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2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

The 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 9, 2007, to elect members of the 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Campaign

The election was called soon after Premier Danny Williams announced the popular Hebron Oil Field deal, and it was widely considered a foregone conclusion that Williams' Progressive Conservatives would be reelected. Polls during the campaign showed the Conservatives reaching up to 73 per cent of voter support, leading some commentators to speculate that the party could in fact win every seat in the House of Assembly — a feat accomplished only twice before in Canadian history, in Prince Edward Island in the 1935 election and in New Brunswick in the 1987 election.

On election day, the Progressive Conservatives did win ten more seats than they held at the dissolution of the previous legislature, and won just under 70 per cent of the popular vote, the highest popular vote share ever attained by a party in the province. However, they did not sweep all 48 seats in the legislature though their popular vote share was higher than the winning party's share in the 1935 PEI election and the 1987 New Brunswick election. Three Liberal incumbents, as well as New Democratic Party leader Lorraine Michael, successfully held their seats. Notably, however, Liberal leader Gerry Reid was not reelected in his own riding.

Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans and Bonavista South

On October 1, 2007, Gerry Tobin, Liberal candidate in the riding of Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans, was found dead in his home. As a result, the chief electoral officer postponed the election in that riding until November 6, 2007. The Progressive Conservatives won the special election, bringing their total number of seats in the legislature to 44.

Subsequently, Clayton Hobbs, Liberal candidate in the riding of Bonavista South, dropped out of the race, citing health reasons; consequently, incumbent Progressive Conservative MHA Roger Fitzgerald was declared re-elected.

Results

Results by party

|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC" !rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Party !rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Party leader !rowspan="2"|<span style="font-size: 80%;">Candidates</span> !colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |Seats !colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |Popular vote |- style="background-color:#CCCCCC" | style="text-align:center;" |2003 | style="text-align:center;" |<span style="font-size: 80%;">Dissol.</span> | style="text-align:center;" |2007 | style="text-align:center;" |Change | style="text-align:center;" |# | style="text-align:center;" |% | style="text-align:center;" |Change

| style="text-align:left;" |Danny Williams | style="text-align:right;" |*48 | style="text-align:right;" |34 | style="text-align:right;" |34 | style="text-align:right;" |44 | style="text-align:right;" |+10 | style="text-align:right;" |155,943 | style="text-align:right;" |69.59% | style="text-align:right;" |+10.88%

| style="text-align:left;" |Gerry Reid | style="text-align:right;" |*46 | style="text-align:right;" |12 | style="text-align:right;" |11 | style="text-align:right;" |3 | style="text-align:right;" |-9 | style="text-align:right;" |48,598 | style="text-align:right;" |21.69% | style="text-align:right;" |-11.36%

| style="text-align:left;" |Lorraine Michael | style="text-align:right;" |36 | style="text-align:right;" |2 | style="text-align:right;" |1 | style="text-align:right;" |1 | style="text-align:right;" |-1 | style="text-align:right;" |19,028 | style="text-align:right;" |8.49% | style="text-align:right;" |+1.63%

| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" |Independent and no affiliation | style="text-align:right;" |3 | style="text-align:right;" |- | style="text-align:right;" |- | style="text-align:right;" |- | style="text-align:right;" |- | style="text-align:right;" |446 | style="text-align:right;" |0.20% | style="text-align:right;" |-%

| style="text-align:left;" |Ron Barron | style="text-align:right;" |1 | style="text-align:right;" |* | style="text-align:right;" |- | style="text-align:right;" |- | style="text-align:right;" |- | style="text-align:right;" |68 | style="text-align:right;" |0.03% | style="text-align:right;" |-% |- |&nbsp; | style="text-align:left;" colspan=4 |Vacant | style="text-align:right;" |2 |colspan=5|&nbsp; |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3" |Total | style="text-align:right;" |132 | style="text-align:right;" |48 | style="text-align:right;" |48 | style="text-align:right;" |48 | style="text-align:right;" |- | style="text-align:right;" |224,083 | style="text-align:right;" |100.00% | style="text-align:right;" |

Results by region

Results by riding

Bold incumbents indicates party leaders. The premier's name is boldfaced and italicized.

  • All candidate names are those on the official list of confirmed candidates; names in media or on party website may differ slightly.
  • Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
  • † represents that the incumbent is not running again.
  • § represents that the incumbent was defeated for nomination.
  • ₰ represents that the incumbent ran in another district and lost the nomination
  • ‡ represents that the incumbent is running in a different district.

St. John's

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kilbride<br />57.35% turnout || |John Dinn<br />4,443<br />84.48% | |Roger Linehan<br />364<br />6.92% | |Michelle Broderick<br />421<br />8.01% | |Paul Perrier (Independent)<br />31<br />0.59% || |John Dinn |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre<br />57.89% turnout || |Shawn Skinner<br />3,332<br />76.49% | |Lori Ann Campbell-Martino<br />374<br />8.59% | |Jane Robinson<br />650<br />14.92% | | || |Shawn Skinner |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East<br />65.84% turnout || |Ed Buckingham<br />3,649<br />70.09% | |Peter Adams<br />692<br />13.29% | |Gemma Schlamp-Hickey<br />864<br />16.60% | | || |John Ottenheimer†|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North<br />56.33% turnout || |Bob Ridgley<br />3,488<br />77.55% | |Simon Lono<br />561<br />12.47% | |Matt Power<br />449<br />9.98% | | || |Bob Ridgley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South<br />64.88% turnout || |Tom Osborne<br />3,887<br />79.60% | |Rex Gibbons<br />425<br />8.70% | |Clyde Bridger<br />571<br />11.69% | | || |Tom Osborne |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West<br />65.08% turnout || |Sheila Osborne<br />3,623<br />72.69% | |George Joyce<br />1,018<br />20.43% | |Joan Scott<br />344<br />6.90% | | || |Sheila Osborne |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Signal Hill—Quidi Vidi<br />71.45% turnout | |Maria Afonso<br />2,135<br />39.87% | |Maura Beam<br />158<br />2.95% || |Lorraine Michael<br />3,062<br />57.18% | | || |Lorraine Michael |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Virginia Waters<br />56.12% turnout || |Kathy Dunderdale<br />4,043<br />73.04% | |Drew Brown<br />429<br />7.75% | |Dave Sullivan<br />710<br />12.83% | |Fred Wilcox (Independent)<br />353<br />6.38% || |Kathy Dunderdale

St. John's suburbs

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape St. Francis<br />71.01% turnout || |Jack Byrne<br />4,983<br />77.45% | |Bill Tapper<br />739<br />11.49% | |Kathleen Connors<br />680<br />10.57% || |Jack Byrne |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Conception Bay East—Bell Island<br />59.70% turnout || |Dianne Whalen<br />3,991<br />71.55% | |Linda Goodyear<br />999<br />17.91% | |Gavin Will<br />569<br />10.20% || |Dianne Whalen |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Conception Bay South<br />61.97% turnout || |Terry French<br />4,670<br />79.10% | |Jerry Young<br />953<br />10.03% | |Touria Tougui<br />259<br />4.64% || |Terry French |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Pearl North<br />61.36% turnout || |Steve Kent<br />4,751<br />84.72% | |Elaine Reid<br />505<br />9.00% | |Janice Lockyer<br />330<br />5.88% || |Harvey Hodder†<br><small>Waterford Valley</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Pearl South<br />61.11% turnout || |Dave Denine<br />4,163<br />84.12% | |William Reid<br />441<br />8.91% | |Tom McGinnis<br />332<br />6.71% || |Dave Denine<br><small>Mount Pearl</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Topsail<br />59.49% turnout || |Elizabeth Marshall<br />4,892<br />82.85% | |Cynthia Barron-Layden<br />513<br />8.69% | |Kyle Rees<br />486<br />8.23% || |Elizabeth Marshall

Avalon and Burin Peninsulas

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bellevue<br />68.11% turnout || |Calvin Peach<br />2,908<br />55.82% | |Denise Pike<br />2,139<br />41.06% | |Ian Slade<br />155<br />2.98% || |Percy Barrett †|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin—Placentia West<br />69.35% turnout || |Clyde Jackman<br />3,141<br />59.09% | |George Brake<br />457<br />8.60% | |Julie Mitchell<br />1,704<br />32.05% || |Clyde Jackman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear—Harbour Grace<br />67.40% turnout || |Jerome Kennedy<br />4,367<br />74.14% | |Paul Baldwin<br />1,463<br />24.84% | | || |George Sweeney †|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland<br />60.51% turnout || |Keith Hutchings<br />4,256<br />83.40% | |Kevin Bennett<br />472<br />9.25% | |Grace Bavington<br />351<br />6.88% || |Keith Hutchings |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Bank<br />63.37% turnout || |Darin King<br />3,563<br />79.69% | |Rod Cake<br />889<br />19.88% | | || |Judy Foote†|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Main<br />62.51% turnout || |Tom Hedderson<br />4,586<br />82.25% | |Kevin Slaney<br />635<br />11.39% | |Jean Dandenault<br />323<br />5.79% || |Tom Hedderson<br><small>Harbour Main-Whitbourne</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia—St. Mary's<br />51.58% turnout || |Felix Collins<br />3,086<br />78.24% | | | |Jennifer Coultas<br />812<br />20.64% || |Felix Collins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave<br />76.44% turnout | |Glenn Littlejohn<br />3,069<br />46.62% || |Roland Butler<br />3,329<br />50.57% | |Randy Dawe<br />162<br />2.46% || |Roland Butler |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity—Bay de Verde<br />71.61% turnout || |Charlene Johnson<br />3,572<br />71.65% | |Bruce Layman<br />1,137<br />22.81% | |Don Penney<br />257<br />5.16% || |Charlene Johnson

Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Baie Verte—Springdale<br />55.78% turnout || |Tom Rideout<br />3,388<br />75.14% | |Glendon Bungay<br />798<br />17.70% | |Tim Howse<br />301<br />6.68% | | || |Vacant<br><small>Baie Verte-Springdale</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North<br />59.20% turnout || |Harry Harding<br />2,883<br />67.09% | |Winston Carter<br />1,292<br />30.07% | |Howard Parsons<br />80<br />1.86% | | || |Harry Harding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South || |Roger Fitzgerald<br/>won by acclamation | | | | | | || |Roger Fitzgerald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Exploits<br />63.13% turnout || |Clayton Forsey<br />3,396<br />72.16% | |Jody Fancey<br />1,295<br />27.52% | | | | || |Clayton Forsey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander<br />55.91% turnout || |Kevin O'Brien<br />3,599<br/>74.36% | |Stephanie Winsor<br />1,193<br/>24.65% | | | | || |Kevin O'Brien |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans<br />52.60% turnout || |Susan Sullivan<br />2,767<br />71.63% | |John J. Woodrow<br />163<br />4.22% | |Junior C. Downey<br />922<br />23.87% | | || |Anna Thistle†<br><small>Grand Falls-Buchans</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls-Windsor—Green Bay South<br />53.73% turnout || |Ray Hunter<br />2,535<br />68.68% | |Aubrey Smith<br />957<br />25.93% | |John Whelan<br />188<br />5.09% | | || |Ray Hunter<br><small>Windsor-Springdale</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte<br />48.49% turnout || |Wade Verge<br />2,660<br />70.43% | |John Martin<br />647<br />17.13% | |Garry Vatcher<br />460<br />12.18% | | || |Tom Rideout |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Terra Nova<br />55.71% turnout || |Paul Oram<br />3,427<br />73.84% | |Katty Gallant<br />781<br />16.83% | |Bill Cashin<br />358<br />7.71% | |Lionel Glover (Independent)<br />62<br />1.34% || |Paul Oram |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|The Isles of Notre Dame<br />66.78% turnout || |Derrick Dalley<br />2,371<br />49.88% | |Gerry Reid<br />2,364<br />49.74% | | | | || |Gerry Reid<br><small>Twillingate and Fogo</small> |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North<br />57.21% turnout || |Ross Wiseman<br />3,939<br />81.77% | |Kathryn Small<br />609<br />12.64% | |Janet Stringer<br />247<br />5.13% | | || |Ross Wiseman

Western and Southern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay of Islands<br />73.45% turnout || |Terry Loder<br />2,817<br />51.56% | |Eddie Joyce<br />2,520<br />46.12% | |Charlie Murphy<br />107<br />1.96% || |Eddie Joyce |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo—La Poile<br />62.46% turnout | |Colin Short<br />1,864<br />38.45% || |Kelvin Parsons<br />2,882<br />59.45% | |June Hiscock<br />85<br />1.75% || |Kelvin Parsons |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay—Cape La Hune<br />65.00% turnout || |Tracey Perry<br />2,539<br />62.86% | |Elvis Loveless<br />1,394<br />34.51% | |Sheldon Hynes<br />84<br />2.08% || |Oliver Langdon†|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East<br />64.97% turnout || |Tom Marshall<br />4,160<br />83.48% | |Michael Hoffe<br />537<br />10.78% | |Jean Graham<br />256<br />5.14% || |Tom Marshall |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber Valley<br />74.29% turnout || |Darryl Kelly<br />3,023<br />51.29% | |Dwight Ball<br />2,769<br />46.98% | |Kris Hynes<br />87<br />1.48% || |Dwight Ball |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West<br />59.89% turnout || |Danny Williams<br />3,755<br />87.39% | |Maurice Budgell<br />516<br />12.01% | | || |Danny Williams |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port<br />61.10% turnout || |Tony Cornect<br />3,936<br />80.80% | |Michelle Felix-Morgan<br />910<br />18.68% | | || |Tony Cornect |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe<br />58.04% turnout || |Wallace Young<br />2,491<br />58.47% | |Jim Bennett<br />1,560<br />36.62% | |Gary Noel<br />196<br />4.60% || |Wallace Young |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's—Stephenville East<br />58.86% turnout || |Joan Burke<br />3,143<br />74.36% | |George Lee<br />1,062<br />25.12% | | || |Joan Burke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|The Straits - White Bay North<br />66.78% turnout || |Trevor Taylor<br />2,651<br />62.66% | |Boyd Noel<br />1,358<br />32.10% | |Gerry Ryall<br />171<br />4.04% || |Trevor Taylor

Labrador

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cartwright—L'Anse au Clair<br />74.28% turnout | |Dennis Normore<br />646<br />26.92% || |Yvonne Jones<br />1,736<br />72.33% | | | | || |Yvonne Jones |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador West<br />68.36% turnout || |Jim Baker<br />2,204<br />50.69% | |Karen Oldford<br />287<br />6.60% | |Darrel Brenton<br />1,848<br />42.50% | | || |Jim Baker |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lake Melville<br />70.28% turnout || |John Hickey<br />2,380<br />56.29% | |Chris Montague<br />1,672<br />39.55% | |Bill Cooper<br />147<br />3.48% | | || |John Hickey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Torngat Mountains<br />71.19% turnout || |Patty Pottle<br />794<br />53.65% | |Danny Dumaresque<br />604<br />40.81% | | | |Jim Tuttauk<br />109<br />7.36% || |Vacant

Election Results by Party and Seats

See also

General resources

Election coverage

Parties

Notes

References

Further reading