March 24 1972 (NL)

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Important Dates  
Election Date 1972-03-24
Attributes  
Federal Jurisdiction ❌
Provincial Jurisdiction ✅
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
By-Election ❌

Primary Sources

Summary

Statistic Value
Invalid Ballots 1,004
Invalid Votes 1,004
Total Electors 263,796
Turnout Rate 79
Valid Ballots 209,074
Valid Votes 209,074

Notes

  • Sources: Figures were taken from REPORT ON PROVINCIAL GENERAL ELECTION, 1972. Compiled by H. W. Strong, Chief Electoral Officer. The Newfoundland Gazette, published by Authority.

Results

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Party Candidates Seats Contested Seats % Vote %
Independent 5 0 0.00% 0.24%
Independent Liberal 2 0 0.00% 0.60%
Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador 40 9 21.43% 37.24%
New Democratic Party 3 0 0.00% 0.20%
New Labrador Party 3 0 0.00% 1.22%
Progressive Conservative Party of NFL 41 33 78.57% 60.51%

Candidates

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First Name Last Name Party District Votes Elected
John Arthur Carter Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. John's North 9,512 ✅
Thomas Valentine Hickey Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. John's East Extern 8,039 ✅
Robert Wells Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. John's South 5,997 ✅
John Crosbie Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. John's West 5,949 ✅
Thomas C Farrell Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Humber East 5,290 ✅
Gordon W Dawe Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Harbour Main 5,181 ✅
William Doody Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Harbour Main 4,953 ✅
Harold Anthony Collins Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Gander 4,674 ✅
Aubrey J Senior Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Grand Falls 4,640 ✅
Roston Churchill Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's North 4,216 ❌
Frederick R Stagg Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Port au Port 4,107 ✅
Alex Hickman Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Burin 3,803 ✅
Anthony J (Ank) Murphy Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. John's Centre 3,580 ✅
Joseph G Rousseau Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Labrador West 3,494 ✅
Paul Slade Thoms Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista North 3,346 ✅
James Charles Morgan Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Bonavista South 3,285 ✅
Wilburne S England Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Grand Falls 3,268 ❌
R Charlie Brett Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Trinity North 3,124 ✅
Allen Evans Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Burgeo and La Poile 3,062 ✅
Maxwell James Russell Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Lewisporte 3,022 ✅
Edward Moxon Roberts Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador White Bay North 3,002 ✅
James G Reid Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Trinity South 2,960 ✅
John P Curran Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Bonavista North 2,848 ❌
Uriah Fifield Strickland Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Trinity North 2,796 ❌
William W Marshall Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. John's East 2,712 ✅
Fintan Alyward Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Placentia East 2,688 ✅
Rupert W Bartlett Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Trinity South 2,584 ❌
D Haig Young Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Harbour Grace 2,569 ✅
Alfred Brian Peckford Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Green Bay 2,560 ✅
Earl Wilfred Winsor Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Fogo 2,511 ✅
Alex M Dunphy Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. George's 2,464 ✅
Harold Eric Starkes Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Green Bay 2,425 ❌
Thomas Doyle Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Ferryland 2,402 ✅
Ross Roland Barbour Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista South 2,386 ❌
Gerald Matthews Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Humber East 2,297 ❌
Eli Baker Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Gander 2,272 ❌
George M Wilson Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Port de Grave 2,270 ✅
Walter Harold Hodder Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Burgeo and La Poile 2,227 ❌
Duncan Sharpe Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's West 2,209 ❌
Michael J Maher Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Placentia East 2,200 ❌
Roy Lawrence Cheeseman Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Hermitage 2,183 ✅
William Neil Rowe Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador White Bay South 2,180 ✅
Austin Ryan Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's East Extern 2,147 ❌
James E Campbell Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Port au Port 2,137 ❌
Clyde Mullett Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Lewisporte 2,128 ❌
Herbert H C Gillett Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Twillingate 2,110 ✅
Edward Maynard Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. Barbe South 2,107 ✅
Ronald Fagan Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Burin 2,025 ❌
Augustus T Rowe Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Carbonear 2,020 ✅
Hubert W Kitchen Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Harbour Grace 2,005 ❌
James J Hussey Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Port de Grave 1,968 ❌
Leo Barry Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Placentia West 1,858 ✅
Patrick Joseph Canning Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Placentia West 1,815 ❌
Thomas William Burgess Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador West 1,811 ❌
Ernest P Roebotham Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Fogo 1,727 ❌
Rod Moores Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's South 1,727 ❌
Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. Mary's 1,705 ✅
Richard Gosse Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Harbour Main 1,651 ❌
William H Eaton Progressive Conservative Party of NFL White Bay South 1,641 ❌
H R Valence Earle Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Fortune Bay 1,563 ✅
Brendan Howard Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Bay de Verde 1,536 ✅
Trevor Bennett Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. Barbe South 1,501 ❌
John C Loveridge Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Twillingate 1,490 ❌
Walter C Milley Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Carbonear 1,398 ❌
Melvin Woodward Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador North 1,396 ✅
Fred B Rowe Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. Barbe North 1,395 ✅
Harold Piercey Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Hermitage 1,323 ❌
Ronald F Callahan Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. George's 1,300 ❌
Kevin O\'Regan Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Ferryland 1,261 ❌
Leslie R Thoms Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Fortune Bay 1,226 ❌
Herbert Donald Brett New Labrador Party Labrador North 1,178 ❌
Steve A Neary Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Bell Island 1,175 ✅
Hugh J. Shea Independent Liberal Harbour Main 1,140 ❌
Lloyd Janes Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Labrador North 1,102 ❌
Denis Murphy Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's Centre 1,102 ❌
Bern Fitzpatrick Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Bell Island 973 ❌
Donald E Burt Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Bay de Verde 955 ❌
Josiah Boyd Harvey Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador South 933 ✅
Michael Solomon Martin New Labrador Party Labrador South 932 ❌
Wallace Maynard Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. Barbe North 839 ❌
Brendan Kelly Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's East 787 ❌
Dermott J Lee Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. Mary's 654 ❌
Stanley L Cole Progressive Conservative Party of NFL White Bay North 579 ❌
Gerald T Neary New Labrador Party Labrador West 438 ❌
Barton H Manning Independent Fogo 214 ❌
John Lorne Connors New Democratic Party Grand Falls 206 ❌
Earle R Boone New Democratic Party Gander 177 ❌
Edward J Russell Independent Bell Island 155 ❌
Ben Elliott Independent Liberal Bonavista South 119 ❌
Walwin F E Blackmore Independent Lewisporte 77 ❌
George E Snow Independent Harbour Grace 39 ❌
Roderick W Woolridge New Democratic Party Twillingate 27 ❌
Eric Dixon Cave Hiscock Independent Fortune Bay 15 ❌
Frank D Moores Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Humber West 0 ✅

Districts

Bay de Verde
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 4 elections (1962–1972)

Brendan Howard · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

1,536 votes
Bell Island
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1956–1972)

Steve A Neary · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

1,175 votes
Bonavista North
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 19 elections (1949–2011)

Paul Slade Thoms · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

3,346 votes
Bonavista South
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 19 elections (1949–2011)

James Charles Morgan · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,285 votes
Burgeo and La Poile
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 16 elections (1949–2021)

Allen Evans · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,062 votes
Burin
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 8 elections (1949–1972)

Alex Hickman · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,803 votes
Carbonear
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 10 elections (1962–1993)

Augustus T Rowe · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,020 votes
Ferryland
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 22 elections (1949–2021)

Thomas Doyle · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,402 votes
Fogo
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 14 elections (1949–1993)

Earl Wilfred Winsor · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

2,511 votes
Fortune Bay
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 4 elections (1962–1972)

H R Valence Earle · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

1,563 votes
Gander
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 20 elections (1956–2021)

Harold Anthony Collins · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

4,674 votes
Grand Falls
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 14 elections (1949–1993)

Aubrey J Senior · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

4,640 votes
Green Bay
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 14 elections (1949–1993)

Alfred Brian Peckford · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,560 votes
Harbour Grace
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 14 elections (1949–1993)

D Haig Young · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,569 votes
Harbour Main
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 14 elections (1956–2021)

William Doody · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

4,953 votes
Hermitage
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 4 elections (1962–1972)

Roy Lawrence Cheeseman · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,183 votes
Humber East
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 17 elections (1956–2011)

Thomas C Farrell · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

5,290 votes
Humber West
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 17 elections (1956–2011)

Frank D Moores · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

0 votes
Labrador North
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1956–1972)

Melvin Woodward · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

1,396 votes
Labrador South
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1956–1972)

Josiah Boyd Harvey · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

933 votes
Labrador West
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 12 elections (1962–2021)

Joseph G Rousseau · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,494 votes
Lewisporte
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 15 elections (1962–2011)

Maxwell James Russell · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,022 votes
Placentia East
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1956–1972)

Fintan Alyward · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,688 votes
Placentia West
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 8 elections (1949–1972)

Leo Barry · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

1,858 votes
Port au Port
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 17 elections (1956–2011)

Frederick R Stagg · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

4,107 votes
Port de Grave
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 19 elections (1949–2011)

George M Wilson · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,270 votes
St. Barbe North
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 4 elections (1962–1972)

Fred B Rowe · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

1,395 votes
St. Barbe South
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 4 elections (1962–1972)

Edward Maynard · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,107 votes
St. George's
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 12 elections (1956–1993)

Alex M Dunphy · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,464 votes
St. John's Centre
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 20 elections (1956–2021)

Anthony J (Ank) Murphy · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,580 votes
St. John's East
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 19 elections (1949–2011)

William W Marshall · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,712 votes
St. John's East Extern
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 10 elections (1962–1993)

Thomas Valentine Hickey · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

8,039 votes
St. John's North
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 17 elections (1956–2011)

John Arthur Carter · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

9,512 votes
St. John's South
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 17 elections (1956–2011)

Robert Wells · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

5,997 votes
St. John's West
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 23 elections (1949–2021)

John Crosbie · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

5,949 votes
St. Mary's
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1956–1972)

Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

1,705 votes
Trinity North
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 19 elections (1949–2011)

R Charlie Brett · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,124 votes
Trinity South
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 8 elections (1949–1972)

James G Reid · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,960 votes
Twillingate
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 14 elections (1949–1993)

Herbert H C Gillett · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

2,110 votes
White Bay North
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1956–1972)

Edward Moxon Roberts · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

3,002 votes
White Bay South
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1956–1972)

William Neil Rowe · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

2,180 votes

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