1996 Newfoundland general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1996 Newfoundland general election Newfoundland and Labrador parliamentary no no 1993 Newfoundland general election 1993 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland 1996 2 22 members 1999 Newfoundland general election 1999 48 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 25 seats were needed for a majority 74.4% ( 9.2 pp)Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Third General Assembly - February 22, 1996 https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport1996.pdf Elections NL 13 March 2025 150x150px NL Liberal nohash Brian Tobin NL Liberal name Bay of Islands 35 37 2 157,229 55.10% 6.0pp Newfoundland and Labrador 1996 election - Results by Riding.svg 350px Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details. Premier Brian Tobin NL Liberal name Premier after election Brian Tobin NL Liberal name PC NL PC nohash Lynn Verge NL PC name Humber East (lost re-election) 16 9 7 110,312 38.66% 3.44pp 150x150px NL NDP nohash Jack Harris NL NDP name Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi 1 1 ±0 12,706 4.45% 2.95pp The 1996 Newfoundland general election was held on February 22, 1996, to elect members of the 43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal Party under new leader Brian Tobin. PC Leader Lynn Verge was not re-elected in her riding of Humber East. Results  Party Leader1993Seats won% changePopular vote (%) NL Liberal row-nameBrian Tobin3537+5.7%157,22955.10% NL PC rowProgressive Conservative Lynn Verge169-44%110,31238.66% NL NDP row-nameJack Harris110% 12,706 4.45% NL Independent rowOther01 0% 5,1111.79%Total5248 -285,385100% Results by district Names in boldface type represent party leaders. † represents that the incumbent is not running again. ‡ represents that the incumbent is running in a different district. St. John's NL Liberal PC NDP Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kilbride77.50% turnout | |Gerry Glavine3,11846.67% |NL PC background| |Ed Byrne 3,18547.67% | |Mary Snow3785.66% | | |NL PC background| |Ed Byrne |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre74.31% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Joan Aylward 2,57943.05% | |Paul Brown2,25437.62% | |Wayne Lucas1,15819.33% | | |NL Liberal background| |Hubert Kitchen‡(ran in St. John's East) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East79.37% turnout | |Hubert Kitchen2,34038.20% |NL PC background| |John Ottenheimer2,98948.80% | |Sean Murray79613.00% | | |NL NDP background| |Jack Harris‡(ran in Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North73.95% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Lloyd Matthews2,78956.37% | |Ian Carter1,64933.33% | |Raj Sharan51010.31% | | |NL Liberal background| |Lloyd Matthews |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South70.73% turnout | |Tom Murphy2,41740.62% |NL PC background| |Tom Osborne2,52142.36% | |Sue Skipton85814.42% | |Bill Maddigan (Independent)1552.60% |NL Liberal background| |Tom Murphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West74.82% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Rex Gibbons4,15264.36% | |Bren Kelly1,64825.55% | |Pat Lynch65110.09% | | |NL Liberal background| |Rex Gibbons |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi79.89% turnout | |Joan Cook1,66130.29% | |Cy Mills90216.45% |NL NDP background| |Jack Harris2,80051.07% | |Jason Crummey (Terra Nova Greens)1202.19% |NL Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Virginia Waters73.88% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Walter NoelHe was the MHA for Pleasantville, however, the district would be disbanded. As such, Noel ran in the new district of Virginia Waters 3,63955.67% | |Bev LeMoine2,34835.92% | |Bob Buckingham5508.41% | | |NL Vacant background| |New District |} St. John's suburbs NL Liberal PC NDP Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape St. Francis82.63% turnout | |Jim Martin3,15848.60% |NL PC background| |Jack Byrne 3,29951.09% | | | | |NL PC background| |Jack ByrneSt. John's East Extern |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Conception Bay East & Bell Island73.72% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Jim Walsh2,90948.39% | |Doug Cole2,22036.93% | |David Sullivan3165.26% | |Kenneth Kavanagh (Independent)5669.42% |NL Liberal background| |Jim WalshMount Scio-Bell Island |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Conception Bay South75.51% turnout | |Bill Dawe2,62843.50% |NL PC background| |Bob French3,05150.50% | |Harvey Taylor3636.00% | | |NL Liberal background| |Pat Cowan† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Pearl80.94% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Julie Bettney3,68653.51% | |Neil Windsor2,92742.49% | |Sam Kelly2753.99% | | |NL PC background| |Neil Windsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Topsail79.14% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Ralph Wiseman3,51054.72% | |Dianne Whalen2,90545.28% | | | | |NS Vacant background| |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Waterford Valley73.88% turnout | |Bernie Heywood2,85845.35% |NL PC background| |Harvey Hodder3,44454.65% | | | | |NL PC background| |Harvey HodderWaterford-Kenmount |} Avalon and Burin peninsulas NL Liberal PC NDP Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bellevue69.15% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Percy Barrett 3,57663.11% | |Nick Careen1,83232.33% | |Lee Ingram2584.55% | | |NL Liberal background| |Percy Barrett |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin-Placentia West79.71% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Mary Hodder 4,94472.29% | |Terry Keating1,89527.71% | | | | |NL PC background| |Glenn Tobin† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Carbonear-Harbour Grace75.63% turnout |rowspan="3" NL Liberal background| |rowspan=3|Art Reid 3,84656.26% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|George Faulkner2,69839.47% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Linda Soper2924.27% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |NL Liberal background| |Art ReidCarbonear |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- |NL Liberal background| |John Crane†Harbour Grace |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland85.33% turnout | |Tom Best2,23731.64% |NL PC background| |Loyola Sullivan4,83468.34% | | | | |NL PC background| |Loyola Sullivan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Bank76.86% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Judy Foote4,13662.13% | |Herb Edwards2,52137.87% | | | | |NL PC background| |Bill Matthews† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Main-Whitbourne76.91% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Don Whelan3,40752.61% | |Eugene Conway2,70541.77% | |Gus Flannigan2393.69% | |Norm Sylvia (Independent)1251.93% |NL Liberal background| |Don WhelanHarbour Main |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia & St. Mary's86.67% turnout |rowspan=3 NL Liberal background| |rowspan=3|Anthony Sparrow3,60151.38% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Fabian Manning 3,40748.62% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |NL PC background| |Nick Careen‡Placentia(ran in Bellevue) |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- |NL PC background| |Fabian ManningSt. Mary's-The Capes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave76.98% turnout |NL Liberal background| |John Efford 4,60367.63% | |Robert Lundrigan2,20332.37% | | | | |NL Liberal background| |John Efford |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity-Bay de Verde73.16% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Lloyd Snow3,76556.43% | |Nellie Squires2,17638.28% | |Bill Hiscock3205.29% | | |NL Liberal background| |Lloyd Snow |} Central Newfoundland NL Liberal PC NDP Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Baie Verte79.95% turnout | |Bud Hulan2,38039.95% |NL PC background| |Paul Shelley 3,57860.05% | | | | |NL PC background| |Paul ShelleyBaie Verte-White Bay |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North73.74% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Beaton Tulk3,59456.69% | |Sam Winsor2,46338.85% | | | |Wayne Davis (Independent)2834.46% |NL Liberal background| |Tom Lush‡(ran in Terra Nova) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South78.29% turnout | |Kay Young2,47434.10% |NL PC background| |Roger Fitzgerald 4,78165.90% | | | | |NL PC background| |Roger Fitzgerald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Exploits65.93% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Roger Grimes 3,26259.89% | |Rod Stockley1,58129.02% | |Peter Langdon60411.09% | | |NL Liberal background| |Roger Grimes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander78.32% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Sandra Kelly3,58555.80% | |Dan Crummell2,84044.20% | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Gary Vey† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls-Buchans78.82% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Anna Thistle3,44150.24% | |Mike Mackey2,32133.89% | |Joe Tremblett1,08715.87% | | |NL PC background| |Mike MackeyGrand Falls |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte70.00% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Melvin Penney3,25255.59% | |Rex Freake2,59844.41% | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Melvin Penney |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Terra Nova69.75% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Tom Lush4,04966.31% | |Glenn Greening2,05733.69% | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Kay Lush‡(ran in Bonavista South) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North65.98% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Doug Oldford3,78464.04% | |Sheila Kelly-Blackmore2,12535.96% | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Doug Oldford |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate & Fogo67.46% turnout |rowspan=3 NL Liberal background| |rowspan=3|Gerry Reid3,88563.85% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Terry Reid1,68927.76% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Wayne Greenham5118.40% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |NL Liberal background| |Walter C. Carter†Twillingate |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- |NL Liberal background| |Beaton TulkFogo(ran in Bonavista North) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Windsor-Springdale66.99% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Graham Flight2,85747.71% | |Alvin Hewlett2,84147.44% | |Jim Hobbs2904.84% | | |NL Liberal background| |Graham FlightWindsor-Buchans |- Western and Southern Newfoundland NL Liberal PC NDP Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay of Islands75.77% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Brian Tobin 3,99765.68% | |Paul Hunt1,67227.47% | |Hayward Pardy4176.85% | | |NL Liberal background| |Clyde Wells† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Burgeo & La Poile67.84% turnout |rowspan=3 NL Liberal background| |rowspan=3|Bill Ramsay3,59860.17% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Cheryl Stagg2,38239.83% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |NL Liberal background| |Dave Gilbert†Burgeo-Bay D'Espoir |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- |NL Liberal background| |Bill RamsayLa Poile |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune66.75% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Oliver Langdon4,04674.73% | |Kay Blake1,36825.27% | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Oliver LangdonFortune-Hermitage |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East80.76% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Bob Mercer3,42450.05% | |Lynn Verge3,41749.95% | | | | |NL PC background| |Lynn Verge |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber Valley71.27% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Rick Woodford 4,10974.91% | |Evelyn Organ1,37625.09% | | | | |NL PC background| |Rick Woodford |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West72.49% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Paul Dicks4,21573.86% | |Pat Callahan1,49226.14% | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Paul Dicks |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port71.05% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Gerald Smith 4,01167.93% | |Scott Hurley1,89432.07% | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Gerald Smith |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe74.17% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Chuck Furey3,37464.19% | |Carolyn Lavers1,84435.08% | | | | |NL Liberal background| |Chuck Furey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. George's-Stephenville East66.01% turnout |rowspan=3 NL Liberal background| |rowspan=3|Kevin Aylward3,50561.68% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Cec Stein1,64028.86% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Roy Spencer (Independent)5389.47% |NL Liberal background| |Bud Hulan‡St. George's(ran in Baie Verte) |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- |NL Liberal background| |Kevin AylwardStephenville |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|The Straits & White Bay North63.98% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Chris Decker 2,58149.27% | |Conan Coates99919.07% | | | |Dennis Coates (Independent)1,65931.67% |NL Liberal background| |Chris DeckerStrait of Belle Isle |} Labrador NL Liberal PC Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair86.69% turnout | |Danny Dumaresque 1,23341.94% | |Berkley Bursey421.43% |NL Independent background| |Yvonne Jones (Independent)1,66556.63% |NL Liberal background| |Danny DumaresqueEagle River |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador West82.46% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Perry Canning3,54763.37% | |Alec Snow2,14038.23% | | |NL PC background| |Alec SnowMenihek |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lake Melville60.38% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Ernie McLean2,76276.57% | |Darlene Gear-White84523.43% | | |NL Liberal background| |Edward Roberts†Naskaupi |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Torngat Mountains91.97% turnout |NL Liberal background| |Wally Andersen79570.29% | |Bill Flowers33629.71% | | |NL Liberal background| |William Andersen III† |} See also List of Newfoundland and Labrador General Assemblies List of Newfoundland and Labrador political parties Parties Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (see also Progressive Conservative Party of Canada) Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (see also Liberal Party of Canada) Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party (see also New Democratic Party) References Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Elections Newfoundland and Labrador Election Report Further reading Mutimer David Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1996 2002 University of Toronto Press Toronto 9781442672093 https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_f2e4 registration Category:Elections in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland general election General election Newfoundland general election