1985 Newfoundland general election

1985 Newfoundland general election

April 2, 1985 (1985-04-02)
52 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Brian Peckford Leo Barry Peter Fenwick Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Leader since 17 March 1979 1984 1981 Leader's seat Green Bay Mount Scio Menihek Last election 44 8 0 Seats won 36 15 1 Seat change 8 7 1 Popular vote 134,893 102,016 39,954 Percentage 48.6% 36.7% 14.4% Swing 12.5pp 1.6pp 10.7pp
Premier before election Brian Peckford Progressive Conservative Premier after election Brian Peckford Progressive Conservative

The 1985 Newfoundland general election was held on 2 April 1985 to elect members of the 40th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party under Premier Brian Peckford.

Results

	Party	Leader	1982	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	Progressive Conservative	Brian Peckford	44	36	-18%	134,893	48.6%
	Liberal	Leo Barry	8	15	+88%	102,016	36.7%
	New Democratic	Peter Fenwick	0	1	100%	39,954	14.4%
	Other		0	0	0%	778	0.3%
Totals			52	52	-	278,502	100%

References

• Election Report

Further reading

• Byers, R. B., ed. (1988). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1985. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442671980.