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, the sixth general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. 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[lower-alpha 1] Humber East[lower-alpha 2]
Last election 24 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%
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%

Notes
  1. Not the incumbent, but stood in this seat and won
  2. Was defeated for re-election in this seat

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


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