1962 Newfoundland general election

1962 Newfoundland general election

November 19, 1962
42 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 22 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   PC Leader Joey Smallwood James Greene Party Liberal Progressive Conservative Leader since 1949 1959 Last election 31 3 Seats won 34 7 Seat change 3 4 Popular vote 72,319 45,055 Percentage 58.7% 36.6% Swing 0.7pp 11.3pp
Premier before election Joey Smallwood Liberal Premier after election Joey Smallwood Liberal

The 1962 Newfoundland general election was held on 19 November 1962 to elect members of the 33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

	Party	Leader	1959	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	Liberal	Joey Smallwood	31	34	+9.7%	72,319	58.7%
	Progressive Conservative	James Greene	3	7	+133%	45,055	36.6%
	New Democratic	Ed Finn, Jr.	0*	0	0%	4,479	3.6%
	Other		2	1	-50%	1,378	1.1%
Totals			36	42	-	123,990	100%

*As Newfoundland Democratic Party.

References

• "Seat Count Results in Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Elections". Election Almanac. Election Almanac. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

Further reading

• Saywell, John T., ed. (1963). Canadian Annual Review for 1962. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.