The 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 9, 2007, to elect members of the 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Campaign

The election was called soon after Premier Danny Williams announced the popular Hebron Oil Field deal, and it was widely considered a foregone conclusion that Williams' Progressive Conservatives would be reelected. Polls during the campaign showed the Conservatives reaching up to 73 per cent of voter support, leading some commentators to speculate that the party could in fact win every seat in the House of Assembly — a feat accomplished only twice before in Canadian history, in Prince Edward Island in the 1935 election and in New Brunswick in the 1987 election. On election day, the Progressive Conservatives did win ten more seats than they held at the dissolution of the previous legislature, and won just under 70 per cent of the popular vote, the highest popular vote share ever attained by a party in the province. However, they did not sweep all 48 seats in the legislature though their popular vote share was higher than the winning party's share in the 1935 PEI election and the 1987 New Brunswick election. Three Liberal incumbents, as well as New Democratic Party leader Lorraine Michael, successfully held their seats. Notably, however, Liberal leader Gerry Reid was not reelected in his own riding.

Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans and Bonavista South

On October 1, 2007, Gerry Tobin, Liberal candidate in the riding of Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans, was found dead in his home. As a result, the chief electoral officer postponed the election in that riding until November 6, 2007. The Progressive Conservatives won the special election, bringing their total number of seats in the legislature to 44. Subsequently, Clayton Hobbs, Liberal candidate in the riding of Bonavista South, dropped out of the race, citing health reasons; consequently, incumbent Progressive Conservative MHA Roger Fitzgerald was declared re-elected.

Results

Results by party

!rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Party !rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Party leader !rowspan="2"| Candidates !colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |Seats !colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |Popular vote

Results by region

Results by riding

Bold incumbents indicates party leaders. The premier's name is boldfaced and italicized.

St. John's

57.35% turnout 4,443 84.48% 364 6.92% 421 8.01% 31 0.59% 71.45% turnout 2,135 39.87% 158 2.95% 3,062 57.18% 57.89% turnout 3,332 76.49% 374 8.59% 650 14.92% 65.84% turnout 3,649 70.09% 692 13.29% 864 16.60% 56.33% turnout 3,488 77.55% 561 12.47% 449 9.98% 64.88% turnout 3,887 79.60% 425 8.70% 571 11.69% 65.08% turnout 3,623 72.69% 1,018 20.43% 344 6.90% 56.12% turnout 4,043 73.04% 429 7.75% 710 12.83% 353 6.38%

St. John's suburbs

71.01% turnout 4,983 77.45% 739 11.49% 680 10.57% 59.70% turnout 3,991 71.55% 999 17.91% 569 10.20% 61.97% turnout 4,670 79.10% 953 10.03% 259 4.64% 61.36% turnout 4,751 84.72% 505 9.00% 330 5.88% 61.11% turnout 4,163 84.12% 441 8.91% 332 6.71% 59.49% turnout 4,892 82.85% 513 8.69% 486 8.23%

Avalon and Burin Peninsulas

68.11% turnout 2,908 55.82% 2,139 41.06% 155 2.98% 69.35% turnout 3,141 59.09% 457 8.60% 1,704 32.05% 67.40% turnout 4,367 74.14% 1,463 24.84% 60.51% turnout 4,256 83.40% 472 9.25% 351 6.88% 63.37% turnout 3,563 79.69% 889 19.88% 62.51% turnout 4,586 82.25% 635 11.39% 323 5.79% 51.58% turnout 3,086 78.24% 812 20.64% 76.44% turnout 3,069 46.62% 3,329 50.57% 162 2.46% 71.61% turnout 3,572 71.65% 1,137 22.81% 257 5.16%

Central Newfoundland

55.78% turnout 3,388 75.14% 798 17.70% 301 6.68% 59.20% turnout 2,883 67.09% 1,292 30.07% 80 1.86% 63.13% turnout 3,396 72.16% 1,295 27.52% 55.91% turnout 3,599 74.36% 1,193 24.65% 52.60% turnout 2,767 71.63% 163 4.22% 922 23.87% 53.73% turnout 2,535 68.68% 957 25.93% 188 5.09% 48.49% turnout 2,660 70.43% 647 17.13% 460 12.18% 55.71% turnout 3,427 73.84% 781 16.83% 358 7.71% 62 1.34% 66.78% turnout 2,371 49.88% 2,364 49.74% 57.21% turnout 3,939 81.77% 609 12.64% 247 5.13%

Western and Southern Newfoundland

73.45% turnout 2,817 51.56% 2,520 46.12% 107 1.96% 62.46% turnout 1,864 38.45% 2,882 59.45% 85 1.75% 65.00% turnout 2,539 62.86% 1,394 34.51% 84 2.08% 64.97% turnout 4,160 83.48% 537 10.78% 256 5.14% 74.29% turnout 3,023 51.29% 2,769 46.98% 87 1.48% 59.89% turnout 3,755 87.39% 516 12.01% 61.10% turnout 3,936 80.80% 910 18.68% 58.04% turnout 2,491 58.47% 1,560 36.62% 196 4.60% 58.86% turnout 3,143 74.36% 1,062 25.12% 66.78% turnout 2,651 62.66% 1,358 32.10% 171 4.04%

Labrador

74.28% turnout 646 26.92% 1,736 72.33% 68.36% turnout 2,204 50.69% 287 6.60% 1,848 42.50% 70.28% turnout 2,380 56.29% 1,672 39.55% 147 3.48% 71.19% turnout 794 53.65% 604 40.81% 109 7.36%

Election Results by Party and Seats

General resources

Election coverage

Parties