1962 Newfoundland general election
The 34th Newfoundland general election was held on 19 November 1962 to elect members of the 33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland, the fifth general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.
Results
Party | Leader | 1959 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | |||||||||||||||
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Liberal | Joey Smallwood | 31 | 34 | +9.7% | 72,319 | 58.7% | |||||||||||||||
Progressive Conservative | James Greene | 3 | 7 | +133% | 45,055 | 36.6% | New Democratic | Ed Finn, Jr. | 0* | 0 | 0% | 4,479 | 3.6% | Other | 2 | 1 | -50% | 1,378 | 1.1% | ||
Totals | 36 | 42 | - | 123,990 | 100% |
*As Newfoundland Democratic Party.
References
- "Seat Count Results in Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Elections". Election Almanac. Election Almanac. Retrieved 9 April 2014.