The 1996 Newfoundland general election was held on February 22, 1996, to elect members of the 43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal Party under new leader Brian Tobin. PC Leader Lynn Verge was not re-elected in her riding of Humber East.
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kilbride<br>77.50% turnout | |Gerry Glavine<br>3,118<br>46.67% || |Ed Byrne<br> 3,185<br>47.67% | |Mary Snow<br>378<br>5.66% | | || |Ed Byrne |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre<br>74.31% turnout || |Joan Aylward <br>2,579<br>43.05% | |Paul Brown<br>2,254<br>37.62% | |Wayne Lucas<br>1,158<br>19.33% | | || |Hubert Kitchenâ¡<br><small>(ran in St. John's East)</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East<br>79.37% turnout | |Hubert Kitchen<br>2,340<br>38.20% || |John Ottenheimer<br>2,989<br>48.80% | |Sean Murray<br>796<br>13.00% | | || |Jack Harrisâ¡<br><small>(ran in Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi)</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North<br>73.95% turnout || |Lloyd Matthews<br>2,789<br>56.37% | |Ian Carter<br />1,649<br>33.33% | |Raj Sharan<br />510<br>10.31% | | || |Lloyd Matthews |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South<br>70.73% turnout | |Tom Murphy<br />2,417<br>40.62% || |Tom Osborne<br>2,521<br>42.36% | |Sue Skipton<br>858<br>14.42% | |Bill Maddigan (Independent)<br>155<br>2.60% || |Tom Murphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West<br>74.82% turnout || |Rex Gibbons<br>4,152<br>64.36% | |Bren Kelly<br>1,648<br>25.55% | |Pat Lynch<br>651<br>10.09% | | || |Rex Gibbons |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi<br>79.89% turnout | |Joan Cook<br>1,661<br>30.29% | |Cy Mills<br />902<br>16.45% || |Jack Harris<br>2,800<br>51.07% | |Jason Crummey (Terra Nova Greens)<br>120<br>2.19% || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Virginia Waters<br>73.88% turnout || |Walter Noel <br>3,639<br>55.67% | |Bev LeMoine<br>2,348<br>35.92% | |Bob Buckingham<br>550<br>8.41% | | || |New District
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape St. Francis<br>82.63% turnout | |Jim Martin<br />3,158<br>48.60% || |Jack Byrne <br />3,299<br>51.09% | | | | || |Jack Byrne<br><small>St. John's East Extern</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Conception Bay East & Bell Island<br>73.72% turnout || |Jim Walsh<br />2,909<br>48.39% | |Doug Cole<br />2,220<br>36.93% | |David Sullivan<br />316<br>5.26% | |Kenneth Kavanagh (Independent)<br />566<br>9.42% || |Jim Walsh<br><small>Mount Scio-Bell Island</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Conception Bay South<br>75.51% turnout | |Bill Dawe<br />2,628<br>43.50% || |Bob French<br />3,051<br>50.50% | |Harvey Taylor<br />363<br>6.00% | | || |Pat Cowanâ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Pearl<br>80.94% turnout || |Julie Bettney<br />3,686<br>53.51% | |Neil Windsor<br />2,927<br>42.49% | |Sam Kelly<br />275<br>3.99% | | || |Neil Windsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Topsail<br>79.14% turnout || |Ralph Wiseman<br />3,510<br>54.72% | |Dianne Whalen<br />2,905<br>45.28% | | | | || |New district |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Waterford Valley<br>73.88% turnout | |Bernie Heywood<br />2,858<br>45.35% || |Harvey Hodder<br />3,444<br>54.65% | | | | || |Harvey Hodder<br><small>Waterford-Kenmount</small>
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bellevue<br>69.15% turnout || |Percy Barrett <br />3,576<br>63.11% | |Nick Careen<br />1,832<br>32.33% | |Lee Ingram<br />258<br>4.55% | | || |Percy Barrett |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin-Placentia West<br>79.71% turnout || |Mary Hodder <br />4,944<br>72.29% | |Terry Keating<br />1,895<br>27.71% | | | | || |Glenn Tobinâ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Carbonear-Harbour Grace<br>75.63% turnout |rowspan="3" | |rowspan=3|Art Reid <br />3,846<br>56.26% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|George Faulkner<br>2,698<br>39.47% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Linda Soper<br>292<br>4.27% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| || |Art Reid<br><small>Carbonear</small> |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |John Craneâ <br><small>Harbour Grace</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland<br>85.33% turnout | |Tom Best<br />2,237<br>31.64% || |Loyola Sullivan<br />4,834<br>68.34% | | | | || |Loyola Sullivan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Bank<br>76.86% turnout || |Judy Foote<br />4,136<br>62.13% | |Herb Edwards<br />2,521<br>37.87% | | | | || |Bill Matthewsâ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Main-Whitbourne<br>76.91% turnout || |Don Whelan<br />3,407<br>52.61% | |Eugene Conway<br />2,705<br>41.77% | |Gus Flannigan<br />239<br>3.69% | |Norm Sylvia (Independent)<br>125<br>1.93% || |Don Whelan<br><small>Harbour Main</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Placentia & St. Mary's<br>86.67% turnout |rowspan=3 | |rowspan=3|Anthony Sparrow<br />3,601<br>51.38% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Fabian Manning <br />3,407<br>48.62% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| || |Nick Careenâ¡<br><small>Placentia<br>(ran in Bellevue)</small> |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |Fabian Manning<br><small>St. Mary's-The Capes</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave<br>76.98% turnout || |John Efford <br />4,603<br>67.63% | |Robert Lundrigan<br />2,203<br>32.37% | | | | || |John Efford
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity-Bay de Verde<br>73.16% turnout || |Lloyd Snow<br />3,765<br>56.43% | |Nellie Squires<br />2,176<br>38.28% | |Bill Hiscock<br />320<br>5.29% | | || |Lloyd Snow
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Baie Verte<br>79.95% turnout | |Bud Hulan<br />2,380<br>39.95% || |Paul Shelley <br />3,578<br>60.05% | | | | || |Paul Shelley<br><small>Baie Verte-White Bay</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North<br>73.74% turnout || |Beaton Tulk<br />3,594<br>56.69% | |Sam Winsor<br />2,463<br>38.85% | | | |Wayne Davis (Independent)<br>283<br>4.46% || |Tom Lushâ¡<br><small>(ran in Terra Nova)</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South<br>78.29% turnout | |Kay Young<br />2,474<br>34.10% || |Roger Fitzgerald <br />4,781<br>65.90% | | | | || |Roger Fitzgerald
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Exploits<br>65.93% turnout || |Roger Grimes <br />3,262<br>59.89% | |Rod Stockley<br />1,581<br>29.02% | |Peter Langdon<br>604<br>11.09% | | || |Roger Grimes
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander<br>78.32% turnout || |Sandra Kelly<br />3,585<br>55.80% | |Dan Crummell<br />2,840<br>44.20% | | | | || |Gary VeyâÂÂ
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls-Buchans<br>78.82% turnout || |Anna Thistle<br />3,441<br>50.24% | |Mike Mackey<br />2,321<br>33.89% | |Joe Tremblett<br />1,087<br>15.87% | | || |Mike Mackey<br><small>Grand Falls</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte<br>70.00% turnout || |Melvin Penney<br />3,252<br>55.59% | |Rex Freake<br />2,598<br>44.41% | | | | || |Melvin Penney |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Terra Nova<br>69.75% turnout || |Tom Lush<br />4,049<br>66.31% | |Glenn Greening<br />2,057<br>33.69% | | | | || |Kay Lushâ¡<br><small>(ran in Bonavista South)</small>
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North<br>65.98% turnout || |Doug Oldford<br />3,784<br>64.04% | |Sheila Kelly-Blackmore<br />2,125<br>35.96% | | | | || |Doug Oldford |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Twillingate & Fogo<br>67.46% turnout |rowspan=3 | |rowspan=3|Gerry Reid<br />3,885<br>63.85% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Terry Reid<br />1,689<br>27.76% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Wayne Greenham<br>511<br>8.40% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| || |Walter C. Carterâ <br><small>Twillingate</small> |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |Beaton Tulk<br><small>Fogo<br>(ran in Bonavista North)</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Windsor-Springdale<br>66.99% turnout || |Graham Flight<br />2,857<br>47.71% | |Alvin Hewlett<br />2,841<br>47.44% | |Jim Hobbs<br />290<br>4.84% | | || |Graham Flight<br><small>Windsor-Buchans</small> |-
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay of Islands<br>75.77% turnout || |Brian Tobin <br />3,997<br>65.68% | |Paul Hunt<br />1,672<br>27.47% | |Hayward Pardy<br />417<br>6.85% | | || |Clyde Wellsâ |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|Burgeo & La Poile<br>67.84% turnout |rowspan=3 | |rowspan=3|Bill Ramsay<br />3,598<br>60.17% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Cheryl Stagg<br />2,382<br>39.83% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| || |Dave Gilbertâ <br><small>Burgeo-Bay D'Espoir</small> |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |Bill Ramsay<br><small>La Poile</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune<br>66.75% turnout || |Oliver Langdon<br />4,046<br>74.73% | |Kay Blake<br />1,368<br>25.27% | | | | || |Oliver Langdon<br><small>Fortune-Hermitage</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East<br>80.76% turnout || |Bob Mercer<br />3,424<br>50.05% | |Lynn Verge<br />3,417<br>49.95% | | | | || |Lynn Verge |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber Valley<br>71.27% turnout || |Rick Woodford <br />4,109<br>74.91% | |Evelyn Organ<br>1,376<br>25.09% | | | | || |Rick Woodford |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West<br>72.49% turnout || |Paul Dicks<br />4,215<br>73.86% | |Pat Callahan<br />1,492<br>26.14% | | | | || |Paul Dicks
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port<br>71.05% turnout || |Gerald Smith<br /> 4,011<br>67.93% | |Scott Hurley<br />1,894<br>32.07% | | | | || |Gerald Smith |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe<br>74.17% turnout || |Chuck Furey<br />3,374<br>64.19% | |Carolyn Lavers<br />1,844<br>35.08% | | | | || |Chuck Furey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=3|St. George's-Stephenville East<br>66.01% turnout |rowspan=3 | |rowspan=3|Kevin Aylward<br />3,505<br>61.68% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Cec Stein<br />1,640<br>28.86% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Roy Spencer (Independent)<br />538<br>9.47% || |Bud Hulanâ¡<br><small>St. George's<br>(ran in Baie Verte)</small> |- |colspan=2|Merged district |- || |Kevin Aylward<br><small>Stephenville</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|The Straits & White Bay North<br>63.98% turnout || |Chris Decker<br /> 2,581<br>49.27% | |Conan Coates<br />999<br>19.07% | | | |Dennis Coates (Independent)<br>1,659<br>31.67% || |Chris Decker<br><small>Strait of Belle Isle</small>
|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair<br>86.69% turnout | |Danny Dumaresque <br />1,233<br>41.94% | |Berkley Bursey<br />42<br>1.43% || |Yvonne Jones (Independent)<br>1,665<br>56.63% || |Danny Dumaresque<br><small>Eagle River</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador West<br>82.46% turnout || |Perry Canning<br />3,547<br>63.37% | |Alec Snow<br />2,140<br>38.23% | | || |Alec Snow<br><small>Menihek</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lake Melville<br>60.38% turnout || |Ernie McLean<br />2,762<br>76.57% | |Darlene Gear-White<br />845<br>23.43% | | || |Edward Robertsâ <br><small>Naskaupi</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Torngat Mountains<br>91.97% turnout || |Wally Andersen<br />795<br>70.29% | |Bill Flowers<br>336<br>29.71% | | || |William Andersen IIIâÂÂ