# 1972 Newfoundland general election

The 1972 Newfoundland general election was held on 24 March 1972 to elect members of the 36th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party. In the district of Labrador South, the election was a virtual tie between two candidates and had to be declared void. In a subsequent by-election, the seat was taken by a member of the Labrador Party.

## Results

| | Party | Leader | 1971 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) |
| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Moores | 21 | 33 | +57% | 126,508 | 60.5% |
| | Liberal | Edward Roberts | 20 | 9 | -55% | 77,849 | 37.1% |
| | New Democratic | John Connors | 0 | 0 | 0% | 410 | 0.2% |
| | Other | Other | 1 | 0 | -100% | 4,307 | 2.1% |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 42 | 42 | - | 210,078 | 100% |

## Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts
36th General Assembly of Newfoundland :
| District | Member | Party |
| Bay de Verde | Brendan Howard | Progressive Conservative |
| Bell Island | Steve Neary | Liberal |
| Bonavista North | Paul S. Thoms | Liberal |
| Bonavista South | James C. Morgan | Progressive Conservative |
| Burgeo & LaPoile | Allan Evans | Progressive Conservative |
| Burin | Alex Hickman | Progressive Conservative |
| Carbonear | Augustus T. Rowe | Progressive Conservative |
| Ferryland | Tom Doyle | Progressive Conservative |
| Fogo | Earl Winsor | Liberal |
| Fortune Bay | H. R. Val Earle | Progressive Conservative |
| Gander | Harold A. Collins | Progressive Conservative |
| Grand Falls | Aubrey J. Senior | Progressive Conservative |
| Green Bay | Brian Peckford | Progressive Conservative |
| Harbour Grace | Haig Young | Progressive Conservative |
| Harbour Main (Dual Riding) | Gordon Dawe | Progressive Conservative |
| Harbour Main (Dual Riding) | William Doody | Progressive Conservative |
| Hermitage | Roy L. Cheeseman | Progressive Conservative |
| Humber East | Thomas C. Farrell | Progressive Conservative |
| Humber West | Frank D. Moores | Progressive Conservative |
| Labrador North | Melvin Woodward | Liberal |
| Labrador South | Joe Harvey | Liberal |
| Labrador West | Joseph G. Rousseau | Progressive Conservative |
| Lewisporte | Maxwell J. Russell | Progressive Conservative |
| Placentia East | Fintan Aylward | Progressive Conservative |
| Placentia West | Leo Barry | Progressive Conservative |
| Port au Port | Frederick R. Stagg | Progressive Conservative |
| Port de Grave | George M. Wilson | Progressive Conservative |
| St. Barbe North | Fred B. Rowe | Liberal |
| St. Barbe South | Edward Maynard | Progressive Conservative |
| St. George's | Alex M. Dunphy | Progressive Conservative |
| St. John's Centre | Anthony J. Murphy | Progressive Conservative |
| St. John's East | William W. Marshall | Progressive Conservative |
| St. John's East Extern | Tom Hickey | Progressive Conservative |
| St. John's North | John A. Carter | Progressive Conservative |
| St. John's South | Robert Wells | Progressive Conservative |
| St. John's West | John Crosbie | Progressive Conservative |
| St. Mary's | Gerry Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative |
| Trinity North | Charlie Brett | Progressive Conservative |
| Trinity South | James Reid | Progressive Conservative |
| Twillingate | Herbert W. C. Gillett | Liberal |
| White Bay North | Edward M. Roberts | Liberal |
| White Bay South | William N. Rowe | Liberal |