2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
	October 9, 2007
	October 9, 2007
48 seats in the 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador; 25 seats needed for a majority
	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.
Premier before election; Danny Williams; Progressive Conservative	Premier after election ; Danny Williams; Progressive Conservative

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, the 18th general election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Campaign

The election was called soon after Premier Danny Williams announced the popular Hebron Oil Field deal, and it was widely considered a foregone conclusion that Williams' Progressive Conservatives would be reelected.[1] 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 support was higher than 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. Notably, however, Liberal leader Gerry Reid was not reelected in his own riding.

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.[2] As a result, the chief electoral officer postponed the election in that riding until November 6, 2007.[3] 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;[4] consequently, incumbent Progressive Conservative MHA Roger Fitzgerald was declared re-elected.

Results

Party		Seats	Second	Third	Fourth
	Progressive Conservative	44	4	0	0
	Liberal	3	34	9	0
	New Democratic	1	9	26	0
	Labrador Party	0	0	1	0

Riding-by-riding results

Results by party

**Summary of the Legislative Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador election results**
Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
Party		Party leader	Candidates	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
	Progressive Conservative	Popular Vote:	69.38%	80.71%	69.50%	70.89%	64.81%	48.53%	69.59%
	Liberal	Seats:	-	-	1	-	1	1	3
	Liberal	Popular Vote:	10.50%	11.42%	22.46%	23.12%	33.09%	34.78%	21.69%
	New Democratic	Seats:	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
	New Democratic	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 denotes a Cabinet minister or party leader.
† denotes a retiring MHA.

St. John's

Electoral District					Incumbent
Electoral District	PC	Liberal	NDP	Other	Incumbent
Kilbride	John Dinn 4,443	Roger Linehan 364	Michelle Broderick 421	Paul Perrier (Ind.) 31	John Dinn
Signal Hill—Quidi Vidi	Maria Afonso 2,135	Maura Beam 158	Lorraine Michael 3,062		Lorraine Michael
St. John's Centre	Shawn Skinner 3,332	Lori Ann Campbell-Martino 374	Jane Robinson 650		Shawn Skinner
St. John's East	Ed Buckingham 3,649	Peter Adams 692	Gemma Schlamp-Hickey 864		John Ottenheimer †
St. John's North	Bob Ridgley 3,488	Simon Lono 561	Matt Power 449		Bob Ridgley
St. John's South	Tom Osborne 3,887	Rex Gibbons 425	Clyde Bridger 571		Tom Osborne
St. John's West	Sheila Osborne 3,623	George Joyce 1,018	Joan Scott 344		Sheila Osborne
Virginia Waters	Kathy Dunderdale 4,043	Drew Brown 429	Dave Sullivan 710	Fred Wilcox (Ind.) 353	Kathy Dunderdale

St. John's suburbs

Electoral District					Incumbent
Electoral District	PC	Liberal	NDP	Other	Incumbent
Cape St. Francis	Jack Byrne 4,983	Bill Tapper 739	Kathleen Connors 680		Jack Byrne
Conception Bay East—Bell Island	Dianne Whalen 3,991	Linda Goodyear 999	Gavin Will 569		Dianne Whalen
Conception Bay South	Terry French 4,671	Jerry Young 953	Touria Tougui 259		Terry French
Mount Pearl North	Steve Kent 4,751	Elaine Reid 505	Janice Lockyer 330		Harvey Hodder †
Mount Pearl South	Dave Denine 4,163	William Reid 441	Tom McGinnis 332		Dave Denine
Topsail	Elizabeth Marshall 4,892	Cynthia Barron-Layden 513	Kyle Rees 486		Elizabeth Marshall

Avalon and Burin Peninsulas

Electoral District					Incumbent
Electoral District	PC	Liberal	NDP	Other	Incumbent
Bellevue	Calvin Peach 2,908	Denise Pike 2,139	Ian Slade 155		Percy Barrett †
Burin—Placentia West	Clyde Jackman 3,141	George Brake 457	Julie Mitchell 1,704		Clyde Jackman
Carbonear—Harbour Grace	Jerome Kennedy 4,367	Paul Baldwin 1,463			George Sweeney †
Ferryland	Keith Hutchings 4,256	Kevin Bennett 472	Grace Bavington 351		Keith Hutchings
Grand Bank	Darin King 3,563	Rod Cake 889			Judy Foote †
Harbour Main	Tom Hedderson 4,586	Kevin Slaney 635	Jean Dandenault 323		Tom Hedderson
Placentia—St. Mary's	Felix Collins 3,086		Jennifer Coultas 812		Felix Collins
Port de Grave	Glenn Littlejohn 3,069	Roland Butler 3,329	Randy Dawe 162		Roland Butler
Trinity—Bay de Verde	Charlene Johnson 3,572	Bruce Layman 1,137	Don Penney 257		Charlene Johnson

Central Newfoundland

Electoral District					Incumbent
Electoral District	PC	Liberal	NDP	Other	Incumbent
Baie Verte—Springdale	Tom Rideout 3,388	Glendon Bungay 798	Tim Howse 301		Paul Shelley †$
Bonavista North	Harry Harding 2,883	Winston Carter 1,292	Howard Parsons 80		Harry Harding
Bonavista South	Roger Fitzgerald acclaimed	~~Clayton Hobbs~~ withdrew^			Roger Fitzgerald
Exploits	Clayton Forsey 3,396	Jody Fancey 1,295			Clayton Forsey
Gander	Kevin O'Brien 3,599	Stephanie Winsor 1,193			Kevin O'Brien
Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans‡	Susan Sullivan	~~Gerry Tobin~~‡	Junior C. Downey		Anna Thistle †
Grand Falls-Windsor—Green Bay South	Ray Hunter 2,535	Aubrey Smith 957	John Whelan 188		Ray Hunter
Lewisporte	Wade Verge 2,660	John Martin 647	Garry Vatcher 460		Tom Rideout
Terra Nova	Paul Oram 3,427	Katty Gallant 781	Bill Cashin 358	Lionel Glover (Ind.) 62	Paul Oram
The Isles of Notre Dame	Derrick Dalley 2,371	Gerry Reid 2,364			Gerry Reid
Trinity North	Ross Wiseman 3,939	Kathryn Small 609	Janet Stringer 247		Ross Wiseman

$Shelley officially resigned on July 12, 2007. However, a by-election was not held to fill the seat prior to the general election call.[5]

‡Tobin died on October 1; the election in this district was deferred until November 6. See "Special election" section below.

^Clayton Hobbs withdrew for health reasons on October 5; as the only remaining candidate, incumbent Roger Fitzgerald was immediately declared re-elected.[6]

Western and Southern Newfoundland

Electoral District					Incumbent
Electoral District	PC	Liberal	NDP	Other	Incumbent
Bay of Islands	Terry Loder 2,817	Eddie Joyce 2,520	Charlie Murphy 107		Eddie Joyce
Burgeo—La Poile	Colin Short 1,864	Kelvin Parsons 2,882	June Hiscock 85		Kelvin Parsons
Fortune Bay—Cape La Hune	Tracey Perry 2,539	Elvis Loveless 1,394	Sheldon Hynes 84		Oliver Langdon †
Humber East	Tom Marshall 4,160	Michael Hoffe 537	Jean Graham 256		Tom Marshall
Humber Valley	Darryl Kelly 3,023	Dwight Ball 2,769	Kris Hynes 87		Dwight Ball
Humber West	Danny Williams 3,755	Maurice Budgell 516			Danny Williams
Port au Port	Tony Cornect 3,936	Michelle Felix-Morgan 910			Tony Cornect
St. Barbe	Wallace Young 2,491	Jim Bennett 1,560	Gary Noel 196		Wallace Young
St. George's—Stephenville East	Joan Burke 3,143	George Lee 1,062			Joan Burke
The Straits - White Bay North	Trevor Taylor 2,651	Boyd Noel 1,358	Gerry Ryall 171		Trevor Taylor

Labrador

Electoral District					Incumbent
Electoral District	PC	Liberal	NDP	Other	Incumbent
Cartwright—L'Anse au Clair	Dennis Normore 646	Yvonne Jones 1,736			Yvonne Jones
Labrador West	Jim Baker 2,204	Karen Oldford 287	Darrel Brenton 1,848		Jim Baker
Lake Melville	John Hickey 2,380	Chris Montague 1,672	Bill Cooper 147		John Hickey
Torngat Mountains	Patty Pottle 680	Danny Dumaresque 604		Jim Tuttauk (Lab.) 109	Vacant since resignation of Wally Andersen on September 5.

Deferred 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.

The new Liberal candidate, John Woodrow, withdrew from the race on November 3 after it was revealed that he had previously made false allegations of bribery against MHA Beaton Tulk in 1998,[7] but then revived his campaign on November 5 after learning that it was too late to actually remove his name from the ballot.[8]

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
Electoral District		PC		Liberal		NDP		Other		Incumbent
Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans		Susan Sullivan 2,767		John J. Woodrow 163		Junior C. Downey 922				Anna Thistle †

Election Results by Party and Seats

Election	Progressive Conservative	Liberal	NDP
2007	44	3	1

External links

General resources

Election coverage

Parties

Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (see also 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

Marland, Alex (2007). "The 2007 provincial election in Newfoundland and Labrador". Canadian Political Science Review. 1(2): 75–85.
"Candidate's death shocks Liberal campaign". CBC News. October 2, 2007.
"Postponement of Advance Poll and Polling Day in Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans".
"PCs chalk up early victory as Liberal withdraws from election". CBC News. October 5, 2007.
Baie Verte-Springdale Byelection called, Office of the Premier press release, September 10, 2007
Withdrawal of Candidate in Bonavista South, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer press release, October 5, 2007
"Woodrow withdraws from race", Exploits Valley Advertiser, November 5, 2007.
"Stuck on ballot, Liberal candidate revives campaign", cbc.ca, November 5, 2007.

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[1] Marland, Alex (2007). "The 2007 provincial election in Newfoundland and Labrador". Canadian Political Science Review. 1(2): 75–85.

[2] "Candidate's death shocks Liberal campaign". CBC News. October 2, 2007.

[3] "Postponement of Advance Poll and Polling Day in Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans".

[4] "PCs chalk up early victory as Liberal withdraws from election". CBC News. October 5, 2007.

[5] Baie Verte-Springdale Byelection called, Office of the Premier press release, September 10, 2007

[6] Withdrawal of Candidate in Bonavista South, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer press release, October 5, 2007

[7] "Woodrow withdraws from race", Exploits Valley Advertiser, November 5, 2007.

[8] "Stuck on ballot, Liberal candidate revives campaign", cbc.ca, November 5, 2007.

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