2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Canadian provincial election
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The 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 9, 2007, to elect members of the 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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October 9, 2007
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48 seats in the 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 61.3% ( 11.2 pp)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Campaign
The election was called soon after Premier Danny Williams announced the popular Hebron Oil Field deal,[2] and it was widely considered a foregone conclusion that Williams' Progressive Conservatives would be reelected.[3] 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 ten 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 popular vote share was higher than the winning party's share in 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.[4][5] Notably, however, Liberal leader Gerry Reid was not reelected in his own riding.[6]
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.[7] As a result, the chief electoral officer postponed the election in that riding until November 6, 2007.[8] 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;[9] consequently, incumbent Progressive Conservative MHA Roger Fitzgerald was declared re-elected.
Results
| Party | Seats | Second | Third | Fourth | |
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| Progressive Conservative | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal | 3 | 34 | 9 | 0 | |
| New Democratic | 1 | 9 | 26 | 0 | |
| Labrador Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Results by party
| Party | Party leader | Candidates | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
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| 2003 | Dissol. | 2007 | Change | # | % | Change | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Danny Williams | *48 | 34 | 34 | 44 | +10 | 155,943 | 69.59% | +10.88% | |
| Liberal | Gerry Reid | *46 | 12 | 11 | 3 | -9 | 48,598 | 21.69% | -11.36% | |
| New Democratic | Lorraine Michael | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 19,028 | 8.49% | +1.63% | |
| Independent and no affiliation | 3 | - | - | - | - | 446 | 0.20% | -% | ||
| Labrador | Ron Barron | 1 | * | - | - | - | 68 | 0.03% | -% | |
| Vacant | 2 | |||||||||
| Total | 132 | 48 | 48 | 48 | - | 224,083 | 100.00% | |||
Results by region
| 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% | ||
| New Democratic | Seats: | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 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 incumbents indicates party leaders. The premier's name is boldfaced and italicized.
- All candidate names are those on the official list of confirmed candidates; names in media or on party website may differ slightly.
- Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
- † represents that the incumbent is not running again.
- § represents that the incumbent was defeated for nomination.
- ₰ represents that the incumbent ran in another district and lost the nomination
- ‡ represents that the incumbent is running in a different district.
St. John's
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
| Kilbride 57.35% turnout |
John Dinn 4,443 84.48% |
Roger Linehan 364 6.92% |
Michelle Broderick 421 8.01% |
Paul Perrier (Independent) 31 0.59% |
John Dinn | |||||
| St. John's Centre 57.89% turnout |
Shawn Skinner 3,332 76.49% |
Lori Ann Campbell-Martino 374 8.59% |
Jane Robinson 650 14.92% |
Shawn Skinner | ||||||
| St. John's East 65.84% turnout |
Ed Buckingham 3,649 70.09% |
Peter Adams 692 13.29% |
Gemma Schlamp-Hickey 864 16.60% |
John Ottenheimer† | ||||||
| St. John's North 56.33% turnout |
Bob Ridgley 3,488 77.55% |
Simon Lono 561 12.47% |
Matt Power 449 9.98% |
Bob Ridgley | ||||||
| St. John's South 64.88% turnout |
Tom Osborne 3,887 79.60% |
Rex Gibbons 425 8.70% |
Clyde Bridger 571 11.69% |
Tom Osborne | ||||||
| St. John's West 65.08% turnout |
Sheila Osborne 3,623 72.69% |
George Joyce 1,018 20.43% |
Joan Scott 344 6.90% |
Sheila Osborne | ||||||
| Signal Hill—Quidi Vidi 71.45% turnout |
Maria Afonso 2,135 39.87% |
Maura Beam 158 2.95% |
Lorraine Michael 3,062 57.18% |
Lorraine Michael | ||||||
| Virginia Waters 56.12% turnout |
Kathy Dunderdale 4,043 73.04% |
Drew Brown 429 7.75% |
Dave Sullivan 710 12.83% |
Fred Wilcox (Independent) 353 6.38% |
Kathy Dunderdale | |||||
St. John's suburbs
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Liberal | NDP | ||||||
| Cape St. Francis 71.01% turnout |
Jack Byrne 4,983 77.45% |
Bill Tapper 739 11.49% |
Kathleen Connors 680 10.57% |
Jack Byrne | ||||
| Conception Bay East—Bell Island 59.70% turnout |
Dianne Whalen 3,991 71.55% |
Linda Goodyear 999 17.91% |
Gavin Will 569 10.20% |
Dianne Whalen | ||||
| Conception Bay South 61.97% turnout |
Terry French 4,670 79.10% |
Jerry Young 953 10.03% |
Touria Tougui 259 4.64% |
Terry French | ||||
| Mount Pearl North 61.36% turnout |
Steve Kent 4,751 84.72% |
Elaine Reid 505 9.00% |
Janice Lockyer 330 5.88% |
Harvey Hodder† Waterford Valley | ||||
| Mount Pearl South 61.11% turnout |
Dave Denine 4,163 84.12% |
William Reid 441 8.91% |
Tom McGinnis 332 6.71% |
Dave Denine Mount Pearl | ||||
| Topsail 59.49% turnout |
Elizabeth Marshall 4,892 82.85% |
Cynthia Barron-Layden 513 8.69% |
Kyle Rees 486 8.23% |
Elizabeth Marshall | ||||
Avalon and Burin Peninsulas
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Liberal | NDP | ||||||
| Bellevue 68.11% turnout |
Calvin Peach 2,908 55.82% |
Denise Pike 2,139 41.06% |
Ian Slade 155 2.98% |
Percy Barrett † | ||||
| Burin—Placentia West 69.35% turnout |
Clyde Jackman 3,141 59.09% |
George Brake 457 8.60% |
Julie Mitchell 1,704 32.05% |
Clyde Jackman | ||||
| Carbonear—Harbour Grace 67.40% turnout |
Jerome Kennedy 4,367 74.14% |
Paul Baldwin 1,463 24.84% |
George Sweeney † | |||||
| Ferryland 60.51% turnout |
Keith Hutchings 4,256 83.40% |
Kevin Bennett 472 9.25% |
Grace Bavington 351 6.88% |
Keith Hutchings | ||||
| Grand Bank 63.37% turnout |
Darin King 3,563 79.69% |
Rod Cake 889 19.88% |
Judy Foote† | |||||
| Harbour Main 62.51% turnout |
Tom Hedderson 4,586 82.25% |
Kevin Slaney 635 11.39% |
Jean Dandenault 323 5.79% |
Tom Hedderson Harbour Main-Whitbourne | ||||
| Placentia—St. Mary's 51.58% turnout |
Felix Collins 3,086 78.24% |
Jennifer Coultas 812 20.64% |
Felix Collins | |||||
| Port de Grave 76.44% turnout |
Glenn Littlejohn 3,069 46.62% |
Roland Butler 3,329 50.57% |
Randy Dawe 162 2.46% |
Roland Butler | ||||
| Trinity—Bay de Verde 71.61% turnout |
Charlene Johnson 3,572 71.65% |
Bruce Layman 1,137 22.81% |
Don Penney 257 5.16% |
Charlene Johnson | ||||
Central Newfoundland
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
| Baie Verte—Springdale 55.78% turnout |
Tom Rideout 3,388 75.14% |
Glendon Bungay 798 17.70% |
Tim Howse 301 6.68% |
Vacant[a][10] Baie Verte-Springdale | ||||||
| Bonavista North 59.20% turnout |
Harry Harding 2,883 67.09% |
Winston Carter 1,292 30.07% |
Howard Parsons 80 1.86% |
Harry Harding | ||||||
| Bonavista South | Roger Fitzgerald won by acclamation |
[b][11] | Roger Fitzgerald | |||||||
| Exploits 63.13% turnout |
Clayton Forsey 3,396 72.16% |
Jody Fancey 1,295 27.52% |
Clayton Forsey | |||||||
| Gander 55.91% turnout |
Kevin O'Brien 3,599 74.36% |
Stephanie Winsor 1,193 24.65% |
Kevin O'Brien | |||||||
| Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans[c] 52.60% turnout |
Susan Sullivan 2,767 71.63% |
John J. Woodrow[d] 163 4.22% |
Junior C. Downey 922 23.87% |
Anna Thistle† Grand Falls-Buchans | ||||||
| Grand Falls-Windsor—Green Bay South 53.73% turnout |
Ray Hunter 2,535 68.68% |
Aubrey Smith 957 25.93% |
John Whelan 188 5.09% |
Ray Hunter Windsor-Springdale | ||||||
| Lewisporte 48.49% turnout |
Wade Verge 2,660 70.43% |
John Martin 647 17.13% |
Garry Vatcher 460 12.18% |
Tom Rideout | ||||||
| Terra Nova 55.71% turnout |
Paul Oram 3,427 73.84% |
Katty Gallant 781 16.83% |
Bill Cashin 358 7.71% |
Lionel Glover (Independent) 62 1.34% |
Paul Oram | |||||
| The Isles of Notre Dame 66.78% turnout |
Derrick Dalley 2,371 49.88% |
Gerry Reid 2,364 49.74% |
Gerry Reid Twillingate and Fogo | |||||||
| Trinity North 57.21% turnout |
Ross Wiseman 3,939 81.77% |
Kathryn Small 609 12.64% |
Janet Stringer 247 5.13% |
Ross Wiseman | ||||||
Western and Southern Newfoundland
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Liberal | NDP | ||||||
| Bay of Islands 73.45% turnout |
Terry Loder 2,817 51.56% |
Eddie Joyce 2,520 46.12% |
Charlie Murphy 107 1.96% |
Eddie Joyce | ||||
| Burgeo—La Poile 62.46% turnout |
Colin Short 1,864 38.45% |
Kelvin Parsons 2,882 59.45% |
June Hiscock 85 1.75% |
Kelvin Parsons | ||||
| Fortune Bay—Cape La Hune 65.00% turnout |
Tracey Perry 2,539 62.86% |
Elvis Loveless 1,394 34.51% |
Sheldon Hynes 84 2.08% |
Oliver Langdon† | ||||
| Humber East 64.97% turnout |
Tom Marshall 4,160 83.48% |
Michael Hoffe 537 10.78% |
Jean Graham 256 5.14% |
Tom Marshall | ||||
| Humber Valley 74.29% turnout |
Darryl Kelly 3,023 51.29% |
Dwight Ball 2,769 46.98% |
Kris Hynes 87 1.48% |
Dwight Ball | ||||
| Humber West 59.89% turnout |
Danny Williams 3,755 87.39% |
Maurice Budgell 516 12.01% |
Danny Williams | |||||
| Port au Port 61.10% turnout |
Tony Cornect 3,936 80.80% |
Michelle Felix-Morgan 910 18.68% |
Tony Cornect | |||||
| St. Barbe 58.04% turnout |
Wallace Young 2,491 58.47% |
Jim Bennett 1,560 36.62% |
Gary Noel 196 4.60% |
Wallace Young | ||||
| St. George's—Stephenville East 58.86% turnout |
Joan Burke 3,143 74.36% |
George Lee 1,062 25.12% |
Joan Burke | |||||
| The Straits - White Bay North 66.78% turnout |
Trevor Taylor 2,651 62.66% |
Boyd Noel 1,358 32.10% |
Gerry Ryall 171 4.04% |
Trevor Taylor | ||||
Labrador
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Liberal | NDP | Labrador | |||||||
| Cartwright—L'Anse au Clair 74.28% turnout |
Dennis Normore 646 26.92% |
Yvonne Jones 1,736 72.33% |
Yvonne Jones | |||||||
| Labrador West 68.36% turnout |
Jim Baker 2,204 50.69% |
Karen Oldford 287 6.60% |
Darrel Brenton 1,848 42.50% |
Jim Baker | ||||||
| Lake Melville 70.28% turnout |
John Hickey 2,380 56.29% |
Chris Montague 1,672 39.55% |
Bill Cooper 147 3.48% |
John Hickey | ||||||
| Torngat Mountains 71.19% turnout |
Patty Pottle 794 53.65% |
Danny Dumaresque 604 40.81% |
Jim Tuttauk 109 7.36% |
Vacant[e] | ||||||
Election Results by Party and Seats
| Election | Progressive Conservative | Liberal | NDP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 44 | 3 | 1 |
See also
Notes
- Paul Shelley had resigned his seat on July 12, 2007, and a by-election had not been held to fill the seat prior to the general election call.
- Clayton Hobbs was originally the Liberal candidate, but he withdrew prior to the 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, with the Liberals nominating John Woodrow in Tobin's place.
- Woodrow briefly suspended his campaign on November 3, 2007 when it became known that he had falsely accused former Premier Beaton Tulk of bribery. However, being unable to remove his name from the ballot, Woodrow revived his campaign on November 5, 2007.
- Wally Andersen had resigned his seat on September 5, 2007, and a by-election had not been held to fill the seat prior to the general election call.