1979 Newfoundland general election

The 1979 Newfoundland general election was held on June 18, 1979 to elect members of the 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.

Results

Results by district

Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
Ã¢ÂÂ indicates that the incumbent did not run again.

St. John's

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kilbride 74.91% turnout || |Robert Aylward 3,863 64.61% | |Robert Hall 1,833 30.66% | |Stan MacDonald 283 4.73% | | || |Robert WellsÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pleasantville 80.63% turnout || |Jerome Dinn 4,532 63.24% | |David Riche 1,973 27.53% | |Gerry Panting 661 9.23% | | || |Jerome Dinn |- |style="background:whitesmoke;" rowspan="2"|St. John's Centre 79.41% turnout |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|Patrick McNicholas 2,173 60.14% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Hugh Shea 773 21.40% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Valerie Summers 449 12.43% | |Lewis Murphy (Independent) 128 3.54% |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|Anthony MurphyÃ¢ÂÂ |- | |Dorothy Wyatt (Independent) 90 2.49% |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East 63.90% turnout || |William Marshall 2,111 70.74% | |Jaime Wyatt 520 17.43% | |David Thompson 353 11.83% | | || |William Marshall |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North 81.83% turnout || |John Carter 2,536 61.57% | |Bill Case 1,332 32.34% | |Margaret Panting 251 6.09% | | || |John Carter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South 74.11% turnout || |John Collins 2,221 62.16% | |Jim Furlong 1,171 32.77% | |Gus Breen 181 5.07% | | || |John Collins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West 76.37% turnout || |Harold Barrett 2,037 51.11% | |Hubert Kitchen 1,402 34.34% | |John Greene 594 14.55% | | || |Hubert Kitchen |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Waterford-Kenmount 71.82% turnout || |Gerry Ottenheimer 3,842 61.95% | |William Callahan 1,992 32.12% | |David Grimes 448 10.66% | | || |Gerry Ottenheimer |-

St. John's suburbs

|- |style="background:whitesmoke;" rowspan="2"|Conception Bay South 75.40% turnout |rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2"|John Butt 3,503 46.28% |rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|John Nolan 2,620 34.60% |rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|Boyd Batten 319 4.21% | |Gordon Dawe (Independent Progressive Conservative) 1,035 13.67% |rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2"|John Nolan |- | |Richard Gosse (Independent) 94 1.24% |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Pearl 75.01% turnout || |Neil Windsor 3,535 56.23% | |Stuart Toope 2,009 31.95% | |Helen Porter 743 11.82% | | || |Neil Windsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Scio 87.78% turnout || |Leo Barry 3,663 62.19% | |Phil Warren 1,907 32.38% | |Raymond Ryall 320 5.43% | | || |Ray WinsorÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East Extern 79.34% turnout || |Tom Hickey 3,989 61.63% | |Roland Manning 1,970 30.44% | |Ed Roche 513 7.93% | | || |Tom Hickey

Avalon Peninsula

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear 69.21% turnout | |Ross Cole 1,642 33.39% || |Rod Moores 3,188 64.82% | |Alex Thomson 88 1.79% | | || |Rod Moores |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland 82.35% turnout || |Charlie Power 2,678 64.95% | |Jean Payne 860 20.86% | |Alfred Sullivan 585 14.14% | | || |Charlie Power |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace 81.31% turnout || |Haig Young 2,420 52.90% | |Patrick O'Flaherty 2,073 45.31% | |Robert Stacey 82 1.79% | | || |Haig Young |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Main-Bell Island 75.92% turnout || |Norman Doyle 3,100 60.67% | |Thomas Moore 1,601 31.33% | |Margaret Peddle 226 4.42% | |Michael Laurie (Independent) 183 3.58% || |William DoodyÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia 79.78% turnout || |William Patterson 1,962 46.34% | |William Hogan 1,420 33.54% | |Patrick Fleming 78 1.84% | |Anthony Sparrow (Independent) 774 18.28% || |William Patterson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave 74.89% turnout || |Randy W. Collins 2,989 56.39% | |William Smallwood 2,200 41.50% | |Edward McGrath 78 1.47% | |Ted Noseworthy (Independent) 34 0.64% || |Eric DaweÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's-The Capes 74.72% turnout || |Walter Carter 2,702 73.62% | |Patrick Molloy 896 26.35% | |Roy Moyles 82 2.23% | | || |Walter Carter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity-Bay de Verde 71.17% turnout | |Eli Bryant 1,597 39.30% || |Frederick B. Rowe 2,237 55.06% | |Nelson Palmer 229 5.64% | | || |Frederick B. Rowe

Eastern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bellevue 70.49% turnout | |Robert Peddle 1,546 29.63% || |Don Jamieson 3,522 67.51% | |Genevieve Connors 149 2.86% || |Wilson CallanÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North 76.71% turnout | |George Cross 2,395 47.88% || |Len Stirling 2,515 50.28% | |Naomi Pickett 92 1.84% || |George Cross |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South 65.78% turnout || |Jim Morgan 2,642 70.04% | |Jim Ryan 1,011 26.80% | |Joseph Templeman 119 3.16% || |Jim Morgan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo 75.06% turnout | |Wayne Wheaton 2,053 44.54% || |Beaton Tulk 2,424 52.59% | |Clifford Wells 132 2.87% || |Earl WinsorÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Terra Nova 69.53% turnout | |Glen Greening 1,596 37.10% || |Tom Lush 2,579 59.95% | |Lowell Paulson 127 2.95% || |Tom Lush |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North 75.12% turnout || |Charlie Brett 3,149 63.73% | |Jack Pelley 1,596 32.30% | |Roger Desrosiers 196 3.97% || |Charlie Brett

Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Baie Verte-White Bay 74.09% turnout | |Roy Barker 1,688 33.51% || |Tom Rideout 2,830 56.17% | |Gerald Dwyer 520 10.32% || |Tom Rideout |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Exploits 64.21% turnout || |Hugh Twomey 2,753 56.44% | |Munden Batstone 1,702 34.89% | |Ronald Chafe 423 8.67% || |Hugh Twomey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander 74.72% turnout || |Hazel Newhook 2,362 47.45% | |Randy Simms 1,054 21.17% | |Winston Baker 1,562 31.38% || |Harold CollinsÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls 81.59% turnout || |Len Simms 2,556 58.74% | |Roger Grimes 1,346 30.94% | |Andrew Barker 449 10.32% || |John LundriganÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay 75.30% turnout || |Brian Peckford 3,502 77.04% | |Maurice Budgell 987 21.71% | |Brian Walsh 57 1.25% || |Brian Peckford |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte 77.99% turnout | |John Whalen 2,667 47.42% || |Freeman White 2,796 49.72% | |Berkley Rose 161 2.86% || |Freeman White |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate 67.82% turnout | |Iain Small 1,238 35.57% || |Bill Rowe 1,980 56.90% | |Roderick Woolridge 262 7.53% || |Bill Rowe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Windsor-Buchans 77.17% turnout | |Clarence King 1,580 37.61% || |Graham Flight 2,173 51.73% | |David Grimes 448 10.66% || |Graham Flight

Southern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir 73.60% turnout | |Patrick Perry 1,068 30.02% || |Roger Simmons 2,211 62.16% | |Barry Roberts 278 7.82% | | || |Roger Simmons |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin-Placentia West 78.32% turnout | |Ed Mayo 1,876 32.80% || |Don Hollett 3,737 65.35% | |Don Baird 106 1.85% | | || |Patrick CanningÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune-Hermitage 68.08% turnout || |Don Stewart 1,770 46.79% | |Jack Winsor 1,510 39.92% | |David Howley 55 1.45% | |Gary Wells (Independent Liberal) 448 11.84% || |Jack Winsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Bank 73.94% turnout | |Clarence Rogers 1,646 31.21% || |Leslie Thoms 3,431 65.04% | |Harvey Tulk Jr. 198 3.75% | | || |Alex HickmanÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|La Poile 69.46% turnout | |Cabot Martin 1,907 44.90% || |Steve Neary 2,283 53.76% | |Viola Puddester 57 1.34% | | || |Steve Neary

Western Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay of Islands 63.09% turnout || |Luke Woodrow 2,293 54.04% | |Jim Walsh 1,393 32.83% | |Val McAbee 557 13.13% || |Luke Woodrow |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East 70.72% turnout || |Lynn Verge 2,489 58.41% | |George Colbourne 1,297 30.44% | |Eric Mintz 475 11.15% || |Tom FarrellÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber Valley 65.24% turnout || |Wallace House 2,465 52.64% | |Kevin Saunders 1,723 36.79% | |Allan French 495 10.57% || |Wallace House |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West 67.91% turnout || |Ray Baird 2,495 56.76% | |Raymond Pollett 1,131 25.73% | |Sandy MacRae 770 17.51% || |Frank MooresÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port 78.77% turnout | |Don Bennett 1,431 40.55% || |Jim Hodder 1,839 52.11% | |Thomas McCarthy 259 7.34% || |Jim Hodder |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe 66.22% turnout | |Edward Maynard 1,603 37.02% || |Trevor Bennett 1,938 44.76% | |Peter Fenwick 789 18.22% || |Edward Maynard |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's 71.48% turnout || |Ron Dawe 1,942 47.45% | |Hazel McIsaac 1,396 34.11% | |Victor Bennett 755 18.44% || |Hazel McIsaac |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Stephenville 72.05% turnout || |Frederick Stagg 1,931 51.15% | |William MacNeil 1,596 42.28% | |Bill Beardow 248 6.57% || |William MacNeil |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Strait of Belle Isle 64.35% turnout | |Eric Squires 599 14.68% || |Edward Roberts 3,136 76.86% | |Levi Squires 345 8.46% || |Edward Roberts |-

Labrador

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Eagle River 61.89% turnout | |Claude Rumbolt 754 44.46% || |Eugene Hiscock 865 51.00% | |Elsie McDonald 77 4.54% || |Ian StrachanÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Menihek 71.45% turnout || |Peter Walsh 1,862 35.50% | |Gordon Manstan 1,776 33.86% | |Nelson Larson 1,607 30.64% || |Joseph RousseauÃ¢ÂÂ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Naskaupi 79.50% turnout || |Joseph Goudie 1,760 47.00% | |Melvin Woodward 1,729 46.17% | |Michael Power 256 6.83% || |Joseph Goudie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Torngat Mountains 73.99% turnout | |William Flowers 388 45.76% || |Garfield Warren 460 54.24% | | || |New district |-