The 1966 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 September 1966 to elect members of the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party.
Results Party Leader1962Seats won% changePopular vote (%)Joey Smallwood 3439+15%91,61361.8%Noel Murphy 73-57%50,31634.0%Calvin Normore000%2,7251.8%Other10 -100% 3,5482.4%Totals4242 -149,371100%
Results by district
Names in boldface type represent party leaders. † indicates that the incumbent did not run again. ‡ indicates that the incumbent ran in a different district.
St. John's
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's Centre66.15% turnout | |Denis Galway1,77339.58% || |Anthony Murphy2,70660.42% || |Anthony Murphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East71.61% turnout | |Kevin O'Regan1,37337.13% || |Gerry Ottenheimer2,32562.87% || |James Greene† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's East Extern70.78% turnout | |John Murphy3,32747.84% || |Tom Hickey3,62752.16% || |William Browne† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's North66.97% turnout || |Nathaniel Noel4,58657.33% | |Mervyn Russell3,41442.67% || |Geoffrey Carnell† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's South73.65% turnout || |John Nolan4,16654.71% | |Rex Renouf3,44845.29% || |Rex Renouf |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. John's West69.20% turnout || |John Crosbie4,05457.63% | |Harvey Cole2,98042.37% || |William Adams†
Conception Bay
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bay de Verde63.70% turnout || |William Saunders1,36366.61% | |Walter Hudson39519.31% | |Alvin Clarke (Independent)28814.08% || |William Saunders |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bell Island57.09% turnout || |Steve Neary1,76175.55% | |Herbert Buckingham42318.15% | |Joseph Gendreau (Independent)1476.31% || |Steve Neary |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Carbonear65.80% turnout || |George Clarke1,59164.02% | |Joseph Noel55522.33% | |Elmer Vaters (Independent)33913.64% || |George Clarke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Harbour Grace61.49% turnout || |Alec Moores2,29675.38% | |Harold Osborne75024.62%
|Claude Sheppard† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2|Harbour Main66.37% turnout || |Philip Lewis2,71230.83% | |Gordon Dawe2,09023.74% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|James Hickey (Independent)5346.07% || |Philip Lewis
|John Mahoney2,34226.61% | |John Carroll1,12012.73% || |Clifton Joy† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port de Grave54.23% turnout || |Eric Dawe1,69666.64% | |Lloyd Stevens84933.36%
|Eric Dawe
Avalon Peninsula
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Ferryland68.85% turnout || |Aidan Maloney1,90569.70% | |Thomas Greene82830.30% || |Myles Murray† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia East72.22% turnout || |Alain Frecker2,03762.47% | |William Patterson1,22437.53% || |Alain Frecker |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Mary's71.32% turnout || |James M. McGrath1,22967.49% | |John Halley59232.51% || |James M. McGrath |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity South53.07% turnout || |Uriah Strickland1,84051.80% | |John Carter1,71248.20% || |Uriah Strickland
Eastern Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista North52.87% turnout || |Beaton Abbott2,93273.65% | |John Pinsent83420.95% | |Hubert Granter (NDP)2155.40% || |Joey Smallwood‡(ran in Humber West) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bonavista South45.36% turnout || |Rossy Barbour2,16163.71% | |William Moss1,23136.29%
|Rossy Barbour |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fogo48.76% turnout || |Eric Jones2,15073.33% | |Artie Willis78226.67%
|Edward Spencer† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Trinity North46.72% turnout || |Maxwell Lane2,21562.93% | |Robert Barton63818.13% | |Sam Drover (Independent)66718.95% || |Arthur Mifflin†
Central Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Gander66.71% turnout || |Charles Granger3,18061.13% | |Harold Collins2,02238.87% || |Beaton Abbott‡(ran in Bonavista North) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Grand Falls75.57% turnout || |Frederick W. Rowe3,64255.31% | |Ambrose Peddle2,94344.69% || |Ambrose Peddle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Green Bay65.48% turnout || |William Smallwood2,49671.17% | |Rupert Short1,01128.83% || |William Smallwood |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lewisporte54.95% turnout || |Harold Starkes2,28773.85% | |Douglas Hayward81026.15% || |Harold Starkes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Twillingate || |Leslie CurtisWon by acclamation
|Leslie Curtis |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay South63.24% turnout || |Bill Rowe2,01479.95% | |Cyril Pelley50520.05% || |Frederick W. Rowe‡(ran in Grand Falls)
Southern Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burgeo-La Poile58.16% turnout || |Walter Hodder2,33168.68% | |Allan Evans1,06331.32% || |Walter Hodder |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Burin56.56% turnout || |Alex Hickman2,74479.01% | |Scott Bradley72920.99% || |Eric Jones‡(ran in Fogo) |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fortune Bay || |H.R.V. EarleWon by acclamation
|H.R.V. Earle |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hermitage || |Abel WornellWon by acclamation
|Abel Wornell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Placentia West62.59% turnout || |Patrick Canning2,36774.34% | |Joseph Cheeseman81725.66% || |Patrick Canning
Western Newfoundland
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber East74.70% turnout || |Clyde Wells3,65252.74% | |Noel Murphy3,27347.26%
|Noel Murphy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humber West67.53% turnout || |Joey Smallwood4,43167.21%
|Calvin Normore (NDP)2,16232.79% || |Charles Ballam† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Port au Port76.87% turnout || |William Callahan2,45457.61% | |Berkley Evans94822.25% | |Michael Harper (Independent)85820.14% || |Stephen Smith† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe North63.92% turnout || |James Chalker1,13979.48% | |Gerald Hynes29420.52%
|James Chalker |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. Barbe South66.93% turnout || |Gerald Myrden1,51164.68% | |Andrew Swimm82535.32%
|Vacant |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|St. George's72.61% turnout || |William Keough1,73651.24% | |Prime Power93727.66% | |Fred Wells (Independent)71521.10% || |William Keough |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|White Bay North61.99% turnout || |Edward Roberts2,16584.94% | |Anita Sulley38415.06%
|Walter Carter†
Labrador
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador North57.38% turnout || |Earl Winsor1,33371.25% | |Arthur Hale53828.75%
|Earl Winsor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador South58.99% turnout || |Gerald Hill1,12990.39% | |Leace Critch1209.61%
|Gerald Hill |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Labrador West64.10% turnout || |Tom Burgess1,49361.82% | |Charles Devine57423.77% | |Albert McGrath34814.41% || |Charles Devine
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