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Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007
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48 seats in the 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  LIB
Leader Danny Williams Gerry Reid Lorraine Michael
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic
Leader since 2001 2006 2006
Leader's seat Humber West The Isles of Notre Dame (lost re-election) Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
Last election 34 seats, 58.71% 12 seats, 33.05% 2 seats, 6.86%
Seats won 44 3 1
Seat change Increase10 Decrease9 Decrease1
Popular vote 155,943 48,598 19,028
Percentage 69.59% 21.69% 8.49%
Swing Increase10.88pp Decrease11.36pp Increase1.63pp
Map of the province showing the ridings and which party they supported and by how much
Premier before election

Danny Williams
Progressive Conservative

Premier-designate

Danny Williams
Progressive Conservative

The 47th Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 9, 2007 to elect members of the 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 18th general election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Campaign

The election was called soon after Premier Danny Williams announced the popular Hebron Oil Field deal, and it was widely considered a foregone conclusion that Williams' Progressive Conservatives would be reelected. Polls during the campaign showed the Conservatives reaching up to 73 per cent of voter support, leading some commentators to speculate that the party could in fact win every seat in the House of Assembly — a feat accomplished only twice before in Canadian history, in Prince Edward Island in the 1935 election and in New Brunswick in the 1987 election.

On election day, the Progressive Conservatives did win nine more seats than they held at the dissolution of the previous legislature, and won just under 70 per cent of the popular vote, the highest popular vote share ever attained by a party in the province. However, they did not sweep all 48 seats in the legislature though their support was higher than the 1935 PEI election and the 1987 New Brunswick election. Three Liberal incumbents, as well as New Democratic Party leader Lorraine Michael, successfully held their seats. Notably, however, Liberal leader Gerry Reid was not reelected in his own riding.

Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans and Bonavista South

On October 1, 2007, Gerry Tobin, Liberal candidate in the riding of Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans, was found dead in his home.[1] As a result, the chief electoral officer postponed the election in that riding until November 6, 2007.[2] The Progressive Conservatives won the special election, bringing their total number of seats in the legislature to 44.

Subsequently, Clayton Hobbs, Liberal candidate in the riding of Bonavista South, dropped out of the race, citing health reasons;[3] consequently, incumbent Progressive Conservative MHA Roger Fitzgerald was declared re-elected.

Results

Party Seats Second Third Fourth
Progressive Conservative 44 4 0 0
Liberal 3 34 9 0
New Democratic 1 9 26 0
Labrador Party 0 0 1 0
Riding-by-riding results

Results by party

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Results by region

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Party Name St. John's St. John's Suburbs Avalon/Burin Central Western/
Southern 		Labrador Total
Parties winning seats in the legislature:
  Progressive Conservative Seats: 6 7 8 11 9 3 44
  Popular Vote: 69.38% 80.71% 69.50% 70.89% 64.81% 48.53% 69.59%
  Liberal Seats: - - 1 - 1 1 3
  Popular Vote: 10.50% 11.42% 22.46% 23.12% 33.09% 34.78% 21.69%

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New Democratic Seats: 1 - - - - - 1

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Popular Vote: 19.10% 7.79% 8.04% 5.85% 2.10% 16.14% 8.49%
Parties that won no seats in the legislature
Independent Popular Vote: 1.02% 0.08% - 0.14% - - 0.20%
Labrador Party Popular Vote: - - - - - 0.55% 0.03%
Total seats: 7 7 9 11 10 4 48

Results by riding

  • Bold denotes a Cabinet minister or party leader.
  • † denotes a retiring MHA.

St. John's

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 3plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kilbride |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |John Dinn
4,443 | |Roger Linehan
364 | |Michelle Broderick
421 | |Paul Perrier (Ind.)
31 |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |John Dinn |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Signal Hill—Quidi Vidi | |Maria Afonso
2,135 | |Maura Beam
158 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Lorraine Michael
3,062 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Lorraine Michael |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Shawn Skinner
3,332 | |Lori Ann Campbell-Martino
374 | |Jane Robinson
650 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Shawn Skinner |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Ed Buckingham
3,649 | |Peter Adams
692 | |Gemma Schlamp-Hickey
864 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |John Ottenheimer † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Bob Ridgley
3,488 | |Simon Lono
561 | |Matt Power
449 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Bob Ridgley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Tom Osborne
3,887 | |Rex Gibbons
425 | |Clyde Bridger
571 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Tom Osborne |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Sheila Osborne
3,623 | |George Joyce
1,018 | |Joan Scott
344 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Sheila Osborne |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Virginia Waters |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Kathy Dunderdale
4,043 | |Drew Brown
429 | |Dave Sullivan
710 | |Fred Wilcox (Ind.)
353 |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Kathy Dunderdale |}

St. John's suburbs

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 3plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape St. Francis |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Jack Byrne
4,983 | |Bill Tapper
739 | |Kathleen Connors
680 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Jack Byrne |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Conception Bay East—Bell Island |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Dianne Whalen
3,991 | |Linda Goodyear
999 | |Gavin Will
569 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Dianne Whalen |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Conception Bay South |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Terry French
4,671 | |Jerry Young
953 | |Touria Tougui
259 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Terry French |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Pearl North |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Steve Kent
4,751 | |Elaine Reid
505 | |Janice Lockyer
330 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Harvey Hodder † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Pearl South |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Dave Denine
4,163 | |William Reid
441 | |Tom McGinnis
332 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Dave Denine |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Topsail |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Elizabeth Marshall
4,892 | |Cynthia Barron-Layden
513 | |Kyle Rees
486 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Elizabeth Marshall |}

Avalon and Burin Peninsulas

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 3plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bellevue |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Calvin Peach
2,908 | |Denise Pike
2,139 | |Ian Slade
155 | | |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |Percy Barrett † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin—Placentia West |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Clyde Jackman
3,141 | |George Brake
457 | |Julie Mitchell
1,704 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Clyde Jackman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear—Harbour Grace |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Jerome Kennedy
4,367 | |Paul Baldwin
1,463 | | | | |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |George Sweeney † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Keith Hutchings
4,256 | |Kevin Bennett
472 | |Grace Bavington
351 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Keith Hutchings |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Bank |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Darin King
3,563 | |Rod Cake
889 | | | | |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |Judy Foote † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Main |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Tom Hedderson
4,586 | |Kevin Slaney
635 | |Jean Dandenault
323 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Tom Hedderson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia—St. Mary's |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Felix Collins
3,086 | | | |Jennifer Coultas
812 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Felix Collins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave | |Glenn Littlejohn
3,069 |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |Roland Butler
3,329 | |Randy Dawe
162 | | |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |Roland Butler |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity—Bay de Verde |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Charlene Johnson
3,572 | |Bruce Layman
1,137 | |Don Penney
257 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Charlene Johnson |}

Central Newfoundland

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 3plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Baie Verte—Springdale |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Tom Rideout
3,388 | |Glendon Bungay
798 | |Tim Howse
301 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Paul Shelley †$ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Harry Harding
2,883 | |Winston Carter
1,292 | |Howard Parsons
80 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Harry Harding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Roger Fitzgerald
acclaimed | |Clayton Hobbs
withdrew^ | | | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Roger Fitzgerald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Exploits |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Clayton Forsey
3,396 | |Jody Fancey
1,295 | | | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Clayton Forsey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Kevin O'Brien
3,599 | |Stephanie Winsor
1,193 | | | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Kevin O'Brien |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans‡ |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Susan Sullivan | |Gerry Tobin‡ | |Junior C. Downey
| | |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |Anna Thistle † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls-Windsor—Green Bay South |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Ray Hunter
2,535 | |Aubrey Smith
957 | |John Whelan
188 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Ray Hunter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Wade Verge
2,660 | |John Martin
647 | |Garry Vatcher
460 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Tom Rideout |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Terra Nova |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Paul Oram
3,427 | |Katty Gallant
781 | |Bill Cashin
358 | |Lionel Glover (Ind.)
62 |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Paul Oram |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|The Isles of Notre Dame |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Derrick Dalley
2,371 | |Gerry Reid
2,364 | | | | |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |Gerry Reid |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Ross Wiseman
3,939 | |Kathryn Small
609 | |Janet Stringer
247 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Ross Wiseman |} $Shelley officially resigned on July 12, 2007. However, a by-election was not held to fill the seat prior to the general election call.[4]

‡Tobin died on October 1; the election in this district was deferred until November 6. See "Special election" section below.

^Clayton Hobbs withdrew for health reasons on October 5; as the only remaining candidate, incumbent Roger Fitzgerald was immediately declared re-elected.[5]

Western and Southern Newfoundland

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 3plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay of Islands |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Terry Loder
2,817 | |Eddie Joyce
2,520 | |Charlie Murphy
107 | | |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |Eddie Joyce |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo—La Poile | |Colin Short
1,864 |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |Kelvin Parsons
2,882 | |June Hiscock
85 | | |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |Kelvin Parsons |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay—Cape La Hune |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Tracey Perry
2,539 | |Elvis Loveless
1,394 | |Sheldon Hynes
84 | | |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |Oliver Langdon † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Tom Marshall
4,160 | |Michael Hoffe
537 | |Jean Graham
256 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Tom Marshall |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber Valley |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Darryl Kelly
3,023 | |Dwight Ball
2,769 | |Kris Hynes
87 | | |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |Dwight Ball |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Danny Williams
3,755 | |Maurice Budgell
516 | | | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Danny Williams |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Tony Cornect
3,936 | |Michelle Felix-Morgan
910 | | | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Tony Cornect |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Wallace Young
2,491 | |Jim Bennett
1,560 | |Gary Noel
196 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Wallace Young |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's—Stephenville East |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Joan Burke
3,143 | |George Lee
1,062 | | | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Joan Burke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|The Straits - White Bay North |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Trevor Taylor
2,651 | |Boyd Noel
1,358 | |Gerry Ryall
171 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Trevor Taylor |}

Labrador

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 3plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cartwright—L'Anse au Clair | |Dennis Normore
646 |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |Yvonne Jones
1,736 | | | | |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |Yvonne Jones |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador West |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Jim Baker
2,204 | |Karen Oldford
287 | |Darrel Brenton
1,848 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Jim Baker |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lake Melville |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |John Hickey
2,380 | |Chris Montague
1,672 | |Bill Cooper
147 | | |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |John Hickey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Torngat Mountains |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Patty Pottle
680 | |Danny Dumaresque
604 | | | |Jim Tuttauk (Lab.)
109 | |Vacant since resignation of Wally Andersen on September 5. |}

Deferred election

Due to the death of Liberal candidate Gerry Tobin on October 1, the election in the riding of Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans was delayed. The deferred election for this riding took place on November 6, 2007.

The new Liberal candidate, John Woodrow, withdrew from the race on November 3 after it was revealed that he had previously made false allegations of bribery against MHA Beaton Tulk in 1998,[6] but then revived his campaign on November 5 after learning that it was too late to actually remove his name from the ballot.[7]

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 3plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans |bgcolor="#9999FF"| |Susan Sullivan
2,767 | |John J. Woodrow
163 | |Junior C. Downey
922 | | |bgcolor="#EA6D6A"| |Anna Thistle † |}

Election Results by Party and Seats

Election Progressive Conservative Liberal NDP
2007 44 3 1

See also

General resources

Election coverage

Parties

References

  1. ^ "Candidate's death shocks Liberal campaign". CBC News. October 2, 2007.
  2. ^ "Postponement of Advance Poll and Polling Day in Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans".
  3. ^ "PCs chalk up early victory as Liberal withdraws from election". CBC News. October 5, 2007.
  4. ^ Baie Verte-Springdale Byelection called, Office of the Premier press release, September 10, 2007
  5. ^ Withdrawal of Candidate in Bonavista South, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer press release, October 5, 2007
  6. ^ "Woodrow withdraws from race", Exploits Valley Advertiser, November 5, 2007.
  7. ^ "Stuck on ballot, Liberal candidate revives campaign", cbc.ca, November 5, 2007.
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