2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

{{Short description|Canadian provincial election}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | country = Newfoundland and Labrador | type = parliamentary | party_colour = no | party_name = no | previous_election = 1999 Newfoundland general election | previous_year = 1999 | previous_mps = 44th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador | election_date = October 21, 2003 | elected_members = members | next_election = 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | next_year = 2007 | seats_for_election = 48 seats of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 25 seats were needed for a majority | turnout = 72.5% ({{up}} 2.9 pp)<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 General Election Report |url=https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/genelections/GEreport2003.pdf |website=Elections NL |access-date=13 March 2025}}</ref> | image1 = x150px | colour1 = {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|nohash}} | leader1 = Danny Williams | leader_since1 = 2001 | party1 = {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|name}} | leaders_seat1 = Humber West | last_election1 = 14 | seats1 = 34 | seat_change1 = {{increase}}20 | popular_vote1 = 162,949 | percentage1 = 58.71% | swing1 = {{increase}}17.94%

| image2 = x150px | colour2 = {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|nohash}} | leader2 = Roger Grimes | leader_since2 = 2001 | party2 = {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|name}} | leaders_seat2 = Exploits | last_election2 = 32 | seats2 = 12 | seat_change2 = {{decrease}}20 | popular_vote2 = 91,729 | percentage2 = 33.05% | swing2 = {{decrease}}16.57%

| image3 = x150px | colour3 = {{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|nohash}} | leader3 = Jack Harris | leader_since3 = 1992 | party3 = {{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|name}} | leaders_seat3 = Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi | last_election3 = 2 | seats3 = 2 | seat_change3 = 0 | popular_vote3 = 19,048 | percentage3 = 6.86% | swing3 = {{decrease}}1.37%

| map_image = Newfoundland_and_Labrador_2003_election_-_Results_by_Riding.svg | map_size = 350px | map_caption = Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details. | title = Premier | before_election = Roger Grimes | before_party = {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|name}} | after_election = Danny Williams | posttitle = Premier after election | after_party = {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|name}} }} The '''2003 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 election was called on September 29 by Premier Roger Grimes of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.<ref name="three years">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2003/features/feature1.html|title= Election three years in the making|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=January 12, 2011}}</ref>

==Opinion polls== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%;line-height:14px;" align="center" |+ Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level |- ! rowspan="2" | Polling firm ! rowspan="2" |Last day of survey ! rowspan="2" | Source ! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| PCNL ! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| LPNL ! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| NLNDP ! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Other ! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|ME|Margin of Error}} ! rowspan="2" | Sample |- style="line-height:5px;" ! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC}};" data-sort-type="number"| ! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal}};" data-sort-type="number"| ! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP}};" data-sort-type="number"| ! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Indépendant}};" data-sort-type="number"| |- | style="background:#ffd;" |''Election 2003'' | style="background:#ffd;" |October 21, 2003 | style="background:#ffd;" | | style="background:#ffd;" |'''58.71''' | style="background:#ffd;" |33.05 | style="background:#ffd;" |6.86 | style="background:#ffd;" |1.38 | style="background:#ffd;" | | style="background:#ffd;" | |- |Corporate Research Associates Inc. |October 2003 |<ref>{{cite news |title=Polls put Nfld. Tories in lead |date=October 15, 2003 |work=The Sudbury Star |page=A7}}</ref> |style="background:#9999FF"|'''57''' |33 |6 |{{N/A}} |{{formatnum:4.4}} |{{N/A}} |- |Corporate Research Associates Inc. |August 2003 |<ref>{{cite news |title=With election call on horizon, polls have Grits losing in Nfld. |date=September 8, 2003 |work=The Globe and Mail |page=A7 |last=Cox |first=Kevin}}</ref> |style="background:#9999FF"|'''54''' |36 |6 |{{N/A}} |{{formatnum:3.5}} |{{formatnum:801}} |- | style="background:#ffd;" |''Election 1999'' | style="background:#ffd;" |February 9, 1999 | style="background:#ffd;" | | style="background:#ffd;" |40.77 | style="background:#ffd;" |'''49.62''' | style="background:#ffd;" |8.23 | style="background:#ffd;" |1.38 | style="background:#ffd;" | | style="background:#ffd;" | |}

==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.<ref name="Tories sweep">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tories-sweep-to-power-in-newfoundland-and-labrador-1.392308 |title=Tories sweep to power in Newfoundland and Labrador |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=October 22, 2003 |access-date=March 13, 2014}}</ref> 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=== {{election table|title=Summary of the Legislative Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador election results}} !rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Party !rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Party leader !rowspan="2"|Candidates !colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |Seats !colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |Popular vote |- !1999 !Dissol. !2003 !Change !# !% !Change {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row-name}} |Danny Williams | style="text-align:right;" |48 | style="text-align:right;" |14 | style="text-align:right;" |19 ! style="text-align:right;" |34 | style="text-align:right;" |+78.9% | style="text-align:right;" |162,949 | style="text-align:right;" |58.71% | style="text-align:right;" |+17.94% {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row-name}} | style="text-align:left;" |Roger Grimes | style="text-align:right;" |48 | style="text-align:right;" |32 | style="text-align:right;" |27 ! style="text-align:right;" |12 | style="text-align:right;" |-55.6% | style="text-align:right;" |91,729 | style="text-align:right;" |33.05% | style="text-align:right;" |-16.57% {{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row-name}} | style="text-align:left;" |Jack Harris | style="text-align:right;" |34 | style="text-align:right;" |2 | style="text-align:right;" |2 ! style="text-align:right;" |2 | style="text-align:right;" |- | style="text-align:right;" |19,048 | style="text-align:right;" |6.86% | style="text-align:right;" |-1.37% {{Canadian party colour|NL|Independent|row}} | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" |Independent and no affiliation | style="text-align:right;" |13 | style="text-align:right;" |- | style="text-align:right;" |- ! style="text-align:right;" |- | style="text-align:right;" |- | style="text-align:right;" |3,812 | style="text-align:right;" |1.38% | style="text-align:right;" |-% |- ! style="text-align:left;" colspan=3 |Total ! style="text-align:right;" |143 ! style="text-align:right;" |48 ! style="text-align:right;" |48 ! style="text-align:right;" |48 ! style="text-align:right;" |  - ! style="text-align:right;" |277,538 ! style="text-align:right;" |100.00% ! style="text-align:right;" |   |}

===Results by region=== {| class="wikitable" ! align="center" colspan="3"|Party name ! align="center" width="48"|St. John's ! align="center" width="48"|Avalon/Burin ! align="center" width="48"|Central/Southern ! align="center" width="48"|Western ! align="center" width="48"|Labrador ! align="center" width="48"|Total |- |colspan=10|'''Parties winning seats in the legislature:''' {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}} | rowspan="2"|Progressive Conservative | Seats: | align="right"|13 | align="right"|5 | align="right"|8 | align="right"|7 | align="right"|1 | align="right"|34 {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}} | Popular vote: | align="right"|67.73% | align="right"|57.61% | align="right"|54.02% | align="right"|57.48% | align="right"|30.52% | align="right"|58.71% {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}} | rowspan="2"|Liberal | Seats: | align="right"|- | align="right"|4 | align="right"|5 | align="right"|1 | align="right"|2 | align="right"|12 {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}} | Popular vote: | align="right"|19.43% | align="right"|38.17% | align="right"|42.78% | align="right"|40.16% | align="right"|29.93% | align="right"|33.05% {{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}} | rowspan="2"|New Democratic | Seats: | align="right"|1 | align="right"|- | align="right"|- | align="right"|- | align="right"|1 | align="right"|2 {{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}} | Popular vote: | align="right"|12.59% | align="right"|4.20% | align="right"|2.62% | align="right"|1.61% | align="right"|21.65% | align="right"|6.86% |- |colspan=10|'''Parties not winning seats in the legislature:''' {{Canadian party colour|NL|Independent|row}} | rowspan="1"|Other | Popular vote: | align="right"|0.25% | align="right"|0.02% | align="right"|0.58% | align="right"|0.75% | align="right"|17.90% | align="right"|1.38% |- ! colspan=3|Total seats: ! align="right"|14 ! align="right"|9 ! align="right"|13 ! align="right"|8 ! align="right"|4 ! align="right"|48 |}

==Results by riding==

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

===St. John's=== {{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=NL|Liberal|PC|NDP|Other}}

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kilbride 70.54% turnout | |Joe Wadden 1,071 15.77% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Ed Byrne 5,315 78.28% | |David Reynolds 404 5.95% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Ed Byrne

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre 70.51% turnout | |Joan Marie Aylward 1,763 29.05% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Shawn Skinner 3,349 55.19% | |Carol Cantwell 956 15.75% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Joan Marie Aylward |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East 65.68% turnout | |George Murphy 862 14.56% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |John Ottenheimer 4,151 70.11% | |Bruce Clark 841 14.21% | |Steve Durant (Independent) 66 1.11% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |John Ottenheimer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North 62.69% turnout | |Jeff Brace 1,433 26.74% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Bob Ridgley 3,107 57.97% | |Liam Walsh 820 15.30% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Lloyd Matthews† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South 67.72% turnout | |Dennis O'Keefe 756 12.68% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Tom Osborne 4,532 75.99% | |Tom McGinnis 676 11.33% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Tom Osborne |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West 66.91% turnout | |Tom Hann 1,292 20.48% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Sheila Osborne 4,557 72.23% | |Raj Sharan 460 7.29% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Sheila Osborne |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Signal Hill—Quidi Vidi 67.55% turnout | |Ray O'Neill 391 7.72% | |Karen Carroll 2,221 43.82% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|background}}| |'''Jack Harris''' 2,456 48.46% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|background}}| |'''Jack Harris''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Virginia Waters 69.14% turnout | |Walter Noel 2,358 32.67% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Kathy Dunderdale 4,193 58.10% | |Dave Sullivan 666 9.23% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Walter Noel

===St. John's suburbs=== {{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=NL|Liberal|PC|NDP|Other}} |- |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape St. Francis 78.42% turnout | |Bill Tapper 1,294 16.43% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Jack Byrne 5,604 71.13% | |Ralph Tapper 980 12.44% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Jack Byrne |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Conception Bay East and Bell Island 77.71% turnout | |Jim Walsh 1,870 25.41% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Dianne Whalen 4,147 56.36% | |Ken Kavanaugh 1,180 16.04% | |Doug Cole (Independent) 171 2.32% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Jim Walsh |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Conception Bay South 72.74% turnout | |Sheina Lerman 372 5.51% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Terry French 5,606 83.10% | |Andy Lewis 768 11.38% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Terry French |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Mount Pearl 68.79% turnout | |Wayne Ralph 798 11.46% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Dave Denine 5,662 81.30% | |Roy Locke 504 7.24% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Julie Bettney† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Topsail 80.53% turnout | |Ralph Wiseman 2,354 28.78% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Elizabeth Marshall 5,354 65.45% | |Michael Kehoe 472 5.77% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Ralph Wiseman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Waterford Valley 66.81% turnout | |Averill Baker 1,277 20.41% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Harvey Hodder 4,569 73.03% | |Justin Locke 410 6.55% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Harvey Hodder |}

===Avalon and Burin peninsulas=== {{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=NL|Liberal|PC|NDP|Other}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bellevue 74.54% turnout |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Percy Barrett 2,623 48.17% | |Joan Cleary 2,523 46.34% | |Michael Fahey 299 5.49% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Percy Barrett |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin—Placentia West 82.20% turnout | |Sam Synard 2,133 34.04% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Clyde Jackman 3,450 55.05% | |Wayne Butler 684 10.91% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Mary Hodder† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear—Harbour Grace 77.95% turnout |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |George Sweeney 3,699 53.84% | |John Babb 3,165 46.11% | | | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |George Sweeney |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland 71.73% turnout | |Andrea Kavanagh 504 8.41% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Loyola Sullivan 5,167 85.25% | |Lois Martin 309 5.16% | |Pilar Riego-Hickey (Independent) 11 0.18% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Loyola Sullivan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Bank 85.51% turnout |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Judy Foote 3,101 49.26% | |Darin King 3,058 48.58% | |Bill Wakeley 136 2.16% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Judy Foote |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Main—Whitbourne 83.69% turnout | |Fred Akerman 1,482 21.98% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Tom Hedderson 4,769 70.71% | |Eugene Conway 493 7.31% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Tom Hedderson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia and St. Mary's 84.87% turnout | |Kevin Power 1,812 31.73% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Fabian Manning 3,746 65.60% | |Janet Stringer 152 2.66% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Fabian Manning |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave 74.97% turnout |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Roland Butler 3,983 62.66% | |Clarence Gosse 2,374 37.34% | | | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Roland Butler |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity—Bay de Verde 81.40% turnout | |Lloyd Snow 2,095 32.37% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Charlene Johnson 4,091 63.20% | |Victoria Harnum 287 4.43% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Lloyd Snow |}

===Central Newfoundland=== {{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=NL|Liberal|PC|NDP|Other}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Baie Verte 71.03% turnout | |Maurice Budgell 927 22.69% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Paul Shelley 3,045 74.52% | | | |William Day (Independent) 114 2.79% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Paul Shelley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North 74.42% turnout | |Churence Rogers 2,301 39.67% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Harry Harding 3,384 58.33% | |Howard E. Parsons 116 2.00% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Harry Harding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South 66.82% turnout | |Betty Fitzgerald 938 17.14% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Roger Fitzgerald 4,354 79.58% | |Sam Kelly 179 3.27% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Roger Fitzgerald

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Exploits 75.26% turnout |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |'''Roger Grimes''' 3,218 56.14% | |Clayton Forsey 2,346 40.93% | |John L. Whelan 168 2.93% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |'''Roger Grimes''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander 65.94% turnout | |Dianne Crewe 1,930 32.72% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Kevin O'Brien 3,621 61.38% | |Steve Johnson 348 5.90% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Sandra Kelly† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls—Buchans 70.63% turnout |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Anna Thistle 3,921 59.21% | |Paula Flood 2,331 35.20% | |Gerry Tobin 370 5.59% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Anna Thistle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte 65.49% turnout | |Todd Manuel 1,275 25.82% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Tom Rideout 3,504 70.96% | | | |Garry Vatcher (Independent) 159 3.22% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Tom Rideout |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Terra Nova 79.03% turnout | |Tom Lush 2,614 43.96% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Paul Oram 3,114 52.37% | |Herbert Ralph 218 3.67% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Tom Lush |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North 76.88% turnout | |Kathryn Small 1,640 26.86% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Ross Wiseman 4,126 67.57% | |Howard W. Duffett 340 5.57% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Ross Wiseman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate and Fogo 72.73% turnout |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Gerry Reid 2,941 55.75% | |Derrick Dalley 2,334 44.25% | | | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Gerry Reid |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Windsor—Springdale 65.82% turnout | |Barry Oake 1,826 32.62% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Ray Hunter 3,488 62.32% | |Clar Jacobs 138 2.47% | |Elmer Anthony (Independent) 145 2.59% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Ray Hunter |}

===Western and Southern Newfoundland=== {{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=NL|Liberal|PC||NDP|Other}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay of Islands 76.61% turnout |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Eddie Joyce 2,907 49.43% | |Mike Monaghan 2,760 46.93% | |Dave Quigley 214 3.64% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Eddie Joyce |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo and La Poile 69.79% turnout |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Kelvin Parsons 4,233 80.77% | |Stephen MacKenzie 1,008 19.23% | | | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Kelvin Parsons |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay—Cape La Hune 72.55% turnout |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Oliver Langdon 2,880 58.49% | |Andrew Colford 2,044 41.52% | | | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Oliver Langdon |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East 71.90% turnout | |Bob Mercer 2,624 39.75% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Tom Marshall 3,976 60.25% | | | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Bob Mercer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber Valley 78.02% turnout | |Dwight Ball 2,507 47.28% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Kathy Goudie 2,796 52.72% | | | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Rick Woodford† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West 61.52% turnout | |Edward Buckle 1,533 27.56% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |'''Danny Williams''' 3,823 68.72% | |Matthew Robbins 207 3.72% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |'''Danny Williams''' |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port 67.91% turnout | |Gerald Smith 2,378 42.75% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Jim Hodder 3,101 55.74% | | | |Frederick G. Ollerhead (Independent) 84 1.51% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Gerald Smith |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe 73.59% turnout | |Ralph Payne 1,577 32.67% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Wallace Young 2,948 61.07% | |Holly Patey 293 6.07% | | |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Wallace Young |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's—Stephenville East 70.23% turnout | |Ron Dawe 2,464 44.31% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Joan Burke 2,927 52.63% | | | |Nancy Critchley (Independent) 170 3.06% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Kevin Aylward† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|The Straits - White Bay North 70.46% turnout | |Don McDonald 1,802 35.95% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Trevor Taylor 3,133 62.50% | | | |Ford Michelmore (Independent) 78 1.56% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |Trevor Taylor |}

===Labrador=== {{Canadian politics/candlist header|province=NL|Liberal|PC|NDP|Labrador}} |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cartwright—L'Anse au Clair 80.47% turnout |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Yvonne Jones 1,514 59.98% | |Dennis Normore 804 31.85% | | | |Frank Pye 206 8.16% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Yvonne Jones |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador West 67.34% turnout | |Doris Sacrey 423 8.53% | |Graham Letto 1,142 23.03% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|background}}| |Randy Collins 2,762 55.71% | |'''Ern Condon''' 631 12.73% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|background}}| |Randy Collins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lake Melville 72.56% turnout | |Ken Anthony 1,126 24.92% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|background}}| |John Hickey 1,778 39.35% | |Barbara Stickley 129 2.86% | |Brandon Pardy 1,485 32.87% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Ernie McLean† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Torngat Mountains 80.80% turnout |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Wally Andersen 934 68.93% | |Winston White 352 25.98% | | | |Lucy Jararuse 69 5.09% |{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| |Wally Andersen |}

==By-elections since the general election==

Exploits (resignation of Roger Grimes), June 23, 2005: {{Election box begin | title=By-election: Exploits}} {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}} |PC |Clayton Forsey |align="right"|2,605 |align="right"|55.2 |align="right"| |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}} |Liberal |George Saunders |align="right"|1,958 |align="right"|41.5 |align="right"| |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}} | style="width: 130px" |NDP |John Whelan |align="right"|159 |align="right"|3.4 |align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|4,722 !align="right"|100% !align="right"| |}

Placentia and St. Mary's (resignation of Fabian Manning), February 21, 2006: {{Election box begin | title=By-election: Placentia and St. Mary's}} {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}} |PC |Felix Collins |align="right"|2,247 |align="right"|46.3 |align="right"| |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|Independent|row}} |Independent |Nick Careen |align="right"|1,641 |align="right"|33.8 |align="right"| |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}} |Liberal |Kevin Power |align="right"|931 |align="right"|19.2 |align="right"| {{CANelec|NL|NLFirst|Tom Hickey|31|0.6|}} |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|4,850 !align="right"| !align="right"| |}

Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi (resignation of Jack Harris), November 1, 2006: {{Election box begin | title=By-election: Signal Hill—Quidi Vidi}} |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}} | style="width: 130px" |NDP |Lorraine Michael |align="right"|1,968 |align="right"|55.23 |align="right"|+6.77 {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}} |PC |Jerome Kennedy |align="right"|1,595 |align="right"|44.77 |align="right"|+0.95 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|3,563 !align="right"|100% !align="right"| |}

Ferryland (resignation of Loyola Sullivan), February 8, 2007: {{Election box begin | title=By-election: Ferryland}} {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}} |PC |Keith Hutchings |align="right"|2,770 |align="right"|75.52 |align="right"|-10.73 |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}} |Liberal |Kevin Bennett |align="right"|715 |align="right"|19.49 |align="right"|+11.08 |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}} | style="width: 130px" |NDP |Rick Boland |align="right"|183 |align="right"|4.99 |align="right"|-0.17 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|3,668 !align="right"|100% !align="right"| |}

Kilbride (resignation of Ed Byrne), February 8, 2007: {{Election box begin | title=By-election: Kilbride}} {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}} |PC |John Dinn |align="right"|2,744 |align="right"|78.83 |align="right"|+0.55 |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}} |Liberal |Bob Clarke |align="right"|508 |align="right"|14.59 |align="right"|-1.18 |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}} | style="width: 130px" |NDP |Gemma Schlamp-Hickey |align="right"|229 |align="right"|6.58 |align="right"|+0.63 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|3,481 !align="right"|100% !align="right"| |}

Port au Port (resignation of Jim Hodder), February 8, 2007: {{Election box begin | title=By-election: Port au Port}} {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}} |PC |Tony Cornect |align="right"|2,701 |align="right"|61.99 |align="right"|+6.25 |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}} |Liberal |Mark Felix |align="right"|1,521 |align="right"|34.91 |align="right"|-7.84 |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}} | style="width: 130px" |NDP |Paul O'Keefe |align="right"|135 |align="right"|3.90 |align="right"|* |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|4,357 !align="right"|100% !align="right"| |}

Humber Valley (resignation of Kathy Goudie), February 13, 2007: {{Election box begin | title=By-election: Humber Valley}} |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}} |Liberal |Dwight Ball |align="right"|2,153 |align="right"|48.70 |align="right"|+1.26 {{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}} |PC |Darryl Kelly |align="right"|2,146 |align="right"|48.54 |align="right"|-4.02 |- {{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}} | style="width: 130px" |NDP |Shelley Senior |align="right"|122 |align="right"|2.76 |align="right"|* |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|4,421 !align="right"|100% !align="right"| |}

{{Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, February 13, 2007/Labrador West}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Further reading== * {{cite book |editor1-last=Mutimer |editor1-first=David |title=Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 2003 |date=2009 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |location=Toronto |isbn=9780802099853 |url=https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_e7f6 |url-access=registration}}

==External links==

===General resources=== *[https://www.gov.nl.ca/ Government of Newfoundland and Labrador] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050207051835/http://www.gov.nl.ca/elections/default.asp Elections Newfoundland and Labrador] *[http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2003/ CBC - Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003]

===Parties=== *[http://www.dunderdale2011.ca/ Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515143245/http://www.dunderdale2011.ca/ |date=2011-05-15 }} (see also Conservative Party of Canada) *[https://web.archive.org/web/20031024211506/http://www.liberal.nf.net/ Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador] (see also Liberal Party of Canada) *[http://www.nl.ndp.ca/ Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party] (see also New Democratic Party) *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080616215701/http://www.labradorparty.ca/ Labrador Party]

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