1982 Newfoundland general election

1982 Newfoundland general election
April 6, 1982
52 seats to the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland
27 seats needed for a majority
Turnout77.5% (Increase 3.9% pp)[1]
  First party Second party
 
LIB
Leader Brian Peckford Len Stirling
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since March 26, 1979 1980
Leader's seat Green Bay Bonavista North
(lost re-election)
Last election 33 seats, 50.25% 19 seats, 40.46%
Seats won 44 8
Seat change Increase11 Decrease11
Popular vote 152,966 87,228
Percentage 61.19% 34.89%
Swing Increase10.94pp Decrease5.57pp
Premier before election

Brian Peckford
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Brian Peckford
Progressive Conservative

The 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 Leader 1979 Seats won % change Popular vote (%)
Progressive Conservative Brian Peckford 33 44 +33% 152,966 61.2%
Liberal Len Stirling 19 8 -58% 87,228 34.9%
New Democratic Peter Fenwick 0 0 0% 9,371 3.7%
  Other 0 0 0% 425 0.2%
Totals 52 52 - 251,024 100%

Results by district

  • Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
  • † indicates that the incumbent did not run again.

St. John's

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal NDP
Kilbride
76.66% turnout 		Robert Aylward
4,710
81.45% 		Sean Callahan
1,073
18.55% 		Robert Aylward
Pleasantville
78.23% turnout 		Jerome Dinn
4,803
68.97% 		Walter Noel
1,349
19.37% 		Gerry Panting
812
11.66% 		Jerome Dinn
St. John's Centre
72.80% turnout 		Patrick McNicholas
2,357
71.27% 		John Slattery
657
19.87% 		Robert Harry Cuff
293
8.86% 		Patrick McNicholas
St. John's East
63.09% turnout 		William Marshall
2,021
68.53% 		Hugh Coady
382
12.95% 		Nancy Riche
546
18.52% 		William Marshall
St. John's North
75.05% turnout 		John Carter
2,520
66.67% 		Norman Whalen
1,095
28.97% 		Austin Scott
165
4.36% 		John Carter
St. John's South
64.30% turnout 		John Collins
2,286
73.67% 		Ernest Antle
582
18.76% 		Barbara Roberts
235
7.57% 		John Collins
St. John's West
64.92% turnout 		Harold Barrett
2,475
71.64% 		Ronald Pumphrey
755
21.85% 		Ronald Lewis
225
6.51% 		Harold Barrett
Waterford-Kenmount
81.21% turnout 		Gerry Ottenheimer
5,063
72.33% 		William Callahan
1,427
20.39% 		John March
510
7.28% 		Gerry Ottenheimer

St. John's suburbs

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal NDP Other
Conception Bay South
75.76% turnout 		John Butt
5,382
70.56% 		Gerald Greenslade
1,664
21.81% 		Howard Story
292
3.83% 		Jerry LeDrew (Independent)
290
3.80% 		John Butt
Mount Pearl
82.14% turnout 		Neil Windsor
5,196
75.46% 		Seymour Dyke
928
13.48% 		Helen Porter
762
11.06% 		Neil Windsor
Mount Scio
77.04% turnout 		Leo Barry
3,997
77.43% 		Sonya Abbott
785
15.21% 		Raymond Ryall
380
7.36% 		Leo Barry
St. John's East Extern
80.88% turnout 		Tom Hickey
4,795
72.64% 		David Wheeler
1,338
20.27% 		Robert Anderson
468
7.09% 		Tom Hickey

Avalon Peninsula

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal Other
Carbonear
85.94% turnout 		Milton Peach
3,319
54.31% 		Rod Moores
2,792
45.69% 		Rod Moores
Ferryland
84.89% turnout 		Charlie Power
3,374
79.84% 		John Wiseman
852
20.16% 		Charlie Power
Harbour Grace
86.08% turnout 		Haig Young
3,394
70.15% 		Carl Cooper
1,444
29.85% 		Haig Young
Harbour Main-Bell Island
81.67% turnout 		Norman Doyle
4,238
77.24% 		Joe Furey
1,077
19.63% 		Bill Healey (NDP)
172
3.13% 		Norman Doyle
Placentia
79.42% turnout 		William Patterson
2,706
64.20% 		Basil Power
1,509
35.80% 		William Patterson
Port de Grave
81.80% turnout 		Randy W. Collins
3,003
51.82% 		Ambrose Stoyles
2,657
45.85% 		James Roberts (Independent)
135
2.33% 		Randy W. Collins
St. Mary's-The Capes
94.15% turnout 		Loyola Hearn
2,619
56.55% 		Derrick Hancock
2,012
43.45% 		Derrick Hancock
Trinity-Bay de Verde
84.02% turnout 		James Reid
2,700
56.40% 		Phil Warren
2,087
43.60% 		Frederick B. Rowe†

Eastern Newfoundland

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal
Bellevue
79.19% turnout 		Basil Jamieson
2,858
48.90% 		Wilson Callan
2,987
51.10% 		Wilson Callan
Bonavista North
86.71% turnout 		George Cross
2,972
52.60% 		Len Stirling
2,678
47.40% 		Len Stirling
Bonavista South
64.93% turnout 		Jim Morgan
2,742
73.43% 		Cyril Mifflin
992
26.57% 		Jim Morgan
Fogo
83.83% turnout 		Manson Sheppard
2,438
47.41% 		Beaton Tulk
2,704
52.59% 		Beaton Tulk
Terra Nova
76.18% turnout 		Glen Greening
2,256
47.89% 		Tom Lush
2,455
52.11% 		Tom Lush
Trinity North
77.33% turnout 		Charlie Brett
3,022
59.50% 		Fred Best
2,057
40.50% 		Charlie Brett

Central Newfoundland

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal NDP
Baie Verte-White Bay
80.53% turnout 		Tom Rideout
3,062
56.06% 		Chris Decker
2,400
43.94% 		Tom Rideout
Exploits
59.51% turnout 		Hugh Twomey
2,787
61.75% 		Glenn Noseworthy
1,726
38.25% 		Hugh Twomey
Gander
74.76% turnout 		Hazel Newhook
2,876
57.75% 		Winston Baker
1,845
37.05% 		Lowell Paulson
259
5.20% 		Hazel Newhook
Grand Falls
74.13% turnout 		Len Simms
2,786
70.73% 		Walter Clarke
1,153
29.27% 		Len Simms
Green Bay
70.56% turnout 		Brian Peckford
3,338
78.36% 		Munden Batstone
922
21.64% 		Brian Peckford
Lewisporte
78.05% turnout 		James Russell
3,559
63.37% 		Graham Wood
2,057
36.63% 		Freeman White†
Twillingate
73.65% turnout 		Ida Reid
1,880
49.69% 		Bill Rowe
1,588
41.98% 		Roderick Woolridge
315
8.33% 		Bill Rowe
Windsor-Buchans
73.97% turnout 		John McLennon
2,057
51.05% 		Graham Flight
1,972
48.95% 		Graham Flight

Southern Newfoundland

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal NDP
Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir
81.21% turnout 		Harold Andrews
2,221
55.14% 		Lloyd Walters
1,807
44.86% 		Harold Andrews
Burin-Placentia West
90.66% turnout 		Glenn Tobin
3,429
52.02% 		Don Hollett
3,163
47.98% 		Don Hollett
Fortune-Hermitage
71.10% turnout 		Don Stewart
2,446
61.47% 		John Rideout
1,533
38.53% 		Don Stewart
Grand Bank
77.41% turnout 		Bill Matthews
2,857
51.64% 		Leslie Thoms
2,442
44.13% 		Eric Miller
234
4.23% 		Leslie Thoms
La Poile
68.02% turnout 		David Martin
2,051
49.51% 		Steve Neary
2,092
50.49% 		Steve Neary

Western Newfoundland

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal NDP
Bay of Islands
74.06% turnout 		Luke Woodrow
3,254
65.40% 		Elizabeth Hann
1,377
27.67% 		Clarence Galliott
345
6.93% 		Luke Woodrow
Humber East
76.96% turnout 		Lynn Verge
3,102
66.82% 		Paul Dicks
1,249
26.91% 		Cynthia Wishart
291
6.27% 		Lynn Verge
Humber Valley
76.54% turnout 		Wallace House
3,480
63.53% 		Kevin Saunders
1,998
36.47% 		Wallace House
Humber West
81.33% turnout 		Ray Baird
3,365
63.97% 		Doyle Mills
1,130
21.48% 		Peter Fenwick
765
14.55% 		Ray Baird
Port au Port
89.86% turnout 		Don Bennett
1,798
44.69% 		Jim Hodder
2,094
52.05% 		Jenny Fenwick
131
3.26% 		Jim Hodder
St. Barbe
79.41% turnout 		Everett Osmond
2,611
50.38% 		Trevor Bennett
2,166
41.79% 		Donald Snook
406
7.83% 		Trevor Bennett
St. George's
80.17% turnout 		Ron Dawe
2,910
63.75% 		Charles Mercer
1,655
36.25% 		Ron Dawe
Stephenville
75.31% turnout 		Frederick Stagg
2,205
56.21% 		William MacNeil
1,718
43.79% 		Frederick Stagg
Strait of Belle Isle
72.66% turnout 		Frank Kearney
1,318
28.54% 		Edward Roberts
2,975
64.42% 		Levi Squires
325
7.04% 		Edward Roberts

Labrador

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal NDP
Eagle River
88.25% turnout 		Philip Stone
527
21.86% 		Eugene Hiscock
1,316
54.58% 		Ronald Rumbolt
568
23.56% 		Eugene Hiscock
Menihek
82.91% turnout 		Peter Walsh
3,589
58.86% 		Gordon Manstan
1,637
26.84% 		Roland LeGrow
872
14.30% 		Peter Walsh
Naskaupi
83.98% turnout 		Joseph Goudie
1,998
50.61% 		Melvin Woodward
1,950
49.39% 		Joseph Goudie
Torngat Mountains
99.06% turnout 		David Hunt
214
18.79% 		Garfield Warren
925
81.21% 		Garfield Warren

References

  1. ^ "Election Returns 1982" (PDF). Elections NL. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

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