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1999 Newfoundland general election
Canadian provincial election
Canadian provincial election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1999 Newfoundland general election | |
| country | Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| party_colour | no | |
| party_name | no | |
| previous_election | 1996 Newfoundland general election | |
| previous_year | 1996 | |
| previous_mps | 43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| election_date | February 9, 1999 | |
| elected_members | [members](44th-general-assembly-of-newfoundland-and-labrador) | |
| next_election | 2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | |
| next_year | 2003 | |
| seats_for_election | 48 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly | |
| 25 seats were needed for a majority | ||
| turnout | 69.6% ( 4.8 pp) | |
| image1 | [[Image:Briantobin.jpg | 122px]] |
| colour1 | ||
| leader1 | Brian Tobin | |
| party1 | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Bay of Islands | |
| Ran in The Straits & White Bay North | ||
| last_election1 | 37 | |
| seats1 | 32 | |
| seat_change1 | 5 | |
| popular_vote1 | 132,399 | |
| percentage1 | 49.62% | |
| swing1 | 5.48pp | |
| image2 | **PC** | |
| colour2 | ||
| leader2 | Ed Byrne | |
| party2 | ||
| leaders_seat2 | Kilbride | |
| last_election2 | 9 | |
| seats2 | 14 | |
| seat_change2 | 5 | |
| popular_vote2 | 108,772 | |
| percentage2 | 40.77% | |
| swing2 | 2.11pp | |
| image3 | [[Image:Jack Harris.jpg | 95px]] |
| colour3 | ||
| leader3 | Jack Harris | |
| party3 | ||
| leaders_seat3 | Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi | |
| last_election3 | 1 | |
| seats3 | 2 | |
| seat_change3 | 1 | |
| popular_vote3 | 21,962 | |
| percentage3 | 8.23% | |
| swing3 | 3.78pp | |
| map_image | Newfoundland_and_Labrador_1999_election_-_Results_by_Riding.svg | |
| map_size | 350px | |
| map_caption | 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. | |
| title | Premier | |
| before_election | Brian Tobin | |
| before_party | ||
| after_election | Brian Tobin | |
| posttitle | Premier after election | |
| after_party |
25 seats were needed for a majority Ran in The Straits & White Bay North
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.
Results
| Party | Leader | [1996](1996-newfoundland-general-election) | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Tobin | 37 | 32 | -16% | 132,399 | 49.62% | Ed Byrne | 9 | 14 |
| 48 | 48 | - | 266,807 | 100% |
- Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.
Results by district
- Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
- † represents that the incumbent is not running again.
- ‡ represents that the incumbent is running in a different district.
St. John's
|-
77.58% turnout
|
|Barbara Howlett
2,133
31.90%
||
|Ed Byrne
4,145
62.00%
|
|Lee Ingram
289
4.32%
|
|Vicki Stuckless (NL Party)
119
1.78%
||
|Ed Byrne
|- 76.66% turnout || |Joan Aylward 2,609 42.27% | |Paul Brown 2,443 39.58% | |Valerie Long 1,120 18.15% | | ||
| Joan Aylward |
|---|
| 76.84% turnout |
| |Tom McGrath 1,559 26.28% || |John Ottenheimer 3,774 63.61% | |Barry Darby 600 10.11% | | ||
| John Ottenheimer |
|---|
| 75.76% turnout |
| Lloyd Matthews |
| 2,304 |
| 45.51% |
| |Ray Andrews 1,971 38.93% | |Dale Kirby 788 15.56% | | ||
| Lloyd Matthews |
|---|
| 72.09% turnout |
|
|Patrick Kennedy
1,563
25.71%
||
|Tom Osborne
4,041
66.47%
|
|Judy Vanta
374
6.15%
|
|Jason Crummey (Independent)
101
1.66%
||
| Tom Osborne |
|---|
| 74.57% turnout |
|
|Tom Moore
2,532
39.43%
||
|Sheila Osborne
3,206
49.93%
|
|Pat Lynch
683
10.64%
|
|
||
| Sheila Osborne |
|---|
| 75.76% turnout |
|
|Pete Soucy
2,010
38.66%
|
|Chris O'Brien
793
15.25%
||
|Jack Harris
2,179
41.91%
|
|Paul Hillier (NL Party)
116
2.23%
Shaun Dunn (Independent)
53
1.02%
||
|Jack Harris
|- 73.08% turnout || |Walter Noel 2,973 47.43% | |Paul Walsh 2,277 36.33% | |Amanda Will 887 14.15% | |Deanne Stapleton (Independent) 131 2.09% || |Walter Noel |}
St. John's suburbs
|-
86.83% turnout
|
|Jim Martin
2,169
31.87%
||
|Jack Byrne
4,197
61.67%
|
|Shawn Sullivan
440
6.46%
|
|
||
| Jack Byrne |
|---|
| 74.00% turnout |
| Jim Walsh |
| 2,426 |
| 40.19% |
| |Doug Cole 1,803 29.87% | |Ken Kavanagh 932 15.44% | |Sue Kelland-Dyer 876 14.51% ||
| Jim Walsh |
|---|
| 75.32% turnout |
| |Bill Lee 1,806 29.98% || |Bob French 3,888 64.54% | |Reg Porter 330 5.48% | | ||
| Bob French |
|---|
| 73.19% turnout |
| Julie Bettney |
| 3,468 |
| 55.70% |
| |Cathy Sheehan 2,269 36.44% | |Glen Grouchey 489 7.85% | | ||
| Julie Bettney |
|---|
| 79.77% turnout |
| Ralph Wiseman |
| 3,381 |
| 52.16% |
| |Rick Fifield 2,533 39.08% | |Mary Snow 568 8.76% | | ||
| Ralph Wiseman |
|---|
| 74.90% turnout |
| |Paula Buckle 2,680 41.88% || |Harvey Hodder 3,480 54.38% | |Bill Maddigan 239 3.73% | | || |Harvey Hodder |}
Avalon and Burin peninsulas
|- 64.41% turnout || |Percy Barrett 3,229 61.26% | |Gus Coombs 1,667 31.63% | |Mose Ingram 375 7.11% | | ||
| Percy Barrett |
|---|
| 75.76% turnout |
| Mary Hodder |
| 3,469 |
| 53.30% |
| |Dominic Lundrigan 2,658 40.84% | |Wayne Butler 382 5.87% | | ||
| Mary Hodder |
|---|
| 75.12% turnout |
| George Sweeney |
| 4,132 |
| 68.44% |
| |Claude Garland 37.54% | |Kevin Noel 391 6.48% | | ||
| Art Reid† |
|---|
| 81.86% turnout |
| |Harold Mullowney 2,141 31.62% || |Loyola Sullivan 4,482 66.20% | |Gerry Ryan 147 2.17% | | ||
| Loyola Sullivan |
|---|
| 65.15% turnout |
| Judy Foote |
| 3,964 |
| 70.18% |
| |John Bolt 1,146 20.29% | |Richard Rennie 538 9.53% | | ||
| Judy Foote |
|---|
| 79.43% turnout |
| |Wanda Dawe 2,502 37.44% || |Tom Hedderson 3,670 54.92% | |Fred Akerman 511 7.65% | | ||
| Don Whelan† |
|---|
| 80.66% turnout |
| |Anthony Sparrow 2,938 45.08% || |Fabian Manning 3,579 54.92% | | | | ||
| Anthony Sparrow |
|---|
| 64.50% turnout |
| John Efford |
| 4,488 |
| 78.75% |
| |Paul Cooper 1,026 18.00% | |Steve Quigly 185 3.25% | | || |John Efford
|- 64.84% turnout || |Lloyd Snow 3,201 54.15% | |Peter Bursey 2,176 36.81% | |Jeff Jacobs 320 5.41% | |Monty Newhook 214 3.62% || |Lloyd Snow |}
Central Newfoundland
|- 69.07% turnout | |Gerald Burton 1,988 38.68% || |Paul Shelley 3,152 61.32% | | | | ||
| Paul Shelley |
|---|
| 61.01% turnout |
| Beaton Tulk |
| 3,943 |
| 75.54% |
| |Jim Cooze 1,277 24.46% | | | | ||
| Beaton Tulk |
|---|
| 68.50% turnout |
| |George Clements 1,768 27.87% || |Roger Fitzgerald 4,496 70.87% | |Shawn Crann 80 1.26% | | || |Roger Fitzgerald
|- 61.89% turnout || |Roger Grimes 2,526 49.50% | |Gonzo Gillingham 1,944 38.10% | | | |Arnold Best (NL Party) 633 12.40% || |Roger Grimes
|- 75.19% turnout || |Sandra Kelly 3,064 49.56% | |Kevin O'Brien 2,926 47.32% | |Roy Locke 193 3.12% | | || |Sandra Kelly
|- 69.84% turnout || |Anna Thistle 3,511 58.05% | |Lorne Woolridge 2,349 38.84% | |Bob Buckingham 188 3.11% | | ||
| Anna Thistle |
|---|
| 71.92% turnout |
|
|Melvin Penney
2,116
35.08%
||
|Tom Rideout
3,791
62.85%
|
|Michael Dwyer
125
2.07%
|
|
||
| Melvin Penney |
|---|
| 60.01% turnout |
| Tom Lush |
| 3,514 |
| 66.88% |
| |Rob Stead 1,740 33.12% | | | | || |Tom Lush
|- 65.58% turnout || |Doug Oldford 2,979 50.70% | |Sheila Kelly-Blackmore 2,183 37.15% | |Dan Corbett 714 12.15% | | ||
| Doug Oldford |
|---|
| 56.40% turnout |
| Gerry Reid |
| 3,343 |
| 65.82% |
| |Gerald McKenna 1,466 28.86% | | | |Dallas Mitchell (Independent) 270 5.32% ||
| Gerry Reid |
|---|
| 65.40% turnout |
| |Graham Flight 2,180 37.30% || |Ray Hunter 3,192 54.61% | |Rose Howe 115 1.97% | |Audrey Smith (Independent) 263 4.50% Roger Bennett (Independent) 95 1.63% ||
| Graham Flight |
|---|
Western and Southern Newfoundland
|- 68.65% turnout || |Eddie Joyce 3,164 57.56% | |Paul Hunt 1,713 31.16% | |Israel Hann 620 11.28% | | || |Brian Tobin‡ (ran in The Straits & White Bay North) |- 65.02% turnout || |Kelvin Parsons 3,421 59.50% | |Greg Sheaves 1,988 34.57% | |Owen Marsden 342 5.95% | | ||
| Bill Ramsay† |
|---|
| 56.04% turnout |
| Oliver Langdon |
| 3,189 |
| 70.21% |
| |Bob Baker 1,353 29.79% | | | | ||
| Oliver Langdon |
|---|
| 71.94% turnout |
| Bob Mercer |
| 3,197 |
| 52.35% |
| |Janice Wells 2,405 39.38% | |Jean Mehaney 246 4.03% | |David Ledrew (NL Party) 259 4.24% ||
| Bob Mercer |
|---|
| 58.10% turnout |
| Rick Woodford |
| 3,051 |
| 68.21% |
| |Warren Rose 1,422 31.79% | | | | ||
| Rick Woodford |
|---|
| 61.19% turnout |
| Paul Dicks |
| 2,814 |
| 58.41% |
| |Pat Callahan 1,152 23.91% | |Paul Bourgeois 852 17.84% | | || |Paul Dicks
|- 63.45% turnout || |Gerald Smith 2,976 56.50% | |Ada Marche 1,719 32.64% | |Sharon Whalen 421 7.99% | |William Smallwood (Independent) 151 2.87% ||
| Gerald Smith |
|---|
| 62.72% turnout |
| Chuck Furey |
| 2,878 |
| 59.61% |
| |Rod Roberts 1,950 40.39% | | | | ||
| Chuck Furey |
|---|
| 56.26% turnout |
| Kevin Aylward |
| 2,546 |
| 52.66% |
| |Leonard Muise 1,944 40.21% | | | |Dave Johnson (NL Party) 345 7.14% ||
| Kevin Aylward |
|---|
| 52.76% turnout |
| Brian Tobin |
| 3,227 |
| 74.77% |
| |Ford Mitchelmore 1,089 25.23% | | | | || |Chris Decker† |}
Labrador
|- 63.66% turnout || |Yvonne Jones 1,832 85.45% | |Sharon Moores 312 14.55% | | ||
| Yvonne Jones |
|---|
| 83.23% turnout |
| |Perry Canning 2,544 45.07% | |Susan Whitten 400 7.09% || |Randy Collins 2,700 47.84% ||
| Perry Canning |
|---|
| 60.99% turnout |
| Ernie McLean |
| 1,915 |
| 52.45% |
| |Hayward Broomfield 1,413 38.70% | |Ronald Peddle 323 8.85% ||
| Ernie McLean |
|---|
| 99.19% turnout |
| Wally Andersen |
| 1,036 |
| 85.06% |
| |Simeon Tshakapesh 182 14.94% | | || |Wally Andersen |}
References
References
- "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Fourth General Assembly - February 9, 1999".
- (8 June 1999). "Newfoundland and Labrador Party seeks new leader". [[CBC News]].
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