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2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

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2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
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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.

Quick Facts 48 seats in the 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador 25 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
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The election was called soon after Premier Danny Williams announced the popular Hebron Oil Field deal,[2] and it was widely considered a foregone conclusion that Williams' Progressive Conservatives would be reelected.[3] 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.[4][5] Notably, however, Liberal leader Gerry Reid was not reelected in his own riding.[6]

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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.[7] As a result, the chief electoral officer postponed the election in that riding until November 6, 2007.[8] 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;[9] consequently, incumbent Progressive Conservative MHA Roger Fitzgerald was declared re-elected.

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Results

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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

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St. John's suburbs

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Avalon and Burin Peninsulas

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Central Newfoundland

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Western and Southern Newfoundland

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Labrador

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Election Results by Party and Seats

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Notes

  1. Paul Shelley had resigned his seat on July 12, 2007, and a by-election had not been held to fill the seat prior to the general election call.
  2. Clayton Hobbs was originally the Liberal candidate, but he withdrew prior to the election.
  3. Due to the death of Liberal candidate Gerry Tobin on October 1, the election in the riding of Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans was delayed. The deferred election for this riding took place on November 6, 2007, with the Liberals nominating John Woodrow in Tobin's place.
  4. Woodrow briefly suspended his campaign on November 3, 2007 when it became known that he had falsely accused former Premier Beaton Tulk of bribery. However, being unable to remove his name from the ballot, Woodrow revived his campaign on November 5, 2007.
  5. Wally Andersen had resigned his seat on September 5, 2007, and a by-election had not been held to fill the seat prior to the general election call.
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