# 1982 Newfoundland general election

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 | (%) |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brian Peckford | 33 | 44 | +33% | 152,966 | 61.2% |
| | Liberal | Len Stirling | 19 | 8 | -58% | 87,228 | 34.9% |
| | New Democratic | Peter Fenwick | 0 | 0 | 0% | 9,371 | 3.7% |
| | Other | Other | 0 | 0 | 0% | 425 | 0.2% |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 52 | 52 | - | 251,024 | 100% |

## Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts
39th General Assembly of Newfoundland :
| District | Member | Party |
| Baie Verte-White Bay | Thomas Gerard Rideout | Progressive Conservative |
| Bay of Islands | Luke Woodrow | Progressive Conservative |
| Bellevue | Wilson Elwood Callan | Liberal |
| Bonavista North | Walter George Cross | Progressive Conservative |
| Bonavista South | James C. Morgan | Progressive Conservative |
| Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir | Harold Dominey Andrews | Progressive Conservative |
| Burin-Placentia West | Glenn Tobin | Progressive Conservative |
| Carbonear | Milton Peach | Progressive Conservative |
| Conception Bay South | John Butt | Progressive Conservative |
| Eagle River | Eugene Ronald Hiscock | Liberal |
| Exploits | Hugh M. Twomey | Progressive Conservative |
| Ferryland | Charlie Power | Progressive Conservative |
| Fogo | Beaton Tulk | Liberal |
| Fortune-Hermitage | Don Stewart | Progressive Conservative |
| Gander | Hazel R. Newhook | Progressive Conservative |
| Grand Bank | Bill Matthews | Progressive Conservative |
| Grand Falls | Leonard Simms | Progressive Conservative |
| Green Bay | Alfred Brian Peckford | Progressive Conservative |
| Harbour Grace | Haig Young | Progressive Conservative |
| Harbour Main-Bell Island | Norman E. Doyle | Progressive Conservative |
| Humber East | Lynn Verge | Progressive Conservative |
| Humber Valley | Wallace House | Progressive Conservative |
| Humber West | Raymond Baird | Progressive Conservative |
| Kilbride | Robert J. Aylward | Progressive Conservative |
| LaPoile | Steve Neary | Liberal |
| Lewisporte | James Russell | Progressive Conservative |
| Menihek | Peter J. Walsh | Progressive Conservative |
| Mount Pearl | H. Neil Windsor | Progressive Conservative |
| Mount Scio | Leo Barry | Progressive Conservative |
| Naskaupi | Denzil Joseph Goudie | Progressive Conservative |
| Placentia | William G. Patterson | Progressive Conservative |
| Pleasantville | Jerome W. Dinn | Progressive Conservative |
| Port au Port | James Hodder | Liberal |
| Port de Grave | Randy W. Collins | Progressive Conservative |
| St. Barbe | Everett K. Osmond | Progressive Conservative |
| St. George's | Ronald Gilbert Dawe | Progressive Conservative |
| St. John's Centre | Patrick J. McNicholas | Progressive Conservative |
| St. John's East | William W. Marshall | Progressive Conservative |
| St. John's East Extern | Thomas V. Hickey | Progressive Conservative |
| St. John's North | John A. Carter | Progressive Conservative |
| St. John's South | John F. Collins | Progressive Conservative |
| St. John's West | Harold Barrett | Progressive Conservative |
| St. Mary's-The Capes | Loyola W. Hearn | Progressive Conservative |
| Stephenville | Fred Stagg | Progressive Conservative |
| Strait of Belle Isle | Edward Roberts | Liberal |
| Terra Nova | Thomas Lush | Liberal |
| Torngat Mountains | Garfield Warren | Liberal |
| Trinity-Bay de Verde | James G. Reid | Progressive Conservative |
| Trinity North | Charlie Brett | Progressive Conservative |
| Twillingate | Ida M. Reid | Progressive Conservative |
| Waterford-Kenmount | Gerald Ryan Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative |
| Windsor-Buchans | John McLennon | Progressive Conservative |