52 seats to the 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland 27 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
PC
NDP
Leader
Brian Peckford
Donald Jamieson
John Greene
Party
Progressive Conservative
Liberal
New Democratic
Leader since
March 26, 1979
1979
1977
Leader's seat
Green Bay
Bellevue[a]
Ran in St. John's West (lost)
Last election
30 seats, 45.54%
16 seats, 37.09%
0 seats, 4.35%
Seats won
33
19
0
Seat change
3
3
Popular vote
119,151
95,943
18,507
Percentage
50.25%
40.46%
7.80%
Swing
4.71pp
3.37pp
3.45pp
Premier before election
Brian Peckford
Progressive Conservative
Premier after election
Brian Peckford
Progressive Conservative
The 1979 Newfoundland general election was held on June 18, 1979 to elect members of the 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.
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