Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
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The Newfoundland and Labrador general election of 2003 was held on October 21, 2003, to elect the 48 members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The election was called on September 29 by Premier Roger Grimes of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Polling took place
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Results
| Party | Party Leader | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Previous | After | % Change | %
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row | Progressive Conservative | Danny Williams | 19 | 34 | +78.9% | 58.68% | Liberal | Roger Grimes | 27 | 12 | -55.6% | 33.24% | New Democratic | Jack Harris | 2 | 2 | - | 6.86% | Other | - | - | 1.22% | ||
| Total | 48 | 48 | - | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
This election marked only the third change of government in the 54 years since the province joined Canada. The Liberals were soundly defeated by Williams' Tories, who took almost 3/4 of the seats in the House of Assembly, and more than half of the popular vote.
The Liberals lost seven of their 17 cabinet ministers, plus the Speaker of the house, from the preceding governments.
The New Democrats' hopes to increase their seat total from 2 were frustrated.
See also
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador general elections
- List of Newfoundland and Labrador political parties
- Canadian Politics in 2003.
External links
General resources
- Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (http://www.gov.nl.ca/)
- Elections Newfoundland and Labrador (http://www.gov.nl.ca/elections/default.asp)
- CBC - Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003 (http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2003/)
Parties
- Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (http://www.pcparty.nf.net/) (see also Progressive Conservative Party of Canada)
- Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (http://www.liberal.nf.net/) (see also Liberal Party of Canada)
- Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party (http://www.nl.ndp.ca/) (see also New Democratic Party)
- Labrador Party (http://www.labradorparty.ca/)
- Terra Nova Greens (http://www.infonet.st-johns.nf.ca/providers/green/index.html) (see Green Party of Canada)