1982 Newfoundland general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1982 Newfoundland general election Newfoundland and Labrador parliamentary April 6, 1982 1979 Newfoundland general election 1979 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland 1985 Newfoundland general election 1985 members 52 seats to the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland 27 77.5% ( 3.9% pp)Election Returns 1982 https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1982.pdf Elections NL 2 April 2025 150x150px NL PC nohash NL PC name Brian Peckford March 26, 1979 Green Bay 33 seats, 50.25% 44 11 152,966 61.19% 10.94pp LIB NL Liberal nohash NL Liberal name Len Stirling 1980 Bonavista North(lost re-election) 19 seats, 40.46% 8 11 87,228 34.89% 5.57pp Premier Brian Peckford NL PC name Premier after election Brian Peckford NL PC name NoThe 1982 Newfoundland general election was held on 6 April 1982 to elect members of the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party. Results  Party Leader1979Seats won% changePopular vote (%) NL PC row-nameBrian Peckford3344+33%152,96661.2% NL Liberal row-nameLen Stirling 198-58%87,22834.9% NL NDP row-namePeter Fenwick 000%9,3713.7% NL Independent rowOther00 0% 4250.2%Totals5252 -251,024100% 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 |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kilbride76.66% turnout |NL PC background| |Robert Aylward4,71081.45% | |Sean Callahan1,07318.55% | | |NL PC background| |Robert Aylward |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pleasantville78.23% turnout |NL PC background| |Jerome Dinn4,80368.97% | |Walter Noel1,34919.37% | |Gerry Panting81211.66% |NL PC background| |Jerome Dinn |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre72.80% turnout |NL PC background| |Patrick McNicholas2,35771.27% | |John Slattery65719.87% | |Robert Harry Cuff2938.86% |NL PC background| |Patrick McNicholas |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East63.09% turnout |NL PC background| |William Marshall2,02168.53% | |Hugh Coady38212.95% | |Nancy Riche54618.52% |NL PC background| |William Marshall |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North75.05% turnout |NL PC background| |John Carter2,52066.67% | |Norman Whalen1,09528.97% | |Austin Scott1654.36% |NL PC background| |John Carter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South64.30% turnout |NL PC background| |John Collins2,28673.67% | |Ernest Antle58218.76% | |Barbara Roberts2357.57% |NL PC background| |John Collins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West64.92% turnout |NL PC background| |Harold Barrett2,47571.64% | |Ronald Pumphrey75521.85% | |Ronald Lewis2256.51% |NL PC background| |Harold Barrett |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Waterford-Kenmount81.21% turnout |NL PC background| |Gerry Ottenheimer5,06372.33% | |William Callahan1,42720.39% | |John March5107.28% |NL PC background| |Gerry Ottenheimer |- |} St. John's suburbs NL PC Liberal NDP Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Conception Bay South75.76% turnout |NL PC background| |John Butt5,38270.56% | |Gerald Greenslade1,66421.81% | |Howard Story2923.83% | |Jerry LeDrew (Independent)2903.80% |NL PC background| |John Butt |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Pearl82.14% turnout |NL PC background| |Neil Windsor5,19675.46% | |Seymour Dyke92813.48% | |Helen Porter76211.06% | | |NL PC background| |Neil Windsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Scio77.04% turnout |NL PC background| |Leo Barry3,99777.43% | |Sonya Abbott78515.21% | |Raymond Ryall3807.36% | | |NL PC background| |Leo Barry |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East Extern80.88% turnout |NL PC background| |Tom Hickey4,79572.64% | |David Wheeler1,33820.27% | |Robert Anderson4687.09% | | |NL PC background| |Tom Hickey |} Avalon Peninsula NL PC Liberal Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear85.94% turnout |NL PC background| |Milton Peach3,31954.31% | |Rod Moores2,79245.69% | | |NL Liberal background| |Rod Moores |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland84.89% turnout |NL PC background| |Charlie Power3,37479.84% | |John Wiseman85220.16% | | |NL PC background| |Charlie Power |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace86.08% turnout |NL PC background| |Haig Young3,39470.15% | |Carl Cooper1,44429.85% | | |NL PC background| |Haig Young |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Main-Bell Island81.67% turnout |NL PC background| |Norman Doyle4,23877.24% | |Joe Furey1,07719.63% | |Bill Healey (NDP)1723.13% |NL PC background| |Norman Doyle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia79.42% turnout |NL PC background| |William Patterson2,70664.20% | |Basil Power1,50935.80% | | |NL PC background| |William Patterson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave81.80% turnout |NL PC background| |Randy W. Collins3,00351.82% | |Ambrose Stoyles2,65745.85% | |James Roberts (Independent)1352.33% |NL PC background| |Randy W. Collins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's-The Capes94.15% turnout |NL PC background| |Loyola Hearn2,61956.55% | |Derrick Hancock2,01243.45% | | |NL Liberal background| |Derrick Hancock |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity-Bay de Verde84.02% turnout |NL PC background| |James Reid2,70056.40% | |Phil Warren2,08743.60% | | |NL Liberal background| |Frederick B. Rowe† |} Eastern Newfoundland NL PC Liberal |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bellevue79.19% turnout | |Basil Jamieson2,85848.90% |NL Liberal background| |Wilson Callan2,98751.10% |NL Liberal background| |Wilson Callan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North86.71% turnout |NL PC background| |George Cross2,97252.60% | |Len Stirling2,67847.40% |NL Liberal background| |Len Stirling |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South64.93% turnout |NL PC background| |Jim Morgan2,74273.43% | |Cyril Mifflin99226.57% |NL PC background| |Jim Morgan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo83.83% turnout | |Manson Sheppard2,43847.41% |NL Liberal background| |Beaton Tulk2,70452.59% |NL Liberal background| |Beaton Tulk |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Terra Nova76.18% turnout | |Glen Greening2,25647.89% |NL Liberal background| |Tom Lush2,45552.11% |NL Liberal background| |Tom Lush |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North77.33% turnout |NL PC background| |Charlie Brett3,02259.50% | |Fred Best2,05740.50% |NL PC background| |Charlie Brett |} Central Newfoundland NL PC Liberal NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Baie Verte-White Bay80.53% turnout |NL PC background| |Tom Rideout3,06256.06% | |Chris Decker2,40043.94% | | |NL PC background| |Tom Rideout |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Exploits59.51% turnout |NL PC background| |Hugh Twomey2,78761.75% | |Glenn Noseworthy1,72638.25% | | |NL PC background| |Hugh Twomey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander74.76% turnout |NL PC background| |Hazel Newhook2,87657.75% | |Winston Baker1,84537.05% | |Lowell Paulson2595.20% |NL PC background| |Hazel Newhook |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls74.13% turnout |NL PC background| |Len Simms2,78670.73% | |Walter Clarke1,15329.27% | | |NL PC background| |Len Simms |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay70.56% turnout |NL PC background| |Brian Peckford3,33878.36% | |Munden Batstone92221.64% | | |NL PC background| |Brian Peckford |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte78.05% turnout |NL PC background| |James Russell3,55963.37% | |Graham Wood2,05736.63% | | |NL Liberal background| |Freeman White† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate73.65% turnout |NL PC background| |Ida Reid1,88049.69% | |Bill Rowe1,58841.98% | |Roderick Woolridge3158.33% |NL Liberal background| |Bill Rowe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Windsor-Buchans73.97% turnout |NL PC background| |John McLennon2,05751.05% | |Graham Flight1,97248.95% | | |NL Liberal background| |Graham Flight |} Southern Newfoundland NL PC Liberal NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir81.21% turnout |NL PC background| ||Harold Andrews2,22155.14% | |Lloyd Walters1,80744.86% | | |NL PC background| |Harold Andrews |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin-Placentia West90.66% turnout |NL PC background| |Glenn Tobin3,42952.02% | |Don Hollett3,16347.98% | | |NL Liberal background| |Don Hollett |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune-Hermitage71.10% turnout |NL PC background| |Don Stewart2,44661.47% | |John Rideout1,53338.53% | | |NL PC background| |Don Stewart |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Bank77.41% turnout |NL PC background| |Bill Matthews2,85751.64% | |Leslie Thoms2,44244.13% | |Eric Miller2344.23% |NL Liberal background| |Leslie Thoms |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|La Poile68.02% turnout | |David Martin2,05149.51% |NL Liberal background| |Steve Neary2,09250.49% | | |NL Liberal background| |Steve Neary |} Western Newfoundland NL PC Liberal NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay of Islands74.06% turnout |NL PC background| |Luke Woodrow3,25465.40% | |Elizabeth Hann1,37727.67% | |Clarence Galliott3456.93% |NL PC background| |Luke Woodrow |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East76.96% turnout |NL PC background| |Lynn Verge3,10266.82% | |Paul Dicks1,24926.91% | |Cynthia Wishart2916.27% |NL PC background| |Lynn Verge |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber Valley76.54% turnout |NL PC background| |Wallace House3,48063.53% | |Kevin Saunders1,99836.47% | | |NL PC background| |Wallace House |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West81.33% turnout |NL PC background| |Ray Baird3,36563.97% | |Doyle Mills1,13021.48% | |Peter Fenwick76514.55% |NL PC background| |Ray Baird |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port89.86% turnout | |Don Bennett1,79844.69% |NL Liberal background| |Jim Hodder2,09452.05% | |Jenny Fenwick1313.26% |NL Liberal background| |Jim Hodder |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe79.41% turnout |NL PC background| |Everett Osmond2,61150.38% | |Trevor Bennett2,16641.79% | |Donald Snook4067.83% |NL Liberal background| |Trevor Bennett |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's80.17% turnout |NL PC background| |Ron Dawe2,91063.75% | |Charles Mercer1,65536.25% | | |NL PC background| |Ron Dawe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Stephenville75.31% turnout |NL PC background| |Frederick Stagg2,20556.21% | |William MacNeil1,71843.79% | | |NL PC background| |Frederick Stagg |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Strait of Belle Isle72.66% turnout | |Frank Kearney1,31828.54% |NL Liberal background| |Edward Roberts2,97564.42% | |Levi Squires3257.04% |NL Liberal background| |Edward Roberts |- |} Labrador NL PC Liberal NDP |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Eagle River88.25% turnout | |Philip Stone52721.86% |NL Liberal background| |Eugene Hiscock1,31654.58% | |Ronald Rumbolt56823.56% |NL Liberal background| |Eugene Hiscock |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Menihek82.91% turnout |NL PC background| |Peter Walsh3,58958.86% | |Gordon Manstan1,63726.84% | |Roland LeGrow87214.30% |NL PC background| |Peter Walsh |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Naskaupi83.98% turnout |NL PC background| |Joseph Goudie1,99850.61% | |Melvin Woodward1,95049.39% | | |NL PC background| |Joseph Goudie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Torngat Mountains99.06% turnout | |David Hunt21418.79% |NL Liberal background| |Garfield Warren92581.21% | | |NL Liberal background| |Garfield Warren |- |} References Further reading Byers R. B. Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1982 1984 University of Toronto Press Toronto 9781442671966 https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_r4m2 registration 1982 Category:1982 elections in Canada Category:1982 in Newfoundland and Labrador Category:April 1982 in Canada