1996 Newfoundland general election

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48 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
25 seats were needed for a majority
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Leader  | Brian Tobin | Lynn Verge | Jack Harris
Party  | Liberal | Progressive Conservative | New Democratic
Leader's seat  | Bay of Islands | Humber East (lost re-election) | Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
Last election  | 35  | 16  | 1
Seats won  | 37  | 9  | 1
Seat change  | 2  | 7  | ±0
Popular vote  | 157,229  | 110,312  | 12,706
Percentage  | 55.10%  | 38.66%  | 4.45%
Swing  | 6.0pp | 3.44pp  | 2.95pp

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Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.

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| Premier before election

Brian Tobin
Liberal

| Premier after election

Brian Tobin
Liberal

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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.

## Results

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| Party  | Leader  | 1993 | Seats won  | % change  | Popular vote  | (%)

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| Liberal | Brian Tobin | 35  | 37  | +5.7%  | 157,229  | 55.10%
| Progressive Conservative | Lynn Verge | 16  | 9  | -44%  | 110,312  | 38.66%
| New Democratic | Jack Harris | 1  | 1  | 0%  | 12,706  | 4.45%
| Other  | 0  | 1  | 0%  | 5,111  | 1.79%
Total  | 52  | 48  | \-  | 285,385  | 100%

## Party standings after the general election

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Affiliation  | Members

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| Liberal | 37
| Progressive Conservative | 9
| New Democratic | 1
| Independents | 1
Total
| 48
Government Majority
| 39

## Elected members by riding

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Elected  | Party  | District

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Paul Shelley | Progressive Conservative  | Baie Verte
Brian Tobin | Liberal  | Bay of Islands
Percy Barrett | Liberal  | Bellevue
Beaton Tulk | Liberal  | Bonavista North
Roger Fitzgerald | Progressive Conservative  | Bonavista South
Bill Ramsay | Liberal  | Burgeo & La Poile
Mary Hodder | Liberal  | Burin - Placentia West
Jack Byrne | Progressive Conservative  | Cape St. Francis
Art Reid | Liberal  | Carbonear - Harbour Grace
Yvonne Jones | Independent (Later joined the Liberals)  | Cartwright - L'Anse Au Clair
Jim Walsh | Liberal  | Conception Bay East & Bell Island
Bob French | Progressive Conservative  | Conception Bay South
Roger Grimes | Liberal  | Exploits
Loyola Sullivan | Progressive Conservative  | Ferryland
Oliver Langdon | Liberal  | Fortune Bay - Cape La Hune
Sandra Kelly | Liberal  | Gander
Judy Foote | Liberal  | Grand Bank
Anna Thistle | Liberal  | Grand Falls - Buchans
Don Whelan | Liberal  | Harbour Main - Whitbourne
Bob Mercer | Liberal  | Humber East
Rick Woodford | Liberal  | Humber Valley
Paul Dicks | Liberal  | Humber West
Ed Byrne | Progressive Conservative  | Kilbride
Perry Canning | Liberal  | Labrador West
Ernie McLean | Liberal  | Lake Melville
Melvin Penney | Liberal  | Lewisporte
Julie Bettney | Liberal  | Mount Pearl
Anthony Sparrow | Liberal  | Placentia & St. Mary's
Gerald Smith | Liberal  | Port au Port
John Efford | Liberal  | Port De Grave
Chuck Furey | Liberal  | St. Barbe
Kevin Aylward | Liberal  | St. George's - Stephenville East
Joan Aylward | Liberal  | St. John's Centre
John Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative  | St. John's East
Lloyd Matthews | Liberal  | St. John's North
Tom Osborne | Progressive Conservative  | St. John's South
Sheila Osborne | Progressive Conservative  | St. John's West
Jack Harris | New Democrat  | Signal Hill - Quidi Vidi
Tom Lush | Liberal  | Terra Nova
Chris Decker | Liberal  | The Straits & White Bay North
Ralph Wiseman | Liberal  | Topsail
Wally Andersen | Liberal  | Torngat Mountains
Lloyd Snow | Liberal  | Trinity - Bay De Verde
Doug Oldford | Liberal  | Trinity North
Gerry Reid | Liberal  | Twillingate & Fogo
Walter Noel | Liberal  | Virginia Waters
Harvey Hodder | Progressive Conservative  | Waterford Valley
Graham Flight | Liberal  | Windsor - Springdale

## See also

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* List of Newfoundland and Labrador General Assemblies
* List of Newfoundland and Labrador political parties

### Parties

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* Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (see also Progressive Conservative Party of Canada)
* Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (see also Liberal Party of Canada)
* Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party (see also New Democratic Party)

## References

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* Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
* Elections Newfoundland and Labrador
* Election Report

## Further reading

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* Mutimer, David, ed. (2002). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1996. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442672093.

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