1972 Newfoundland general election

The 1972 Newfoundland general election was held on 24 March 1972 to elect members of the 36th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party. In the district of Labrador South, the election was a virtual tie between two candidates and had to be declared void. In a subsequent by-election, the seat was taken by a member of the Labrador Party.

Results

Results by district

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

St. John's

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre 73.61% turnout || |Anthony Murphy 3,580 76.46% | |Denis Murphy 1,102 23.54% || |Anthony Murphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East 71.83% turnout || |William Marshall 2,712 77.51% | |Brendan Kelly 787 22.49% || |William Marshall |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East Extern 73.02% turnout || |Tom Hickey 8,039 78.92% | |Austin Ryan 2,147 21.08% || |Tom Hickey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North 81.53% turnout || |John Carter 9,512 69.29% | |Roston Churchill 4,216 30.71% || |John Carter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South 78.43% turnout || |Robert Wells 5,997 77.64% | |Rod Moores 1,727 22.36% || |Hugh SheaÃÂ§Ã¢ÂÂ¡ (ran in Harbour Main) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West 75.59% turnout || |John Crosbie 5,949 72.92% | |Duncan Sharpe 2,209 27.08% || |John Crosbie |-

Conception Bay

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde 75.22% turnout || |Brendan Howard 1,536 61.66% | |Donald Burt 955 38.34% | | || |Vacant |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bell Island 84.24% turnout | |Bren Fitzpatrick 973 42.25% || |Steve Neary 1,175 51.02% | |Edward Russell (Independent) 155 6.73% || |Steve Neary |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear 84.85% turnout || |Augustus Rowe 2,020 59.10% | |Walter Milley 1,398 40.90% | | || |Augustus Rowe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace 86.25% turnout || |Haig Young 2,569 55.69% | |Hubert Kitchen 2,005 43.46% | |George Snow (Independent) 39 0.85% || |Hubert Kitchen |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main || |Gordon Dawe 5,181 40.09% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Richard Gosse 1,651 12.77% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Hugh Shea (Independent Liberal) 1,140 8.82% || |Gordon Dawe |- || |William Doody 4,953 38.32% || |William Doody |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave 82.17% turnout || |George Wilson 2,270 53.56% | |James Hussey 1,968 46.44% | | || |James Hussey |-

Avalon Peninsula

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland 82.66% turnout || |Thomas Doyle 2,402 65.57% | |Kevin O'Regan 1,261 34.43% || |Tom Doyle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia East 85.83% turnout || |Fintan Aylward 2,688 54.99% | |Michael Maher 2,200 45.01% || |Joey SmallwoodÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's 88.82% turnout || |Gerry Ottenheimer 1,705 72.28% | |Dermott Lee 654 27.72% || |Gerry Ottenheimer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South 78.43% turnout || |James Reid 2,960 53.39% | |Rupert Bartlett 2,584 46.61% || |Rupert Bartlett

Eastern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North 82.80% turnout | |John Curran 2,848 45.98% || |Paul Thoms 3,346 54.02% | | || |Paul Thoms |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South 75.81% turnout || |Jim Morgan 3,285 56.74% | |Rossy Barbour 2,386 41.21% | |Ben Elliott (Independent Liberal) 119 2.05% || |Rossy Barbour |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo 73.51% turnout | |Ernest Roebotham 1,727 38.79% || |Earl Winsor 2,511 56.40% | |Barton Manning (Independent) 214 4.81% || |Earl Winsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North 76.23% turnout || |Charlie Brett 3,124 52.77% | |Uriah Strickland 2,796 47.23% | | || |Uriah Strickland

Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander 77.59% turnout || |Harold Collins 4,674 65.62% | |Eli Baker 2,272 31.90% | |Earle Boone 177 2.48% | | || |Harold Collins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls 82.25% turnout || |Aubrey Senior 4,640 57.18% | |Wilburne England 3,268 40.28% | |John Connors 206 2.54% | | || |Aubrey Senior |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay 84.62% turnout || |Brian Peckford 2,560 51.35% | |Harold Starkes 2,425 48.65% | | | | || |Harold Starkes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte 84.30% turnout || |James Russell 3,022 57.82% | |Clyde Mullett 2,128 40.71% | | | |Walwin Blackmore (Independent) 77 1.47% || |James Russell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate 80.58% turnout | |John Loveridge 1,490 41.08% || |Herbert Gillett 2,110 58.18% | |Roderick Woolridge 27 0.74% | | || |William AdamsÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay South 84.03% turnout | |William Eaton 1,641 42.95% || |Bill Rowe 2,180 57.05% | | | | || |Bill Rowe

Southern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-La Poile 75.78% turnout || |Allan Evans 3,062 57.89% | |Walter Hodder 2,227 42.11% | | || |Allan Evans |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin 80.39% turnout || |Alex Hickman 3,803 65.25% | |Ronald Fagan 2,025 34.75% | | || |Alex Hickman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay 82.06% turnout || |H.R.V. Earle 1,563 55.74% | |Leslie Thoms 1,226 43.72% | |Eric Hiscock (Independent) 15 0.53% || |Vacant |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hermitage 81.71% turnout || |Roy Cheeseman 2,183 62.26% | |Harold Piercey 1,323 37.74% | | || |Harold Piercey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West 84.17% turnout || |Leo Barry 1,858 50.59% | |Patrick Canning 1,815 49.41% | | || |Patrick Canning

Western Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East 75.50% turnout || |Tom Farrell 5,290 69.72% | |Gerald Matthews 2,297 30.28% || |Tom Farrell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West || |Frank Moores Won by acclamation | | || |Frank Moores |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port 84.74% turnout || |Frederick Stagg 4,107 65.78% | |James Campbell 2,137 34.22% || |Frederick Stagg |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe North 90.90% turnout | |Wallace Maynard 839 37.56% || |Frederick B. Rowe 1,395 62.44% || |James ChalkerÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe South 90.47% turnout || |Edward Maynard 2,107 58.40% | |Trevor Bennett 1,501 41.60% || |Edward Maynard |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's 82.80% turnout || |Alexander Dunphy 2,464 65.46% | |Ronald Callahan 1,300 34.54% || |Alexander Dunphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay North 79.26% turnout | |Stanley Cole 579 16.17% || |Edward Roberts 3,002 83.83% || |Edward Roberts |-

Labrador

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador North 90.62% turnout | |Lloyd Janes 1,102 29.98% || |Melvin Woodward 1,396 37.98% | |Herbert Brett 1,178 32.04% || |Melvin Woodward |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador South 83.33% turnout | | || |Joe Harvey 933 50.03% | |Michael Martin 932 49.97% || |Joe Harvey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador West 92.99% turnout || |Joseph Rousseau 3,494 60.84% | |Tom Burgess 1,811 31.53% | |Gerald Neary 438 7.63% || |Tom Burgess