1972 Newfoundland general election
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The 1972 Newfoundland general election was held on 24 March 1972 to elect members of the
Labrador South, the election was a virtual tie between two candidates and had to be declared void. In a subsequent by-election, the seat was taken by a member of the Labrador Party
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Results
| Party | Leader | 1971 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | |
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| Progressive Conservative | Frank Moores | 21 | 33 | +57% | 126,508 | 60.5% | |
| Liberal | Edward Roberts | 20 | 9 | -55% | 77,849 | 37.1% | |
| New Democratic | John Connors | 0 | 0 | 0% | 410 | 0.2% | |
| Other | 1 | 0 | -100% | 4,307 | 2.1% | ||
| Totals | 42 | 42 | - | 210,078 | 100% | ||
Members elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
References
- "General Election Returns (1972)" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
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