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1993 Newfoundland general election

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1993 Newfoundland general election

← 1989 May 3, 1993 (1993-05-03) 1996 →

52 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
27 seats needed for a majority
Turnout83.6% (Increase 3.0 pp)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
LIB
PC
Leader Clyde Wells Len Simms Jack Harris
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader's seat Bay of Islands Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans St. John's East
Last election 31 21 0
Seats won 35 16 1
Seat change Increase4 Decrease5 Increase1
Popular vote 148,274 127,150 22,399
Percentage 49.1% 42.1% 7.4%
Swing Increase1.9 Decrease5.5 Increase3.0

Premier before election

Clyde Wells
Liberal

Premier after election

Clyde Wells
Liberal

The 1993 Newfoundland general election was held on May 3, 1993, to elect members of the 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

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  Party Leader 1989 Seats won % change Popular vote (%)
Liberal Clyde Wells 31 35 +6.5% 148,274 49.1%
Progressive Conservative Len Simms 21 16 -24% 127,150 42.1%
New Democratic Jack Harris 0 1 N/A 22,399 7.4%
  Other 0 0 0% 3,967 1.7%
Total 52 52 - 302,631 100%

Results by district

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  • Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
  • † represents that the incumbent is not running again.

St. John's

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP
Kilbride Gerald Glavine
3,086
39.04%
Ed Byrne
3,709
46.92%
Wayne Lucas
1,110
14.04%
Robert Aylward
Pleasantville Walter Noel
3,483
46.07%
Randy Pearcey
3,232
42.75%
Elaine Price
846
11.19%
Walter Noel
St. John's Centre Hubert Kitchen
2,990
47.25%
Paul Stapleton
2,464
38.94%
Fraser March
874
13.81%
Hubert Kitchen
St. John's East Joan Cook
1,728
31.31%
Sean Fitzgerald
1,285
24.02%
Jack Harris
2,336
43.67%
Jack Harris
St. John's North Lloyd Matthews
2,520
50.06%
Warren Babb
1,704
33.85%
Sara Rich
810
16.09%
Phil Warren
St. John's South Tom Murphy
2,432
48.18%
Jerome Quinlan
2,040
40.41%
Bert Pitcher
576
11.41%
Tom Murphy
St. John's West Rex Gibbons
3,094
48.24%
Paul Sears
2,485
38.74%
Bonnie MacGillivray
835
13.02%
Rex Gibbons
Waterford-Kenmount Eric Gullage
3,837
41.61%
Harvey Hodder
4,731
51.31%
Scott Anderson
653
7.08%
Eric Gullage

St. John's suburbs

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Other
Conception Bay South Pat Cowan
2,995
46.77%
Bud Suter
2,413
37.69%
George Corbett
895
13.98%
Elijah Dawe (Independent)
100
1.56%
Pat Cowan
Mount Pearl Bill Rowe
2,986
31.26%
Neil Windsor
5,799
60.70%
Sharon King
768
8.04%
Neil Windsor
Mount Scio-Bell Island Jim Walsh
4,183
50.89%
Larry O'Keefe
3,272
39.81%
Valerie Stafford
765
9.31%
Jim Walsh
St. John's East Extern Sam Connors
3,383
39.40%
Jack Byrne
4,144
47.04%
Cle Newhook
1,283
14.56%
Kevin Parsons

Avalon Peninsula

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Other
Carbonear Art Reid
3,672
53.87%
Lew Cole
2,772
40.67%
Ben Baker Jr.
372
5.46%
Art Reid
Ferryland Mary O'Brien
1,125
22.65%
Loyola Sullivan
3,675
74.00%
Vicki Silk
166
3.34%
Loyola Sullivan
Harbour Grace John Crane
2,803
51.13%
Douglas Adams
2,576
46.99%
Ted Noseworthy
103
1.88%
John Crane
Harbour Main Don Whelan
3,310
45.79%
Randy Simms
3,141
43.46%
Gus Flannigan
777
10.75%
Norman Doyle
Placentia[a] William Hogan
2,260
48.81%
Nick Careen
2,281
49.27%
Lena Hickey
89
1.92%
William Hogan
Port de Grave John Efford
4,835
73.37%
Betty Gosse
1,219
18.50%
Jerry Earle
467
7.09%
Arthur Petten (Independent)
69
1.05%
John Efford
St. Mary's-The Capes Fred B. Rowe
1,368
31.29%
Fabian Manning
2,832
64.78%
Ian Penney
172
3.93%
Loyola Hearn
Trinity-Bay de Verde Lloyd Snow
2,617
54.06%
Charles Sparkes
1,662
34.33%
Lucy Tuck
305
6.30%
Peter Hiscock (Independent)
257
5.31%
Lloyd Snow

Eastern Newfoundland

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP
Bellevue Percy Barrett
3,956
62.76%
Frederick Drover
1,803
28.61%
John Robinson
544
8.63%
Percy Barrett
Bonavista North Tom Lush
3,722
63.72%
John Ackerman
1,770
30.30%
Ed Brown
349
5.98%
Tom Lush
Bonavista South Aubrey Gover
2,235
44.74%
Roger Fitzgerald
2,613
52.31%
Marion Quinton
147
2.94%
Aubrey Gover
Fogo Beaton Tulk
3,295
54.09%
Sam Winsor
2,663
43.71%
Sam Kelly
134
2.20%
Sam Winsor
Terra Nova Kay Young
3,235
56.77%
Glen Greening
2,300
40.37%
Kevin Muggridge
163
2.86%
Glen Greening
Trinity North Doug Oldford
3,302
54.62%
Wilson Wiseman
2,393
39.59%
Martin Sceviour
350
5.79%
Doug Oldford

Central Newfoundland

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Other
Baie Verte-White Bay Harold Small
1,830
36.04%
Paul Shelley
3,172
62.48%
Rose Howe
75
1.48%
Harold Small
Exploits Roger Grimes
3,227
51.43%
Paul Cooper
2,677
42.66%
Reginald Hemeon
371
5.91%
Roger Grimes
Gander Winston Baker
3,876
63.40%
John Elliott
1,654
27.05%
Roy Locke
584
9.55%
Winston Baker
Grand Falls Edward Langdon
1,421
27.39%
Len Simms
3,470
66.89%
John Mackey
297
5.72%
Len Simms
Green Bay Ray Whalen
1,679
31.42%
Alvin Hewlett
2,671
49.98%
Wayne Budgell
472
8.83%
Wilfred Bartlett (Independent)
522
9.77%
Alvin Hewlett
Lewisporte Melvin Penney
3,696
55.42%
Perry Canning
2,840
42.59%
Ruth Larson
248
3.72%
Melvin Penney
Twillingate Walter Carter
2,893
63.91%
Raymond Andrews
1,580
34.90%
Peter Halliday
54
1.19%
Walter Carter
Windsor-Buchans Graham Flight
2,621
55.99%
Ray Hunter
1,888
40.33%
Gerard Tremblett
172
3.67%
Graham Flight

Southern Newfoundland

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Other
Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir Dave Gilbert
2,980
64.54%
James Oxford
1,450
31.41%
Sam Organ
187
4.05%
Dave Gilbert
Burin-Placentia West Sadie Popovitch-Penny
3,322
41.12%
Glenn Tobin
8,078
53.71%
Sunitha Anjilvel
417
5.16%
Glenn Tobin
Fortune-Hermitage Oliver Langdon
3,057
65.45%
Kathy Dunderdale
1,391
29.78%
Terry Hickey
223
4.77%
Oliver Langdon
Grand Bank Judy Foote
2,805
43.88%
Bill Matthews
3,406
53.29%
Joseph Edwards
181
2.83%
Bill Matthews
La Poile Bill Ramsay
2,706
49.98%
Cal Mitchell
1,403
25.91%
Janet Francis
99
1.83%
Paul Gillingham (Independent)
1,206
22.28%
Bill Ramsay

Western Newfoundland

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Other
Bay of Islands Clyde Wells
3,853
63.50%
Arthur Bull
2,048
33.75%
Kevin Hynes
167
2.75%
Clyde Wells
Humber East Priscilla Boutcher
3,081
44.26%
Lynn Verge
3,696
53.10%
Maureen Mills
184
2.64%
Lynn Verge
Humber Valley Gary Gale
2,063
40.40%
Rick Woodford
2,944
57.66%
Catherine Shortall
99
1.94%
Rick Woodford
Humber West Paul Dicks
3,603
58.29%
Gerard Ledrew
2,390
38.67%
Beatrice Buckley
188
3.04%
Paul Dicks
Port au Port Gerald Smith
2,719
64.55%
Godfrey White
1,205
28.61%
Terry Benoit
288
6.84%
Jim Hodder
St. Barbe Chuck Furey
3,580
57.54%
Lorinda O'Connell
1,900
30.54%
Edward Hollahan
742
11.93%
Chuck Furey
St. George's Bud Hulan
2,015
41.95%
Cynthia Downey
1,514
31.52%
Harold Bennett
189
3.94%
Larry Short (Independent)
900
18.74%
Larry Short
Hazel McIsaac (Independent)
185
3.85%
Stephenville Kevin Aylward
2,325
58.61%
Lorne Barbour
1,350
34.03%
Sheila White
292
7.36%
Kevin Aylward
Strait of Belle Isle Chris Decker
3,124
55.10%
Wes Cull
1,558
27.48%
Augustine Rumbolt
314
5.54%
Wade Reid (Independent)
674
11.89%
Chris Decker

Labrador

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Other
Eagle River Danny Dumaresque
1,574
66.95%
Michael Kelly
484
20.59%
Jessie Bird
293
12.46%
Danny Dumaresque
Menihek Perry Canning
2,840
46.00%
Alec Snow
3,086
49.98%
Ruth Larson
248
4.02%
Alec Snow
Naskaupi Edward Roberts
2,341
57.49%
Dennis Conway
1,562
38.36%
Tom Davis
115
2.82%
Tom Green (Independent)
35
0.86%
Edward Roberts
Maurice Coombs (Independent)
19
0.47%
Torngat Mountains[b] William Andersen III
591
48.80%
Patricia Ford
588
48.55%
Felix Barnable
32
2.64%
Garfield Warren

Notes

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  1. ^ A judicial recount was held in this riding. The results were subsequently voided by the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and a by-election was held which affirmed Careen's victory.
  2. ^ A judicial recount was held in this riding.

References

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  1. ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Second General Assembly - May 3, 1993" (PDF). Elections NL. Retrieved March 29, 2025.