Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
Newfoundland and Labrador
October 21, 2003
48 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
25 seats were needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Danny Williams Roger Grimes Jack Harris
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic
Leader since 2001 2001 1992
Leader's seat Humber West Exploits Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
Last election 14 32 2
Seats won 34 12 2
Seat change Increase20 Decrease20 0
Popular vote 162,949 91,729 19,048
Percentage 58.71% 33.05% 6.86%
Swing Increase17.94% Decrease16.57% Decrease1.37%

Map of the province showing the ridings and which party they supported and by how much
Premier before election

Roger Grimes
Liberal

 Premier-designate

Danny Williams
Progressive Conservative

The 46th Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 21, 2003, to elect the 48 members of the 45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 17th general election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The election was called on September 29 by Premier Roger Grimes of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Results

This election marked only the third change of government in the 54 years since the province joined Canada. The Liberals, led by Roger Grimes, were soundly defeated by the Danny Williams-led Progressive Conservative Party, who took almost three-quarters of the seats in the House of Assembly and well over half of the popular vote. The Liberals lost seven of their 17 Cabinet ministers, along with the Speaker of the House, from the preceding government. Jack Harris and the New Democrats hopes to increase their seat total from two were frustrated, although their incumbents were re-elected.

Results by party

 Summary of the Legislative Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador election results
Party Party leader Candidates Seats Popular vote
1999 Dissol. 2003 Change # % Change
Progressive Conservative Danny Williams 48 14 19 34 +78.9% 162,949 58.71% +17.94%
Liberal Roger Grimes 48 32 27 12 -55.6% 91,729 33.05% -16.57%
New Democratic Jack Harris 34 2 2 2 - 19,048 6.86% -1.37%
  Independent and no affiliation 13 - - - - 3,812 1.38% -%
Total 143 48 48 48  - 277,538 100.00%  

Results by region

Party name St. John's Avalon/Burin Central/Southern Western Labrador Total
Parties winning seats in the legislature:
  Progressive Conservative Seats: 13 5 8 7 1 34
  Popular vote: 67.73% 57.61% 54.02% 57.48% 30.52% 58.71%
  Liberal Seats: - 4 5 1 2 12
  Popular vote: 19.43% 38.17% 42.78% 40.16% 29.93% 33.05%
     New Democratic Seats: 1 - - - 1 2
     Popular vote: 12.59% 4.20% 2.62% 1.61% 21.65% 6.86%
Parties not winning seats in the legislature:
     Other Popular vote: 0.25% 0.02% 0.58% 0.75% 17.90% 1.38%
Total seats: 14 9 13 8 4 48

Results by riding

St. John's

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
 PC Liberal NDP Other
Kilbride Ed Byrne
5,315		 Joe Wadden
1,071		 David Reynolds
404		 Ed Byrne
Signal Hill—Quidi Vidi Karen Carroll
2,221		 Ray O'Neill
391		 Jack Harris
2,456		 Jack Harris
St. John's Centre Shawn Skinner
3,349		 Joan Marie Aylward
1,763		 Carol Cantwell
956		 Joan Marie Aylward
St. John's East John Ottenheimer
4,151		 George Murphy
862		 Bruce Clark
841		 Steve Durant (Ind.)
66		 John Ottenheimer
St. John's North Bob Ridgley
3,107		 Jeff Brace
1,433		 Liam Walsh
820		 Lloyd Mathews †
St. John's South Tom Osborne
4,532		 Dennis O'Keefe (Not to be confused with the St. John's Mayor)
756		 Tom McGinnis
676		 Tom Osborne
St. John's West Sheila Osborne
4,557		 Tom Hann
1,292		 Raj Sharan
460		 Sheila Osborne
Virginia Waters Kathy Dunderdale
4,193		 Walter Noel
2,358		 Dave Sullivan
666		 Walter Noel

St. John's suburbs

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
 PC Liberal NDP Other
Cape St. Francis Jack Byrne
5,604		 Bill Tapper
1,294		 Ralph Tapper
980		 Jack Byrne
Conception Bay East and Bell Island Dianne Whalen
4,147		 Jim Walsh
1,870		 Ken Kavanaugh
1,180		 Doug Cole (Ind.)
171		 Jim Walsh
Conception Bay South Terry French
5,606		 Sheina Lerman
372		 Andy Lewis
768		 Terry French
Mount Pearl Dave Denine
5,662		 Wayne Ralph
798		 Roy Locke
504		 Julie Bettney †
Topsail Elizabeth Marshall
5,354 		Ralph Wiseman
2,354		 Michael Kehoe
472		 Ralph Wiseman
Waterford Valley Harvey Hodder
4,569		 Averill Baker
1,277		 Justin Locke
410		 Harvey Hodder

Avalon and Burin peninsulas

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
 PC Liberal NDP Other
Bellevue Joan Cleary
2,523		 Percy Barrett
2,623		 Michael Fahey
299		 Percy Barrett
Burin—Placentia West Clyde Jackman
3,450		 Sam Synard
2,133		 Wayne Butler
684		 Mary Hodder †
Carbonear—Harbour Grace John Babb
3,165		 George Sweeney
3,699		 George Sweeney
Ferryland Loyola Sullivan
5,167		 Andrea Kavanagh
504		 Lois Martin
309		 Pilar Riego-Hickey (Ind.)
11		 Loyola Sullivan
Grand Bank Darin King
3,058		 Judy Foote
3,101		 Bill Wakeley
136		 Judy Foote
Harbour Main—Whitbourne Tom Hedderson
4,769		 Fred Akerman
1,482		 Eugene Conway
493		 Tom Hedderson
Placentia and St. Mary's Fabian Manning
3,746		 Kevin Power
1,812		 Janet Stringer
152		 Fabian Manning
Port de Grave Clarence Gosse
2,374		 Roland Butler
3,983		 Roland Butler
Trinity—Bay de Verde Charlene Johnson
4,091		 Lloyd Snow
2,095		 Victoria Harnum
287		 Lloyd Snow

Central Newfoundland

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
 PC Liberal NDP Other
Baie Verte Paul Shelley
3,045		 Maurice Budgell
927		 William Day (Ind.)
114		 Paul Shelley
Bonavista North Harry Harding
3,384		 Churence Rogers
2,301		 Howard E. Parsons
116		 Harry Harding
Bonavista South Roger Fitzgerald
4,354		 Betty Fitzgerald
938		 Sam Kelly
179		 Roger Fitzgerald
Exploits Clayton Forsey
2,346		 Roger Grimes
3,218		 John L. Whelan
168		 Roger Grimes
Gander Kevin O'Brien
3,621		 Dianne Crewe
1,930		 Steve Johnson
348		 Sandra Kelly †
Grand Falls—Buchans Paula Flood
2,331		 Anna Thistle
3,921		 Gerry Tobin
370		 Anna Thistle
Lewisporte Tom Rideout
3,504		 Todd Manuel
1,275		 Garry Vatcher (Ind.)
159		 Tom Rideout
Terra Nova Paul Oram
3,114		 Tom Lush
2,614		 Herbert Ralph
218		 Tom Lush
Trinity North Ross Wiseman
4,126		 Kathryn Small
1,640		 Howard W. Duffett
340		 Ross Wiseman
Twillingate and Fogo Derrick Dalley
2,334		 Gerry Reid
2,941		 Gerry Reid
Windsor—Springdale Ray Hunter
3,488		 Barry J. Oake
1,826		 Clar Jacobs
138		 Elmer Anthony (Ind.)
145		 Ray Hunter

Western and Southern Newfoundland

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
 PC Liberal NDP Other
Bay of Islands Mike Monaghan
2,760		 Eddie Joyce
2,907		 Dave Quigley
214		 Eddie Joyce
Burgeo and La Poile Stephen MacKenzie
1,008		 Kelvin Parsons
4,233		 Kelvin Parsons
Fortune Bay—Cape La Hune Andrew Colford
2,044		 Oliver Langdon
2,880		 Oliver Langdon
Humber East Tom Marshall
3,976		 Bob Mercer
2,624		 Bob Mercer
Humber Valley Kathy Goudie
2,796		 Dwight Ball
2,507		 Rick Woodford †
Humber West Danny Williams
3,823		 Edward Buckle
1,533		 Matthew Robbins
207		 Danny Williams
Port au Port Jim Hodder
3,101		 Gerald Smith
2,378		 Frederick G. Ollerhead (Ind.)
84		 Gerald Smith
St. Barbe Wallace Young
2,948		 Ralph Payne
1,577		 Holly Patey
293		 Wallace Young
St. George's—Stephenville East Joan Burke
2,927		 Ron Dawe
2,464		 Nancy Critchley (Ind.)
170		 Kevin Aylward †
The Straits - White Bay North Trevor Taylor
3,133		 Don McDonald
1,802		 Ford Michelmore (Ind.)
78		 Trevor Taylor

Labrador

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
 PC Liberal NDP Other
Cartwright—L'Anse au Clair Dennis Normore
804		 Yvonne Jones
1,514		 Frank Pye (Lab.)
206		 Yvonne Jones
Labrador West Graham Letto
1,142		 Doris Sacrey
423		 Randy Collins
2,762		 Ern Condon (Lab.)
631		 Randy Collins
Lake Melville John Hickey
1,778		 Ken Anthony
1,126		 Barbara Stickley
129		 Brandon Pardy (Lab.)
1,485		 Ernie McLean †
Torngat Mountains Winston White
352		 Wally Andersen
934		 Lucy Jararuse (Lab.)
69		 Wally Andersen

By-elections since the general election

Exploits (resignation of Roger Grimes), June 23, 2005:

By-election: Exploits
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  PC Clayton Forsey 2,605 55.2
  Liberal George Saunders 1,958 41.5
     NDP John Whelan 159 3.4
Total 4,722 100%

Placentia and St. Mary's (resignation of Fabian Manning), February 21, 2006:

By-election: Placentia and St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  PC Felix Collins 2,247 46.3
     Independent Nick Careen 1,641 33.8
  Liberal Kevin Power 931 19.2
Newfoundland and Labrador FirstTom Hickey 31 0.6
Total 4,850

Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi (resignation of Jack Harris), November 1, 2006:

By-election: Signal Hill—Quidi Vidi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     NDP Lorraine Michael 1,968 55.23 +6.77
  PC Jerome Kennedy 1,595 44.77 +0.95
Total 3,563 100%

Ferryland (resignation of Loyola Sullivan), February 8, 2007:

By-election: Ferryland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  PC Keith Hutchings 2,770 75.52 -10.73
  Liberal Kevin Bennett 715 19.49 +11.08
     NDP Rick Boland 183 4.99 -0.17
Total 3,668 100%

Kilbride (resignation of Ed Byrne), February 8, 2007:

By-election: Kilbride
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  PC John Dinn 2,744 78.83 +0.55
  Liberal Bob Clarke 508 14.59 -1.18
     NDP Gemma Schlamp-Hickey 229 6.58 +0.63
Total 3,481 100%

Port au Port (resignation of Jim Hodder), February 8, 2007:

By-election: Port au Port
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  PC Tony Cornect 2,701 61.99 +6.25
  Liberal Mark Felix 1,521 34.91 -7.84
     NDP Paul O'Keefe 135 3.90 *
Total 4,357 100%

Humber Valley (resignation of Kathy Goudie), February 13, 2007:

By-election: Humber Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Dwight Ball 2,153 48.70 +1.26
  PC Darryl Kelly 2,146 48.54 -4.02
     NDP Shelley Senior 122 2.76 *
Total 4,421 100%
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, February 13, 2007: Labrador West (electoral district)
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJim Baker 1,666 41.62 +18.59
New DemocraticDarrell Brenton 1,240 30.98 −24.73
LabradorRon Barron 670 16.74 +4.01
LiberalKaren Oldford 427 10.66 –
Total 4,451 100% +2.13
Called upon the resignation of Randy Collins.

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