# 1996 Newfoundland general election

The 1996 Newfoundland general election was held on February 22, 1996, to elect members of the 43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal Party under new leader Brian Tobin. PC Leader Lynn Verge was not re-elected in her riding of Humber East.

## Results

| | Party | Leader | 1993 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) |
| | Liberal | Brian Tobin | 35 | 37 | +5.7% | 157,229 | 55.10% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lynn Verge | 16 | 9 | -44% | 110,312 | 38.66% |
| | New Democratic | Jack Harris | 1 | 1 | 0% | 12,706 | 4.45% |
| | Other | Other | 0 | 1 | 0% | 5,111 | 1.79% |
| Total | Total | Total | 52 | 48 | - | 285,385 | 100% |

## 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 77.50% turnout | | Gerry Glavine 3,118 46.67% | | Ed Byrne 3,185 47.67% | | Mary Snow 378 5.66% | | | Ed Byrne |
| St. John's Centre 74.31% turnout | | Joan Aylward 2,579 43.05% | | Paul Brown 2,254 37.62% | | Wayne Lucas 1,158 19.33% | | | Hubert Kitchen‡ (ran in St. John's East) |
| St. John's East 79.37% turnout | | Hubert Kitchen 2,340 38.20% | | John Ottenheimer 2,989 48.80% | | Sean Murray 796 13.00% | | | Jack Harris‡ (ran in Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi) |
| St. John's North 73.95% turnout | | Lloyd Matthews 2,789 56.37% | | Ian Carter 1,649 33.33% | | Raj Sharan 510 10.31% | | | Lloyd Matthews |
| St. John's South 70.73% turnout | | Tom Murphy 2,417 40.62% | | Tom Osborne 2,521 42.36% | | Sue Skipton 858 14.42% | | Bill Maddigan (Independent) 155 2.60% | Tom Murphy |
| St. John's West 74.82% turnout | | Rex Gibbons 4,152 64.36% | | Bren Kelly 1,648 25.55% | | Pat Lynch 651 10.09% | | | Rex Gibbons |
| Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi 79.89% turnout | | Joan Cook 1,661 30.29% | | Cy Mills 902 16.45% | | Jack Harris 2,800 51.07% | | Jason Crummey (Independent) 120 2.19% | New district |
| Virginia Waters 73.88% turnout | | Walter Noel 3,639 55.67% | | Bev LeMoine 2,348 35.92% | | Bob Buckingham 550 8.41% | | | Walter Noel Pleasantville |

### St. John's suburbs

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Cape St. Francis 82.63% turnout | | Jim Martin 3,158 48.60% | | Jack Byrne 3,299 51.09% | | | | | Jack Byrne St. John's East Extern |
| Conception Bay East & Bell Island 73.72% turnout | | Jim Walsh 2,909 48.39% | | Doug Cole 2,220 36.93% | | David Sullivan 316 5.26% | | Kenneth Kavanagh (Independent) 566 9.42% | Jim Walsh Mount Scio-Bell Island |
| Conception Bay South 75.51% turnout | | Bill Dawe 2,628 43.50% | | Bob French 3,051 50.50% | | Harvey Taylor 363 6.00% | | | Pat Cowan† |
| Mount Pearl 80.94% turnout | | Julie Bettney 3,686 53.51% | | Neil Windsor 2,927 42.49% | | Sam Kelly 275 3.99% | | | Neil Windsor |
| Topsail 79.14% turnout | | Ralph Wiseman 3,510 54.72% | | Dianne Whalen 2,905 45.28% | | | | | New district |
| Waterford Valley 73.88% turnout | | Bernie Heywood 2,858 45.35% | | Harvey Hodder 3,444 54.65% | | | | | Harvey Hodder Waterford-Kenmount |

### Avalon and Burin peninsulas

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Bellevue 69.15% turnout | | Percy Barrett 3,576 63.11% | | Nick Careen 1,832 32.33% | | Lee Ingram 258 4.55% | | | Percy Barrett |
| Burin-Placentia West 79.71% turnout | | Mary Hodder 4,944 72.29% | | Terry Keating 1,895 27.71% | | | | | Glenn Tobin† |
| Carbonear-Harbour Grace 75.63% turnout | | Art Reid 3,846 56.26% | | George Faulkner 2,698 39.47% | | Linda Soper 292 4.27% | | | Art Reid Carbonear |
| Merged district ||
| Carbonear-Harbour Grace 75.63% turnout | | Art Reid 3,846 56.26% | | George Faulkner 2,698 39.47% | | Linda Soper 292 4.27% | | | John Crane† Harbour Grace |
| Ferryland 85.33% turnout | | Tom Best 2,237 31.64% | | Loyola Sullivan 4,834 68.34% | | | | | Loyola Sullivan |
| Grand Bank 76.86% turnout | | Judy Foote 4,136 62.13% | | Herb Edwards 2,521 37.87% | | | | | Bill Matthews† |
| Harbour Main-Whitbourne 76.91% turnout | | Don Whelan 3,407 52.61% | | Eugene Conway 2,705 41.77% | | Gus Flannigan 239 3.69% | | Norm Sylvia (Independent) 125 1.93% | Don Whelan Harbour Main |
| Placentia & St. Mary's 86.67% turnout | | Anthony Sparrow 3,601 51.38% | | Fabian Manning 3,407 48.62% | | | | | Nick Careen‡ Placentia (ran in Bellevue) |
| Merged district ||
| Placentia & St. Mary's 86.67% turnout | | Anthony Sparrow 3,601 51.38% | | Fabian Manning 3,407 48.62% | | | | | Fabian Manning St. Mary's-The Capes |
| Port de Grave 76.98% turnout | | John Efford 4,603 67.63% | | Robert Lundrigan 2,203 32.37% | | | | | John Efford |
| Trinity-Bay de Verde 73.16% turnout | | Lloyd Snow 3,765 56.43% | | Nellie Squires 2,176 38.28% | | Bill Hiscock 320 5.29% | | | 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 79.95% turnout | | Bud Hulan 2,380 39.95% | | Paul Shelley 3,578 60.05% | | | | | Paul Shelley Baie Verte-White Bay |
| Bonavista North 73.74% turnout | | Beaton Tulk 3,594 56.69% | | Sam Winsor 2,463 38.85% | | | | Wayne Davis (Independent) 283 4.46% | Tom Lush‡ (ran in Terra Nova) |
| Bonavista South 78.29% turnout | | Kay Young 2,474 34.10% | | Roger Fitzgerald 4,781 65.90% | | | | | Roger Fitzgerald |
| Exploits 65.93% turnout | | Roger Grimes 3,262 59.89% | | Rod Stockley 1,581 29.02% | | Peter Langdon 604 11.09% | | | Roger Grimes |
| Gander 78.32% turnout | | Sandra Kelly 3,585 55.80% | | Dan Crummell 2,840 44.20% | | | | | Gary Vey† |
| Grand Falls-Buchans 78.82% turnout | | Anna Thistle 3,441 50.24% | | Mike Mackey 2,321 33.89% | | Joe Tremblett 1,087 15.87% | | | Mike Mackey Grand Falls |
| Lewisporte 70.00% turnout | | Melvin Penney 3,252 55.59% | | Rex Freake 2,598 44.41% | | | | | Melvin Penney |
| Terra Nova 69.75% turnout | | Tom Lush 4,049 66.31% | | Glenn Greening 2,057 33.69% | | | | | Kay Lush‡ (ran in Bonavista South) |
| Trinity North 65.98% turnout | | Doug Oldford 3,784 64.04% | | Sheila Kelly-Blackmore 2,125 35.96% | | | | | Doug Oldford |
| Twillingate & Fogo 67.46% turnout | | Gerry Reid 3,885 63.85% | | Terry Reid 1,689 27.76% | | Wayne Greenham 511 8.40% | | | Walter C. Carter† Twillingate |
| Merged district ||
| Twillingate & Fogo 67.46% turnout | | Gerry Reid 3,885 63.85% | | Terry Reid 1,689 27.76% | | Wayne Greenham 511 8.40% | | | Beaton Tulk Fogo (ran in Bonavista North) |
| Windsor-Springdale 66.99% turnout | | Graham Flight 2,857 37.30% | | Alvin Hewlett 2,841 54.61% | | Jim Hobbs 290 1.97% | | | Graham Flight Windsor-Buchans |

### 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 75.77% turnout | | Brian Tobin 3,997 65.68% | | Paul Hunt 1,672 27.47% | | Hayward Pardy 417 6.85% | | | Clyde Wells† |
| Burgeo & La Poile 67.84% turnout | | Bill Ramsay 3,598 60.17% | | Cheryl Stagg 2,382 39.83% | | | | | Dave Gilbert† Burgeo-Bay D'Espoir |
| Merged district ||
| Burgeo & La Poile 67.84% turnout | | Bill Ramsay 3,598 60.17% | | Cheryl Stagg 2,382 39.83% | | | | | Bill Ramsay La Poile |
| Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune 66.75% turnout | | Oliver Langdon 4,046 74.73% | | Kay Blake 1,368 25.27% | | | | | Oliver Langdon Fortune-Hermitage |
| Humber East 80.76% turnout | | Bob Mercer 3,424 50.05% | | Lynn Verge 3,417 49.95% | | | | | Lynn Verge |
| Humber Valley 71.27% turnout | | Rick Woodford 4,109 74.91% | | Evelyn Organ 1,376 25.09% | | | | | Rick Woodford |
| Humber West 72.49% turnout | | Paul Dicks 4,215 73.86% | | Pat Callahan 1,492 26.14% | | | | | Paul Dicks |
| Port au Port 71.05% turnout | | Gerald Smith 4,011 67.93% | | Scott Hurley 1,894 32.07% | | | | | Gerald Smith |
| St. Barbe 74.17% turnout | | Chuck Furey 3,374 64.19% | | Carolyn Lavers 1,844 35.08% | | | | | Chuck Furey |
| St. George's-Stephenville East 66.01% turnout | | Kevin Aylward 3,505 61.68% | | Cec Stein 1,640 28.86% | | | | Roy Spencer (Independent) 538 9.47% | Bud Hulan‡ St. George's (ran in Baie Verte) |
| Merged district ||
| St. George's-Stephenville East 66.01% turnout | | Kevin Aylward 3,505 61.68% | | Cec Stein 1,640 28.86% | | | | Roy Spencer (Independent) 538 9.47% | Kevin Aylward Stephenville |
| The Straits & White Bay North 63.98% turnout | | Chris Decker 2,581 49.27% | | Conan Coates 999 19.07% | | | | Dennis Coates (Independent) 1,659 31.67% | Chris Decker Strait of Belle Isle |

### Labrador

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair 86.69% turnout | | Danny Dumaresque 1,233 41.94% | | Berkley Bursey 42 1.43% | | Yvonne Jones (Independent) 1,665 56.63% | Danny Dumaresque Eagle River |
| Labrador West 82.46% turnout | | Perry Canning 3,547 63.37% | | Alec Snow 2,140 38.23% | | | Alec Snow Menihek |
| Lake Melville 60.38% turnout | | Ernie McLean 2,762 76.57% | | Darlene Gear-White 845 23.43% | | | Edward Roberts† Naskaupi |
| Torngat Mountains 91.97% turnout | | Wally Andersen 795 70.29% | | Bill Flowers 336 29.71% | | | William Andersen III† |