- Newfoundland general election, 1996
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Newfoundland general election, 1996 
1993 ← February 22, 1996 → 1999 48 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
25 seats were needed for a majorityFirst party Second party Third party 
Leader Brian Tobin Lynn Verge Jack Harris Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democrat Leader's seat Bay of Islands Ran in Humber East Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi Last election 35 16 1 Seats won 37 9 1 Seat change +2 -7 ±0 Popular vote 157,229 110,312 12,706 Percentage 55.10% 38.66% 4.45%
Premier before election
Elected Premier
The 44th Newfoundland general election was held on February 22, 1996 to elect members of the 43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland, the 15th general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Liberal Party. Notably Progressive Conservative Party Leader Lynn Verge was not re-elected in her riding of Humber East.
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Results
Party Leader 1993 Seats won % change Popular vote (%) Liberal Brian Tobin 35 37 +5.7% 157,229 55.10% Progressive Conservative Lynn Verge 16 9 -44% 110,312 38.66% New Democratic Jack Harris 1 1 0% 12,706 4.45% Other 0 1 0% 5,111 1.79% Total 52 48 - 285,385 100% Party standings after the general election
Affiliation Members Liberal Party 37 Progressive Conservative Party 9 New Democratic Party 1 Independents 1 Total 48 Government Majority 39 Elected members by riding
Elected Party District Paul Shelley Progressive Conservative Baie Verte Brian Tobin Liberal Bay of Islands Percy Barrett Liberal Bellevue Beaton Tulk Liberal Bonavista North Roger Fitzgerald Progressive Conservative Bonavista South Bill Ramsay Liberal Burgeo & La Poile Mary Hodder Liberal Burin - Placentia West Jack Byrne Progressive Conservative Cape St. Francis Art Reid Liberal Carbonear - Harbour Grace Yvonne Jones Independent (Later joined the Liberals) Cartwright - L'Anse Au Clair Jim Walsh Liberal Conception Bay East & Bell Island Bob French Progressive Conservative Conception Bay South Roger Grimes Liberal Exploits Loyola Sullivan Progressive Conservative Ferryland Oliver Langdon Liberal Fortune Bay - Cape La Hune Sandra Kelly Liberal Gander Judy Foote Liberal Grand Bank Anna Thistle Liberal Grand Falls - Buchans Don Whelan Liberal Harbour Main - Whitbourne Bob Mercer Liberal Humber East Rick Woodford Liberal Humber Valley Paul Dicks Liberal Humber West Ed Byrne Progressive Conservative Kilbride Perry Canning Liberal Labrador West Ernie McLean Liberal Lake Melville Melvin Penney Liberal Lewisporte Julie Bettney Liberal Mount Pearl Anthony Sparrow Liberal Placentia & St. Mary's Gerald Smith Liberal Port au Port John Efford Liberal Port De Grave Chuck Furey Liberal St. Barbe Kevin Aylward Liberal St. George's - Stephenville East Joan Aylward Liberal St. John's Centre Hubert Kitchen Liberal St. John's East Lloyd Matthews Liberal St. John's North Tom Osborne Progressive Conservative St. John's South Sheila Osborne Progressive Conservative St. John's West Jack Harris New Democrat Signal Hill - Quidi Vidi Tom Lush Liberal Terra Nova Chris Decker Liberal The Straits & White Bay North Ralph Wiseman Liberal Topsail Wally Andersen Liberal Torngat Mountains Lloyd Snow Liberal Trinity - Bay De Verde Doug Oldford Liberal Trinity North Gerry Reid Liberal Twillingate & Fogo Walter Noel Liberal Virginia Waters Harvey Hodder Progressive Conservative Waterford Valley Graham Flight Liberal Windsor - Springdale See also
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador General Assemblies
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador political parties
References
Parties
- Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (see also Progressive Conservative Party of Canada)
- Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (see also Liberal Party of Canada)
- Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party (see also New Democratic Party)
References
- "General Election Statistics (1949-1999)". Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/1949-1999stats.asp. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
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