1999 Newfoundland general election

The 1999 Newfoundland general election was held on February 9, 1999 to elect members of the 44th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.

1999 Newfoundland general election

← 1996 February 9, 1999 2003 →

48 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
25 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
PC
Leader Brian Tobin Ed Byrne Jack Harris
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader's seat The Straits & White Bay North Kilbride Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
Last election 37 9 1
Seats won 32 14 2
Seat change Decrease5 Increase5 Increase1
Popular vote 132,399 108,772 21,962
Percentage 49.62% 40.77% 8.23%
Swing Decrease5.48pp Increase2.11pp Increase3.78pp

Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.

Premier before election

Brian Tobin
Liberal

Premier after election

Brian Tobin
Liberal

Results

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  Party Leader 1996 Seats won % change Popular vote (%)
Liberal Brian Tobin 37 32 -16% 132,399 49.62%
Progressive Conservative Ed Byrne 9 14 +56% 108,772 40.77%
New Democratic Jack Harris 1 2 +100% 21,962 8.23%
  Newfoundland & Labrador Party * - * 2,562 0.96%
  Independent/No affiliation 1 - -100% 1,112 0.42%
Total 48 48 - 266,807 100%

* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

Results by district

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St. John's

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Other
23. Kilbride HOWLETT, Barbara
2133
BYRNE, Ed
4145
INGRAM, Lee
289
STUCKLESS, Vicki
119
Ed Byrne
33. St. John's Centre AYLWARD, Joan
2609
BROWN, Paul
2443
LONG, Valerie
1120
Joan Aylward
34. St. John's East McGRATH, Tom
1559
OTTENHEIMER, John
3774
DARBY, Barry
600
Hubert Kitchen
35. St. John's North MATTHEWS, Lloyd
2304
ANDREWS, Ray
1971
KIRBY, Dale
788
Lloyd Matthews
36. St. John's South KENNEDY, Patrick
1563
OSBORNE, Tom
4041
VANTA, Judy
374
CRUMMEY, Jason
101
Tom Osborne
37. St. John's West MOORE, Tom
2532
OSBORNE, Sheila
3206
LYNCH, Pat
683
Sheila Osborne
38. Signal Hill - Quidi Vidi SOUCY, Pete
2010
O'BRIEN, Chris
793
HARRIS, Jack
2179
HILLIER, Paul David
116
DUNN, Shaun
53
Jack Harris
46. Virginia Waters NOEL, Walter
2973
WALSH, Paul
2277
WILL, Amanda
887
STAPLETON, Deanne
131
Walter Noel

St. John's suburbs

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Other
8. Cape St. Francis MARTIN, Jim
2169
BYRNE, Jack
4197
SULLIVAN, Shawn
440
Jack Byrne
11. Conception Bay East & Bell Island WALSH, Jim
2426
COLE, Doug
1803
KAVANAGH, Ken
932
KELLAND-DYER, Sue

(NL Party)
876

Jim Walsh
12. Conception Bay South LEE, Bill
1806
FRENCH, Bob
3888
PORTER, Reg
330
Bob French
27. Mount Pearl BETTNEY, Julie
3468
SHEEHAN, Cathy
2269
GROUCHEY, Glen C.
489
Julie Bettney
41. Topsail WISEMAN, Ralph
3381
FIFIELD, Rick
2533
SNOW, Mary
568
Pat Cowan
47. Waterford Valley BUCKLE, Paula M.
2680
HODDER, Harvey
3480
MADDIGAN, Bill
239
Harvey Hodder

Avalon and Burin peninsulas

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Other
3. Bellevue BARRETT, Percy
3229
COOMBS, Gus
1667
INGRAM, Mose
375
Percy Barrett
7. Burin - Placentia West HODDER, Mary
3469
LUNDRIGAN, Dominic
2658
BUTLER, Wayne
382
Mary Hodder
9. Carbonear - Harbour Grace SWEENEY, George
4132
GARLAND, Claude
2266
NOEL, Kevin
391
Art Reid
14. Ferryland MULLOWNEY, Harold
2141
SULLIVAN, Loyola
4482
RYAN, Gerry
147
Loyola Sullivan
17. Grand Bank FOOTE, Judy
3964
BOLT, John
1146
RENNIE, Richard
538
Judy Foote
19. Harbour Main - Whitbourne DAWE, Wanda
2502
HEDDERSON, Tom
3670
AKERMAN, Fred
511
Don Whelan
28. Placentia & St. Mary's SPARROW, Anthony
2938
MANNING, Fabian
3579
Anthony Sparrow
30. Port De Grave EFFORD, John
4488
COOPER, Paul
1026
QUIGLY, Steve
185
John Efford
43. Trinity - Bay De Verde SNOW, Lloyd
3201
BURSEY, Peter
2176
JACOBS, Jeff
320
NEWHOOK, Monty
214
Lloyd Snow

Central Newfoundland

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Other
1. Baie Verte BURTON, Gerald
1988
SHELLEY, Paul
3152
Paul Shelley
4. Bonavista North TULK, Beaton
3943
COOZE, Jim
1277
Beaton Tulk
5. Bonavista South CLEMENTS, George
1768
FITZGERALD, Roger
4496
CRANN, Shawn
80
Roger Fitzgerald
13. Exploits GRIMES, Roger
2526
GILLINGHAM, Gonzo
1944
BEST, Arnold
633
Roger Grimes
16. Gander KELLY, Sandra C.
3064
O'BRIEN, Kevin
2926
LOCKE, Roy
193
Sandra Kelly
18. Grand Falls - Buchans THISTLE, Anna
3511
WOOLRIDGE, Lorne
2349
BUCKINGHAM, Bob
188
Anna Thistle
26. Lewisporte PENNEY, Melvin
2116
RIDEOUT, Tom
3791
DWYER, Michael J.
125
Melvin Penney
39. Terra Nova LUSH, Tom
3514
STEAD, Rob
1740
Tom Lush
44. Trinity North OLDFORD, Doug
2979
KELLY-BLACKMORE, Sheila
2183
CORBETT, Dan
714
Doug Oldford
45. Twillingate & Fogo REID, Gerry
3343
McKENNA, Gerald
1466
MITCHELL, Dallas
270
Gerry Reid
48. Windsor - Springdale FLIGHT, Graham
2180
HUNTER, Ray
3192
HOWE, Rose
115
BENNETT, Roger B.
95
SMITH, Aubrey
263
Graham Flight

Western and Southern Newfoundland

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Other
2. Bay of Islands JOYCE, Eddie
3164
HUNT, Paul
1713
HANN, Israel
620
Brian Tobin
6. Burgeo & La Poile PARSONS, Kelvin
3421
SHEAVES, Greg
1988
MARSDEN, Owen
342
Bill Ramsay
15. Fortune Bay - Cape La Hune LANGDON, Oliver
3189
BAKER, Bob
1353
Oliver Langdon
20. Humber East MERCER, Bob
3197
WELLS, Janice
2405
MEHANEY, Jean
246
LEDREW, David B.
259
Bob Mercer
21. Humber Valley WOODFORD, Rick
3051
ROSE, Warren
1422
Rick Woodford
22. Humber West DICKS, Paul
2814
CALLAHAN, Pat
1152
BOURGEOIS, Paul
852
Paul Dicks
29. Port au Port SMITH, Gerald
2976
MARCHE, Ada
1719
WHALEN, Sharon
421
SMALLWOOD, William
151
Gerald Smith
31. St. Barbe FUREY, Chuck
2878
ROBERTS, Rod
1950
Chuck Furey
32. St. George's - Stephenville East AYLWARD, Kevin
2546
MUISE, Leonard
1944
JOHNSON, Dave
345
Kevin Aylward
40. The Straits & White Bay North TOBIN, Brian
3227
MITCHELMORE, Ford
1089
Chris Decker

Labrador

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Other
10. Cartwright - L'Anse Au Clair JONES, Yvonne
1832
MOORES, Sharon
312
Yvonne Jones
24. Labrador West CANNING, Perry
2544
WHITTEN, Susan
400
COLLINS, Randy
2700
Perry Canning
25. Lake Melville McLEAN, Ernie
1915
BROOMFIELD, Hayward
1413
PEDDLE, Ronald W.
323
Ernie McLean
42. Torngat Mountains ANDERSEN, Wally
1036
TSHAKAPESH, Simeon
182
Wally Andersen

See also

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Parties

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