The 1996 Newfoundland general election was held on February 22, 1996, to elect members of the 43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal Party under new leader Brian Tobin. PC Leader Lynn Verge was not re-elected in her riding of Humber East.

Quick Facts 48 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 25 seats were needed for a majority, First party ...

1996 Newfoundland general election

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48 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 25 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   PC Leader Brian Tobin Lynn Verge Jack Harris Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic Leader's seat Bay of Islands Humber East (lost re-election) Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi Last election 35 16 1 Seats won 37 9 1 Seat change 2 7 ±0 Popular vote 157,229 110,312 12,706 Percentage 55.10% 38.66% 4.45% Swing 6.0pp 3.44pp 2.95pp
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

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• Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Elections Newfoundland and Labrador
• Election Report

• Mutimer, David, ed. (2002). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1996. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442672093.