1989 Newfoundland general election
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The 1989 Newfoundland general election was held on April 20, 1989 to elect members of the 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party despite polling fewer votes than the Conservatives.
Unusually, however, Liberal leader Clyde Wells was defeated by Lynn Verge in his own riding of Humber East despite having led his party to victory. Consequently, a member of his caucus, Eddie Joyce, resigned shortly after the election, and Wells was acclaimed to office in the riding of Bay of Islands.[1] Seven years later, Verge was the leader of the Progressive Conservatives during the 1996 election, and she also lost Humber East in the election, though her party did not win that election.
Results[]
Party | Leader | 1985 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | |
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Liberal | Clyde Wells | 15 | 31 | +107% | 137,271 | 47.2% | |
Progressive Conservative | Tom Rideout | 36 | 21 | -42% | 138,609 | 47.6% | |
New Democratic | Cle Newhook | 1 | 0 | -100% | 12,929 | 4.4% | |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2,138 | 0.8% | ||
Totals | 52 | 52 | - | 291,785 | 100% |
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Further reading[]
- Leyton-Brown, David, ed. (1995). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1989. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802007148.
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