Election Name: | 1982 Newfoundland general election |
Country: | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Type: | parliamentary |
Election Date: | April 6, 1982 |
Previous Election: | 1979 Newfoundland general election |
Previous Year: | 1979 |
Next Election: | 1985 Newfoundland general election |
Next Year: | 1985 |
Seats For Election: | 52 seats to the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Majority Seats: | 27 |
Image1: | PC |
Leader1: | Brian Peckford |
Leader Since1: | March 26, 1979 |
Leaders Seat1: | Green Bay |
Last Election1: | 33 seats, 50.25% |
Seats1: | 44 |
Seat Change1: | 11 |
Popular Vote1: | 152,966 |
Percentage1: | 61.19% |
Swing1: | 10.94pp |
Leader2: | Len Stirling |
Leader Since2: | 1980 |
Leaders Seat2: | Bonavista North (lost re-election) |
Last Election2: | 19 seats, 40.46% |
Seats2: | 8 |
Seat Change2: | 11 |
Popular Vote2: | 87,228 |
Percentage2: | 34.89% |
Swing2: | 5.57pp |
Premier | |
Before Election: | Brian Peckford |
Posttitle: | Premier after election |
After Election: | Brian Peckford |
Ongoing: | No |
The 1982 Newfoundland general election was held on 6 April 1982 to elect members of the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.
Party | Leader | 1979 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | Brian Peckford | 33 | 44 | +33% | 152,966 | 61.2% | 19 | 8 | align=right | -58% | 87,228 | 34.9% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 9,371 | 3.7% | Other | 0 | 0 | 0% | 425 | 0.2% | ||||
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Totals | 52 | 52 | - | 251,024 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For complete electoral history, see individual districts