1972 Newfoundland general election
March 24, 1972
42 seats to the 36th General Assembly of Newfoundland
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
PC
Lib
Leader Frank Moores Edward Roberts
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since 1972 1972
Leader's seat Humber West White Bay North
Last election 21 seats, 51.34% 20 seats, 44.48%
Seats won 33 9
Seat change Increase 12 Decrease 11
Popular vote 126,508 77,849
Percentage 60.22% 37.06%
Swing Increase 8.88pp Decrease 7.42pp
Premier before election

Frank Moores
Progressive Conservative

 Premier after election

Frank Moores
Progressive Conservative

The 1972 Newfoundland general election was held on 24 March 1972 to elect members of the 36th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party. In the district of Labrador South, the election was a virtual tie between two candidates and had to be declared void. In a subsequent by-election, the seat was taken by a member of the Labrador Party.

Results

  Party Leader 1971 Seats won % change Popular vote (%)
Progressive Conservative Frank Moores 21 33 +57% 126,508 60.5%
Liberal Edward Roberts 20 9 -55% 77,849 37.1%
New Democratic John Connors 0 0 0% 410 0.2%
  Other 1 0 -100% 4,307 2.1%
Totals 42 42 - 210,078 100%

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

36th General Assembly of Newfoundland
  District Member Party
  Bay de Verde Brendan Howard Progressive Conservative
  Bell Island Steve Neary Liberal
  Bonavista North Paul S. Thoms Liberal
  Bonavista South James C. Morgan Progressive Conservative
  Burgeo & LaPoile Allan Evans Progressive Conservative
  Burin Alex Hickman Progressive Conservative
  Carbonear Augustus T. Rowe Progressive Conservative
  Ferryland Tom Doyle Progressive Conservative
  Fogo Earl Winsor Liberal
  Fortune Bay H. R. Val Earle Progressive Conservative
  Gander Harold A. Collins Progressive Conservative
  Grand Falls Aubrey J. Senior Progressive Conservative
  Green Bay Brian Peckford Progressive Conservative
  Harbour Grace Haig Young Progressive Conservative
  Harbour Main (Dual Riding) Gordon Dawe Progressive Conservative
  William Doody Progressive Conservative
  Hermitage Roy L. Cheeseman Progressive Conservative
  Humber East Thomas C. Farrell Progressive Conservative
  Humber West Frank D. Moores Progressive Conservative
  Labrador North Melvin Woodward Liberal
  Labrador South Joe Harvey Liberal
  Labrador West Joseph G. Rousseau Progressive Conservative
  Lewisporte Maxwell J. Russell Progressive Conservative
  Placentia East Fintan Aylward Progressive Conservative
  Placentia West Leo Barry Progressive Conservative
  Port au Port Frederick R. Stagg Progressive Conservative
  Port de Grave George M. Wilson Progressive Conservative
  St. Barbe North Fred B. Rowe Liberal
  St. Barbe South Edward Maynard Progressive Conservative
  St. George's Alex M. Dunphy Progressive Conservative
  St. John's Centre Anthony J. Murphy Progressive Conservative
  St. John's East William W. Marshall Progressive Conservative
  St. John's East Extern Tom Hickey Progressive Conservative
  St. John's North John A. Carter Progressive Conservative
  St. John's South Robert Wells Progressive Conservative
  St. John's West John Crosbie Progressive Conservative
  St. Mary's Gerry Ottenheimer Progressive Conservative
  Trinity North Charlie Brett Progressive Conservative
  Trinity South James Reid Progressive Conservative
  Twillingate Herbert W. C. Gillett Liberal
  White Bay North Edward M. Roberts Liberal
  White Bay South William N. Rowe Liberal

References

  • "General Election Returns (1972)" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2013.


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