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The 1982 Newfoundland general election was held on 6 April 1982 to elect members of the
39th General Assembly of Newfoundland The members of the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland were elected in the Newfoundland general election held in April 1982. The general assembly sat from May 10, 1982 to March 11, 1985. The Progressive Conservative Party led by Brian Peckfor ...
. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.


Results


Results by district

*Names in boldface type represent party leaders. *† indicates that the incumbent did not run again.


St. John's

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kilbride
76.66% turnout , , , Robert Aylward
4,710
81.45% , , Sean Callahan
1,073
18.55% , , , , , Robert Aylward , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Pleasantville
78.23% turnout , , , Jerome Dinn
4,803
68.97% , , Walter Noel
1,349
19.37% , , Gerry Panting
812
11.66% , , , Jerome Dinn , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. John's Centre
72.80% turnout , , , Patrick McNicholas
2,357
71.27% , , John Slattery
657
19.87% , , Robert Harry Cuff
293
8.86% , , , Patrick McNicholas , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. John's East
63.09% turnout , , , William Marshall
2,021
68.53% , , Hugh Coady
382
12.95% , , Nancy Riche
546
18.52% , , , William Marshall , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. John's North
75.05% turnout , , , John Carter
2,520
66.67% , , Norman Whalen
1,095
28.97% , , Austin Scott
165
4.36% , , , John Carter , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. John's South
64.30% turnout , , , John Collins
2,286
73.67% , , Ernest Antle
582
18.76% , , Barbara Roberts
235
7.57% , , , John Collins , - , 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 ...

64.92% turnout , , , Harold Barrett
2,475
71.64% , , Ronald Pumphrey
755
21.85% , , Ronald Lewis
225
6.51% , , , Harold Barrett , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Waterford-Kenmount
81.21% turnout , , , Gerry Ottenheimer
5,063
72.33% , , William Callahan
1,427
20.39% , , John March
510
7.28% , , , Gerry Ottenheimer , -


St. John's suburbs

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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 ...

75.76% turnout , , , John Butt
5,382
70.56% , , Gerald Greenslade
1,664
21.81% , , Howard Story
292
3.83% , , Jerry LeDrew (Independent)
290
3.80% , , , John Butt , - , 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 ...

82.14% turnout , , , Neil Windsor
5,196
75.46% , , Seymour Dyke
928
13.48% , , Helen Porter
762
11.06% , , , , , Neil Windsor , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Mount Scio
77.04% turnout , , ,
Leo Barry Leo Barry (born 19 May 1977) is a retired Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL) with the Sydney Swans. Originally from Deniliquin, New South Wales, Barry attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, before being d ...

3,997
77.43% , , Sonya Abbott
785
15.21% , , Raymond Ryall
380
7.36% , , , , , Leo Barry , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. John's East Extern
80.88% turnout , , , Tom Hickey
4,795
72.64% , , David Wheeler
1,338
20.27% , , Robert Anderson
468
7.09% , , , , , Tom Hickey


Avalon Peninsula

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Carbonear Carbonear is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It overlooks the west side of Conception Bay and had a history long tied to fishing and shipbuilding. Since the late 20th century, its economy has changed to empha ...

85.94% turnout , , , Milton Peach
3,319
54.31% , , Rod Moores
2,792
45.69% , , , , , Rod Moores , - , 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 ...

84.89% turnout , , , Charlie Power
3,374
79.84% , , John Wiseman
852
20.16% , , , , , Charlie Power , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Harbour Grace Harbour Grace is a town in Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. With roots dating back to the 16th century, it is one of the oldest towns in North America. It is located about northwest of ...

86.08% turnout , , , Haig Young
3,394
70.15% , , Carl Cooper
1,444
29.85% , , , , , Haig Young , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Harbour Main-Bell Island
81.67% turnout , , ,
Norman Doyle Norman "Blicky" Doyle (born November 11, 1945) is a Canadian businessman and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He was a member of the Senate of Canada from 2012 to 2020 and a Member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2008. P ...

4,238
77.24% , , Joe Furey
1,077
19.63% , , Bill Healey (NDP)
172
3.13% , , , Norman Doyle , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Placentia
79.42% turnout , , , William Patterson
2,706
64.20% , , Basil Power
1,509
35.80% , , , , , William Patterson , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Port de Grave
81.80% turnout , , , Randy W. Collins
3,003
51.82% , , Ambrose Stoyles
2,657
45.85% , , James Roberts (Independent)
135
2.33% , , , Randy W. Collins , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
St. Mary's-The Capes Placentia—St. Mary's is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, th ...

94.15% turnout , , ,
Loyola Hearn Loyola Hearn, (born March 25, 1943) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician. Hearn is the former Canadian Ambassador to Ireland. He served as a Member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 to 2008, and as Minister of Fisheries and O ...

2,619
56.55% , , Derrick Hancock
2,012
43.45% , , , , , Derrick Hancock , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Trinity-Bay de Verde
84.02% turnout , , , James Reid
2,700
56.40% , , Phil Warren
2,087
43.60% , , , , , Frederick B. Rowe†


Eastern Newfoundland

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
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 ...

79.19% turnout , , Basil Jamieson
2,858
48.90% , , ,
Wilson Callan Wilson Elwood Callan (October 8, 1939 – August 13, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Bellevue in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly ...

2,987
51.10% , , , Wilson Callan , - , 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 ...

86.71% turnout , , ,
George Cross The George Cross (GC) is the highest award bestowed by the British government for non-operational Courage, gallantry or gallantry not in the presence of an enemy. In the British honours system, the George Cross, since its introduction in 1940, ...

2,972
52.60% , ,
Len Stirling Leonard Walter Stirling (November 3, 1937 – February 12, 2024) was a Canadian politician in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. He was a member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1979 to 1982 and was leader of the Liberal Party ...

2,678
47.40% , , , Len Stirling , - , 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 ...

64.93% turnout , , , Jim Morgan
2,742
73.43% , , Cyril Mifflin
992
26.57% , , , Jim Morgan , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Fogo
83.83% turnout , , Manson Sheppard
2,438
47.41% , , ,
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 ...

2,704
52.59% , , , Beaton Tulk , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Terra Nova
76.18% turnout , , Glen Greening
2,256
47.89% , , , Tom Lush
2,455
52.11% , , , Tom Lush , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Trinity North
77.33% turnout , , , Charlie Brett
3,022
59.50% , , Fred Best
2,057
40.50% , , , Charlie Brett


Central Newfoundland

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Baie Verte-White Bay
80.53% turnout , , ,
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 ...

3,062
56.06% , , Chris Decker
2,400
43.94% , , , , , Tom Rideout , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Exploits
59.51% turnout , , , Hugh Twomey
2,787
61.75% , , Glenn Noseworthy
1,726
38.25% , , , , , Hugh Twomey , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Gander
74.76% turnout , , , Hazel Newhook
2,876
57.75% , ,
Winston Baker Winston Baker (born December 17, 1939) was a Canadian politician, who sat in the Newfoundland House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly () is the Unicameralism, unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly ...

1,845
37.05% , , Lowell Paulson
259
5.20% , , , Hazel Newhook , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Grand Falls
74.13% turnout , , , Len Simms
2,786
70.73% , , Walter Clarke
1,153
29.27% , , , , , Len Simms , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Green Bay
70.56% turnout , , ,
Brian Peckford Alfred Brian Peckford (born August 27, 1942) is a Canadian politician who served as the third premier of Newfoundland from March 26, 1979 to March 22, 1989. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, Peckford was first elected as the ...

3,338
78.36% , , Munden Batstone
922
21.64% , , , , , Brian Peckford , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Lewisporte
78.05% turnout , , , James Russell
3,559
63.37% , , Graham Wood
2,057
36.63% , , , , , Freeman White† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Twillingate Twillingate is a town of 2,121 people located on the Twillingate Islands ("Toulinquet") in Notre Dame Bay, off the north eastern shore of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is about north ...

73.65% turnout , , , Ida Reid
1,880
49.69% , , Bill Rowe
1,588
41.98% , , Roderick Woolridge
315
8.33% , , , Bill Rowe , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Windsor-Buchans
73.97% turnout , , , John McLennon
2,057
51.05% , , Graham Flight
1,972
48.95% , , , , , Graham Flight


Southern Newfoundland

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir
81.21% turnout , , , , Harold Andrews
2,221
55.14% , , Lloyd Walters
1,807
44.86% , , , , , Harold Andrews , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Burin-Placentia West
90.66% turnout , , , Glenn Tobin
3,429
52.02% , , Don Hollett
3,163
47.98% , , , , , Don Hollett , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Fortune-Hermitage
71.10% turnout , , , Don Stewart
2,446
61.47% , , John Rideout
1,533
38.53% , , , , , Don Stewart , - , 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 ...

77.41% turnout , , , Bill Matthews
2,857
51.64% , , Leslie Thoms
2,442
44.13% , , Eric Miller
234
4.23% , , , Leslie Thoms , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, La Poile
68.02% turnout , , David Martin
2,051
49.51% , , , Steve Neary
2,092
50.49% , , , , , Steve Neary


Western Newfoundland

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
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 ...

74.06% turnout , , , Luke Woodrow
3,254
65.40% , , Elizabeth Hann
1,377
27.67% , , Clarence Galliott
345
6.93% , , , Luke Woodrow , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Humber East
76.96% turnout , , , Lynn Verge
3,102
66.82% , ,
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 ...

1,249
26.91% , , Cynthia Wishart
291
6.27% , , , Lynn Verge , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Humber Valley
76.54% turnout , , , Wallace House
3,480
63.53% , , Kevin Saunders
1,998
36.47% , , , , , Wallace House , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Humber West
81.33% turnout , , , Ray Baird
3,365
63.97% , , Doyle Mills
1,130
21.48% , , Peter Fenwick
765
14.55% , , , Ray Baird , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Port au Port
89.86% turnout , , Don Bennett
1,798
44.69% , , , Jim Hodder
2,094
52.05% , , Jenny Fenwick
131
3.26% , , , Jim Hodder , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. Barbe
79.41% turnout , , , Everett Osmond
2,611
50.38% , , Trevor Bennett
2,166
41.79% , , Donald Snook
406
7.83% , , , Trevor Bennett , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, St. George's
80.17% turnout , , , Ron Dawe
2,910
63.75% , , Charles Mercer
1,655
36.25% , , , , , Ron Dawe , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Stephenville
75.31% turnout , , , Frederick Stagg
2,205
56.21% , , William MacNeil
1,718
43.79% , , , , , Frederick Stagg , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Strait of Belle Isle The Strait of Belle Isle ( ; ) is a waterway in eastern Canada, that separates Labrador from the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Location The strait is located in the southeast of the ...

72.66% turnout , , Frank Kearney
1,318
28.54% , , , Edward Roberts
2,975
64.42% , , Levi Squires
325
7.04% , , , Edward Roberts , -


Labrador

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Eagle River
88.25% turnout , , Philip Stone
527
21.86% , , ,
Eugene Hiscock Eugene Ronald Hiscock (born June 27, 1950) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Eagle River in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly () is the Unicameral ...

1,316
54.58% , , Ronald Rumbolt
568
23.56% , , , Eugene Hiscock , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Menihek
82.91% turnout , , , Peter Walsh
3,589
58.86% , , Gordon Manstan
1,637
26.84% , , Roland LeGrow
872
14.30% , , , Peter Walsh , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Naskaupi
83.98% turnout , , , Joseph Goudie
1,998
50.61% , , Melvin Woodward
1,950
49.39% , , , , , Joseph Goudie , - , 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 ...

99.06% turnout , , David Hunt
214
18.79% , , , Garfield Warren
925
81.21% , , , , , Garfield Warren , -


References


Further reading

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