seat1 | Green Bay | |
| last_election1 | 33 seats, 50.25% | |
| seats1 | 44 | |
| seat_change1 | 11 | |
| popular_vote1 | 152,966 | |
| percentage1 | 61.19% | |
| swing1 | 10.94pp | |
| image2 | LIB | |
| colour2 | ||
| party2 | ||
| leader2 | Len Stirling | |
| leader_since2 | 1980 | |
| leaders_seat2 | Bonavista North | |
| (lost re-election) | ||
| last_election2 | 19 seats, 40.46% | |
| seats2 | 8 | |
| seat_change2 | 11 | |
| popular_vote2 | 87,228 | |
| percentage2 | 34.89% | |
| swing2 | 5.57pp | |
| title | Premier | |
| before_election | Brian Peckford | |
| before_party | ||
| posttitle | Premier after election | |
| after_election | Brian Peckford | |
| after_party | ||
| ongoing | No |
(lost re-election)
Results
| Party | Leader | 1979 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Totals | 52 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Peckford | 33 | +33% | 152,966 | 61.2% | Len Stirling | 19 | -58% | 87,228 | 34.9% | Peter Fenwick | 0 | 0% | 9,371 |
| 52 | - | 251,024 | 100% |
Results by district
- Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
- † indicates that the incumbent did not run again.
St. John's
|- 76.66% turnout || |Robert Aylward 4,710 81.45% | |Sean Callahan 1,073 18.55% | | ||
| Robert Aylward |
|---|
| 78.23% turnout |
| Jerome Dinn |
| 4,803 |
| 68.97% |
| |Walter Noel 1,349 19.37% | |Gerry Panting 812 11.66% ||
| Jerome Dinn |
|---|
| 72.80% turnout |
| Patrick McNicholas |
| 2,357 |
| 71.27% |
| |John Slattery 657 19.87% | |Robert Harry Cuff 293 8.86% ||
| Patrick McNicholas |
|---|
| 63.09% turnout |
| William Marshall |
| 2,021 |
| 68.53% |
| |Hugh Coady 382 12.95% | |Nancy Riche 546 18.52% ||
| William Marshall |
|---|
| 75.05% turnout |
| John Carter |
| 2,520 |
| 66.67% |
| |Norman Whalen 1,095 28.97% | |Austin Scott 165 4.36% ||
| John Carter |
|---|
| 64.30% turnout |
| John Collins |
| 2,286 |
| 73.67% |
| |Ernest Antle 582 18.76% | |Barbara Roberts 235 7.57% ||
| John Collins |
|---|
| 64.92% turnout |
| Harold Barrett |
| 2,475 |
| 71.64% |
| |Ronald Pumphrey 755 21.85% | |Ronald Lewis 225 6.51% ||
| Harold Barrett |
|---|
| 81.21% turnout |
| Gerry Ottenheimer |
| 5,063 |
| 72.33% |
| |William Callahan 1,427 20.39% | |John March 510 7.28% ||
| Gerry Ottenheimer |
|---|
| } |
St. John's suburbs
|- 75.76% turnout || |John Butt 5,382 70.56% | |Gerald Greenslade 1,664 21.81% | |Howard Story 292 3.83% | |Jerry LeDrew (Independent) 290 3.80% ||
| John Butt |
|---|
| 82.14% turnout |
| Neil Windsor |
| 5,196 |
| 75.46% |
| |Seymour Dyke 928 13.48% | |Helen Porter 762 11.06% | | ||
| Neil Windsor |
|---|
| 77.04% turnout |
| Leo Barry |
| 3,997 |
| 77.43% |
| |Sonya Abbott 785 15.21% | |Raymond Ryall 380 7.36% | | ||
| Leo Barry |
|---|
| 80.88% turnout |
| Tom Hickey |
| 4,795 |
| 72.64% |
| |David Wheeler 1,338 20.27% | |Robert Anderson 468 7.09% | | || |Tom Hickey |}
Avalon Peninsula
|- 85.94% turnout || |Milton Peach 3,319 54.31% | |Rod Moores 2,792 45.69% | | ||
| Rod Moores |
|---|
| 84.89% turnout |
| Charlie Power |
| 3,374 |
| 79.84% |
| |John Wiseman 852 20.16% | | ||
| Charlie Power |
|---|
| 86.08% turnout |
| Haig Young |
| 3,394 |
| 70.15% |
| |Carl Cooper 1,444 29.85% | | ||
| Haig Young |
|---|
| 81.67% turnout |
| Norman Doyle |
| 4,238 |
| 77.24% |
| |Joe Furey 1,077 19.63% | |Bill Healey (NDP) 172 3.13% ||
| Norman Doyle |
|---|
| 79.42% turnout |
| William Patterson |
| 2,706 |
| 64.20% |
| |Basil Power 1,509 35.80% | | ||
| William Patterson |
|---|
| 81.80% turnout |
| Randy W. Collins |
| 3,003 |
| 51.82% |
| |Ambrose Stoyles 2,657 45.85% | |James Roberts (Independent) 135 2.33% ||
| Randy W. Collins |
|---|
| 94.15% turnout |
| Loyola Hearn |
| 2,619 |
| 56.55% |
| |Derrick Hancock 2,012 43.45% | | ||
| Derrick Hancock |
|---|
| 84.02% turnout |
| James Reid |
| 2,700 |
| 56.40% |
| |Phil Warren 2,087 43.60% | | || |Frederick B. Rowe† |}
Eastern Newfoundland
|- 79.19% turnout | |Basil Jamieson 2,858 48.90% || |Wilson Callan 2,987 51.10% ||
| Wilson Callan |
|---|
| 86.71% turnout |
| George Cross |
| 2,972 |
| 52.60% |
| |Len Stirling 2,678 47.40% ||
| Len Stirling |
|---|
| 64.93% turnout |
| Jim Morgan |
| 2,742 |
| 73.43% |
| |Cyril Mifflin 992 26.57% ||
| Jim Morgan |
|---|
| 83.83% turnout |
| |Manson Sheppard 2,438 47.41% || |Beaton Tulk 2,704 52.59% ||
| Beaton Tulk |
|---|
| 76.18% turnout |
| |Glen Greening 2,256 47.89% || |Tom Lush 2,455 52.11% ||
| Tom Lush |
|---|
| 77.33% turnout |
| Charlie Brett |
| 3,022 |
| 59.50% |
| |Fred Best 2,057 40.50% || |Charlie Brett |}
Central Newfoundland
|- 80.53% turnout || |Tom Rideout 3,062 56.06% | |Chris Decker 2,400 43.94% | | ||
| Tom Rideout |
|---|
| 59.51% turnout |
| Hugh Twomey |
| 2,787 |
| 61.75% |
| |Glenn Noseworthy 1,726 38.25% | | ||
| Hugh Twomey |
|---|
| 74.76% turnout |
| Hazel Newhook |
| 2,876 |
| 57.75% |
| |Winston Baker 1,845 37.05% | |Lowell Paulson 259 5.20% ||
| Hazel Newhook |
|---|
| 74.13% turnout |
| Len Simms |
| 2,786 |
| 70.73% |
| |Walter Clarke 1,153 29.27% | | ||
| Len Simms |
|---|
| 70.56% turnout |
| Brian Peckford |
| 3,338 |
| 78.36% |
| |Munden Batstone 922 21.64% | | ||
| Brian Peckford |
|---|
| 78.05% turnout |
| James Russell |
| 3,559 |
| 63.37% |
| |Graham Wood 2,057 36.63% | | ||
| Freeman White† |
|---|
| 73.65% turnout |
| Ida Reid |
| 1,880 |
| 49.69% |
| |Bill Rowe 1,588 41.98% | |Roderick Woolridge 315 8.33% ||
| Bill Rowe |
|---|
| 73.97% turnout |
| John McLennon |
| 2,057 |
| 51.05% |
| |Graham Flight 1,972 48.95% | | || |Graham Flight |}
Southern Newfoundland
|- 81.21% turnout || ||Harold Andrews 2,221 55.14% | |Lloyd Walters 1,807 44.86% | | ||
| Harold Andrews |
|---|
| 90.66% turnout |
| Glenn Tobin |
| 3,429 |
| 52.02% |
| |Don Hollett 3,163 47.98% | | ||
| Don Hollett |
|---|
| 71.10% turnout |
| Don Stewart |
| 2,446 |
| 61.47% |
| |John Rideout 1,533 38.53% | | ||
| Don Stewart |
|---|
| 77.41% turnout |
| Bill Matthews |
| 2,857 |
| 51.64% |
| |Leslie Thoms 2,442 44.13% | |Eric Miller 234 4.23% ||
| Leslie Thoms |
|---|
| 68.02% turnout |
| |David Martin 2,051 49.51% || |Steve Neary 2,092 50.49% | | || |Steve Neary |}
Western Newfoundland
|- 74.06% turnout || |Luke Woodrow 3,254 65.40% | |Elizabeth Hann 1,377 27.67% | |Clarence Galliott 345 6.93% ||
| Luke Woodrow |
|---|
| 76.96% turnout |
| Lynn Verge |
| 3,102 |
| 66.82% |
| |Paul Dicks 1,249 26.91% | |Cynthia Wishart 291 6.27% ||
| Lynn Verge |
|---|
| 76.54% turnout |
| Wallace House |
| 3,480 |
| 63.53% |
| |Kevin Saunders 1,998 36.47% | | ||
| Wallace House |
|---|
| 81.33% turnout |
| Ray Baird |
| 3,365 |
| 63.97% |
| |Doyle Mills 1,130 21.48% | |Peter Fenwick 765 14.55% ||
| Ray Baird |
|---|
| 89.86% turnout |
| |Don Bennett 1,798 44.69% || |Jim Hodder 2,094 52.05% | |Jenny Fenwick 131 3.26% ||
| Jim Hodder |
|---|
| 79.41% turnout |
| Everett Osmond |
| 2,611 |
| 50.38% |
| |Trevor Bennett 2,166 41.79% | |Donald Snook 406 7.83% ||
| Trevor Bennett |
|---|
| 80.17% turnout |
| Ron Dawe |
| 2,910 |
| 63.75% |
| |Charles Mercer 1,655 36.25% | | ||
| Ron Dawe |
|---|
| 75.31% turnout |
| Frederick Stagg |
| 2,205 |
| 56.21% |
| |William MacNeil 1,718 43.79% | | ||
| Frederick Stagg |
|---|
| 72.66% turnout |
| |Frank Kearney 1,318 28.54% || |Edward Roberts 2,975 64.42% | |Levi Squires 325 7.04% ||
| Edward Roberts |
|---|
| } |
Labrador
|- 88.25% turnout | |Philip Stone 527 21.86% || |Eugene Hiscock 1,316 54.58% | |Ronald Rumbolt 568 23.56% ||
| Eugene Hiscock |
|---|
| 82.91% turnout |
| Peter Walsh |
| 3,589 |
| 58.86% |
| |Gordon Manstan 1,637 26.84% | |Roland LeGrow 872 14.30% ||
| Peter Walsh |
|---|
| 83.98% turnout |
| Joseph Goudie |
| 1,998 |
| 50.61% |
| |Melvin Woodward 1,950 49.39% | | ||
| Joseph Goudie |
|---|
| 99.06% turnout |
| |David Hunt 214 18.79% || |Garfield Warren 925 81.21% | | ||
| Garfield Warren |
|---|
| } |
References
References
- "Election Returns 1982". [[Elections Newfoundland and Labrador.
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