1971 Newfoundland general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1971 Newfoundland general election Newfoundland and Labrador parliamentary October 28, 1971 1966 Newfoundland general election 1966 Outgoing members 1972 Newfoundland general election 1972 Elected members 42 seats to the 35th General Assembly of Newfoundland 22 87.9% ( 26.1 pp)Report on Provincial General Election, 1971 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/nl_gazette/id/13577/rec/1 6 April 2025 The Newfoundland Gazette 1 February 1972General Election Returns, March 24, 1972 https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1972.pdf Elections NL 4 April 2025 PC NL PC nohash NL PC name Frank Moores 1970 Humber West"notincumbent" Not the incumbent, but stood in this seat and won 3 seats, 33.69% 21 18 120,655 51.34% 17.65pp 150x150px NL Liberal nohash NL Liberal name Joey Smallwood 1949 Placentia East"notincumbent" 39 seats, 61.33% 20 19 104,523 44.48% 16.85pp NLP NL Labrador nohash New Labrador Tom Burgess 1969 Labrador West New party 1 1 5,595 2.38% n/a Premier Joey Smallwood NL Liberal name Premier after election Joey Smallwood NL Liberal name No 1952The 1971 Newfoundland general election was held on 28 October 1971 to elect members of the 35th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It resulted in a hung parliament as, with the support of the Labrador Party's lone MHA, the Smallwood government had the support of 21 MHAs compared to 21 for the Progressive Conservative party. Smallwood ultimately resigned in January 1972 allowing Moores' Tories to form a government but the instability in the House led to the March 24, 1972 provincial election.Former Newfoundland premier Frank Moores dies. CBC News, June 11, 2005 Results Summary of the 1971 Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly election results |- style="background:#ccc;" ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Political party ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Party leader !rowspan="2"|Candidates ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|MHAs !colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Popular vote |- style="background:#cccc;" | style="text-align:center;"|1966 | style="text-align:center;"|1971 | style="text-align:center;"|± | style="text-align:center;"|# | style="text-align:center;"|% | style="text-align:center;"|± (pp) NL PC row-name |align=left|Frank Moores |align="right"|42 |align="right"|3 |align="right"|21 |align="right"|18 |align="right"|120,655 |align="right"|51.34% |align="right"|17.65 NL Liberal row-name |align=left|Joey Smallwood |align="right"|42 |align="right"|39 |align="right"|20 |align="right"|19 |align="right"|104,523 |align="right"|44.48% |align="right"|16.85 NL Labrador row-name |align=left|Tom Burgess |align="right"|3 |align="right"|n/a |align="right"|1 |align="right"|1 |align="right"|5,595 |align="right"|2.38% |align="right"|n/a NL NDP row-name |align=left|John Connors |align="right"|17 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|0 |align="right"| |align="right"|3,718 |align="right"|1.58% |align="right"|0.24 NL Independent Liberal row |colspan="2" align=left|Independent Liberal |align="right"|3 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|0 |align="right"| |align="right"|407 |align="right"|0.17% |align="right"|n/a NL Independent row |colspan="2" align="left"|Independent |align="right"|1 |align="right"|0 |align="right"|0 |align="right"| |align="right"|109 |align="right"|0.05% |align="right"|2.33 |- style="background:#EAECF0;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total | style="text-align:right;"|108 | style="text-align:right;"|42 | style="text-align:right;"|42 | style="text-align:right;"| | style="text-align:right;"|235,007 | style="text-align:right;"|100% | style="text-align:right;"| |} 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 NDP Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre85.76% turnout | |Leonard Levitz1,59228.95% |NL PC background| |Anthony Murphy3,70867.43% | |Graham Kelly901.64% | |David Owens (Independent)1091.98% |NL PC background| |Anthony Murphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East85.91% turnout | |Brendan Kelly1,27030.19% |NL PC background| |William Marshall2,93669.81% | | | | |NL PC background| |William Marshall |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East Extern85.58% turnout | |Howard Young3,48729.02% |NL PC background| |Tom Hickey7,95466.19% | |Walter Noel5764.79% | | |NL PC background| |Tom Hickey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North90.52% turnout | |Gordon Lidstone5,31334.77% |NL PC background| |John Carter9,96665.23% | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Nathaniel Noel† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South83.74% turnout | |Francis Galgay3,08234.42% |NL PC background| |Hugh Shea5,71263.79% | |Roy Taylor1601.79% | | |NL Liberal background| |John Nolan‡(ran in Ferryland) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West85.05% turnout | |Alma Badcock2,84430.85% |NL PC background| |John Crosbie6,37469.15% | | | | |NL PC background| |John Crosbie |- |} Conception Bay NL Liberal PC Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde77.66% turnout |NL Liberal background| |William Saunders1,30750.40% | |Brendan Howard1,28649.60% | | |NL Liberal background| |William Saunders |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bell Island87.28% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Steve Neary1,56765.65% | |Bern Fitzpatrick82034.35% | | |NL Liberal background| |Steve Neary |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear88.91% turnout | |George Clarke1,76549.06% |NL PC background| |Augustus Rowe1,83350.94% | | |NL Liberal background| |George Clarke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace84.93% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Hubert Kitchen2,40952.91% | |Harold Gosse1,87541.18% | |Hubert Badcock (Independent Liberal)2695.91% |NL Liberal background| |Alec Moores† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main83.28% turnout | |John Mahoney3,60522.95% |NL PC background| |Gordon Dawe4,41728.12% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Darrell Cole (NDP)1510.96% |NL Liberal background| |Philip Lewis† |- | |Ralph Fagan3,45221.97% |NL PC background| |William Doody4,08426.00% |NL Liberal background| |John Mahoney |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave83.29% turnout |NL Liberal background| |James Hussey2,40255.90% | |Herbert Bowering1,79341.73% | |Edgar Russell (NDP)1022.37% |NL Liberal background| |Eric Dawe† |- |} Avalon Peninsula NL Liberal PC |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland86.14% turnout | |John Nolan1,87448.62% |NL PC background| |Thomas Doyle1,98051.38% |NL Liberal background| |Aidan Maloney† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia East84.91% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Joey Smallwood2,85258.61% | |William Patterson2,01441.39% |NL Liberal background| |Alain Frecker† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's88.03% turnout | |Michael Maher1,13848.34% |NL PC background| |Gerry Ottenheimer1,21651.66% |NL Liberal background| |James M. McGrath† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South78.38% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Rupert Bartlett3,42461.62% | |George Baker2,26740.80% |NL Liberal background| |Uriah Strickland‡(ran in Trinity North) |} Eastern Newfoundland NL Liberal PC NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North81.84% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Paul Thoms3,32453.89% | |Robert Wells2,84446.11% | | |NL Independent background| |Beaton Abbott† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South74.58% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Rossy Barbour3,05053.63% | |Jim Morgan2,50043.96% | |Gerald Hayley1372.41% |NL Liberal background| |Rossy Barbour |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo77.04% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Earl Winsor2,70358.10% | |Frederick Jesperson1,94941.90% | | |NL Liberal background| |Eric Jones† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North77.70% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Uriah Strickland3,42456.87% | |Eric Martin2,59743.13% | | |NL Liberal background| |Maxwell Lane† |} Central Newfoundland NL Liberal PC NDP Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander89.64% turnout | |Douglas Sheppard2,86135.26% |NL PC background| |Harold Collins5,03062.00% | |Clarence Lingard2222.74% | | |NL PC background| |Harold Collins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls85.27% turnout | |Frederick W. Rowe3,60142.91% |NL PC background| |Aubrey Senior3,98747.51% | |John Connors8049.58% | | |NL Liberal background| |Frederick W. Rowe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay81.22% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Harold Starkes2,68756.38% | |Aubrey Rolfe1,83538.50% | |Harold Card2445.12% | | |NL Liberal background| |William Smallwood† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte83.24% turnout | |John Whalen2,36445.92% |NL PC background| |James Russell2,61450.78% | |Walwin Blackmore1703.30% | | |NL Liberal background| |Harold Starkes‡(ran in Green Bay) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate81.76% turnout |NL Liberal background| |William Adams2,15558.69% | |John Loveridge1,48740.50% | |Roderick Woolridge300.82% | | |NL Liberal background| |Leslie Curtis† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay South88.85% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Bill Rowe2,47761.42% | |William Eaton1,43335.53% | |Martin Saunders731.81% | |Ronald Budgell (Independent Liberal)501.24% |NL Liberal background| |Bill Rowe |} Southern Newfoundland NL Liberal PC Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-La Poile79.85% turnout | |Walter Hodder2,67447.66% |NL PC background| |Allan Evans2,76249.22% | |Andrew Wells (NDP)1753.12% |NL Liberal background| |Walter Hodder |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin93.11% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Alex Hickman3,65554.51% | |Don Hollett3,05045.49% | | |NL Liberal background| |Alex Hickman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay78.93% turnout | |H.R.V. Earle1,20645.29% |NL PC background| |Augustus Oldford1,45754.71% | | |NL Liberal background| |H.R.V. Earle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hermitage82.89% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Harold Piercey1,85052.20% | |Roy Cheeseman1,58544.72% | |Leo Coffey (NDP)1093.08% |NL Liberal background| |Abel Wornell† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West85.30% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Patrick Canning2,38764.25% | |Lawrence Hudson1,24033.38% | |Thomas Fitzpatrick (Independent Liberal)882.37% |NL Liberal background| |Patrick Canning |} Western Newfoundland NL Liberal PC NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East89.66% turnout | |George Warren2,99833.34% |NL PC background| |Tom Farrell5,65462.87% | |Calvin Hillyard3413.79% |NL Liberal background| |Clyde Wells† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West90.95% turnout | |Noel Murphy3,27036.36% |NL PC background| |Frank Moores5,95966.26% | |James Walsh2342.60% |NL Liberal background| |Joey Smallwood‡(ran in Placentia East) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port93.50% turnout | |William Callahan2,73040.22% |NL PC background| |Frederick Stagg4,05759.78% | | |NL Liberal background| |William Callahan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe North83.34% turnout |NL Liberal background| |James Chalker1,35466.57% | |Boyd Hiscock68033.43% | | |NL Liberal background| |James Chalker |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe South87.95% turnoutA judicial recount was initiated in this riding. However, it was discovered during the process that the deputy returning officer had accidentally burned the 106 ballots for the community of Sally's Cove, which made it impossible to complete the recount. Consequently, the Supreme Court of Newfoundland decreed that Maynard had been elected. The initial results of the election are shown here in italics.Manning Gary Burning ballots 'not customary' https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/westernstar/id/114570/rec/1 6 April 2025 The Western Star 25 November 1971 | |Trevor Bennett1,74849.89% |NL PC background| |Edward Maynard1,75650.11% | | |NL Liberal background| |Gerald Myrden† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's89.83% turnout | |Jeremiah Horan1,77743.27% |NL PC background| |Alexander Dunphy2,32756.66% | | |NL Vacant background| |VacantWilliam Keough had been elected in 1966, but he died while in office on March 3, 1971. |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay North85.57% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Edward Roberts3,14081.36% | |Gerald Moore71918.63% | | |NL Liberal background| |Edward Roberts |- |} Labrador NL Liberal PC Labrador NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador North |NL Liberal background| |Melvin Woodward1,85844.64% | |Arthur Hale70917.04% | |Herbert Brett1,54537.12% | | |NL Liberal background| |Earl Winsor‡(ran in Fogo) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador South84.32% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Joe Harvey89047.52% | |Edward Kean1769.40% | |Michael Martin80743.09% | | |NL Liberal background| |Gerald Hill† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador West | |Roy Legge1,44522.41% | |Peter Walsh1,65925.73% |NL Labrador background| |Tom Burgess3,24350.30% | |Michael Neville1001.55% |NL Labrador 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 #35: October 28, 1971 https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/127 Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 1 St. John's Harry Cuff Publications Ltd. 6 April 2025 Category:Elections in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland General election Newfoundland general election Category:Long stubs with short prose