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1979 Newfoundland general election

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Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs. 1979
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was held on June 18, 1979 to elect members of the 38th
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McNicholas 590:Thomas Gerald Rideout 1656:Byers, R.B. (1981). 1525:Trinity-Bay de Verde 1465:Strait of Belle Isle 1425:St. Mary's-The Capes 1190:William G. Patterson 745:Conception Bay South 705:Burin-Placentia West 585:Baie Verte-White Bay 373:. It was won by the 1330:William W. Marshall 1290:Ronald Gilbert Dawe 685:Burgeo-Bay d'Espoir 197:Last election 174:Leader's seat 20: 1585:Waterford-Kenmount 630:Donald C. Jamieson 253:Popular vote 160:Leader since 47:September 18, 1979 2081: 2080: 2056:Federal elections 1725:General elections 1671:978-1-4426-7193-5 1620: 1619: 1590:Gerry Ottenheimer 1505:Torngat Mountains 1305:St. John's Centre 1050:Robert J. Aylward 845:Fortune-Hermitage 545: 544: 363: 362: 359: 358: 318: 317: 225:Seat change 203:16 seats, 37.09% 200:30 seats, 45.54% 58: 57: 2116: 1715: 1714: 1703: 1696: 1689: 1680: 1675: 1663: 1631: 1628: 1430:Walter C. Carter 1385:St. John's South 1365:St. John's North 1350:Thomas V. Hickey 1250:Randy W. Collins 870:Hazel R. Newhook 557: 385: 325: 310: 309: 299: 298: 288: 287: 248: 247: 240: 239: 232: 231: 116: 108: 100: 75: 74: 64:52 seats to the 37: 36: 30: 29: 28: 21: 2124: 2123: 2119: 2118: 2117: 2115: 2114: 2113: 2084: 2083: 2082: 2077: 2067: 2051: 2030: 1999:Local elections 1994: 1719: 1709: 1707: 1672: 1655: 1652: 1650:Further reading 1644:Election Report 1640: 1635: 1634: 1629: 1625: 1605:Windsor-Buchans 1570:William N. Rowe 1510:Garfield Warren 1405:St. John's West 1325:St. John's East 1130:H. Neil Windsor 970:Norman E. Doyle 670:James C. Morgan 665:Bonavista South 645:Bonavista North 550: 548:Members elected 453:Donald Jamieson 383: 351: 346: 336: 331: 323: 211:Seats won 206:0 seats, 4.35% 190: 188:St. John's West 163:March 26, 1979 131:Donald Jamieson 117: 112: 101: 96: 68: 63: 31: 26: 24: 12: 11: 5: 2122: 2120: 2112: 2111: 2106: 2101: 2096: 2086: 2085: 2079: 2078: 2072: 2069: 2068: 2066: 2065: 2059: 2057: 2053: 2052: 2050: 2049: 2044: 2038: 2036: 2032: 2031: 2029: 2028: 2023: 2018: 2013: 2008: 2002: 2000: 1996: 1995: 1993: 1992: 1985: 1980: 1975: 1970: 1965: 1960: 1955: 1950: 1945: 1940: 1935: 1930: 1925: 1920: 1915: 1910: 1905: 1900: 1895: 1890: 1885: 1880: 1875: 1870: 1865: 1860: 1855: 1850: 1845: 1840: 1835: 1830: 1825: 1820: 1815: 1810: 1805: 1800: 1795: 1790: 1785: 1780: 1775: 1770: 1765: 1760: 1755: 1750: 1745: 1740: 1735: 1729: 1727: 1721: 1720: 1708: 1706: 1705: 1698: 1691: 1683: 1677: 1676: 1670: 1651: 1648: 1647: 1646: 1639: 1636: 1633: 1632: 1622: 1621: 1618: 1617: 1612: 1607: 1602: 1598: 1597: 1592: 1587: 1582: 1578: 1577: 1572: 1567: 1562: 1558: 1557: 1552: 1547: 1542: 1538: 1537: 1532: 1527: 1522: 1518: 1517: 1512: 1507: 1502: 1498: 1497: 1492: 1487: 1482: 1478: 1477: 1472: 1470:Edward Roberts 1467: 1462: 1458: 1457: 1452: 1447: 1442: 1438: 1437: 1432: 1427: 1422: 1418: 1417: 1412: 1410:Harold Barrett 1407: 1402: 1398: 1397: 1392: 1387: 1382: 1378: 1377: 1372: 1370:John A. Carter 1367: 1362: 1358: 1357: 1352: 1347: 1342: 1338: 1337: 1332: 1327: 1322: 1318: 1317: 1312: 1307: 1302: 1298: 1297: 1292: 1287: 1282: 1278: 1277: 1272: 1270:Trevor Bennett 1267: 1262: 1258: 1257: 1252: 1247: 1242: 1238: 1237: 1232: 1227: 1222: 1218: 1217: 1212: 1207: 1202: 1198: 1197: 1192: 1187: 1182: 1178: 1177: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1158: 1157: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1138: 1137: 1132: 1127: 1122: 1118: 1117: 1112: 1110:Peter J. Walsh 1107: 1102: 1098: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1082: 1078: 1077: 1072: 1067: 1062: 1058: 1057: 1052: 1047: 1042: 1038: 1037: 1032: 1027: 1022: 1018: 1017: 1012: 1007: 1002: 998: 997: 992: 987: 982: 978: 977: 972: 967: 962: 958: 957: 952: 947: 942: 938: 937: 932: 930:Brian Peckford 927: 922: 918: 917: 912: 907: 902: 898: 897: 892: 887: 882: 878: 877: 872: 867: 862: 858: 857: 852: 847: 842: 838: 837: 832: 827: 822: 818: 817: 812: 807: 802: 798: 797: 792: 790:Hugh M. Twomey 787: 782: 778: 777: 772: 770:Eugene Hiscock 767: 762: 758: 757: 752: 747: 742: 738: 737: 732: 727: 722: 718: 717: 712: 707: 702: 698: 697: 692: 687: 682: 678: 677: 672: 667: 662: 658: 657: 652: 647: 642: 638: 637: 632: 627: 622: 618: 617: 612: 607: 605:Bay of Islands 602: 598: 597: 592: 587: 582: 578: 577: 574: 571: 568: 564: 563: 549: 546: 543: 542: 539: 536: 533: 530: 527: 523: 522: 519: 516: 513: 510: 507: 504: 500: 499: 496: 493: 490: 487: 484: 479: 477:New Democratic 474: 471: 470: 467: 464: 461: 458: 455: 450: 445: 442: 441: 438: 435: 432: 429: 426: 424:Brian Peckford 421: 416: 413: 412: 409: 406: 403: 400: 395: 392: 389: 382: 379: 361: 360: 357: 356: 349:Brian Peckford 341: 334:Brian Peckford 320: 319: 316: 315: 304: 293: 282: 278: 277: 274: 271: 268: 264: 263: 260: 257: 254: 250: 249: 242: 234: 226: 222: 221: 218: 215: 212: 208: 207: 204: 201: 198: 194: 193: 183: 178: 175: 171: 170: 167: 164: 161: 157: 156: 154:New Democratic 151: 146: 141: 137: 136: 133: 128: 126:Brian 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38th General Assembly of Newfoundland

Brian Peckford
Donald Jamieson
Progressive Conservative
Liberal
New Democratic
Bellevue
St. John's West
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Brian Peckford
Progressive Conservative
Brian Peckford
Progressive Conservative
General Assembly of Newfoundland
Progressive Conservative
1975
Progressive Conservative
Brian Peckford
Liberal
Donald Jamieson
New Democratic
John Greene
38th General Assembly of Newfoundland
Baie Verte-White Bay
Thomas Gerald Rideout

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