1966 Newfoundland general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1966 Newfoundland general election 61.8% ( 3.3 pp)Report on Provincial General Election, 1966 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/nl_gazette/id/12200/rec/1 7 April 2025 The Newfoundland Gazette 8 November 1966 4 50,316 34.0% 2.6pp 7 seats, 36.6% Share of the total popular vote in the previous election Premier Joey Smallwood NL Liberal name Premier after election Joey Smallwood NL Liberal name No 3 Humber EastWas defeated for re-election in this seat Newfoundland and Labrador Joey Smallwood parliamentary September 8, 1966 1962 Newfoundland general election 1962 Outgoing members 1971 Newfoundland general election 1971 Elected members 42 seats to the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland 22 x160px NL Liberal nohash NL Liberal name 1949 1966 Humber WestNot the incumbent, but stood in this seat and won 34 seats, 58.7% Share of the total popular vote in the previous election 39 5 91,613 61.8% 3.1pp PC NL PC nohash NL PC name Noel Murphy 1952The 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. Results  Party Leader1962Seats won% changePopular vote (%) NL Liberal row-nameJoey Smallwood 3439+15%91,61361.8% NL PC row-nameNoel Murphy 73-57%50,31634.0% NL NDP row-nameCalvin Normore000%2,7251.8% NL Independent rowOther10 -100% 3,5482.4%Totals4242 -149,371100% Results by district Names in boldface type represent party leaders. † indicates that the incumbent did not run again. ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district. St. John's NL Liberal PC |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre66.15% turnout | |Denis Galway1,77339.58% |NL PC background| |Anthony Murphy2,70660.42% |NL PC background| |Anthony Murphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East71.61% turnout | |Kevin O'Regan1,37337.13% |NL PC background| |Gerry Ottenheimer2,32562.87% |NL PC background| |James Greene† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East Extern70.78% turnout | |John Murphy3,32747.84% |NL PC background| |Tom Hickey3,62752.16% |NL PC background| |William Browne† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North66.97% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Nathaniel Noel4,58657.33% | |Mervyn Russell3,41442.67% |NL Liberal background| |Geoffrey Carnell† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South73.65% turnout |NL Liberal background| |John Nolan4,16654.71% | |Rex Renouf3,44845.29% |NL PC background| |Rex Renouf |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West69.20% turnout |NL Liberal background| |John Crosbie4,05457.63% | |Harvey Cole2,98042.37% |NL Liberal background| |William Adams† |- |} Conception Bay NL Liberal PC Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde63.70% turnout |NL Liberal background| |William Saunders1,36366.61% | |Walter Hudson39519.31% | |Alvin Clarke (Independent)28814.08% |NL Liberal background| |William Saunders |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bell Island57.09% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Steve Neary1,76175.55% | |Herbert Buckingham42318.15% | |Joseph Gendreau (Independent)1476.31% |NL Liberal background| |Steve Neary |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear65.80% turnout |NL Liberal background| |George Clarke1,59164.02% | |Joseph Noel55522.33% | |Elmer Vaters (Independent)33913.64% |NL Liberal background| |George Clarke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace61.49% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Alec Moores2,29675.38% | |Harold Osborne75024.62% | | |NL Liberal background| |Claude Sheppard† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main66.37% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Philip Lewis2,71230.83% | |Gordon Dawe2,09023.74% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|James Hickey (Independent)5346.07% |NL Liberal background| |Philip Lewis |- |NL Liberal background| |John Mahoney2,34226.61% | |John Carroll1,12012.73% |NL Liberal background| |Clifton Joy† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave54.23% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Eric Dawe1,69666.64% | |Lloyd Stevens84933.36% | | |NL Liberal background| |Eric Dawe |- |} Avalon Peninsula NL Liberal PC |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland68.85% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Aidan Maloney1,90569.70% | |Thomas Greene82830.30% |NL Liberal background| |Myles Murray† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia East72.22% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Alain Frecker2,03762.47% | |William Patterson1,22437.53% |NL Liberal background| |Alain Frecker |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's71.32% turnout |NL Liberal background| |James M. McGrath1,22967.49% | |John Halley59232.51% |NL Liberal background| |James M. McGrath |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South53.07% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Uriah Strickland1,84051.80% | |John Carter1,71248.20% |NL Liberal background| |Uriah Strickland |} Eastern Newfoundland NL Liberal PC Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North52.87% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Beaton Abbott2,93273.65% | |John Pinsent83420.95% | |Hubert Granter (NDP)2155.40% |NL Liberal background| |Joey Smallwood‡(ran in Humber West) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South45.36% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Rossy Barbour2,16163.71% | |William Moss1,23136.29% | | |NL Liberal background| |Rossy Barbour |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo48.76% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Eric Jones2,15073.33% | |Artie Willis78226.67% | | |NL Liberal background| |Edward Spencer† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North46.72% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Maxwell Lane2,21562.93% | |Robert Barton63818.13% | |Sam Drover (Independent)66718.95% |NL Liberal background| |Arthur Mifflin† |} Central Newfoundland NL Liberal PC |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander66.71% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Charles Granger3,18061.13% | |Harold Collins2,02238.87% |NL Liberal background| |Beaton Abbott‡(ran in Bonavista North) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls75.57% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Frederick W. Rowe3,64255.31% | |Ambrose Peddle2,94344.69% |NL PC background| |Ambrose Peddle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay65.48% turnout |NL Liberal background| |William Smallwood2,49671.17% | |Rupert Short1,01128.83% |NL Liberal background| |William Smallwood |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte54.95% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Harold Starkes2,28773.85% | |Douglas Hayward81026.15% |NL Liberal background| |Harold Starkes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate |NL Liberal background| |Leslie CurtisWon by acclamation | | |NL Liberal background| |Leslie Curtis |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay South63.24% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Bill Rowe2,01479.95% | |Cyril Pelley50520.05% |NL Liberal background| |Frederick W. Rowe‡(ran in Grand Falls) |} Southern Newfoundland NL Liberal PC |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-La Poile58.16% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Walter Hodder2,33168.68% | |Allan Evans1,06331.32% |NL Liberal background| |Walter Hodder |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin56.56% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Alex Hickman2,74479.01% | |Scott Bradley72920.99% |NL Liberal background| |Eric Jones‡(ran in Fogo) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay |NL Liberal background| |H.R.V. EarleWon by acclamation | | |NL Liberal background| |H.R.V. Earle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hermitage |NL Liberal background| |Abel WornellWon by acclamation | | |NL Liberal background| |Abel Wornell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West62.59% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Patrick Canning2,36774.34% | |Joseph Cheeseman81725.66% |NL Liberal background| |Patrick Canning |} Western Newfoundland NL Liberal PC Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East74.70% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Clyde Wells3,65252.74% | |Noel Murphy3,27347.26% | | |NL PC background| |Noel Murphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West67.53% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Joey Smallwood4,43167.21% | | | |Calvin Normore (NDP)2,16232.79% |NL Liberal background| |Charles Ballam† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port76.87% turnout |NL Liberal background| |William Callahan2,45457.61% | |Berkley Evans94822.25% | |Michael Harper (Independent)85820.14% |NL Liberal background| |Stephen Smith† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe North63.92% turnout |NL Liberal background| |James Chalker1,13979.48% | |Gerald Hynes29420.52% | | |NL Liberal background| |James Chalker |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe South66.93% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Gerald Myrden1,51164.68% | |Andrew Swimm82535.32% | | |NL Vacant background| |VacantWilliam Smith had been elected in 1962, but he had died on August 4, 1965. |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's72.61% turnout |NL Liberal background| |William Keough1,73651.24% | |Prime Power93727.66% | |Fred Wells (Independent)71521.10% |NL Liberal background| |William Keough |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay North61.99% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Edward Roberts2,16584.94% | |Anita Sulley38415.06% | | |NL Liberal background| |Walter Carter† |- |} Labrador NL Liberal PC NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador North57.38% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Earl Winsor1,33371.25% | |Arthur Hale53828.75% | | |NL Liberal background| |Earl Winsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador South58.99% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Gerald Hill1,12990.39% | |Leace Critch1209.61% | | |NL Liberal background| |Gerald Hill |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador West64.10% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Tom Burgess1,49361.82% | |Charles Devine57423.77% | |Albert McGrath34814.41% |NL PC background| |Charles Devine |} Notes References Further reading Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #34: September 8, 1966 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/126 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 6 April 2025 1966 Category:1966 elections in Canada General election Category:September 1966 in Canada Category:Long stubs with short prose