1966 Newfoundland general election

The 1966 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 September 1966 to elect members of the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.

1966 Newfoundland general election

← 1962 September 8, 1966 1971 →
42 seats to the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   PC Leader Joey Smallwood Noel Murphy Party Liberal Progressive Conservative Leader since 1949 1966 Leader's seat Humber West[a] Humber East[b] Last election 34 seats, 58.7% 7 seats, 36.6% Seats won 39 3 Seat change 5 4 Popular vote 91,613 50,316 Percentage 61.8% 34.0% Swing 3.1pp 2.6pp
Premier before election Joey Smallwood Liberal Premier after election Joey Smallwood Liberal

Results

	Party	Leader	1962	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	Liberal	Joey Smallwood	34	39	+15%	91,613	61.8%
	Progressive Conservative	Noel Murphy	7	3	-57%	50,316	34.0%
	New Democratic	Calvin Normore	0	0	0%	2,725	1.8%
	Other		1	0	-100%	3,548	2.4%
Totals			42	42	-	149,371	100%

Notes

1. Not the incumbent, but stood in this seat and won
2. Was defeated for re-election in this seat

References

• "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

• Saywell, John, ed. (1967). Canadian Annual Review for 1966. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.