1979 Newfoundland general election
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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. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.
Results
[edit]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
[edit]For complete electoral history, see individual districts
- ^ Not the incumbent, but stood in this seat and won.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Byers, R.B. (1981). Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs. 1979. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-7193-5.