Newfoundland general election, 1979

The 39th Newfoundland general election was held on June 18, 1979 to elect members of the 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland, the tenth general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.

Results

  Party Leader 1975 Seats won % change Popular vote (%)
Progressive Conservative Brian Peckford 30 33 +10% 119,151 50.4%
     Liberal Donald Jamieson 16 19 +19% 95,943 40.6%
     New Democratic John Green 0 0 0% 18,507 7.8%
     Other 5 0 0% 2,786 1.2%
Totals 51 52 - 237,135 100%

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