1962 Newfoundland general election

The 1962 Newfoundland general election was held on 19 November 1962 to elect members of the 33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.

1962 Newfoundland general election

← 1959 November 19, 1962 1966 →

42 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
22 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
PC
Leader Joey Smallwood James Greene
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since 1949 1959
Last election 31 3
Seats won 34 7
Seat change Increase3 Increase4
Popular vote 72,319 45,055
Percentage 58.7% 36.6%
Swing Increase0.7pp Increase11.3pp

Premier before election

Joey Smallwood
Liberal

Premier after election

Joey Smallwood
Liberal

Results

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  Party Leader 1959 Seats won % change Popular vote (%)
Liberal Joey Smallwood 31 34 +9.7% 72,319 58.7%
Progressive Conservative James Greene 3 7 +133% 45,055 36.6%
New Democratic Ed Finn, Jr. 0* 0 0% 4,479 3.6%
  Other 2 1 -50% 1,378 1.1%
Totals 36 42 - 123,990 100%

*As Newfoundland Democratic Party.

References

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  • "Seat Count Results in Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Elections". Election Almanac. Election Almanac. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

Further reading

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