Election Name: | 1966 Newfoundland general election |
Seat Change2: | 4 |
Popular Vote2: | 50,316 |
Percentage2: | 34.0% |
Swing2: | 2.6pp |
Last Election2: | 7 seats, |
Premier | |
Before Election: | Joey Smallwood |
Posttitle: | Premier after election |
After Election: | Joey Smallwood |
Ongoing: | No |
Seats2: | 3 |
Leaders Seat2: | Humber East |
Country: | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Leader1: | Joey Smallwood |
Type: | parliamentary |
Election Date: | September 8, 1966 |
Previous Election: | 1962 Newfoundland general election |
Previous Year: | 1962 |
Next Election: | 1971 Newfoundland general election |
Next Year: | 1971 |
Seats For Election: | 42 seats to the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland |
Majority Seats: | 22 |
Leader Since1: | 1949 |
Leader Since2: | 1966 |
Leaders Seat1: | Humber West |
Last Election1: | 34 seats, |
Seats1: | 39 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 91,613 |
Percentage1: | 61.8% |
Swing1: | 3.1pp |
Leader2: | Noel Murphy |
Flag Year: | 1952 |
The 1966 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 September 1966 to elect members of the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.
Party | Leader | 1962 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | 34 | 39 | +15% | 91,613 | 61.8% | 7 | 3 | align=right | -57% | 50,316 | 34.0% | Calvin Normore | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2,725 | 1.8% | Other | 1 | 0 | align=right | -100% | 3,548 | 2.4% | ||||
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Totals | 42 | 42 | - | 149,371 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||