The 1972 Newfoundland general election was held on 24 March 1972 to elect members of the 36th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party. In the district of 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.
Results Party Leader1971Seats won% changePopular vote (%)Frank Moores2133+57%126,50860.5%Edward Roberts209-55%77,84937.1%10-100%2,5481.21John Connors000%4100.2%Other00 0% 1,7590.99%Totals4242 -210,078100%
Results by district
Names in boldface type represent party leaders. † indicates that the incumbent did not run again. § indicates that the incumbent was defeated for nomination. ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district.
St. John's
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre73.61% turnout || |Anthony Murphy3,58076.46% | |Denis Murphy1,10223.54% || |Anthony Murphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East71.83% turnout || |William Marshall2,71277.51% | |Brendan Kelly78722.49% || |William Marshall |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East Extern73.02% turnout || |Tom Hickey8,03978.92% | |Austin Ryan2,14721.08% || |Tom Hickey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North81.53% turnout || |John Carter9,51269.29% | |Roston Churchill4,21630.71% || |John Carter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South78.43% turnout || |Robert Wells5,99777.64% | |Rod Moores1,72722.36% || |Hugh Shea§‡(ran in Harbour Main) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West75.59% turnout || |John Crosbie5,94972.92% | |Duncan Sharpe2,20927.08% || |John Crosbie
Conception Bay
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde75.22% turnout || |Brendan Howard1,53661.66% | |Donald Burt95538.34%
|Vacant |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bell Island84.24% turnout | |Bren Fitzpatrick97342.25% || |Steve Neary1,17551.02% | |Edward Russell (Independent)1556.73% || |Steve Neary |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear84.85% turnout || |Augustus Rowe2,02059.10% | |Walter Milley1,39840.90%
|Augustus Rowe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace86.25% turnout || |Haig Young2,56955.69% | |Hubert Kitchen2,00543.46% | |George Snow (Independent)390.85% || |Hubert Kitchen |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main || |Gordon Dawe5,18140.09% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Richard Gosse1,65112.77% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Hugh Shea (Independent Liberal)1,1408.82% || |Gordon Dawe
|William Doody4,95338.32% || |William Doody |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave82.17% turnout || |George Wilson2,27053.56% | |James Hussey1,96846.44%
|James Hussey
Avalon Peninsula
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland82.66% turnout || |Thomas Doyle2,40265.57% | |Kevin O'Regan1,26134.43% || |Tom Doyle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia East85.83% turnout || |Fintan Aylward2,68854.99% | |Michael Maher2,20045.01% || |Joey Smallwood† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's88.82% turnout || |Gerry Ottenheimer1,70572.28% | |Dermott Lee65427.72% || |Gerry Ottenheimer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South78.43% turnout || |James Reid2,96053.39% | |Rupert Bartlett2,58446.61% || |Rupert Bartlett
Eastern Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North82.80% turnout | |John Curran2,84845.98% || |Paul Thoms3,34654.02%
|Paul Thoms |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South75.81% turnout || |Jim Morgan3,28556.74% | |Rossy Barbour2,38641.21% | |Ben Elliott (Independent Liberal)1192.05% || |Rossy Barbour |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo73.51% turnout | |Ernest Roebotham1,72738.79% || |Earl Winsor2,51156.40% | |Barton Manning (Independent)2144.81% || |Earl Winsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North76.23% turnout || |Charlie Brett3,12452.77% | |Uriah Strickland2,79647.23%
|Uriah Strickland
Central Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander77.59% turnout || |Harold Collins4,67465.62% | |Eli Baker2,27231.90% | |Earle Boone1772.48%
|Harold Collins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls82.25% turnout || |Aubrey Senior4,64057.18% | |Wilburne England3,26840.28% | |John Connors2062.54%
|Aubrey Senior |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay84.62% turnout || |Brian Peckford2,56051.35% | |Harold Starkes2,42548.65%
|Harold Starkes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte84.30% turnout || |James Russell3,02257.82% | |Clyde Mullett2,12840.71%
|Walwin Blackmore (Independent)771.47% || |James Russell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate80.58% turnout | |John Loveridge1,49041.08% || |Herbert Gillett2,11058.18% | |Roderick Woolridge270.74%
|William Adams† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay South84.03% turnout | |William Eaton1,64142.95% || |Bill Rowe2,18057.05%
|Bill Rowe
Southern Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-La Poile75.78% turnout || |Allan Evans3,06257.89% | |Walter Hodder2,22742.11%
|Allan Evans |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin80.39% turnout || |Alex Hickman3,80365.25% | |Ronald Fagan2,02534.75%
|Alex Hickman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay82.06% turnout || |H.R.V. Earle1,56355.74% | |Leslie Thoms1,22643.72% | |Eric Hiscock (Independent)150.53% || |Vacant |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hermitage81.71% turnout || |Roy Cheeseman2,18362.26% | |Harold Piercey1,32337.74%
|Harold Piercey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West84.17% turnout || |Leo Barry1,85850.59% | |Patrick Canning1,81549.41%
|Patrick Canning
Western Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East75.50% turnout || |Tom Farrell5,29069.72% | |Gerald Matthews2,29730.28% || |Tom Farrell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West || |Frank MooresWon by acclamation
|Frank Moores |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port84.74% turnout || |Frederick Stagg4,10765.78% | |James Campbell2,13734.22% || |Frederick Stagg |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe North90.90% turnout | |Wallace Maynard83937.56% || |Frederick B. Rowe1,39562.44% || |James Chalker† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe South90.47% turnout || |Edward Maynard2,10758.40% | |Trevor Bennett1,50141.60% || |Edward Maynard |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's82.80% turnout || |Alexander Dunphy2,46465.46% | |Ronald Callahan1,30034.54% || |Alexander Dunphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay North79.26% turnout | |Stanley Cole57916.17% || |Edward Roberts3,00283.83% || |Edward Roberts
Labrador
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador North90.62% turnout | |Lloyd Janes1,10229.98% || |Melvin Woodward1,39637.98% | |Herbert Brett1,17832.04% || |Melvin Woodward |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador South83.33% turnout
|Joe Harvey93350.03% | |Michael Martin93249.97% || |Joe Harvey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador West92.99% turnout || |Joseph Rousseau3,49460.84% | |Tom Burgess1,81131.53% | |Gerald Neary4387.63% || |Tom Burgess
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