1982 Newfoundland general election

The 1982 Newfoundland general election was held on 6 April 1982 to elect members of the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland, the 11th general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.

1982 Newfoundland general election
April 6, 1982
52 seats to the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland
27 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
PC
Lib
Leader Brian Peckford Len Stirling
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since March 26, 1979 1980
Leader's seat Green Bay Bonavista North
(lost re-election)
Last election 33 seats, 50.25% 19 seats, 40.46%
Seats won 44 8
Seat change 11 11
Popular vote 152,966 87,228
Percentage 61.19% 34.89%
Swing 10.94pp 5.57pp
Premier before election

Brian Peckford
Progressive Conservative

 Premier after election

Brian Peckford
Progressive Conservative

Results
  Party Leader 1979 Seats won % change Popular vote (%)
Progressive Conservative Brian Peckford 33 44 +33% 152,966 61.2%
Liberal Len Stirling 19 8 -58% 87,228 34.9%
     New Democratic Peter Fenwick 0 0 0% 9,371 3.7%
     Other 0 0 0% 425 0.2%
Totals 52 52 - 251,024 100%

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

39th General Assembly of Newfoundland
  District Member Party
  Baie Verte-White Bay Thomas Gerard Rideout Progressive Conservative
  Bay of Islands Luke Woodrow Progressive Conservative
  Bellevue Wilson Elwood Callan Liberal
  Bonavista North Walter George Cross Progressive Conservative
  Bonavista South James C. Morgan Progressive Conservative
  Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir Harold Dominey Andrews Progressive Conservative
  Burin-Placentia West Glenn Tobin Progressive Conservative
  Carbonear Milton Peach Progressive Conservative
  Conception Bay South John Butt Progressive Conservative
  Eagle River Eugene Ronald Hiscock Liberal
  Exploits Hugh M. Twomey Progressive Conservative
  Ferryland Charlie Power Progressive Conservative
  Fogo Beaton Tulk Liberal
  Fortune-Hermitage Don Stewart Progressive Conservative
  Gander Hazel R. Newhook Progressive Conservative
  Grand Bank Bill Matthews Progressive Conservative
  Grand Falls Leonard Simms Progressive Conservative
  Green Bay Alfred Brian Peckford Progressive Conservative
  Harbour Grace Haig Young Progressive Conservative
  Harbour Main-Bell Island Norman E. Doyle Progressive Conservative
  Humber East Lynn Verge Progressive Conservative
  Humber Valley Wallace House Progressive Conservative
  Humber West Raymond Baird Progressive Conservative
  Kilbride Robert J. Aylward Progressive Conservative
  LaPoile Steve Neary Liberal
  Lewisporte James Russell Progressive Conservative
  Menihek Peter J. Walsh Progressive Conservative
  Mount Pearl H. Neil Windsor Progressive Conservative
  Mount Scio Leo Barry Progressive Conservative
  Naskaupi Denzil Joseph Goudie Progressive Conservative
  Placentia William G. Patterson Progressive Conservative
  Pleasantville Jerome W. Dinn Progressive Conservative
  Port au Port James Hodder Liberal
  Port de Grave Randy W. Collins Progressive Conservative
  St. Barbe Everett K. Osmond Progressive Conservative
  St. George's Ronald Gilbert Dawe Progressive Conservative
  St. John's Centre Patrick J. McNicholas 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 F. Collins Progressive Conservative
  St. John's West Harold Barrett Progressive Conservative
  St. Mary's-The Capes Loyola W. Hearn Progressive Conservative
  Stephenville Fred Stagg Progressive Conservative
  Strait of Belle Isle Edward Roberts Liberal
  Terra Nova Thomas Lush Liberal
  Torngat Mountains Garfield Warren Liberal
  Trinity-Bay de Verde James G. Reid Progressive Conservative
  Trinity North Charlie Brett Progressive Conservative
  Twillingate Ida M. Reid Progressive Conservative
  Waterford-Kenmount Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer Progressive Conservative
  Windsor-Buchans John McLennon Progressive Conservative
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