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1985 Newfoundland general election
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1985 Newfoundland general election Newfoundland and Labrador parliamentary no no 1982 Newfoundland general election 1982 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland 1985 4 2 members 1989 Newfoundland general election 1989 52 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 27 77.3% ( 0.2 pp)Election Returns 1985 https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1985.pdf Elections NL 31 March 2025 May 15, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240515232334/https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1985.pdf dead 150x150px NL PC nohash Brian Peckford NL PC name 17 March 1979 Green Bay 44 36 8 134,893 48.6% 12.5pp LIB NL Liberal nohash Leo Barry NL Liberal name 1984 Mount Scio 8 15 7 102,016 36.7% 1.6pp NDP NL NDP nohash Peter Fenwick NL NDP name 1981 Menihek 0 1 1 39,954 14.4% 10.7pp Premier Brian Peckford NL PC name Brian Peckford Premier after election NL PC name
The 1985 Newfoundland general election was held on 2 April 1985 to elect members of the 40th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party under Premier Brian Peckford.
Results
Party Leader1982Seats won% changePopular vote (%)
NL PC row-nameBrian Peckford4436-18%134,89348.6%
NL Liberal row-nameLeo Barry815+88%102,01636.7%
NL NDP row-namePeter Fenwick 01100%39,95414.4%
NL Independent rowOther00 0% 7780.3%Totals5252 -278,502100%
Results by district
Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
† indicates that the incumbent did not run again.
St. John's
NL PC Liberal NDP
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kilbride76.04% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Robert Aylward3,66856.71%
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|Joseph Sala1,17018.09%
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|Alfred Sullivan1,63025.20%
|NL PC background|
|Robert Aylward
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pleasantville74.33% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Jerome Dinn3,00347.13%
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|Walter Noel2,19634.47%
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|Paul Ring1,17218.40%
|NL PC background|
|Jerome Dinn
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre73.55% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Patrick McNicholas3,33250.97%
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|Mary Philpott2,22934.10%
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|Nina Patey97614.93%
|NL PC background|
|Patrick McNicholas
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East72.79% turnout
|NL PC background|
|William Marshall2,73850.18%
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|Hugh Shea73813.52%
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|Gene Long1,98136.30%
|NL PC background|
|William Marshall
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North72.14% turnout
|NL PC background|
|John Carter2,63148.64%
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|Judi Murphy1,34724.90%
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|Dorothy Inglis1,43126.46%
|NL PC background|
|John Carter
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South64.28% turnout
|NL PC background|
|John Collins2,46654.38%
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|Dolores Linehan1,14525.25%
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|Bob Matthews92420.37%
|NL PC background|
|John Collins
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West67.08% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Harold Barrett3,38252.15%
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|Gerald Moore1,59524.60%
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|Thomas O'Leary1,50823.25%
|NL PC background|
|Harold Barrett
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Waterford-Kenmount70.65% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Gerry Ottenheimer3,25156.98%
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|Eric Adams1,40124.55%
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|Wallace Day1,05418.47%
|NL PC background|
|Gerry Ottenheimer
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St. John's suburbs
NL PC Liberal NDP Other
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Conception Bay South73.51% turnout
|NL PC background|
|John Butt2,17948.80%
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|Ron Clarke1,73738.90%
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|Art Dawe3537.91%
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|Gordon Dawe (Independent)1964.39%
|NL PC background|
|John Butt
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Pearl73.16% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Neil Windsor3,36554.97%
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|Boyd Batten1,43223.40%
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|Leo Thistle1,32421.63%
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|NL PC background|
|Neil Windsor
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Scio-Bell Island83.79% turnout
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|James Hearn2,87942.19%
|NL Liberal background|
|Leo Barry3,32148.67%
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|Gerry Panting6249.14%
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|NL Liberal background|
|Leo Barry
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East Extern80.50% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Tom Hickey3,48955.66%
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|Fred Littlejohn1,41022.49%
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|Robert Anderson1,37021.85%
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|NL PC background|
|Tom Hickey
|}
Avalon Peninsula
NL PC Liberal NDP
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear80.91% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Milton Peach3,20350.58%
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|Rod Moores2,71242.82%
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|Isabelle King4186.60%
|NL PC background|
|Milton Peach
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland82.12% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Charlie Power2,53755.52%
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|Helen Kenny68715.03%
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|Adrian Sullivan1,34629.45%
|NL PC background|
|Charlie Power
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace83.50% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Haig Young2,72950.91%
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|John Crane2,49846.61%
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|Helen Porter1332.48%
|NL PC background|
|Haig Young
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Main79.27% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Norman Doyle3,78458.88%
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|Jerry Lewis3986.19%
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|George Flaherty2,24534.93%
|NL PC background|
|Norman Doyle
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia83.78% turnout
|NL PC background|
|William Patterson2,29550.15%
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|Rex Murphy2,14946.96%
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|Kevin Walsh1322.89%
|NL PC background|
|William Patterson
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave84.58% turnout
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|Randy W. Collins2,65740.40%
|NL Liberal background|
|John Efford3,61454.96%
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|Byron Petten3054.64%
|NL PC background|
|Randy W. Collins
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's-The Capes80.11% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Loyola Hearn3,12573.76%
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|Marie Walsh73317.30%
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|Leo Coffey3798.94%
|NL PC background|
|Loyola Hearn
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity-Bay de Verde77.49% turnout
|NL PC background|
|James Reid2,36948.21%
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|Walter Brown1,86037.85%
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|Bert Pitcher68513.94%
|NL PC background|
|James Reid
|}
Eastern Newfoundland
NL PC Liberal NDP Other
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bellevue80.27% turnout
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|Basil Jamieson2,85243.91%
|NL Liberal background|
|Wilson Callan3,03046.65%
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|Mose Ingram6139.44%
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|NL Liberal background|
|Wilson Callan
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North85.03% turnout
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|George Cross2,86147.27%
|NL Liberal background|
|Tom Lush2,98349.29%
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|John Blackwood1502.48%
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|Wayne Davis (Independent)580.96%
|NL PC background|
|George Cross
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South66.73% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Jim Morgan2,42458.61%
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|Ancel Johnson1,19328.84%
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|Harry Faulkner51912.55%
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|NL PC background|
|Jim Morgan
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo84.14% turnout
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|Wayne Wheaton2,58044.21%
|NL Liberal background|
|Beaton Tulk3,12453.53%
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|Hayward Cross1322.26%
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|NL Liberal background|
|Beaton Tulk
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Terra Nova74.23% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Glen Greening2,85756.03%
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|Everett Cross2,09941.17%
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|Gordon Genge (Independent)1432.80%
|NL PC background|
|Glen Greening
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North74.52% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Charlie Brett3,13756.90%
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|Myra Moore2,08237.76%
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|Bill Abbott2945.34%
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|NL PC background|
|Charlie Brett
|}
Central Newfoundland
NL PC Liberal NDP
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Baie Verte-White Bay82.42% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Tom Rideout2,53251.87%
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|Harold Small2,12743.58%
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|Richard Shelley2224.55%
|NL PC background|
|Tom Rideout
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Exploits65.70% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Hugh Twomey2,80553.55%
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|Gerald Thompson1,51728.96%
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|Ron Chafe91617.49%
|NL PC background|
|Hugh Twomey
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander77.25% turnout
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|Hazel Newhook2,31939.51%
|NL Liberal background|
|Winston Baker3,30956.38%
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|Joe Tremblett2414.11%
|NL PC background|
|Hazel Newhook
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls89.53% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Len Simms2,20844.25%
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|George Anderson61512.32%
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|Bryan Blackmore2,16743.43%
|NL PC background|
|Len Simms
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay70.36% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Brian Peckford3,37368.56%
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|Renold Clarke1,25425.49%
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|Mervyn Poole2935.95%
|NL PC background|
|Brian Peckford
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte71.07% turnout
|NL PC background|
|James Russell3,03552.40%
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|Joy Sceviour2,55144.04%
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|William Fogwill2063.56%
|NL PC background|
|James Russell
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate71.51% turnout
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|Ida Reid1,87444.59%
|NL Liberal background|
|Walter Carter2,32955.41%
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|NL PC background|
|Ida Reid
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Windsor-Buchans81.18% turnout
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|John McLennon1,72637.48%
|NL Liberal background|
|Graham Flight2,54755.31%
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|John Budden3327.21%
|NL PC background|
|John McLennon
|}
Southern Newfoundland
NL PC Liberal NDP
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir78.39% turnout
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|Harold Andrews2,06247.75%
|NL Liberal background|
|Dave Gilbert2,25652.25%
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|NL PC background|
|Harold Andrews
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin-Placentia West85.16% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Glenn Tobin3,86953.59%
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|Wilson Brown2,79438.70%
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|Chesley Cribb5577.71%
|NL PC background|
|Glenn Tobin
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune-Hermitage81.12% turnout
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|Don Stewart2,25445.57%
|NL Liberal background|
|Roger Simmons2,53551.25%
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|Joe Edwards1573.18%
|NL PC background|
|Don Stewart
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Bank79.89% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Bill Matthews3,02849.25%
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|Maxwell Snook2,68943.74%
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|Calvin Peach4317.01%
|NL PC background|
|Bill Matthews
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|La Poile76.22% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Cal Mitchell2,13840.88%
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|Noreen Saunders1,79734.36%
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|Stephen MacKenzie1,29524.76%
|NL Liberal background|
|Steve Neary†
|}
Western Newfoundland
NL PC Liberal NDP Other
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay of Islands77.51% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Ted Blanchard2,41943.24%
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|Graham Watton2,40442.98%
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|Jeanette Leitch77113.78%
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|NL PC background|
|Luke Woodrow†
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East77.87% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Lynn Verge2,95544.63%
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|Keith Payne2,67040.33%
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|Stuart Fraser99615.04%
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|NL PC background|
|Lynn Verge
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber Valley76.40% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Rick Woodford2,19747.64%
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|David Hedd1,80439.11%
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|Terry Brazil61113.25%
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|NL Vacant background|
|VacantWallace House had been elected in 1982, but he died on February 3, 1985, leaving the seat vacant.
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West79.49% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Ray Baird2,19538.90%
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|Scott Simmons2,11237.43%
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|Frank Burke1,27322.56%
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|Derek Woodman (Independent)631.11%
|NL PC background|
|Ray Baird
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port85.25% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Jim Hodder2,42953.33%
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|Sandy Chisholm1,20326.41%
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|Bob Cormier92320.26%
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|NL PC background|
|Jim Hodder
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe78.83% turnout
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|Everett Osmond2,75241.26%
|NL Liberal background|
|Chuck Furey2,76841.50%
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|Ed Broaders1,15017.24%
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|NL PC background|
|Everett Osmond
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's78.77% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Ron Dawe2,72956.03%
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|Francis Berkshire1,91439.29%
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|Ken Gould2284.68%
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|NL PC background|
|Ron Dawe
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Stephenville78.86% turnout
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|Frederick Stagg1,69040.21%
|NL Liberal background|
|Kevin Aylward2,18551.99%
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|Marion McEachren3287.80%
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|NL PC background|
|Frederick Stagg
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Strait of Belle Isle75.92% turnout
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|George Sutton1,07718.07%
|NL Liberal background|
|Chris Decker3,13652.61%
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|Max Short1,43023.99%
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|Wade Reid (Independent)3185.33%
|NL Liberal background|
|Edward Roberts†
|-
|}
Labrador
NL PC Liberal NDP
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Eagle River78.19% turnout
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|Stanley Pike78130.94%
|NL Liberal background|
|Eugene Hiscock1,17046.36%
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|Claude Rumbolt57322.70%
|NL Liberal background|
|Eugene Hiscock
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Menihek90.82% turnout
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|Alec Snow2,61045.39%
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|Andrew Spracklin2995.20%
|NL NDP background|
|Peter Fenwick2,84149.41%
|NL NDP background|
|Peter Fenwick
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Naskaupi86.06% turnout
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|Joseph Goudie1,45433.28%
|NL Liberal background|
|Jim Kelland2,68561.46%
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|Barbara Maidment2305.26%
|NL PC background|
|Joseph Goudie
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Torngat Mountains81.69% turnout
|NL PC background|
|Garfield Warren58951.80%
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|Melvin Woodward46340.72%
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|John Terriak857.48%
|NL PC background|
|Garfield Warren
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Notes
References
Further reading
Byers R. B. Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1985 1988 University of Toronto Press Toronto 9781442671980 https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_q0z2 registration
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