1979 Newfoundland general election
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52 seats to the 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland 27 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Newfoundland general election was held on June 18, 1979 to elect members of the 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland, the tenth general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.
Results
Party | Leader | 1975 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | |||||||||||||||
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Progressive Conservative | Brian Peckford | 30 | 33 | +10% | 119,151 | 50.4% | |||||||||||||||
Liberal | Donald Jamieson | 16 | 19 | +19% | 95,943 | 40.6% | New Democratic | John Greene | 0 | 0 | 0% | 18,507 | 7.8% | Other | 5 | 0 | 0% | 2,786 | 1.2% | ||
Totals | 51 | 52 | - | 237,135 | 100% |
Members elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts