The 1999 Newfoundland general election was held on February 9, 1999 to elect members of the 44th

General Assembly of Newfoundland The General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador (known as the General Assembly of Newfoundland until 6 December 2001) is the legislature of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Today, the legislature is made of two elements: the li ...

. It was won by the

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * Generally, a supporter of the political philosophy liberalism. Liberals may be politically left or right but tend to be centrist. * An adherent of a Liberal Party (See also Liberal parties by country ...

party.

Results

* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

Results by district

*Names in boldface type represent party leaders. *† represents that the incumbent is not running again. *‡ represents that the incumbent is running in a different district.

St. John's

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kilbride
77.58% turnout , , Barbara Howlett
2,133
31.90% , , , Ed Byrne
4,145
62.00% , , Lee Ingram
289
4.32% , , Vicki Stuckless (NL Party)
119
1.78% , , , Ed Byrne , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. John's Centre
76.66% turnout , , , Joan Aylward
2,609
42.27% , , Paul Brown
2,443
39.58% , , Valerie Long
1,120
18.15% , , , , , Joan Aylward , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. John's East
76.84% turnout , , Tom McGrath
1,559
26.28% , , ,

John Ottenheimer John Ottenheimer (born in 1953) is a Canadian lawyer and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Ottenheimer is a former Cabinet minister in the government of Danny Williams and represented the district of St. John's East for the Pr ...

3,774
63.61% , , Barry Darby
600
10.11% , , , , , John Ottenheimer , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. John's North
75.76% turnout , , , Lloyd Matthews
2,304
45.51% , , Ray Andrews
1,971
38.93% , ,

Dale Kirby Dale Kirby (born May 19, 1971) is a politician who served in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2011 to 2019. He served as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development in the Ball government from 2015 to 2018. Early ...

788
15.56% , , , , , Lloyd Matthews , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. John's South
72.09% turnout , , Patrick Kennedy
1,563
25.71% , , ,

Tom Osborne Thomas William Osborne (born February 23, 1937) is an American former football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and politician from Nebraska. He served as head football coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1973 to 1997 (25 sea ...

4,041
66.47% , , Judy Vanta
374
6.15% , , Jason Crummey (Independent)
101
1.66% , , , Tom Osborne , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

St. John's West St. John's West could refer to: * St. John's West (federal electoral district) * St. John's West (provincial electoral district) {{Disambiguation ...

74.57% turnout , , Tom Moore
2,532
39.43% , , ,

Sheila Osborne Sheila Osborne is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She represented the district of St. John's West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1997 to 2011, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Part ...

3,206
49.93% , , Pat Lynch
683
10.64% , , , , , Sheila Osborne , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
75.76% turnout , , Pete Soucy
2,010
38.66% , , Chris O'Brien
793
15.25% , , , Jack Harris
2,179
41.91% , , Paul Hillier (NL Party)
116
2.23%
Shaun Dunn (Independent)
53
1.02% , , , Jack Harris , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Virginia Waters Virginia Waters (foaled 15 February 2002) is an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which lasted from September 2004 to October 2005 she ran twelve times and won three races. After winning once from four star ...

73.08% turnout , , ,

Walter Noel Walter Noel is a Canadian politician. He was first elected to Newfoundland's House of Assembly as the Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for Pleasantville in 1989, and re-elected in 1993. Noel was re-elected with the assistance of local Nfld ...

2,973
47.43% , , Paul Walsh
2,277
36.33% , , Amanda Will
887
14.15% , , Deanne Stapleton (Independent)
131
2.09% , , , Walter Noel

St. John's suburbs

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape St. Francis
86.83% turnout , , Jim Martin
2,169
31.87% , , , Jack Byrne
4,197
61.67% , , Shawn Sullivan
440
6.46% , , , , , Jack Byrne , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Conception Bay East & Bell Island
74.00% turnout , , , Jim Walsh
2,426
40.19% , , Doug Cole
1,803
29.87% , , Ken Kavanagh
932
15.44% , , Sue Kelland-Dyer
876
14.51% , , , Jim Walsh , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Conception Bay South Conception Bay South is a town in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is commonly called CBS. The town is located on the Avalon Peninsula which forms part of the southern shore of Conception Bay which is in turn part of ...

75.32% turnout , , Bill Lee
1,806
29.98% , , , Bob French
3,888
64.54% , , Reg Porter
330
5.48% , , , , , Bob French , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Mount Pearl Mount Pearl is the fourth-largest municipality and second-largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The city is located southwest of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the isla ...

73.19% turnout , , , Julie Bettney
3,468
55.70% , , Cathy Sheehan
2,269
36.44% , , Glen Grouchey
489
7.85% , , , , , Julie Bettney , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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79.77% turnout , , , Ralph Wiseman
3,381
52.16% , , Rick Fifield
2,533
39.08% , , Mary Snow
568
8.76% , , , , , Ralph Wiseman , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Waterford Valley Waterford Valley is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is represented by one member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election. It wa ...

74.90% turnout , , Paula Buckle
2,680
41.88% , , , Harvey Hodder
3,480
54.38% , , Bill Maddigan
239
3.73% , , , , , Harvey Hodder

Avalon and Burin peninsulas

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Bellevue Bellevue means "beautiful view" in French. Bellevue or Belle Vue may refer to: Places Australia * Bellevue, Queensland * Bellevue, Western Australia * Bellevue Hill, New South Wales Canada * Bellevue, Alberta * Bellevue, Newfoundlan ...

64.41% turnout , , , Percy Barrett
3,229
61.26% , , Gus Coombs
1,667
31.63% , , Mose Ingram
375
7.11% , , , , , Percy Barrett , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Burin-Placentia West Burin-Placentia West was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The district was known as Placentia West prior to 1975. As of 2011 there were 7,673 eligible voters living within the distric ...

75.76% turnout , , ,

Mary Hodder Mary J. Hodder (April 5, 1945 – January 26, 2025) was a Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Burin-Placentia West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2003 as a member of the Liberal Party.

3,469
53.30% , , Dominic Lundrigan
2,658
40.84% , , Wayne Butler
382
5.87% , , , , , Mary Hodder , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Carbonear-Harbour Grace Carbonear-Harbour Grace is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011 there were 9,205 eligible voters living within the district. Being a regional services centre heavily infl ...

75.12% turnout , , , George Sweeney
4,132
68.44% , , Claude Garland
37.54% , , Kevin Noel
391
6.48% , , , , ,

Art Reid Arthur D. Reid (born October 17, 1947) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Carbonear and Carbonear-Harbour Grace in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1989 to 1998. He was a member of the Liberal ...

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Ferryland Ferryland is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the Avalon Peninsula. According to the 2021 Statistics Canada census, its population is 371. Seventeenth century settlement Ferryland was originally established as a station for migratory fi ...

81.86% turnout , , Harold Mullowney
2,141
31.62% , , ,

Loyola Sullivan Loyola Sullivan (born April 3, 1949) served as Canada, Canada's Ambassador for Fisheries Conservation from 2007 until 2011 and is a former Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, Member of the House of Assembly in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

4,482
66.20% , , Gerry Ryan
147
2.17% , , , , , Loyola Sullivan , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Grand Bank Grand Bank or 'Grand Banc' as the first French settlers pronounced it, is a small rural town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, with a population of 2,580. It is located on the southern tip or "toe" of the Burin Peninsula (al ...

65.15% turnout , , ,

Judy Foote Judy May Foote ( Crowley; born June 23, 1952) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 14th lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador from 2018 to 2023. She was the first woman to hold the position. Prior to her appointment as ...

3,964
70.18% , , John Bolt
1,146
20.29% , , Richard Rennie
538
9.53% , , , , , Judy Foote , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Harbour Main-Whitbourne
79.43% turnout , , Wanda Dawe
2,502
37.44% , , , Tom Hedderson
3,670
54.92% , , Fred Akerman
511
7.65% , , , , , Don Whelan† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Placentia & St. Mary's
80.66% turnout , ,

Anthony Sparrow Anthony Sparrow (May 1612-19 May 1685) was prominent as both a theologian and academic at the University of Cambridge and as a cleric in the Church of England. He was President of Queens' College, Cambridge, Vice-Chancellor of the University o ...

2,938
45.08% , , ,

Fabian Manning Fabian Manning (born May 21, 1964) is a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Manning served as a Progressive Conservative and later as the independent Member of the House of Assembly for the district of Placentia and St. Mary’s ...

3,579
54.92% , , , , , , , Anthony Sparrow , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Port de Grave Port de Grave is a peninsula on Conception Bay (CB) in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The peninsula contains the communities of Bareneed, Black Duck Pond, Otterbury, Ship Cove, Blow Me Down, Newfoundland and Labrador, Blow Me Down, Hibb's Co ...

64.50% turnout , , ,

John Efford Ruben John Efford (January 6, 1944 – January 2, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He first served as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (MHA) from 1985 to 2001, representing Port de Grave electoral district and also s ...

4,488
78.75% , , Paul Cooper
1,026
18.00% , , Steve Quigly
185
3.25% , , , , , John Efford , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Trinity-Bay de Verde
64.84% turnout , , , Lloyd Snow
3,201
54.15% , , Peter Bursey
2,176
36.81% , , Jeff Jacobs
320
5.41% , , Monty Newhook
214
3.62% , , , Lloyd Snow

Central Newfoundland

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Baie Verte
69.07% turnout , , Gerald Burton
1,988
38.68% , , ,

Paul Shelley Paul Shelley (born Paul Matthews; 15 May 1942) is an English actor. Shelley was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, and trained at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). Since then he has mainly worked in the theatre as a classical actor. ...

3,152
61.32% , , , , , , , Paul Shelley , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Bonavista North Bonavista North was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It existed from when Newfoundland joined confederation in 1949 until 2015. As of 2011 the district had 6,956 eligible voters. Wh ...

61.01% turnout , , ,

Beaton Tulk Reginald Beaton Tulk (May 22, 1944 – May 23, 2019) was a Canadian educator, civil servant and politician. He served as the seventh premier of Newfoundland from 2000 to 2001 as a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. To dat ...

3,943
75.54% , , Jim Cooze
1,277
24.46% , , , , , , , Beaton Tulk , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Bonavista South Bonavista South is a former provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 the district had 6,843 eligible voters. It contains the communities of: Bonavista, Spillars Cove, Birchy Cove ...

68.50% turnout , , George Clements
1,768
27.87% , , ,

Roger Fitzgerald Roger Fitzgerald (born 5 May 1947) is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represented the district of Bonavista South from 1993 to 2011 and served as Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Before ...

4,496
70.87% , , Shawn Crann
80
1.26% , , , , , Roger Fitzgerald , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Exploits
61.89% turnout , , ,

Roger Grimes Roger D. Grimes (born May 2, 1950) is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. Grimes was born and raised in the central Newfoundland town of Grand Falls-Windsor. Grimes is a former leader of the province's Liberal Party and was it ...

2,526
49.50% , , Gonzo Gillingham
1,944
38.10% , , , , Arnold Best (NL Party)
633
12.40% , , , Roger Grimes , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Gander
75.19% turnout , , ,

Sandra Kelly Sandra Kelly (born April 13, 1949) is a Canadian former elected official. She sat in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2003 as a member of the Liberals. She served as the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation and ...

3,064
49.56% , , Kevin O'Brien
2,926
47.32% , , Roy Locke
193
3.12% , , , , , Sandra Kelly , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Grand Falls-Buchans
69.84% turnout , , , Anna Thistle
3,511
58.05% , , Lorne Woolridge
2,349
38.84% , , Bob Buckingham
188
3.11% , , , , , Anna Thistle , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Lewisporte Lewisporte is a town in central Newfoundland, Canada, with a population of 3,288. It is situated in Burnt Bay which opens on to the Bay of Exploits. Lewisporte has a deep water port and related facilities that serve many communities in the re ...

71.92% turnout , ,

Melvin Penney Melvin Lorne Penney (born 1946) is a pharmacist and former politician in Newfoundland. He represented Lewisporte in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1989 to 1999. The son of Arthur Penney and Hazel Coish, he was born in Indian Islands and ...

2,116
35.08% , , ,

Tom Rideout Thomas "Tom" Gerald Rideout (born June 25, 1948) is a former Canadian politician who served as the fourth premier of Newfoundland from March 22, 1989 to May 5, 1989. Life and career Born in Fleur de Lys, Newfoundland, Rideout was first electe ...

3,791
62.85% , , Michael Dwyer
125
2.07% , , , , , Melvin Penney , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Terra Nova
60.01% turnout , , , Tom Lush
3,514
66.88% , , Rob Stead
1,740
33.12% , , , , , , , Tom Lush , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Trinity North Trinity North was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 8,278 eligible voters living within the district. The riding was abolished in 2015 into Terra Nova and Bon ...

65.58% turnout , , , Doug Oldford
2,979
50.70% , , Sheila Kelly-Blackmore
2,183
37.15% , , Dan Corbett
714
12.15% , , , , , Doug Oldford , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Twillingate & Fogo
56.40% turnout , , ,

Gerry Reid Gerry Reid (born June 18, 1954) was a Canadian politician and the leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. He served as interim leader from 2005 to 2006, until Jim Bennett replaced him in February 2006. Reid was reelected as ...

3,343
65.82% , , Gerald McKenna
1,466
28.86% , , , , Dallas Mitchell (Independent)
270
5.32% , , , Gerry Reid , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Windsor-Springdale
65.40% turnout , , Graham Flight
2,180
37.30% , , , Ray Hunter
3,192
54.61% , , Rose Howe
115
1.97% , , Audrey Smith (Independent)
263
4.50%
Roger Bennett (Independent)
95
1.63% , , , Graham Flight , -

Western and Southern Newfoundland

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Bay of Islands The Bay of Islands is an area on the east coast of the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most popular fishing, sailing and tourist destinations in the country, and has been renowned internationally for ...

68.65% turnout , , , Eddie Joyce
3,164
57.56% , , Paul Hunt
1,713
31.16% , , Israel Hann
620
11.28% , , , , ,

Brian Tobin Brian Vincent Tobin (born October 21, 1954) is a Canadian businessman and former politician. Tobin served as the sixth premier of Newfoundland from 1996 to 2000. Tobin was also a prominent Member of Parliament and served as a cabinet ministe ...

‡
(ran in The Straits & White Bay North) , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Burgeo & La Poile
65.02% turnout , , , Kelvin Parsons
3,421
59.50% , , Greg Sheaves
1,988
34.57% , , Owen Marsden
342
5.95% , , , , , Bill Ramsay† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune
56.04% turnout , , ,

Oliver Langdon Oliver Langdon is an educator and former political figure in Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1989 to 2007 as a Progressive Conservative and then Libera ...

3,189
70.21% , , Bob Baker
1,353
29.79% , , , , , , , Oliver Langdon , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Humber East
71.94% turnout , , , Bob Mercer
3,197
52.35% , , Janice Wells
2,405
39.38% , , Jean Mehaney
246
4.03% , , David Ledrew (NL Party)
259
4.24% , , , Bob Mercer , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Humber Valley
58.10% turnout , , ,

Rick Woodford Rick Woodford (1948–2006) was a former Newfoundland and Labrador MHA and cabinet minister. Woodford served ten years as mayor of Cormack, also serving as a director for the Newfoundland Federation of Municipalities. He had been MHA for Humbe ...

3,051
68.21% , , Warren Rose
1,422
31.79% , , , , , , , Rick Woodford , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Humber West
61.19% turnout , , ,

Paul Dicks Paul D. Dicks (born 1950) is a lawyer and former politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented Humber West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1989 to 2001 as a Liberal. He was born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland ...

2,814
58.41% , , Pat Callahan
1,152
23.91% , , Paul Bourgeois
852
17.84% , , , , , Paul Dicks , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Port au Port
63.45% turnout , , , Gerald Smith
2,976
56.50% , , Ada Marche
1,719
32.64% , , Sharon Whalen
421
7.99% , , William Smallwood (Independent)
151
2.87% , , , Gerald Smith , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. Barbe
62.72% turnout , , ,

Chuck Furey Charles "Chuck" Furey (born March 6, 1954) is a former Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of St. Barbe in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1985 to 2000. The son of Leo Furey and Mary Bruce, he was b ...

2,878
59.61% , , Rod Roberts
1,950
40.39% , , , , , , , Chuck Furey , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. George's-Stephenville East
56.26% turnout , , ,

Kevin Aylward Kevin Aylward (born August 24, 1960) is a Canadian businessman and former politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was the leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador from August 14, 2011, until January 3, 2012. Aylward w ...

2,546
52.66% , , Leonard Muise
1,944
40.21% , , , , Dave Johnson (NL Party)
345
7.14% , , , Kevin Aylward , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, The Straits & White Bay North
52.76% turnout , , ,

3,227
74.77% , , Ford Mitchelmore
1,089
25.23% , , , , , , ,

Chris Decker Christopher Robert Decker (November 17, 1941 – August 8, 2015) was an English United Church clergyman, businessman and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented The Straits – White Bay North in the Newfoundland House of Ass ...

†

Labrador

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 3,131 eligible voters living within the district. The district covers remote communities in South ...

63.66% turnout , , ,

Yvonne Jones Yvonne Jean Jones (born March 15, 1968) is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, who served in the House of Commons of Canada from 2013 to 2025. She represented the district of Labrador as a member of the Liberal Party caucus. On ...

1,832
85.45% , , Sharon Moores
312
14.55% , , , , , Yvonne Jones , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Labrador West
83.23% turnout , , Perry Canning
2,544
45.07% , , Susan Whitten
400
7.09% , , ,

Randy Collins Randy Collins is a Canadian politician and a former New Democratic Party (NDP) member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. He represented the Labrador West riding until his resignation in early 2007 due to corruption charges. ...

2,700
47.84% , , , Perry Canning , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Lake Melville Lake Melville is an estuary of Hamilton Inlet (itself an extension of Groswater Bay) on the Labrador coast of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Comprising and stretching inland to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, it forms part of the ...

60.99% turnout , , , Ernie McLean
1,915
52.45% , , Hayward Broomfield
1,413
38.70% , , Ronald Peddle
323
8.85% , , , Ernie McLean , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Torngat Mountains The Torngat Mountains are a mountain range on the Labrador Peninsula at the northern tip of Newfoundland and Labrador and eastern Quebec. They are part of the Arctic Cordillera. The mountains form a peninsula that separates Ungava Bay from the ...

99.19% turnout , , , Wally Andersen
1,036
85.06% , , Simeon Tshakapesh
182
14.94% , , , , , Wally Andersen

References

External links

Government of Newfoundland and LabradorElections Newfoundland and LabradorElection Report

Parties

Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
(see also

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC; ) was a Centrism, centre to centre-right List of federal political parties in Canada, federal political party in Canada that existed from 1942 to 2003. From Canadian Confederation in 1867 unti ...

)
Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
(see also

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)
Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party
(see also

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Labrador Party
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