2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

The 2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 21, 2003, to elect the 48 members of the 45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. The election was called on September 29 by Premier Roger Grimes of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Opinion polls

Results

This election marked only the third change of government in the 54 years since the province joined Canada. The Liberals, led by Roger Grimes, were soundly defeated by the Danny Williams-led Progressive Conservative Party, who took almost three-quarters of the seats in the House of Assembly and well over half of the popular vote. The Liberals lost seven of their 17 Cabinet ministers, along with the Speaker of the House, from the preceding government. Jack Harris and the New Democrats hopes to increase their seat total from two were frustrated, although their incumbents were re-elected.

Results by party

Results by region

Results by riding

• Bold denotes a Cabinet minister or party leader.
• † denotes a retiring MHA.

St. John's

St. John's suburbs

Avalon and Burin peninsulas

Central Newfoundland

Western and Southern Newfoundland

Labrador

By-elections since the general election

Exploits (resignation of Roger Grimes), June 23, 2005:

Placentia and St. Mary's (resignation of Fabian Manning), February 21, 2006:

Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi (resignation of Jack Harris), November 1, 2006:

Ferryland (resignation of Loyola Sullivan), February 8, 2007:

Kilbride (resignation of Ed Byrne), February 8, 2007:

Port au Port (resignation of Jim Hodder), February 8, 2007:

Humber Valley (resignation of Kathy Goudie), February 13, 2007:

See also

• 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-elections
• 45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of Newfoundland and Labrador General Assemblies
• List of Newfoundland and Labrador political parties

References

Further reading

• Mutimer, David, ed. (2009). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 2003. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802099853.

External links

General resources

• Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Elections Newfoundland and Labrador
• CBC - Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003

Parties

• Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine (see also Conservative Party of Canada)
• Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (see also Liberal Party of Canada)
• Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party (see also New Democratic Party)
• Labrador Party