2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox election The 2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 21, 2003, to elect the 48 members of the 45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. The election was called on September 29 by Premier Roger Grimes of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.[1]

Opinion polls

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm Last day
of survey 		Source PCNL LPNL NLNDP Other ME Sample
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Election 2003 October 21, 2003 58.71 33.05 6.86 1.38
Corporate Research Associates Inc. October 2003 [2] 57 33 6 Template:N/A 4.4 Template:N/A
Corporate Research Associates Inc. August 2003 [3] 54 36 6 Template:N/A 3.5 801
Election 1999 February 9, 1999 40.77 49.62 8.23 1.38

Results

This election marked only the third change of government in the 54 years since the province joined Canada. The Liberals, led by Roger Grimes, were soundly defeated by the Danny Williams-led Progressive Conservative Party, who took almost three-quarters of the seats in the House of Assembly and well over half of the popular vote.[4] The Liberals lost seven of their 17 Cabinet ministers, along with the Speaker of the House, from the preceding government. Jack Harris and the New Democrats hopes to increase their seat total from two were frustrated, although their incumbents were re-elected.

Results by party

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Party Party leader Candidates Seats Popular vote
1999 Dissol. 2003 Change # % Change

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Danny Williams 48 14 19 34 +78.9% 162,949 58.71% +17.94%

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Roger Grimes 48 32 27 12 -55.6% 91,729 33.05% -16.57%

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Jack Harris 34 2 2 2 - 19,048 6.86% -1.37%

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Independent and no affiliation 13 - - - - 3,812 1.38% -%
Total 143 48 48 48  - 277,538 100.00%  

Results by region

Party name St. John's Avalon/Burin Central/Southern Western Labrador Total
Parties winning seats in the legislature:

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Progressive Conservative Seats: 13 5 8 7 1 34

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Popular vote: 67.73% 57.61% 54.02% 57.48% 30.52% 58.71%

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Liberal Seats: - 4 5 1 2 12

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Popular vote: 19.43% 38.17% 42.78% 40.16% 29.93% 33.05%

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New Democratic Seats: 1 - - - 1 2

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Popular vote: 12.59% 4.20% 2.62% 1.61% 21.65% 6.86%
Parties not winning seats in the legislature:

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Other Popular vote: 0.25% 0.02% 0.58% 0.75% 17.90% 1.38%
Total seats: 14 9 13 8 4 48

Results by riding

  • Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
  • † represents that the incumbent is not running again.

St. John's

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Kilbride
70.54% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Ed Byrne
5,315
78.28% 		Joe Wadden
1,071
15.77% 		David Reynolds
404
5.95% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Ed Byrne
St. John's Centre
70.51% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Shawn Skinner
3,349
55.19% 		Joan Marie Aylward
1,763
29.05% 		Carol Cantwell
956
15.75% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Joan Marie Aylward
St. John's East
65.68% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| John Ottenheimer
4,151
70.11% 		George Murphy
862
14.56% 		Bruce Clark
841
14.21% 		Steve Durant (Independent)
66
1.11% 		Template:Canadian party colour| John Ottenheimer
St. John's North
62.69% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Bob Ridgley
3,107
57.97% 		Jeff Brace
1,433
26.74% 		Liam Walsh
820
15.30% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Lloyd Mathews †
St. John's South
67.72% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Tom Osborne
4,532
75.99% 		Dennis O'Keefe
756
12.68% 		Tom McGinnis
676
11.33% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Tom Osborne
St. John's West
66.91% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Sheila Osborne
4,557
72.23% 		Tom Hann
1,292
20.48% 		Raj Sharan
460
7.29% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Sheila Osborne
Signal Hill—Quidi Vidi
67.55% turnout 		Karen Carroll
2,221
43.82% 		Ray O'Neill
391
7.72% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Jack Harris
2,456
48.46% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Jack Harris
Virginia Waters
69.14% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Kathy Dunderdale
4,193
58.10% 		Walter Noel
2,358
32.67% 		Dave Sullivan
666
9.23% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Walter Noel

St. John's suburbs

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Cape St. Francis
78.42% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Jack Byrne
5,604
71.13% 		Bill Tapper
1,294
16.43% 		Ralph Tapper
980
12.44% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Jack Byrne
Conception Bay East and Bell Island
77.71% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Dianne Whalen
4,147
56.36% 		Jim Walsh
1,870
25.41% 		Ken Kavanaugh
1,180
16.04% 		Doug Cole (Independent)
171
2.32% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Jim Walsh
Conception Bay South
72.74% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Terry French
5,606
83.10% 		Sheina Lerman
372
5.51% 		Andy Lewis
768
11.38% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Terry French
Mount Pearl
68.79% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Dave Denine
5,662
81.30% 		Wayne Ralph
798
11.46% 		Roy Locke
504
7.24% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Julie Bettney †
Topsail
80.53% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Elizabeth Marshall
5,354
65.45% 		Ralph Wiseman
2,354
28.78% 		Michael Kehoe
472
5.77% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Ralph Wiseman
Waterford Valley
66.81% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Harvey Hodder
4,569
73.03% 		Averill Baker
1,277
20.41% 		Justin Locke
410
6.55% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Harvey Hodder

Avalon and Burin peninsulas

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Bellevue
74.54% turnout 		Joan Cleary
2,523
46.34% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Percy Barrett
2,623
48.17% 		Michael Fahey
299
5.49% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Percy Barrett
Burin—Placentia West
82.20% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Clyde Jackman
3,450
55.05% 		Sam Synard
2,133
34.04% 		Wayne Butler
684
10.91% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Mary Hodder†
Carbonear—Harbour Grace
77.95% turnout 		John Babb
3,165
46.11% 		Template:Canadian party colour| George Sweeney
3,699
53.84% 		Template:Canadian party colour| George Sweeney
Ferryland
71.73% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Loyola Sullivan
5,167
85.25% 		Andrea Kavanagh
504
8.41% 		Lois Martin
309
5.16% 		Pilar Riego-Hickey (Independent)
11
0.18% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Loyola Sullivan
Grand Bank
85.51% turnout 		Darin King
3,058
48.58% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Judy Foote
3,101
49.26% 		Bill Wakeley
136
2.16% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Judy Foote
Harbour Main—Whitbourne
83.69% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Tom Hedderson
4,769
70.71% 		Fred Akerman
1,482
21.98% 		Eugene Conway
493
7.31% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Tom Hedderson
Placentia and St. Mary's
84.87% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Fabian Manning
3,746
65.60% 		Kevin Power
1,812
31.73% 		Janet Stringer
152
2.66% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Fabian Manning
Port de Grave
74.97% turnout 		Clarence Gosse
2,374
37.34% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Roland Butler
3,983
62.66% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Roland Butler
Trinity—Bay de Verde
81.40% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Charlene Johnson
4,091
63.20% 		Lloyd Snow
2,095
32.37% 		Victoria Harnum
287
4.43% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Lloyd Snow

Central Newfoundland

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Baie Verte
71.03% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Paul Shelley
3,045
74.52% 		Maurice Budgell
927
22.69% 		William Day (Independent)
114
2.79% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Paul Shelley
Bonavista North
74.42% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Harry Harding
3,384
58.33% 		Churence Rogers
2,301
39.67% 		Howard E. Parsons
116
2.00% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Harry Harding
Bonavista South
66.82% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Roger Fitzgerald
4,354
79.58% 		Betty Fitzgerald
938
17.14% 		Sam Kelly
179
3.27% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Roger Fitzgerald
Exploits
75.26% turnout 		Clayton Forsey
2,346
40.93% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Roger Grimes
3,218
56.14% 		John L. Whelan
168
2.93% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Roger Grimes
Gander
65.94% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Kevin O'Brien
3,621
61.38% 		Dianne Crewe
1,930
32.72% 		Steve Johnson
348
5.90% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Sandra Kelly†
Grand Falls—Buchans
70.63% turnout 		Paula Flood
2,331
35.20% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Anna Thistle
3,921
59.21% 		Gerry Tobin
370
5.59% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Anna Thistle
Lewisporte
65.49% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Tom Rideout
3,504
70.96% 		Todd Manuel
1,275
25.82% 		Garry Vatcher (Independent)
159
3.22% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Tom Rideout
Terra Nova
79.03% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Paul Oram
3,114
52.37% 		Tom Lush
2,614
43.96% 		Herbert Ralph
218
3.67% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Tom Lush
Trinity North
76.88% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Ross Wiseman
4,126
67.57% 		Kathryn Small
1,640
26.86% 		Howard W. Duffett
340
5.57% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Ross Wiseman
Twillingate and Fogo
72.73% turnout 		Derrick Dalley
2,334
44.25% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Gerry Reid
2,941
55.75% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Gerry Reid
Windsor—Springdale
65.82% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Ray Hunter
3,488
62.32% 		Barry J. Oake
1,826
32.62% 		Clar Jacobs
138
2.47% 		Elmer Anthony (Independent)
145
2.59% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Ray Hunter

Western and Southern Newfoundland

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Bay of Islands
76.61% turnout 		Mike Monaghan
2,760
46.93% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Eddie Joyce
2,907
49.43% 		Dave Quigley
214
3.64% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Eddie Joyce
Burgeo and La Poile
69.79% turnout 		Stephen MacKenzie
1,008
19.23% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Kelvin Parsons
4,233
80.77% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Kelvin Parsons
Fortune Bay—Cape La Hune
72.55% turnout 		Andrew Colford
2,044
41.52% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Oliver Langdon
2,880
58.49% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Oliver Langdon
Humber East
71.90% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Tom Marshall
3,976
60.25% 		Bob Mercer
2,624
39.75% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Bob Mercer
Humber Valley
78.02% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Kathy Goudie
2,796
52.72% 		Dwight Ball
2,507
47.28% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Rick Woodford†
Humber West
61.52% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Danny Williams
3,823
68.72% 		Edward Buckle
1,533
27.56% 		Matthew Robbins
207
3.72% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Danny Williams
Port au Port
67.91% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Jim Hodder
3,101
55.74% 		Gerald Smith
2,378
42.75% 		Frederick G. Ollerhead (Independent)
84
1.51% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Gerald Smith
St. Barbe
73.59% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Wallace Young
2,948
61.07% 		Ralph Payne
1,577
32.67% 		Holly Patey
293
6.07% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Wallace Young
St. George's—Stephenville East
70.23% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Joan Burke
2,927
52.63% 		Ron Dawe
2,464
44.31% 		Nancy Critchley (Independent)
170
3.06% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Kevin Aylward†
The Straits - White Bay North
70.46% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| Trevor Taylor
3,133
62.50% 		Don McDonald
1,802
35.95% 		Ford Michelmore (Independent)
78
1.56% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Trevor Taylor

Labrador

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Cartwright—L'Anse au Clair
80.47% turnout 		Dennis Normore
804
31.85% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Yvonne Jones
1,514
59.98% 		Frank Pye
206
8.16% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Yvonne Jones
Labrador West
67.34% turnout 		Graham Letto
1,142
23.03% 		Doris Sacrey
423
8.53% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Randy Collins
2,762
55.71% 		Ern Condon
631
12.73% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Randy Collins
Lake Melville
72.56% turnout 		Template:Canadian party colour| John Hickey
1,778
39.35% 		Ken Anthony
1,126
24.92% 		Barbara Stickley
129
2.86% 		Brandon Pardy
1,485
32.87% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Ernie McLean †
Torngat Mountains
80.80% turnout 		Winston White
352
25.98% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Wally Andersen
934
68.93% 		Lucy Jararuse
69
5.09% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Wally Andersen

By-elections since the general election

Exploits (resignation of Roger Grimes), June 23, 2005:

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Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PC Clayton Forsey 2,605 55.2
Liberal George Saunders 1,958 41.5
NDP John Whelan 159 3.4
Total 4,722 100%

Placentia and St. Mary's (resignation of Fabian Manning), February 21, 2006:

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By-election: Placentia and St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PC Felix Collins 2,247 46.3
Independent Nick Careen 1,641 33.8
Liberal Kevin Power 931 19.2

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Total 4,850

Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi (resignation of Jack Harris), November 1, 2006:

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By-election: Signal Hill—Quidi Vidi
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NDP Lorraine Michael 1,968 55.23 +6.77

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PC Jerome Kennedy 1,595 44.77 +0.95
Total 3,563 100%

Ferryland (resignation of Loyola Sullivan), February 8, 2007:

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By-election: Ferryland
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PC Keith Hutchings 2,770 75.52 -10.73
Liberal Kevin Bennett 715 19.49 +11.08
NDP Rick Boland 183 4.99 -0.17
Total 3,668 100%

Kilbride (resignation of Ed Byrne), February 8, 2007:

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By-election: Kilbride
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PC John Dinn 2,744 78.83 +0.55
Liberal Bob Clarke 508 14.59 -1.18
NDP Gemma Schlamp-Hickey 229 6.58 +0.63
Total 3,481 100%

Port au Port (resignation of Jim Hodder), February 8, 2007:

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By-election: Port au Port
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PC Tony Cornect 2,701 61.99 +6.25
Liberal Mark Felix 1,521 34.91 -7.84
NDP Paul O'Keefe 135 3.90 *
Total 4,357 100%

Humber Valley (resignation of Kathy Goudie), February 13, 2007:

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By-election: Humber Valley
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Liberal Dwight Ball 2,153 48.70 +1.26

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PC Darryl Kelly 2,146 48.54 -4.02
NDP Shelley Senior 122 2.76 *
Total 4,421 100%

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See also

References

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Parties

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