Election Name: | 1975 Newfoundland general election |
Country: | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Type: | parliamentary |
Election Date: | September 16, 1975 |
Previous Election: | 1972 Newfoundland general election |
Previous Year: | 1972 |
Next Election: | 1979 Newfoundland general election |
Next Year: | 1979 |
Seats For Election: | 51 seats to the 37th General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Majority Seats: | 26 |
Image1: | PC |
Leader1: | Frank Moores |
Leader Since1: | 1972 |
Leaders Seat1: | Humber West |
Last Election1: | 33 seats, 60.22% |
Seats1: | 30 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 101,016 |
Percentage1: | 45.54% |
Swing1: | 14.68pp |
Leader2: | Edwards Roberts |
Leader Since2: | 1972 |
Leaders Seat2: | White Bay North |
Last Election2: | 9 seats, 37.06% |
Seats2: | 16 |
Seat Change2: | 7 |
Popular Vote2: | 82,270 |
Percentage2: | 37.09% |
Swing2: | 0.03pp |
Party3: | Reform Liberal |
Leader3: | Joey Smallwood |
Leader Since3: | 1975 |
Leaders Seat3: | Twillingate |
Last Election3: | New party |
Seats3: | 4 |
Seat Change3: | 4 |
Popular Vote3: | 26,552 |
Percentage3: | 11.96% |
Swing3: | n/a |
Premier | |
Before Election: | Frank Moores |
Posttitle: | Premier after election |
After Election: | Frank Moores |
Ongoing: | No |
Flag Year: | 1952 |
The 1975 Newfoundland general election was held on 16 September 1975 to elect members of the 37th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.
Party | Leader | 1972 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | < | -- Free images only, please. Do not use a non-free/"fair use" image here. -->Frank Moores | 33 | 30 | align=right | -9.1% | 101,016 | 45.54 | Ed Roberts | 9 | 16 | +56% | 82,270 | 37.09 | ||
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Reform Liberal | Joey Smallwood | - | 4 | N/A | 26,522 | 11.96 | align=right | - | align=right | - | 0% | 9,653 | 4.35 | Other (Independent Liberal) | align=right | - |
| 0% | 2,357 | 1.06 | ||
Totals | 42 | 51 | - | 222,789 | 100.00 | |||||||||||||||||
For complete electoral history, see individual districts