1999 Newfoundland general election

1999 Newfoundland general election

February 9, 1999

48 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly
25 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout69.6% ( 4.8 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
PC
Leader Brian Tobin Ed Byrne Jack Harris
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader's seat Bay of Islands
Ran in The Straits & White Bay North
Kilbride Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
Last election 37 9 1
Seats won 32 14 2
Seat change 5 5 1
Popular vote 132,399 108,772 21,962
Percentage 49.62% 40.77% 8.23%
Swing 5.48pp 2.11pp 3.78pp

Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.

Premier before election

Brian Tobin
Liberal

Premier after election

Brian Tobin
Liberal

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.