2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox election 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.
Campaign
The election was called soon after Premier Danny Williams announced the popular Hebron Oil Field deal,[1] and it was widely considered a foregone conclusion that Williams' Progressive Conservatives would be reelected.[2] 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 popular vote share was higher than the winning party's share in 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.[3][4] Notably, however, Liberal leader Gerry Reid was not reelected in his own riding.[5]
On October 1, 2007, Gerry Tobin, Liberal candidate in the riding of Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans, was found dead in his home.[6] As a result, the chief electoral officer postponed the election in that riding until November 6, 2007.[7] 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;[8] consequently, incumbent Progressive Conservative MHA Roger Fitzgerald was declared re-elected.
Results
| Party | Seats | Second | Third | Fourth
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Results by party
| Party | Party leader | Candidates | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2003 | Dissol. | 2007 | Change | # | % | Change | Danny Williams | *48 | 34 | 34 | 44 | +10 | 155,943 | 69.59% | +10.88% | Gerry Reid | *46 | 12 | 11 | 3 | -9 | 48,598 | 21.69% | -11.36% | Lorraine Michael | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 19,028 | 8.49% | +1.63% | Independent and no affiliation | 3 | - | - | - | - | 446 | 0.20% | -% | Ron Barron | 1 | * | - | - | - | 68 | 0.03% | -% | |
| Vacant | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 132 | 48 | 48 | 48 | - | 224,083 | 100.00% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results by region
Template:Canadian party colour| Party Name | St. John's | St. John's Suburbs | Avalon/Burin | Central | Western/ Southern |
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| Parties winning seats in the legislature: | Progressive Conservative | Seats: | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 44 | Popular Vote: | 69.38% | 80.71% | 69.50% | 70.89% | 64.81% | 48.53% | 69.59% | Liberal | Seats: | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | Popular Vote: | 10.50% | 11.42% | 22.46% | 23.12% | 33.09% | 34.78% | 21.69% | New Democratic | Seats: | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 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% | Popular Vote: | - | - | - | - | - | 0.55% | 0.03% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total seats: | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results by riding
Bold incumbents indicates party leaders. The premier's name is boldfaced and italicized.
- All candidate names are those on the official list of confirmed candidates; names in media or on party website may differ slightly.
- Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
- † represents that the incumbent is not running again.
- § represents that the incumbent was defeated for nomination.
- ₰ represents that the incumbent ran in another district and lost the nomination
- ‡ represents that the incumbent is running in a different district.
St. John's
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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| colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour | colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour | colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour | Other | |||||||
| Kilbride 57.35% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | John Dinn 4,443 84.48% |
Roger Linehan 364 6.92% |
Michelle Broderick 421 8.01% |
Paul Perrier (Independent) 31 0.59% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | John Dinn | |||
| Signal Hill—Quidi Vidi 71.45% turnout |
Maria Afonso 2,135 39.87% |
Maura Beam 158 2.95% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Lorraine Michael 3,062 57.18% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Lorraine Michael | ||||
| St. John's Centre 57.89% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Shawn Skinner 3,332 76.49% |
Lori Ann Campbell-Martino 374 8.59% |
Jane Robinson 650 14.92% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Shawn Skinner | ||||
| St. John's East 65.84% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Ed Buckingham 3,649 70.09% |
Peter Adams 692 13.29% |
Gemma Schlamp-Hickey 864 16.60% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | John Ottenheimer† | ||||
| St. John's North 56.33% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Bob Ridgley 3,488 77.55% |
Simon Lono 561 12.47% |
Matt Power 449 9.98% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Bob Ridgley | ||||
| St. John's South 64.88% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Tom Osborne 3,887 79.60% |
Rex Gibbons 425 8.70% |
Clyde Bridger 571 11.69% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Tom Osborne | ||||
| St. John's West 65.08% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Sheila Osborne 3,623 72.69% |
George Joyce 1,018 20.43% |
Joan Scott 344 6.90% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Sheila Osborne | ||||
| Virginia Waters 56.12% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Kathy Dunderdale 4,043 73.04% |
Drew Brown 429 7.75% |
Dave Sullivan 710 12.83% |
Fred Wilcox (Independent) 353 6.38% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Kathy Dunderdale | |||
St. John's suburbs
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
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| colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour | colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour | colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour | ||||||
| Cape St. Francis 71.01% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Jack Byrne 4,983 77.45% |
Bill Tapper 739 11.49% |
Kathleen Connors 680 10.57% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Jack Byrne | ||
| Conception Bay East—Bell Island 59.70% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Dianne Whalen 3,991 71.55% |
Linda Goodyear 999 17.91% |
Gavin Will 569 10.20% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Dianne Whalen | ||
| Conception Bay South 61.97% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Terry French 4,670 79.10% |
Jerry Young 953 10.03% |
Touria Tougui 259 4.64% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Terry French | ||
| Mount Pearl North 61.36% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Steve Kent 4,751 84.72% |
Elaine Reid 505 9.00% |
Janice Lockyer 330 5.88% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Harvey Hodder† | ||
| Mount Pearl South 61.11% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Dave Denine 4,163 84.12% |
William Reid 441 8.91% |
Tom McGinnis 332 6.71% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Dave Denine | ||
| Topsail 59.49% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Elizabeth Marshall 4,892 82.85% |
Cynthia Barron-Layden 513 8.69% |
Kyle Rees 486 8.23% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Elizabeth Marshall | ||
Avalon and Burin Peninsulas
Central Newfoundland
Western and Southern Newfoundland
Labrador
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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| Cartwright—L'Anse au Clair 74.28% turnout |
Dennis Normore 646 26.92% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Yvonne Jones 1,736 72.33% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Yvonne Jones | |||||
| Labrador West 68.36% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Jim Baker 2,204 50.69% |
Karen Oldford 287 6.60% |
Darrel Brenton 1,848 42.50% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Jim Baker | ||||
| Lake Melville 70.28% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | John Hickey 2,380 56.29% |
Chris Montague 1,672 39.55% |
Bill Cooper 147 3.48% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | John Hickey | ||||
| Torngat Mountains 71.19% turnout |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Patty Pottle 794 53.65% |
Danny Dumaresque 604 40.81% |
Jim Tuttauk 109 7.36% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | VacantTemplate:Efn | ||||
Election Results by Party and Seats
| Election | Progressive Conservative | Liberal | NDP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 44 | 3 | 1 |
See also
- 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador General Assemblies
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador political parties
General resources
Election coverage
- Election Almanac - Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Election
- Professor Antweiler's Voter Migration Election Forecaster - Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Election 2007
Parties
- Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Template:Webarchive (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)
Notes
References
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