June 18 1979 (NL)

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Important Dates  
Election Date 1979-06-18
Attributes  
Federal Jurisdiction ❌
Provincial Jurisdiction ✅
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
By-Election ❌

Primary Sources

Summary

Statistic Value
Invalid Ballots 748
Invalid Votes 748
Total Electors 322,239
Turnout Rate 73
Valid Ballots 236,387
Valid Votes 236,387

Notes

  • Sources: Figures taken from ELECTION RETURNS 1979, Newfoundland and Labrador. Thirty-Eighth General Election 1979, Report of the Chief Electoral Officer.

Results

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Party Candidates Seats Contested Seats % Vote %
Independent 6 0 0.00% 0.55%
Independent Liberal 1 0 0.00% 0.19%
Independent Progressive Conservative 1 0 0.00% 0.44%
Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador 52 19 36.54% 40.59%
New Democratic Party 51 0 0.00% 7.83%
Progressive Conservative Party of NFL 52 33 63.46% 50.41%

Candidates

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First Name Last Name Party District Votes Elected
Jerome W Dinn Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Pleasantville 4,532 ✅
Thomas Valentine Hickey Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. John's East Extern 3,989 ✅
Robert J Aylward Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Kilbride 3,863 ✅
Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Waterford-Kenmount 3,842 ✅
Don Hollett Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Burin-Placentia West 3,737 ✅
Leo Barry Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Mount Scio 3,663 ✅
H Neil Windsor Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Mount Pearl 3,535 ✅
Donald C Jamieson Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Bellevue 3,522 ✅
John Butt Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Conception Bay South 3,503 ✅
Alfred Brian Peckford Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Green Bay 3,502 ✅
Leslie R Thoms Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Grand Bank 3,431 ✅
Rod Moores Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Carbonear 3,188 ✅
R Charlie Brett Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Trinity North 3,149 ✅
Edward Roberts Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Strait of Belle Isle 3,136 ✅
Norman E Doyle Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Harbour Main-Bell Island 3,100 ✅
Randy W Collins Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Port de Grave 2,989 ✅
Thomas Gerard Rideout Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Baie Verte-White Bay 2,830 ✅
Freeman White Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Lewisporte 2,796 ✅
Hugh Matthew Twomey Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Exploits 2,753 ✅
Walter C. Carter Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. Mary's-The Capes 2,702 ✅
Charlie J Power Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Ferryland 2,678 ✅
John Whalen Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Lewisporte 2,667 ❌
James Charles Morgan Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Bonavista South 2,642 ✅
John A Nolan Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Conception Bay South 2,620 ❌
Thomas Lush Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Terra Nova 2,579 ✅
Leonard Simms Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Grand Falls 2,556 ✅
John Arthur Carter Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. John's North 2,536 ✅
Len Stirling Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista North 2,515 ✅
Raymond J Baird Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Humber West 2,495 ✅
V Lynn Verge Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Humber East 2,489 ✅
Wallace House Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Humber Valley 2,465 ✅
R Beaton Tulk Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Fogo 2,424 ✅
D Haig Young Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Harbour Grace 2,420 ✅
Walter George Cross Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Bonavista North 2,395 ❌
Hazel R Newhook Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Gander 2,362 ✅
Luke J Woodrow Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Bay of Islands 2,293 ✅
Steve A Neary Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador La Poile 2,283 ✅
Fred B Rowe Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Trinity-Bay de Verde 2,237 ✅
John F Collins Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. John's South 2,221 ✅
Roger Simmons Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Burgeo-Bay d\'Espoir 2,211 ✅
Bill R Smallwood Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Port de Grave 2,200 ❌
Patrick J McNicholas Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. John's Centre 2,173 ✅
Graham R Flight Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Windsor-Buchans 2,173 ✅
William W Marshall Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. John's East 2,111 ✅
Harold Barrett Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. John's West 2,087 ✅
Patrick O\'Flaherty Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Harbour Grace 2,073 ❌
Wayne Frank Wheaton Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Fogo 2,053 ❌
Stuart R Toope Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Mount Pearl 2,009 ❌
William R Callahan Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Waterford-Kenmount 1,992 ❌
William Neil Rowe Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Twillingate 1,980 ✅
David G Riche Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Pleasantville 1,973 ❌
Roland J Manning Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's East Extern 1,970 ❌
William G Patterson Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Placentia 1,962 ✅
Ronald Gilbert Dawe Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. George's 1,942 ✅
Trevor Bennett Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. Barbe 1,938 ✅
Frederick R Stagg Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Stephenville 1,931 ✅
Cabot Martin Progressive Conservative Party of NFL La Poile 1,907 ❌
Phil Warren Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Mount Scio 1,907 ❌
Ed Mayo Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Burin-Placentia West 1,876 ❌
Peter John Walsh Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Menihek 1,862 ✅
James E Hodder Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Port au Port 1,839 ✅
Robert M Hall Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Kilbride 1,833 ❌
Gordon C Manstan Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Menihek 1,776 ❌
Don Stewart Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Fortune-Hermitage 1,770 ✅
Joseph Denzil Goudie Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Naskaupi 1,760 ✅
Melvin Woodward Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Naskaupi 1,729 ❌
Kevin Saunders Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Humber Valley 1,723 ❌
Munden Derek Batstone Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Exploits 1,702 ❌
Roy Thomas Barker Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Baie Verte-White Bay 1,688 ❌
Clarence W Rogers Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Grand Bank 1,646 ❌
Ross B Cole Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Carbonear 1,642 ❌
Nelson G Larson New Democratic Party Menihek 1,607 ❌
Edward Maynard Progressive Conservative Party of NFL St. Barbe 1,603 ❌
Thomas Moore Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Harbour Main-Bell Island 1,601 ❌
Eli H Bryant Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Trinity-Bay de Verde 1,597 ❌
William J MacNeil Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Stephenville 1,596 ❌
Glenn C Greening Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Terra Nova 1,596 ❌
Jack Pelley Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Trinity North 1,596 ❌
Clarence King Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Windsor-Buchans 1,580 ❌
Winston Baker New Democratic Party Gander 1,562 ❌
Robert James Peddle Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Bellevue 1,546 ❌
Cyril Jack Winsor Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Fortune-Hermitage 1,510 ❌
Donald J Bennett Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Port au Port 1,431 ❌
William P Hogan Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Placentia 1,420 ❌
Hubert W Kitchen Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's West 1,402 ❌
Hazel A McIsaac Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. George's 1,396 ❌
Jim Walsh Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Bay of Islands 1,393 ❌
Roger Grimes Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Grand Falls 1,346 ❌
Bill F Case Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's North 1,332 ❌
George Colbourne Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Humber East 1,297 ❌
Iain D Small Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Twillingate 1,238 ❌
Jim Furlong Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's South 1,171 ❌
Raymond Pollett Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Humber West 1,131 ❌
Patrick J Perry Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Burgeo-Bay d\'Espoir 1,068 ❌
Randy Simms Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Gander 1,054 ❌
Gordon W Dawe Independent Progressive Conservative Conception Bay South 1,035 ❌
Jim Ryan Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista South 1,011 ❌
Maurice Budgell Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Green Bay 987 ❌
Patrick T Molloy Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. Mary's-The Capes 896 ❌
Ronald Eugene Hiscock Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Eagle River 865 ✅
Jean Payne Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Ferryland 860 ❌
Peter Wayne Fenwick New Democratic Party St. Barbe 789 ❌
Anthony G Sparrow Independent Placentia 774 ❌
Hugh Joseph Shea Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's Centre 773 ❌
Sandy MacRae New Democratic Party Humber West 770 ❌
Victor G Bennett New Democratic Party St. George's 755 ❌
Claude Ronald Rumbolt Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Eagle River 754 ❌
Helen Porter New Democratic Party Mount Pearl 743 ❌
Gerald E Panting New Democratic Party Pleasantville 661 ❌
Eric Squires Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Strait of Belle Isle 599 ❌
John P Greene New Democratic Party St. John's West 594 ❌
Alfred J Sullivan New Democratic Party Ferryland 585 ❌
Val McAbee New Democratic Party Bay of Islands 557 ❌
Gerald B Dwyer New Democratic Party Baie Verte-White Bay 520 ❌
Jaime M Wyatt Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's East 520 ❌
Ed Roche New Democratic Party St. John's East Extern 513 ❌
Allan Harvey French New Democratic Party Humber Valley 495 ❌
Eric Mintz New Democratic Party Humber East 475 ❌
Garfield E Warren Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Torngat Mountains 460 ✅
Andrew Barker New Democratic Party Grand Falls 449 ❌
Valerie Anne Summers New Democratic Party St. John's Centre 449 ❌
John Gary Wells Independent Liberal Fortune-Hermitage 448 ❌
David Grimes New Democratic Party Windsor-Buchans 448 ❌
Ronald Chafe New Democratic Party Exploits 423 ❌
William H Flowers Progressive Conservative Party of NFL Torngat Mountains 388 ❌
Barbara Roberts New Democratic Party Waterford-Kenmount 368 ❌
David L Thompson New Democratic Party St. John's East 353 ❌
Levi Clayton Squires New Democratic Party Strait of Belle Isle 345 ❌
Raymond M Ryall New Democratic Party Mount Scio 320 ❌
Boyd Batten New Democratic Party Conception Bay South 319 ❌
Stan MacDonald New Democratic Party Kilbride 283 ❌
Barry Roberts New Democratic Party Burgeo-Bay d\'Espoir 278 ❌
Roderick W Woolridge New Democratic Party Twillingate 262 ❌
Thomas P McCarthy New Democratic Party Port au Port 259 ❌
Michael Power New Democratic Party Naskaupi 256 ❌
Margaret B Panting New Democratic Party St. John's North 251 ❌
Bill Beardow New Democratic Party Stephenville 248 ❌
Nelson F Palmer New Democratic Party Trinity-Bay de Verde 229 ❌
Margaret Peddle New Democratic Party Harbour Main-Bell Island 226 ❌
Harvey Tulk Jr New Democratic Party Grand Bank 198 ❌
Roger Desrosiers New Democratic Party Trinity North 196 ❌
Michael J Laurie Independent Harbour Main-Bell Island 183 ❌
Gus J Breen New Democratic Party St. John's South 181 ❌
William Berkley Rose New Democratic Party Lewisporte 161 ❌
Genevieve Connors New Democratic Party Bellevue 149 ❌
Clifford Wells New Democratic Party Fogo 132 ❌
Lewis Murphy Independent St. John's Centre 128 ❌
Lowell Paulson New Democratic Party Terra Nova 127 ❌
Joseph W Templeman New Democratic Party Bonavista South 119 ❌
Don Baird New Democratic Party Burin-Placentia West 106 ❌
Richard Gosse Independent Conception Bay South 94 ❌
Naomi B Pickett New Democratic Party Bonavista North 92 ❌
Dorothy Mary Wyatt Independent St. John's Centre 90 ❌
Alex Thomson New Democratic Party Carbonear 88 ❌
Robert Stacey New Democratic Party Harbour Grace 82 ❌
Roy Moyles New Democratic Party St. Mary's-The Capes 82 ❌
Patrick J Fleming New Democratic Party Placentia 78 ❌
Edward P McGrath New Democratic Party Port de Grave 78 ❌
Elsie McDonald New Democratic Party Eagle River 77 ❌
Brian M Walsh New Democratic Party Green Bay 57 ❌
Viola Puddester New Democratic Party La Poile 57 ❌
David Howley New Democratic Party Fortune-Hermitage 55 ❌
Ted Noseworthy Independent Port de Grave 34 ❌

Districts

Baie Verte-White Bay
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–1993)

Thomas Gerard Rideout · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

2,830 votes
Bay of Islands
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 11 elections (1975–2011)

Luke J Woodrow · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,293 votes
Bellevue
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 11 elections (1975–2011)

Donald C Jamieson · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

3,522 votes
Bonavista North
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 19 elections (1949–2011)

Len Stirling · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

2,515 votes
Bonavista South
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 19 elections (1949–2011)

James Charles Morgan · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,642 votes
Burgeo-Bay d\'Espoir
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–1993)

Roger Simmons · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

2,211 votes
Burin-Placentia West
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 11 elections (1975–2011)

Don Hollett · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

3,737 votes
Carbonear
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 10 elections (1962–1993)

Rod Moores · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

3,188 votes
Conception Bay South
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 14 elections (1975–2021)

John Butt · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,503 votes
Eagle River
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–1993)

Ronald Eugene Hiscock · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

865 votes
Exploits
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 14 elections (1975–2021)

Hugh Matthew Twomey · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,753 votes
Ferryland
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 22 elections (1949–2021)

Charlie J Power · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,678 votes
Fogo
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 14 elections (1949–1993)

R Beaton Tulk · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

2,424 votes
Fortune-Hermitage
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–1993)

Don Stewart · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

1,770 votes
Gander
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 20 elections (1956–2021)

Hazel R Newhook · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,362 votes
Grand Bank
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 11 elections (1975–2011)

Leslie R Thoms · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

3,431 votes
Grand Falls
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 14 elections (1949–1993)

Leonard Simms · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,556 votes
Green Bay
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 14 elections (1949–1993)

Alfred Brian Peckford · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,502 votes
Harbour Grace
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 14 elections (1949–1993)

D Haig Young · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,420 votes
Harbour Main-Bell Island
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 5 elections (1949–1982)

Norman E Doyle · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,100 votes
Humber East
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 17 elections (1956–2011)

V Lynn Verge · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,489 votes
Humber Valley
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 11 elections (1975–2011)

Wallace House · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,465 votes
Humber West
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 17 elections (1956–2011)

Raymond J Baird · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,495 votes
Kilbride
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 11 elections (1975–2011)

Robert J Aylward · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,863 votes
La Poile
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–1993)

Steve A Neary · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

2,283 votes
Lewisporte
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 15 elections (1962–2011)

Freeman White · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

2,796 votes
Menihek
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–1993)

Peter John Walsh · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

1,862 votes
Mount Pearl
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 9 elections (1975–2003)

H Neil Windsor · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,535 votes
Mount Scio
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–2021)

Leo Barry · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,663 votes
Naskaupi
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–1993)

Joseph Denzil Goudie · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

1,760 votes
Placentia
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–1993)

William G Patterson · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

1,962 votes
Pleasantville
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–1993)

Jerome W Dinn · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

4,532 votes
Port au Port
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 17 elections (1956–2011)

James E Hodder · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

1,839 votes
Port de Grave
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 19 elections (1949–2011)

Randy W Collins · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,989 votes
St. Barbe
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 15 elections (1949–2011)

Trevor Bennett · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

1,938 votes
St. George's
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 12 elections (1956–1993)

Ronald Gilbert Dawe · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

1,942 votes
St. John's Centre
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 20 elections (1956–2021)

Patrick J McNicholas · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,173 votes
St. John's East
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 19 elections (1949–2011)

William W Marshall · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,111 votes
St. John's East Extern
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 10 elections (1962–1993)

Thomas Valentine Hickey · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,989 votes
St. John's North
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 17 elections (1956–2011)

John Arthur Carter · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,536 votes
St. John's South
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 17 elections (1956–2011)

John F Collins · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,221 votes
St. John's West
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 23 elections (1949–2021)

Harold Barrett · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,087 votes
St. Mary's-The Capes
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–1993)

Walter C. Carter · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

2,702 votes
Stephenville
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–1993)

Frederick R Stagg · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

1,931 votes
Strait of Belle Isle
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–1993)

Edward Roberts · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

3,136 votes
Terra Nova
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 14 elections (1975–2021)

Thomas Lush · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

2,579 votes
Trinity North
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 19 elections (1949–2011)

R Charlie Brett · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,149 votes
Trinity-Bay de Verde
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 11 elections (1975–2011)

Fred B Rowe · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

2,237 votes
Twillingate
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 14 elections (1949–1993)

William Neil Rowe · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

1,980 votes
Waterford-Kenmount
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–1993)

Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer · Progressive Conservative Party of NFL

3,842 votes
Windsor-Buchans
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 6 elections (1975–1993)

Graham R Flight · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

2,173 votes
Torngat Mountains
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Provincial 13 elections (1979–2021)

Garfield E Warren · Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

460 votes

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