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1975 Newfoundland general election

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1975 Newfoundland general election

← 1972 September 16, 1975 1979 →

51 seats to the 37th General Assembly of Newfoundland
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
PC
Lib
Leader Frank Moores Edwards Roberts Joey Smallwood
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal Reform Liberal
Leader since 1972 1972 1975
Leader's seat Humber West White Bay North Twillingate[a]
Last election 33 seats, 60.22% 9 seats, 37.06% New party
Seats won 30 16 4
Seat change Decrease3 Increase7 Increase4
Popular vote 101,016 82,270 26,552
Percentage 45.54% 37.09% 11.96%
Swing Decrease14.68pp Increase0.03pp n/a

Premier before election

Frank Moores
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Frank Moores
Progressive Conservative

The 1975 Newfoundland general election was held on 16 September 1975 to elect members of the 37th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.

Results

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  Party Leader 1972 Seats won % change Popular vote (%)
Progressive Conservative

Frank Moores

33 30 -9.1% 101,016 45.54
Liberal Ed Roberts 9 16 +56% 82,270 37.09
  Reform Liberal Joey Smallwood - 4 N/A 26,522 11.96
New Democratic Gerry Panting - - 0% 9,653 4.35
  Other (Independent Liberal) - *1 0% 2,357 1.06
Totals 42 51 - 222,789 100.00

Members elected

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For complete electoral history, see individual districts

37th Newfoundland Legislative Assembly
  District Member Party
  Baie Verte-White Bay Tom Rideout Liberal
  Bay of Islands Luke Woodrow Progressive Conservative
  Bellevue Wilson Callan Reform Liberal
  Bonavista North George W. Cross Progressive Conservative
  Bonavista South James C. Morgan Progressive Conservative
  Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir Roger Simmons Liberal
  Burin-Placentia West Patrick J. Canning Liberal
  Carbonear Rod Moores Reform Liberal
  Conception Bay South John A. Nolan Liberal
  Eagle River Ian Strachan Liberal
  Exploits Stephen J. Mulrooney Liberal
  Ferryland Charlie Power Progressive Conservative
  Fogo Earl W. Winsor Liberal
  Fortune-Hermitage C. Jack Winsor Liberal
  Gander Harold A. Collins Progressive Conservative
  Grand Bank Alex Hickman Progressive Conservative
  Grand Falls John Lundrigan Progressive Conservative
  Green Bay Brian Peckford Progressive Conservative
  Harbour Grace Haig Young Progressive Conservative
  Harbour Main-Bell Island William Doddy Progressive Conservative
  Humber East Thomas C. Farrell Progressive Conservative
  Humber Valley Wallace House Progressive Conservative
  Humber West Frank D. Moores Progressive Conservative
  Kilbride Robert Wells Progressive Conservative
  LaPoile Steve Neary Independent Liberal
  Lewisporte Freeman White Liberal
  Menihek Joseph G. Rousseau Progressive Conservative
  Mount Pearl H. Neil Windsor Progressive Conservative
  Mount Scio Ray Winsor Progressive Conservative
  Naskaupi Joseph Goudie Progressive Conservative
  Placentia William G. Patterson Progressive Conservative
  Pleasantville Jerome Dinn Progressive Conservative
  Port au Port Jim Hodder Liberal
  Port de Grave Eric Dawe Reform Liberal
  St. Barbe Edward Maynard Liberal
  St. George's Hazel McIsaac Liberal
  St. John's Centre Anthony J. Murphy Progressive Conservative
  St. John's East William W. Marshall Progressive Conservative
  St. John's East Extern Thomas V. Hickey Progressive Conservative
  St. John's North John A. Carter Progressive Conservative
  St. John's South John Collins Progressive Conservative
  St. John's West John Crosbie Progressive Conservative
  St. Mary's-The Capes Walter C. Carter Progressive Conservative
  Stephenville William J. MacNeil Liberal
  Strait of Belle Isle Edward Roberts Liberal
  Terra Nova Tom Lush Liberal
  Torngat Mountains Garfield Warren Liberal
  Trinity-Bay de Verde Fred B. Rowe Liberal
  Trinity North Charlie Brett Progressive Conservative
  Twillingate Joey Smallwood Reform Liberal
  Waterford-Kenmount Gerry Ottenheimer Progressive Conservative
  Windsor-Buchans Graham Flight Liberal

Notes

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  1. ^ Not the incumbent, but stood in this seat and won

References

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Further reading

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  • Saywell, John, ed. (1976). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1975. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442671898.