1982 Newfoundland general election

Premier
parliamentary
Election name	1982 Newfoundland general election
Country	Newfoundland and Labrador
Election date	April 6, 1982
Previous election	1979 Newfoundland general election
Previous year	1979
Previous mps	38th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Next election	1985 Newfoundland general election
Next year	1985
Elected mps	members
Seats for election	52 seats to the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Majority seats	27
Turnout	77.5% ( 3.9% pp)^[1]
Leader 1	Brian Peckford
Leader since 1	March 26, 1979
Leaders seat 1	Green Bay
Last election 1	33 seats, 50.25%
Seats 1	44
Seat change 1	11
Popular vote 1	152,966
Percentage 1	61.19%
Swing 1	10.94pp
Leader 2	Len Stirling
Leader since 2	1980
Leaders seat 2	Bonavista North (lost re-election)
Last election 2	19 seats, 40.46%
Seats 2	8
Seat change 2	11
Popular vote 2	87,228
Percentage 2	34.89%
Swing 2	5.57pp
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.

Results

	Party	Leader	1979	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)	Brian Peckford	33	44	+33%	152,966	61.2%	Len Stirling	19	8	-58%	87,228	34.9%	Peter Fenwick	0	0	0%	9,371	3.7%	Other		0	0	0%	425	0.2%
Totals			52	52	-	251,024	100%

Results by district

Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
† indicates that the incumbent did not run again.

St. John's

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kilbride
76.66% turnout || |Robert Aylward
4,710
81.45% | |Sean Callahan
1,073
18.55% | | || |Robert Aylward |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pleasantville
78.23% turnout || |Jerome Dinn
4,803
68.97% | |Walter Noel
1,349
19.37% | |Gerry Panting
812
11.66% || |Jerome Dinn |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre
72.80% turnout || |Patrick McNicholas
2,357
71.27% | |John Slattery
657
19.87% | |Robert Harry Cuff
293
8.86% || |Patrick McNicholas |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East
63.09% turnout || |William Marshall
2,021
68.53% | |Hugh Coady
382
12.95% | |Nancy Riche
546
18.52% || |William Marshall |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North
75.05% turnout || |John Carter
2,520
66.67% | |Norman Whalen
1,095
28.97% | |Austin Scott
165
4.36% || |John Carter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South
64.30% turnout || |John Collins
2,286
73.67% | |Ernest Antle
582
18.76% | |Barbara Roberts
235
7.57% || |John Collins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West
64.92% turnout || |Harold Barrett
2,475
71.64% | |Ronald Pumphrey
755
21.85% | |Ronald Lewis
225
6.51% || |Harold Barrett |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Waterford-Kenmount
81.21% turnout || |Gerry Ottenheimer
5,063
72.33% | |William Callahan
1,427
20.39% | |John March
510
7.28% || |Gerry Ottenheimer |- |}

St. John's suburbs

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Conception Bay South
75.76% turnout || |John Butt
5,382
70.56% | |Gerald Greenslade
1,664
21.81% | |Howard Story
292
3.83% | |Jerry LeDrew (Independent)
290
3.80% || |John Butt |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Pearl
82.14% turnout || |Neil Windsor
5,196
75.46% | |Seymour Dyke
928
13.48% | |Helen Porter
762
11.06% | | || |Neil Windsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Scio
77.04% turnout || |Leo Barry
3,997
77.43% | |Sonya Abbott
785
15.21% | |Raymond Ryall
380
7.36% | | || |Leo Barry |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East Extern
80.88% turnout || |Tom Hickey
4,795
72.64% | |David Wheeler
1,338
20.27% | |Robert Anderson
468
7.09% | | || |Tom Hickey |}

Avalon Peninsula

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear
85.94% turnout || |Milton Peach
3,319
54.31% | |Rod Moores
2,792
45.69% | | || |Rod Moores |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland
84.89% turnout || |Charlie Power
3,374
79.84% | |John Wiseman
852
20.16% | | || |Charlie Power |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace
86.08% turnout || |Haig Young
3,394
70.15% | |Carl Cooper
1,444
29.85% | | || |Haig Young |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Main-Bell Island
81.67% turnout || |Norman Doyle
4,238
77.24% | |Joe Furey
1,077
19.63% | |Bill Healey (NDP)
172
3.13% || |Norman Doyle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia
79.42% turnout || |William Patterson
2,706
64.20% | |Basil Power
1,509
35.80% | | || |William Patterson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave
81.80% turnout || |Randy W. Collins
3,003
51.82% | |Ambrose Stoyles
2,657
45.85% | |James Roberts (Independent)
135
2.33% || |Randy W. Collins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's-The Capes
94.15% turnout || |Loyola Hearn
2,619
56.55% | |Derrick Hancock
2,012
43.45% | | || |Derrick Hancock |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity-Bay de Verde
84.02% turnout || |James Reid
2,700
56.40% | |Phil Warren
2,087
43.60% | | || |Frederick B. Rowe† |}

Eastern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bellevue
79.19% turnout | |Basil Jamieson
2,858
48.90% || |Wilson Callan
2,987
51.10% || |Wilson Callan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North
86.71% turnout || |George Cross
2,972
52.60% | |Len Stirling
2,678
47.40% || |Len Stirling |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South
64.93% turnout || |Jim Morgan
2,742
73.43% | |Cyril Mifflin
992
26.57% || |Jim Morgan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo
83.83% turnout | |Manson Sheppard
2,438
47.41% || |Beaton Tulk
2,704
52.59% || |Beaton Tulk |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Terra Nova
76.18% turnout | |Glen Greening
2,256
47.89% || |Tom Lush
2,455
52.11% || |Tom Lush |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North
77.33% turnout || |Charlie Brett
3,022
59.50% | |Fred Best
2,057
40.50% || |Charlie Brett |}

Central Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Baie Verte-White Bay
80.53% turnout || |Tom Rideout
3,062
56.06% | |Chris Decker
2,400
43.94% | | || |Tom Rideout |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Exploits
59.51% turnout || |Hugh Twomey
2,787
61.75% | |Glenn Noseworthy
1,726
38.25% | | || |Hugh Twomey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander
74.76% turnout || |Hazel Newhook
2,876
57.75% | |Winston Baker
1,845
37.05% | |Lowell Paulson
259
5.20% || |Hazel Newhook |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls
74.13% turnout || |Len Simms
2,786
70.73% | |Walter Clarke
1,153
29.27% | | || |Len Simms |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay
70.56% turnout || |Brian Peckford
3,338
78.36% | |Munden Batstone
922
21.64% | | || |Brian Peckford |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte
78.05% turnout || |James Russell
3,559
63.37% | |Graham Wood
2,057
36.63% | | || |Freeman White† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate
73.65% turnout || |Ida Reid
1,880
49.69% | |Bill Rowe
1,588
41.98% | |Roderick Woolridge
315
8.33% || |Bill Rowe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Windsor-Buchans
73.97% turnout || |John McLennon
2,057
51.05% | |Graham Flight
1,972
48.95% | | || |Graham Flight |}

Southern Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir
81.21% turnout || ||Harold Andrews
2,221
55.14% | |Lloyd Walters
1,807
44.86% | | || |Harold Andrews |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin-Placentia West
90.66% turnout || |Glenn Tobin
3,429
52.02% | |Don Hollett
3,163
47.98% | | || |Don Hollett |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune-Hermitage
71.10% turnout || |Don Stewart
2,446
61.47% | |John Rideout
1,533
38.53% | | || |Don Stewart |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Bank
77.41% turnout || |Bill Matthews
2,857
51.64% | |Leslie Thoms
2,442
44.13% | |Eric Miller
234
4.23% || |Leslie Thoms |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|La Poile
68.02% turnout | |David Martin
2,051
49.51% || |Steve Neary
2,092
50.49% | | || |Steve Neary |}

Western Newfoundland

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay of Islands
74.06% turnout || |Luke Woodrow
3,254
65.40% | |Elizabeth Hann
1,377
27.67% | |Clarence Galliott
345
6.93% || |Luke Woodrow |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East
76.96% turnout || |Lynn Verge
3,102
66.82% | |Paul Dicks
1,249
26.91% | |Cynthia Wishart
291
6.27% || |Lynn Verge |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber Valley
76.54% turnout || |Wallace House
3,480
63.53% | |Kevin Saunders
1,998
36.47% | | || |Wallace House |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West
81.33% turnout || |Ray Baird
3,365
63.97% | |Doyle Mills
1,130
21.48% | |Peter Fenwick
765
14.55% || |Ray Baird |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port
89.86% turnout | |Don Bennett
1,798
44.69% || |Jim Hodder
2,094
52.05% | |Jenny Fenwick
131
3.26% || |Jim Hodder |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe
79.41% turnout || |Everett Osmond
2,611
50.38% | |Trevor Bennett
2,166
41.79% | |Donald Snook
406
7.83% || |Trevor Bennett |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's
80.17% turnout || |Ron Dawe
2,910
63.75% | |Charles Mercer
1,655
36.25% | | || |Ron Dawe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Stephenville
75.31% turnout || |Frederick Stagg
2,205
56.21% | |William MacNeil
1,718
43.79% | | || |Frederick Stagg |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Strait of Belle Isle
72.66% turnout | |Frank Kearney
1,318
28.54% || |Edward Roberts
2,975
64.42% | |Levi Squires
325
7.04% || |Edward Roberts |- |}

Labrador

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Eagle River
88.25% turnout | |Philip Stone
527
21.86% || |Eugene Hiscock
1,316
54.58% | |Ronald Rumbolt
568
23.56% || |Eugene Hiscock |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Menihek
82.91% turnout || |Peter Walsh
3,589
58.86% | |Gordon Manstan
1,637
26.84% | |Roland LeGrow
872
14.30% || |Peter Walsh |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Naskaupi
83.98% turnout || |Joseph Goudie
1,998
50.61% | |Melvin Woodward
1,950
49.39% | | || |Joseph Goudie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Torngat Mountains
99.06% turnout | |David Hunt
214
18.79% || |Garfield Warren
925
81.21% | | || |Garfield Warren |- |}

References

^ "Election Returns 1982". Elections NL. Retrieved 2 April 2025.