1966 Newfoundland general election

The 1966 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 September 1966 to elect members of the 34th 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 66.15% turnout | |Denis Galway 1,773 39.58% || |Anthony Murphy 2,706 60.42% || |Anthony Murphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East 71.61% turnout | |Kevin O'Regan 1,373 37.13% || |Gerry Ottenheimer 2,325 62.87% || |James GreeneÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East Extern 70.78% turnout | |John Murphy 3,327 47.84% || |Tom Hickey 3,627 52.16% || |William BrowneÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North 66.97% turnout || |Nathaniel Noel 4,586 57.33% | |Mervyn Russell 3,414 42.67% || |Geoffrey CarnellÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South 73.65% turnout || |John Nolan 4,166 54.71% | |Rex Renouf 3,448 45.29% || |Rex Renouf |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West 69.20% turnout || |John Crosbie 4,054 57.63% | |Harvey Cole 2,980 42.37% || |William AdamsÃ¢ÂÂ |-

Conception Bay

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde 63.70% turnout || |William Saunders 1,363 66.61% | |Walter Hudson 395 19.31% | |Alvin Clarke (Independent) 288 14.08% || |William Saunders |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bell Island 57.09% turnout || |Steve Neary 1,761 75.55% | |Herbert Buckingham 423 18.15% | |Joseph Gendreau (Independent) 147 6.31% || |Steve Neary |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear 65.80% turnout || |George Clarke 1,591 64.02% | |Joseph Noel 555 22.33% | |Elmer Vaters (Independent) 339 13.64% || |George Clarke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace 61.49% turnout || |Alec Moores 2,296 75.38% | |Harold Osborne 750 24.62% | | || |Claude SheppardÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main 66.37% turnout || |Philip Lewis 2,712 30.83% | |Gordon Dawe 2,090 23.74% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|James Hickey (Independent) 534 6.07% || |Philip Lewis |- || |John Mahoney 2,342 26.61% | |John Carroll 1,120 12.73% || |Clifton JoyÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave 54.23% turnout || |Eric Dawe 1,696 66.64% | |Lloyd Stevens 849 33.36% | | || |Eric Dawe |-

Avalon Peninsula

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland 68.85% turnout || |Aidan Maloney 1,905 69.70% | |Thomas Greene 828 30.30% || |Myles MurrayÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia East 72.22% turnout || |Alain Frecker 2,037 62.47% | |William Patterson 1,224 37.53% || |Alain Frecker |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's 71.32% turnout || |James M. McGrath 1,229 67.49% | |John Halley 592 32.51% || |James M. McGrath |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South 53.07% turnout || |Uriah Strickland 1,840 51.80% | |John Carter 1,712 48.20% || |Uriah Strickland

Eastern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North 52.87% turnout || |Beaton Abbott 2,932 73.65% | |John Pinsent 834 20.95% | |Hubert Granter (NDP) 215 5.40% || |Joey SmallwoodÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Humber West) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South 45.36% turnout || |Rossy Barbour 2,161 63.71% | |William Moss 1,231 36.29% | | || |Rossy Barbour |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo 48.76% turnout || |Eric Jones 2,150 73.33% | |Artie Willis 782 26.67% | | || |Edward SpencerÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North 46.72% turnout || |Maxwell Lane 2,215 62.93% | |Robert Barton 638 18.13% | |Sam Drover (Independent) 667 18.95% || |Arthur MifflinÃ¢ÂÂ

Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander 66.71% turnout || |Charles Granger 3,180 61.13% | |Harold Collins 2,022 38.87% || |Beaton AbbottÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Bonavista North) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls 75.57% turnout || |Frederick W. Rowe 3,642 55.31% | |Ambrose Peddle 2,943 44.69% || |Ambrose Peddle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay 65.48% turnout || |William Smallwood 2,496 71.17% | |Rupert Short 1,011 28.83% || |William Smallwood |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte 54.95% turnout || |Harold Starkes 2,287 73.85% | |Douglas Hayward 810 26.15% || |Harold Starkes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate || |Leslie Curtis Won by acclamation | | || |Leslie Curtis |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay South 63.24% turnout || |Bill Rowe 2,014 79.95% | |Cyril Pelley 505 20.05% || |Frederick W. RoweÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Grand Falls)

Southern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-La Poile 58.16% turnout || |Walter Hodder 2,331 68.68% | |Allan Evans 1,063 31.32% || |Walter Hodder |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin 56.56% turnout || |Alex Hickman 2,744 79.01% | |Scott Bradley 729 20.99% || |Eric JonesÃ¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Fogo) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay || |H.R.V. Earle Won by acclamation | | || |H.R.V. Earle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hermitage || |Abel Wornell Won by acclamation | | || |Abel Wornell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West 62.59% turnout || |Patrick Canning 2,367 74.34% | |Joseph Cheeseman 817 25.66% || |Patrick Canning

Western Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East 74.70% turnout || |Clyde Wells 3,652 52.74% | |Noel Murphy 3,273 47.26% | | || |Noel Murphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West 67.53% turnout || |Joey Smallwood 4,431 67.21% | | | |Calvin Normore (NDP) 2,162 32.79% || |Charles BallamÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port 76.87% turnout || |William Callahan 2,454 57.61% | |Berkley Evans 948 22.25% | |Michael Harper (Independent) 858 20.14% || |Stephen SmithÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe North 63.92% turnout || |James Chalker 1,139 79.48% | |Gerald Hynes 294 20.52% | | || |James Chalker |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe South 66.93% turnout || |Gerald Myrden 1,511 64.68% | |Andrew Swimm 825 35.32% | | || |Vacant |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's 72.61% turnout || |William Keough 1,736 51.24% | |Prime Power 937 27.66% | |Fred Wells (Independent) 715 21.10% || |William Keough |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay North 61.99% turnout || |Edward Roberts 2,165 84.94% | |Anita Sulley 384 15.06% | | || |Walter CarterÃ¢ÂÂ |-

Labrador

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador North 57.38% turnout || |Earl Winsor 1,333 71.25% | |Arthur Hale 538 28.75% | | || |Earl Winsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador South 58.99% turnout || |Gerald Hill 1,129 90.39% | |Leace Critch 120 9.61% | | || |Gerald Hill |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador West 64.10% turnout || |Tom Burgess 1,493 61.82% | |Charles Devine 574 23.77% | |Albert McGrath 348 14.41% || |Charles Devine