1972 Newfoundland general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1972 Newfoundland general election Premier Frank Moores NL PC name Premier after election Frank Moores NL PC name No 1952 Outgoing members Newfoundland and Labrador 79.1% ( 8.8% pp)General Election Returns, March 24, 1972 https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1972.pdf Elections NL 4 April 2025 PC parliamentary March 24, 1972 1971 Newfoundland general election 1971 1975 Newfoundland general election 1975 42 seats to the 36th General Assembly of Newfoundland 22 NL PC nohash NL PC name Frank Moores 1972 Humber West 21 seats, 51.34% Share of the total popular vote in the previous election 33 12 126,508 60.22% 8.88pp LIB NL Liberal nohash Edward Roberts NL Liberal name 1972 White Bay North 20 seats, 44.48% Share of the total popular vote in the previous election 9 11 77,849 37.06% 7.42pp Elected members The 1972 Newfoundland general election was held on 24 March 1972 to elect members of the 36th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party. In the district of Labrador South, the election was a virtual tie between two candidates and had to be declared void. In a subsequent by-election, the seat was taken by a member of the Labrador Party. Results  Party Leader1971Seats won% changePopular vote (%) NL PC row-nameFrank Moores2133+57%126,50860.5% NL Liberal row-nameEdward Roberts209-55%77,84937.1% NL Labrador row-name10-100%2,5481.21 NL NDP row-nameJohn Connors000%4100.2% NL Independent rowOther00 0% 1,7590.99%Totals4242 -210,078100% Results by district Names in boldface type represent party leaders. † indicates that the incumbent did not run again. § indicates that the incumbent was defeated for nomination. ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district. St. John's NL PC Liberal |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre73.61% turnout |NL PC background| |Anthony Murphy3,58076.46% | |Denis Murphy1,10223.54% |NL PC background| |Anthony Murphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East71.83% turnout |NL PC background| |William Marshall2,71277.51% | |Brendan Kelly78722.49% |NL PC background| |William Marshall |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East Extern73.02% turnout |NL PC background| |Tom Hickey8,03978.92% | |Austin Ryan2,14721.08% |NL PC background| |Tom Hickey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North81.53% turnout |NL PC background| |John Carter9,51269.29% | |Roston Churchill4,21630.71% |NL PC background| |John Carter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South78.43% turnout |NL PC background| |Robert Wells5,99777.64% | |Rod Moores1,72722.36% |NL Liberal background| |Hugh Shea§‡(ran in Harbour Main) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West75.59% turnout |NL PC background| |John Crosbie5,94972.92% | |Duncan Sharpe2,20927.08% |NL PC background| |John Crosbie |- |} Conception Bay NL PC Liberal Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde75.22% turnout |NL PC background| |Brendan Howard1,53661.66% | |Donald Burt95538.34% | | |NL Vacant background| |VacantWilliam Penman Saunders had been elected in 1971, but he resigned his seat on February 28, 1972.Higgins Jenny Changing Government 1971-72 https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/changing-government-1971.php Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador 4 April 2025 |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bell Island84.24% turnout | |Bren Fitzpatrick97342.25% |NL Liberal background| |Steve Neary1,17551.02% | |Edward Russell (Independent)1556.73% |NL Liberal background| |Steve Neary |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear84.85% turnout |NL PC background| |Augustus Rowe2,02059.10% | |Walter Milley1,39840.90% | | |NL PC background| |Augustus Rowe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace86.25% turnout |NL PC background| |Haig Young2,56955.69% | |Hubert Kitchen2,00543.46% | |George Snow (Independent)390.85% |NL Liberal background| |Hubert Kitchen |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main |NL PC background| |Gordon Dawe5,18140.09% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Richard Gosse1,65112.77% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Hugh Shea (Independent Liberal)1,1408.82% |NL PC background| |Gordon Dawe |- |NL PC background| |William Doody4,95338.32% |NL PC background| |William Doody |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave82.17% turnout |NL PC background| |George Wilson2,27053.56% | |James Hussey1,96846.44% | | |NL Liberal background| |James Hussey |- |} Avalon Peninsula NL PC Liberal |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland82.66% turnout |NL PC background| |Thomas Doyle2,40265.57% | |Kevin O'Regan1,26134.43% |NL PC background| |Tom Doyle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia East85.83% turnout |NL PC background| |Fintan Aylward2,68854.99% | |Michael Maher2,20045.01% |NL Liberal background| |Joey Smallwood† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's88.82% turnout |NL PC background| |Gerry Ottenheimer1,70572.28% | |Dermott Lee65427.72% |NL PC background| |Gerry Ottenheimer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South78.43% turnout |NL PC background| |James Reid2,96053.39% | |Rupert Bartlett2,58446.61% |NL Liberal background| |Rupert Bartlett |} Eastern Newfoundland NL PC Liberal Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North82.80% turnout | |John Curran2,84845.98% |NL Liberal background| |Paul Thoms3,34654.02% | | |NL Liberal background| |Paul Thoms |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South75.81% turnout |NL PC background| |Jim Morgan3,28556.74% | |Rossy Barbour2,38641.21% | |Ben Elliott (Independent Liberal)1192.05% |NL Liberal background| |Rossy Barbour |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo73.51% turnout | |Ernest Roebotham1,72738.79% |NL Liberal background| |Earl Winsor2,51156.40% | |Barton Manning (Independent)2144.81% |NL Liberal background| |Earl Winsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North76.23% turnout |NL PC background| |Charlie Brett3,12452.77% | |Uriah Strickland2,79647.23% | | |NL Liberal background| |Uriah Strickland |} Central Newfoundland NL PC Liberal NDP Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander77.59% turnout |NL PC background| |Harold Collins4,67465.62% | |Eli Baker2,27231.90% | |Earle Boone1772.48% | | |NL PC background| |Harold Collins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls82.25% turnout |NL PC background| |Aubrey Senior4,64057.18% | |Wilburne England3,26840.28% | |John Connors2062.54% | | |NL PC background| |Aubrey Senior |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay84.62% turnout |NL PC background| |Brian Peckford2,56051.35% | |Harold Starkes2,42548.65% | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Harold Starkes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte84.30% turnout |NL PC background| |James Russell3,02257.82% | |Clyde Mullett2,12840.71% | | | |Walwin Blackmore (Independent)771.47% |NL PC background| |James Russell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate80.58% turnout | |John Loveridge1,49041.08% |NL Liberal background| |Herbert Gillett2,11058.18% | |Roderick Woolridge270.74% | | |NL Liberal background| |William Adams† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay South84.03% turnout | |William Eaton1,64142.95% |NL Liberal background| |Bill Rowe2,18057.05% | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Bill Rowe |} Southern Newfoundland NL PC Liberal Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-La Poile75.78% turnout |NL PC background| |Allan Evans3,06257.89% | |Walter Hodder2,22742.11% | | |NL PC background| |Allan Evans |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin80.39% turnout |NL PC background| |Alex Hickman3,80365.25% | |Ronald Fagan2,02534.75% | | |NL PC background| |Alex Hickman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay82.06% turnout |NL PC background| |H.R.V. Earle1,56355.74% | |Leslie Thoms1,22643.72% | |Eric Hiscock (Independent)150.53% |NL Vacant background| |VacantAugustus Oldford had been elected in 1971, but he resigned his seat on January 21, 1972.Oldford reinstated; Coombs named magistrate https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/westernstar/id/117238/rec/3 4 April 2025 The Western Star 4 February 1972 |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hermitage81.71% turnout |NL PC background| |Roy Cheeseman2,18362.26% | |Harold Piercey1,32337.74% | | |NL Liberal background| |Harold Piercey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West84.17% turnout |NL PC background| |Leo Barry1,85850.59% | |Patrick Canning1,81549.41% | | |NL Liberal background| |Patrick Canning |} Western Newfoundland NL PC Liberal |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East75.50% turnout |NL PC background| |Tom Farrell5,29069.72% | |Gerald Matthews2,29730.28% |NL PC background| |Tom Farrell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West |NL PC background| |Frank MooresWon by acclamation | | |NL PC background| |Frank Moores |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port84.74% turnout |NL PC background| |Frederick Stagg4,10765.78% | |James Campbell2,13734.22% |NL PC background| |Frederick Stagg |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe North90.90% turnout | |Wallace Maynard83937.56% |NL Liberal background| |Frederick B. Rowe1,39562.44% |NL Liberal background| |James Chalker† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe South90.47% turnout |NL PC background| |Edward Maynard2,10758.40% | |Trevor Bennett1,50141.60% |NL PC background| |Edward Maynard |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's82.80% turnout |NL PC background| |Alexander Dunphy2,46465.46% | |Ronald Callahan1,30034.54% |NL PC background| |Alexander Dunphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay North79.26% turnout | |Stanley Cole57916.17% |NL Liberal background| |Edward Roberts3,00283.83% |NL Liberal background| |Edward Roberts |- |} Labrador NL PC Liberal Labrador |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador North90.62% turnout | |Lloyd Janes1,10229.98% |NL Liberal background| |Melvin Woodward1,39637.98% | |Herbert Brett1,17832.04% |NL Liberal background| |Melvin Woodward |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador South83.33% turnoutThe results were subsequently voided by the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and a by-election was held which was won by Martin. | | |NL Liberal background| |Joe Harvey93350.03% | |Michael Martin93249.97% |NL Liberal background| |Joe Harvey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador West92.99% turnout |NL PC background| |Joseph Rousseau3,49460.84% | |Tom Burgess1,81131.53% | |Gerald Neary4387.63% |NL Liberal background| |Tom Burgess |} Notes References Further reading Neary Peter Changing Government: The 1971-72 Newfoundland Example Dalhousie Law Journal November 1979 5 3 631–658 https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1279&context=dlj 10 September 2026 Riggs Bert 1981 General Election #36: March 24, 1972 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/130 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 2 April 2025 Category:Elections in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland general election General election Newfoundland general election Category:Long stubs with short prose