1966 Newfoundland general election

The 1966 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 September 1966 to elect members of the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.

1966 Newfoundland general election

September 8, 1966
42 seats to the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   PC Leader Joey Smallwood Noel Murphy Party Liberal Progressive Conservative Leader since 1949 1966 Leader's seat Humber West Humber East Last election 34 seats, 58.7% 7 seats, 36.6% Seats won 39 3 Seat change 5 4 Popular vote 91,613 50,316 Percentage 61.8% 34.0% Swing 3.1pp 2.6pp
Premier before election Joey Smallwood Liberal Premier after election Joey Smallwood Liberal

Results

	Party	Leader	1962	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	Liberal	Joey Smallwood	34	39	+15%	91,613	61.8%
	Progressive Conservative	Noel Murphy	7	3	-57%	50,316	34.0%
	New Democratic	Calvin Normore	0	0	0%	2,725	1.8%
	Other		1	0	-100%	3,548	2.4%
Totals			42	42	-	149,371	100%

References

• "Seat Count Results in Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Elections". Election Almanac. Election Almanac. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

Further reading

• Saywell, John, ed. (1967). Canadian Annual Review for 1966. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.