1962 Newfoundland general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1962 Newfoundland general election Newfoundland and Labrador parliamentary no no November 19, 1962 1959 Newfoundland general election 1959 Outgoing members 1966 Newfoundland general election 1966 Elected members 42 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 22 seats were needed for a majority 58.5% ( 10.8 pp)Report on Provincial General Election, 1962 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/nl_gazette/id/10287/rec/1 9 April 2025 The Newfoundland Gazette 26 February 1963 150x150px NL Liberal nohash Joey Smallwood 1949 Bonavista NorthNot the incumbent, but stood in this seat and won NL Liberal name 31 34 3 72,319 58.7% 0.7pp PC NL PC nohash James Greene 1959 St. John's East NL PC name 3 7 4 45,055 36.6% 11.3pp Premier Joey Smallwood NL Liberal name Premier after election Joey Smallwood NL Liberal name No 1952 The 1962 Newfoundland general election was held on 19 November 1962 to elect members of the 33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party. Results  Party Leader1959Seats wonPopular vote (%) NL Liberal row-nameJoey Smallwood 313472,31958.7% NL PC row-nameJames Greene 3745,05536.6% NL NDP row-nameEd Finn 0As the Newfoundland Democratic Party04,4793.6% NL United (historical) rowUnited NewfoundlandAugustine Duffy206380.5% NL Independent rowOther017400.6%Totals3642123,990100% 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 United (historical) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre60.94% turnout | |Joseph O'Driscoll1,51234.95% |NL PC background| |Anthony Murphy2,17650.30% | |Augustine Duffy63814.75% |NL United (historical) background| |Augustine Duffy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East63.71% turnout | |James Higgins1,25138.60% |NL PC background| |James Greene1,99061.40% | | |NL PC background| |James Greene |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East Extern66.37% turnout | |James Fagan2,06043.71% |NL PC background| |William Browne2,65356.29% | | |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North56.21% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Geoffrey Carnell3,07760.88% | |William Moss1,97739.12% | | |NL Liberal background| |George Nightingale† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South60.96% turnout | |John O'Dea2,80946.96% |NL PC background| |Rex Renouf3,17353.04% | | |NL Liberal background| |John O'Dea |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West60.55% turnout |NL Liberal background| |William Adams2,91951.58% | |Harvey Cole2,74048.42% | | |NL Liberal background| |Joey Smallwood‡(ran in Bonavista North) |- |} Conception Bay NL Liberal PC |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde64.69% turnout |NL Liberal background| |William Saunders1,12756.92% | |Charles Bursey85343.08% |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bell Island71.12% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Steve Neary1,81454.38% | |Richard Greene1,52245.62% |NL PC background| |Richard Greene |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear50.63% turnout |NL Liberal background| |George Clarke1,07962.73% | |Walter Clarke64137.27% |NL Liberal background| |George ClarkeCarbonear-Bay de Verde |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace55.90% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Claude Sheppard1,46057.53% | |Harold Osborne1,07842.47% |NL Liberal background| |Claude Sheppard |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main |NL Liberal background| |Philip Lewis2,29329.40% | |Albert Furey1,90424.42% |NL Liberal background| |Philip Lewis |- |NL Liberal background| |Clifton Joy2,20228.24% | |Terry Trainor1,39917.94% |NL PC background| |Albert Furey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave58.60% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Eric Dawe1,77468.89% | |Lloyd Stevens80131.11% |NL Liberal background| |Llewellyn Strange† |- |} Avalon Peninsula NL Liberal PC Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland74.68% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Myles Murray1,67659.06% | |Otto Byrne1,16240.94% | | |NL Liberal background| |Myles Murray |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Placentia East63.17% turnout |rowspan=2 NL Liberal background| |rowspan=2|Alain Frecker1,44154.98% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|David Murphy86833.12% | |William Patterson (Independent)1826.94% |rowspan=2 NL Liberal background| |rowspan=2|Alain Frecker |- | |Esau Thoms (NDP)1304.96% |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's72.24% turnout |NL Liberal background| |James M. McGrath1,11864.92% | |John Halley60435.08% | | |NL Liberal background| |James M. McGrath |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South45.44% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Uriah Strickland1,74162.76% | |Edmund George1,03337.24% | | |NL Liberal background| |Uriah Strickland |} Eastern Newfoundland NL Liberal PC NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North57.55% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Joey Smallwood3,19581.15% | |Douglas Parsons74218.85% | | |NL Liberal background| |Edward Spencer‡(ran in Fogo) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South47.51% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Rossy Barbour2,10662.57% | |Robert Stead1,15534.31% | |George Squire1053.12% |NL Liberal background| |Rossy Barbour |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo |NL Liberal background| |Edward SpencerWon by acclamation | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Isaac Mercer† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North46.98% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Arthur Mifflin2,20766.96% | |Whitfield Bannister1,08933.04% | | |NL Liberal background| |Arthur Mifflin |} Central Newfoundland NL Liberal PC NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander57.56% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Beaton Abbott2,06952.92% | |Harold Collins1,84147.08% | | |NL Liberal background| |Beaton Abbott |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls61.14% turnout | |Raymond Guy2,26448.50% |NL PC background| |Ambrose Peddle2,40451.50% | | |NL Liberal background| |Raymond Guy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay54.47% turnout |NL Liberal background| |William Smallwood1,41559.06% | | | |Kitchener Pritchett98140.94% |NL Liberal background| |William Smallwood |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte58.12% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Harold Starkes1,78660.77% | |Guy Eveleigh1,15339.23% | | |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate53.39% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Leslie Curtis1,69182.53% | |Allan Young35817.47% | | |NL Liberal background| |Leslie Curtis |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay South65.30% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Frederick W. Rowe1,56179.56% | |James Walsh40120.44% | | |NL Liberal background| |Frederick W. Rowe |} Southern Newfoundland NL Liberal PC |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-La Poile60.58% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Walter Hodder2,12570.86% | |Allan Evans87429.14% |NL Liberal background| |John Cheeseman‡(ran in Hermitage) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin39.67% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Eric Jones1,89286.27% | |Harold Russell30113.73% |NL Liberal background| |Eric Jones |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay56.82% turnout |NL Liberal background| |H.R.V. Earle1,55286.17% | |Abram Godwin24913.83% |NL Liberal background| |John Courage†Fortune Bay-Hermitage |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hermitage |NL Liberal background| |John CheesemanWon by acclamation | | |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West63.06% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Patrick Canning1,94863.62% | |Joseph Cheeseman1,11436.38% |NL Liberal background| |Patrick Canning |} Western Newfoundland NL Liberal PC NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East69.57% turnout | |John Forsey2,69846.82% |NL PC background| |Noel Murphy3,06453.18% | | |NL Liberal background| |John Forsey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West61.94% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Charles Ballam2,86052.19% | | | |Ed Finn2,62047.81% |NL Liberal background| |Charles Ballam |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port69.39% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Stephen Smith1,97554.38% | |Berkley Evans1,65745.62% | | |NL Liberal background| |Stephen Smith |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe North81.63% turnout |NL Liberal background| |James Chalker1,34089.51% | |George Randell15710.49% | | |NL Liberal background| |James ChalkerSt. Barbe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe South73.34% turnout | |Maxwell Lane92940.87% |NL PC background| |William Smith1,10248.48% | |Gerald P. Byrne24210.65% |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's68.71% turnout |NL Liberal background| |William Keough1,90764.95% | |John Martin1,02935.05% | | |NL Liberal background| |William Keough |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay North64.01% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Walter Carter2,06289.69% | |Garland Patey23710.31% | | |NL Liberal background| |Maxwell Lane‡(ran in St. Barbe South) |- |} Labrador NL Liberal PC Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador North44.23% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Earl Winsor86075.97% | |Arthur Hale27224.03% | | |NL Liberal background| |Earl Winsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador South |NL Liberal background| |Gerald HillWon by acclamation | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Gerald Hill |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador West86.38% turnout | |Edward Henley38941.08% | | |NL Independent background| |Charles Devine (Independent)55858.92% |NL Vacant background| |New district |} Notes References Further reading Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #33: November 19, 1962 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/124 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 9 April 2025 Saywell John T. John Saywell Canadian Annual Review for 1962 1963 University of Toronto Press Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_p7j9 registration Category:Elections in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland general election General election Newfoundland general election Category:Long stubs with short prose