| Election Name: | 1985 Newfoundland general election |
| Country: | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Party Colour: | no |
| Party Name: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1982 Newfoundland general election |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Next Election: | 1989 Newfoundland general election |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
| Seats For Election: | 52 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 27 |
| Leader1: | Brian Peckford |
| Leader Since1: | 17 March 1979 |
| Leaders Seat1: | Green Bay |
| Last Election1: | 44 |
| Seats1: | 36 |
| Seat Change1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 134,893 |
| Percentage1: | 48.6% |
| Swing1: | 12.5pp |
| Leader2: | Leo Barry |
| Leader Since2: | 1984 |
| Leaders Seat2: | Mount Scio |
| Last Election2: | 8 |
| Seats2: | 15 |
| Seat Change2: | 7 |
| Popular Vote2: | 102,016 |
| Percentage2: | 36.7% |
| Swing2: | 1.6pp |
| Leader3: | Peter Fenwick |
| Leader Since3: | 1981 |
| Leaders Seat3: | Menihek |
| Last Election3: | 0 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 39,954 |
| Percentage3: | 14.4% |
| Swing3: | 10.7pp |
| Premier | |
| Before Election: | Brian Peckford |
| After Election: | Brian Peckford |
| Posttitle: | Premier after election |
The 1985 Newfoundland general election was held on 2 April 1985 to elect members of the 40th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party under Premier Brian Peckford.
| Party | Leader | 1982 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | Brian Peckford | 44 | 36 | align=right | -18% | 134,893 | 48.6% | Leo Barry | 8 | 15 | +88% | 102,016 | 36.7% | 0 | 1 | 100% | 39,954 | 14.4% | Other | 0 | 0 | 0% | 778 | 0.3% | |||
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| Totals | 52 | 52 | - | 278,502 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||