1975 Newfoundland general election
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The 1975 Newfoundland general election was held on 16 September 1975 to elect members of the 37th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.
Results[]
Party | Leader | 1972 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | |
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Progressive Conservative | 33 | 30 | -9.1% | 101,016 | 45.54 | ||
Liberal | Ed Roberts | 9 | 16 | +56% | 82,270 | 37.09 | |
Liberal Reform | Joey Smallwood | - | 4 | N/A | 26,522 | 11.96 | |
New Democratic | Gerry Panting | - | - | 0% | 9,653 | 4.35 | |
Other (Independent Liberal) | - | *1 | 0% | 2,357 | 1.06 | ||
Totals | 42 | 51 | - | 222,789 | 100.00 |
Members elected[]
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
Notes[]
- ^ Not the incumbent, but stood in this seat and won
References[]
Further reading[]
- Saywell, John, ed. (1976). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1975. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442671898.
Categories:
- Elections in Newfoundland and Labrador
- 1975 elections in Canada
- 1975 in Newfoundland and Labrador
- September 1975 events in Canada