# 1999 Newfoundland general election

The 1999 Newfoundland general election was held on February 9, 1999 to elect members of the 44th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.

## Results

| | Party | Leader | 1996 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) |
| | Liberal | Brian Tobin | 37 | 32 | -16% | 132,399 | 49.62% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ed Byrne | 9 | 14 | +56% | 108,772 | 40.77% |
| | New Democratic | Jack Harris | 1 | 2 | +100% | 21,962 | 8.23% |
| | Newfoundland & Labrador Party | Sue Kelland-Dyer | * | - | * | 2,562 | 0.96% |
| | Independent/No affiliation | Independent/No affiliation | 1 | - | -100% | 1,112 | 0.42% |
| Total | Total | Total | 48 | 48 | - | 266,807 | 100% |
* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

## Results by district

* Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
* † represents that the incumbent is not running again.
* ‡ represents that the incumbent is running in a different district.

### St. John's

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Kilbride 77.58% turnout | | Barbara Howlett 2,133 31.90% | | Ed Byrne 4,145 62.00% | | Lee Ingram 289 4.32% | | Vicki Stuckless (NL Party) 119 1.78% | Ed Byrne |
| St. John's Centre 76.66% turnout | | Joan Aylward 2,609 42.27% | | Paul Brown 2,443 39.58% | | Valerie Long 1,120 18.15% | | | Joan Aylward |
| St. John's East 76.84% turnout | | Tom McGrath 1,559 26.28% | | John Ottenheimer 3,774 63.61% | | Barry Darby 600 10.11% | | | John Ottenheimer |
| St. John's North 75.76% turnout | | Lloyd Matthews 2,304 45.51% | | Ray Andrews 1,971 38.93% | | Dale Kirby 788 15.56% | | | Lloyd Matthews |
| St. John's South 72.09% turnout | | Patrick Kennedy 1,563 25.71% | | Tom Osborne 4,041 66.47% | | Judy Vanta 374 6.15% | | Jason Crummey (Independent) 101 1.66% | Tom Osborne |
| St. John's West 74.57% turnout | | Tom Moore 2,532 39.43% | | Sheila Osborne 3,206 49.93% | | Pat Lynch 683 10.64% | | | Sheila Osborne |
| Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi 75.76% turnout | | Pete Soucy 2,010 38.66% | | Chris O'Brien 793 15.25% | | Jack Harris 2,179 41.91% | | Paul Hillier (NL Party) 116 2.23% Shaun Dunn (Independent) 53 1.02% | Jack Harris |
| Virginia Waters 73.08% turnout | | Walter Noel 2,973 47.43% | | Paul Walsh 2,277 36.33% | | Amanda Will 887 14.15% | | Deanne Stapleton (Independent) 131 2.09% | Walter Noel |

### St. John's suburbs

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | NLFirst | NLFirst | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Cape St. Francis 86.83% turnout | | Jim Martin 2,169 31.87% | | Jack Byrne 4,197 61.67% | | Shawn Sullivan 440 6.46% | | | Jack Byrne |
| Conception Bay East & Bell Island 74.00% turnout | | Jim Walsh 2,426 40.19% | | Doug Cole 1,803 29.87% | | Ken Kavanagh 932 15.44% | | Sue Kelland-Dyer 876 14.51% | Jim Walsh |
| Conception Bay South 75.32% turnout | | Bill Lee 1,806 29.98% | | Bob French 3,888 64.54% | | Reg Porter 330 5.48% | | | Bob French |
| Mount Pearl 73.19% turnout | | Julie Bettney 3,468 55.70% | | Cathy Sheehan 2,269 36.44% | | Glen Grouchey 489 7.85% | | | Julie Bettney |
| Topsail 79.77% turnout | | Ralph Wiseman 3,381 52.16% | | Rick Fifield 2,533 39.08% | | Mary Snow 568 8.76% | | | Ralph Wiseman |
| Waterford Valley 74.90% turnout | | Paula Buckle 2,680 41.88% | | Harvey Hodder 3,480 54.38% | | Bill Maddigan 239 3.73% | | | Harvey Hodder |

### Avalon and Burin peninsulas

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | NLFirst | NLFirst | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Bellevue 64.41% turnout | | Percy Barrett 3,229 61.26% | | Gus Coombs 1,667 31.63% | | Mose Ingram 375 7.11% | | | Percy Barrett |
| Burin-Placentia West 75.76% turnout | | Mary Hodder 3,469 53.30% | | Dominic Lundrigan 2,658 40.84% | | Wayne Butler 382 5.87% | | | Mary Hodder |
| Carbonear-Harbour Grace 75.12% turnout | | George Sweeney 4,132 68.44% | | Claude Garland 37.54% | | Kevin Noel 391 6.48% | | | Art Reid† |
| Ferryland 81.86% turnout | | Harold Mullowney 2,141 31.62% | | Loyola Sullivan 4,482 66.20% | | Gerry Ryan 147 2.17% | | | Loyola Sullivan |
| Grand Bank 65.15% turnout | | Judy Foote 3,964 70.18% | | John Bolt 1,146 20.29% | | Richard Rennie 538 9.53% | | | Judy Foote |
| Harbour Main-Whitbourne 79.43% turnout | | Wanda Dawe 2,502 37.44% | | Tom Hedderson 3,670 54.92% | | Fred Akerman 511 7.65% | | | Don Whelan† |
| Placentia & St. Mary's 80.66% turnout | | Anthony Sparrow 2,938 45.08% | | Fabian Manning 3,579 54.92% | | | | | Anthony Sparrow |
| Port de Grave 64.50% turnout | | John Efford 4,488 78.75% | | Paul Cooper 1,026 18.00% | | Steve Quigly 185 3.25% | | | John Efford |
| Trinity-Bay de Verde 64.84% turnout | | Lloyd Snow 3,201 54.15% | | Peter Bursey 2,176 36.81% | | Jeff Jacobs 320 5.41% | | Monty Newhook 214 3.62% | Lloyd Snow |

### Central Newfoundland

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Baie Verte 69.07% turnout | | Gerald Burton 1,988 38.68% | | Paul Shelley 3,152 61.32% | | | | | Paul Shelley |
| Bonavista North 61.01% turnout | | Beaton Tulk 3,943 75.54% | | Jim Cooze 1,277 24.46% | | | | | Beaton Tulk |
| Bonavista South 68.50% turnout | | George Clements 1,768 27.87% | | Roger Fitzgerald 4,496 70.87% | | Shawn Crann 80 1.26% | | | Roger Fitzgerald |
| Exploits 61.89% turnout | | Roger Grimes 2,526 49.50% | | Gonzo Gillingham 1,944 38.10% | | | | Arnold Best (NL Party) 633 12.40% | Roger Grimes |
| Gander 75.19% turnout | | Sandra Kelly 3,064 49.56% | | Kevin O'Brien 2,926 47.32% | | Roy Locke 193 3.12% | | | Sandra Kelly |
| Grand Falls-Buchans 69.84% turnout | | Anna Thistle 3,511 58.05% | | Lorne Woolridge 2,349 38.84% | | Bob Buckingham 188 3.11% | | | Anna Thistle |
| Lewisporte 71.92% turnout | | Melvin Penney 2,116 35.08% | | Tom Rideout 3,791 62.85% | | Michael Dwyer 125 2.07% | | | Melvin Penney |
| Terra Nova 60.01% turnout | | Tom Lush 3,514 66.88% | | Rob Stead 1,740 33.12% | | | | | Tom Lush |
| Trinity North 65.58% turnout | | Doug Oldford 2,979 50.70% | | Sheila Kelly-Blackmore 2,183 37.15% | | Dan Corbett 714 12.15% | | | Doug Oldford |
| Twillingate & Fogo 56.40% turnout | | Gerry Reid 3,343 65.82% | | Gerald McKenna 1,466 28.86% | | | | Dallas Mitchell (Independent) 270 5.32% | Gerry Reid |
| Windsor-Springdale 65.40% turnout | | Graham Flight 2,180 37.30% | | Ray Hunter 3,192 54.61% | | Rose Howe 115 1.97% | | Audrey Smith (Independent) 263 4.50% Roger Bennett (Independent) 95 1.63% | Graham Flight |

### Western and Southern Newfoundland

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Bay of Islands 68.65% turnout | | Eddie Joyce 3,164 57.56% | | Paul Hunt 1,713 31.16% | | Israel Hann 620 11.28% | | | Brian Tobin‡ (ran in The Straits & White Bay North) |
| Burgeo & La Poile 65.02% turnout | | Kelvin Parsons 3,421 59.50% | | Greg Sheaves 1,988 34.57% | | Owen Marsden 342 5.95% | | | Bill Ramsay† |
| Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune 56.04% turnout | | Oliver Langdon 3,189 70.21% | | Bob Baker 1,353 29.79% | | | | | Oliver Langdon |
| Humber East 71.94% turnout | | Bob Mercer 3,197 52.35% | | Janice Wells 2,405 39.38% | | Jean Mehaney 246 4.03% | | David Ledrew (NL Party) 259 4.24% | Bob Mercer |
| Humber Valley 58.10% turnout | | Rick Woodford 3,051 68.21% | | Warren Rose 1,422 31.79% | | | | | Rick Woodford |
| Humber West 61.19% turnout | | Paul Dicks 2,814 58.41% | | Pat Callahan 1,152 23.91% | | Paul Bourgeois 852 17.84% | | | Paul Dicks |
| Port au Port 63.45% turnout | | Gerald Smith 2,976 56.50% | | Ada Marche 1,719 32.64% | | Sharon Whalen 421 7.99% | | William Smallwood (Independent) 151 2.87% | Gerald Smith |
| St. Barbe 62.72% turnout | | Chuck Furey 2,878 59.61% | | Rod Roberts 1,950 40.39% | | | | | Chuck Furey |
| St. George's-Stephenville East 56.26% turnout | | Kevin Aylward 2,546 52.66% | | Leonard Muise 1,944 40.21% | | | | Dave Johnson (NL Party) 345 7.14% | Kevin Aylward |
| The Straits & White Bay North 52.76% turnout | | Brian Tobin 3,227 74.77% | | Ford Mitchelmore 1,089 25.23% | | | | | Chris Decker† |

### Labrador

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair 63.66% turnout | | Yvonne Jones 1,832 85.45% | | Sharon Moores 312 14.55% | | | Yvonne Jones |
| Labrador West 83.23% turnout | | Perry Canning 2,544 45.07% | | Susan Whitten 400 7.09% | | Randy Collins 2,700 47.84% | Perry Canning |
| Lake Melville 60.99% turnout | | Ernie McLean 1,915 52.45% | | Hayward Broomfield 1,413 38.70% | | Ronald Peddle 323 8.85% | Ernie McLean |
| Torngat Mountains 99.19% turnout | | Wally Andersen 1,036 85.06% | | Simeon Tshakapesh 182 14.94% | | | Wally Andersen |