1962 Newfoundland general election

The 1962 Newfoundland general election was held on 19 November 1962 to elect members of the 33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

Results by district

Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
Ã¢ÂÂ indicates that the incumbent did not run again.
Ã¢ÂÂ¡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district.

St. John's

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre 60.94% turnout | |Joseph O'Driscoll 1,512 34.95% || |Anthony Murphy 2,176 50.30% | |Augustine Duffy 638 14.75% || |Augustine Duffy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East 63.71% turnout | |James Higgins 1,251 38.60% || |James Greene 1,990 61.40% | | || |James Greene |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East Extern 66.37% turnout | |James Fagan 2,060 43.71% || |William Browne 2,653 56.29% | | || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North 56.21% turnout || |Geoffrey Carnell 3,077 60.88% | |William Moss 1,977 39.12% | | || |George NightingaleÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South 60.96% turnout | |John O'Dea 2,809 46.96% || |Rex Renouf 3,173 53.04% | | || |John O'Dea |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West 60.55% turnout || |William Adams 2,919 51.58% | |Harvey Cole 2,740 48.42% | | || |Joey SmallwoodÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Bonavista North) |-

Conception Bay

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde 64.69% turnout || |William Saunders 1,127 56.92% | |Charles Bursey 853 43.08% || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bell Island 71.12% turnout || |Steve Neary 1,814 54.38% | |Richard Greene 1,522 45.62% || |Richard Greene |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear 50.63% turnout || |George Clarke 1,079 62.73% | |Walter Clarke 641 37.27% || |George Clarke Carbonear-Bay de Verde |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace 55.90% turnout || |Claude Sheppard 1,460 57.53% | |Harold Osborne 1,078 42.47% || |Claude Sheppard |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main || |Philip Lewis 2,293 29.40% | |Albert Furey 1,904 24.42% || |Philip Lewis |- || |Clifton Joy 2,202 28.24% | |Terry Trainor 1,399 17.94% || |Albert Furey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave 58.60% turnout || |Eric Dawe 1,774 68.89% | |Lloyd Stevens 801 31.11% || |Llewellyn StrangeÃ¢ÂÂ |-

Avalon Peninsula

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland 74.68% turnout || |Myles Murray 1,676 59.06% | |Otto Byrne 1,162 40.94% | | || |Myles Murray |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Placentia East 63.17% turnout |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|Alain Frecker 1,441 54.98% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|David Murphy 868 33.12% | |William Patterson (Independent) 182 6.94% |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|Alain Frecker |- | |Esau Thoms (NDP) 130 4.96% |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's 72.24% turnout || |James M. McGrath 1,118 64.92% | |John Halley 604 35.08% | | || |James M. McGrath |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South 45.44% turnout || |Uriah Strickland 1,741 62.76% | |Edmund George 1,033 37.24% | | || |Uriah Strickland

Eastern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North 57.55% turnout || |Joey Smallwood 3,195 81.15% | |Douglas Parsons 742 18.85% | | || |Edward SpencerÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Fogo) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South 47.51% turnout || |Rossy Barbour 2,106 62.57% | |Robert Stead 1,155 34.31% | |George Squire 105 3.12% || |Rossy Barbour |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo || |Edward Spencer Won by acclamation | | | | || |Isaac MercerÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North 46.98% turnout || |Arthur Mifflin 2,207 66.96% | |Whitfield Bannister 1,089 33.04% | | || |Arthur Mifflin

Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander 57.56% turnout || |Beaton Abbott 2,069 52.92% | |Harold Collins 1,841 47.08% | | || |Beaton Abbott |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls 61.14% turnout | |Raymond Guy 2,264 48.50% || |Ambrose Peddle 2,404 51.50% | | || |Raymond Guy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay 54.47% turnout || |William Smallwood 1,415 59.06% | | | |Kitchener Pritchett 981 40.94% || |William Smallwood |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte 58.12% turnout || |Harold Starkes 1,786 60.77% | |Guy Eveleigh 1,153 39.23% | | || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate 53.39% turnout || |Leslie Curtis 1,691 82.53% | |Allan Young 358 17.47% | | || |Leslie Curtis |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay South 65.30% turnout || |Frederick W. Rowe 1,561 79.56% | |James Walsh 401 20.44% | | || |Frederick W. Rowe

Southern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-La Poile 60.58% turnout || |Walter Hodder 2,125 70.86% | |Allan Evans 874 29.14% || |John CheesemanÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Hermitage) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin 39.67% turnout || |Eric Jones 1,892 86.27% | |Harold Russell 301 13.73% || |Eric Jones |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay 56.82% turnout || |H.R.V. Earle 1,552 86.17% | |Abram Godwin 249 13.83% || |John CourageÃ¢ÂÂ Fortune Bay-Hermitage |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hermitage || |John Cheeseman Won by acclamation | | || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West 63.06% turnout || |Patrick Canning 1,948 63.62% | |Joseph Cheeseman 1,114 36.38% || |Patrick Canning

Western Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East 69.57% turnout | |John Forsey 2,698 46.82% || |Noel Murphy 3,064 53.18% | | || |John Forsey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West 61.94% turnout || |Charles Ballam 2,860 52.19% | | | |Ed Finn 2,620 47.81% || |Charles Ballam |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port 69.39% turnout || |Stephen Smith 1,975 54.38% | |Berkley Evans 1,657 45.62% | | || |Stephen Smith |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe North 81.63% turnout || |James Chalker 1,340 89.51% | |George Randell 157 10.49% | | || |James Chalker St. Barbe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe South 73.34% turnout | |Maxwell Lane 929 40.87% || |William Smith 1,102 48.48% | |Gerald P. Byrne 242 10.65% || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's 68.71% turnout || |William Keough 1,907 64.95% | |John Martin 1,029 35.05% | | || |William Keough |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay North 64.01% turnout || |Walter Carter 2,062 89.69% | |Garland Patey 237 10.31% | | || |Maxwell LaneÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in St. Barbe South) |-

Labrador

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador North 44.23% turnout || |Earl Winsor 860 75.97% | |Arthur Hale 272 24.03% | | || |Earl Winsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador South || |Gerald Hill Won by acclamation | | | | || |Gerald Hill |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador West 86.38% turnout | |Edward Henley 389 41.08% | | || |Charles Devine (Independent) 558 58.92% || |New district