52 seats of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Brian Peckford
Leo Barry
Peter Fenwick
Party
Progressive Conservative
Liberal
New Democratic
Leader since
17 March 1979
1984
1981
Leader's seat
Green Bay
Mount Scio
Menihek
Last election
44
8
0
Seats won
36
15
1
Seat change
8
7
1
Popular vote
134,893
102,016
39,954
Percentage
48.6%
36.7%
14.4%
Swing
12.5pp
1.6pp
10.7pp
Premier before election
Brian Peckford
Progressive Conservative
Premier after election
Brian Peckford
Progressive Conservative
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