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736 ELECTIONS
White Bay South
WilliamN.Rowe (L) 2,477
William H. Eaton (PC) 1,433
Martin J. Saunders (NDP) 73
Ronald BudgeU (IL) 50
Standings: Progressive Conservative (PC) 21
Liberal(L) 20
New Labrador Party (NLP) 1
It was the St. Barbe recount which would make the situa¬ tion confusing. During the judicial recount 106 ballots from the poll in the community of Sally Cove were found to be missing. It was later discovered that Deputy Retuming Of¬ ficer Olive Payne had accidently bumed the ballots. In spite of the lost ballots which had been recorded as 55 for Mayn¬ ard, 50 for Bennett and one spoiled, the Supreme Court, in a decision handed down by Chief Justice Robert S. Furlong, de¬ clared Maynard elected. All other recounts were completed and the standings were unchanged. On January 18, 1972 Smallwood announced his resignation as Premier, and the Lieutenant Govemor asked Moores to form a new administra¬ tion. Within days there was another political upheaval. Lib¬ eral member for Fortune, W. Augustus Oldford, announced his resignation and was reappointed to the magistracy. Then Burgess, who had expected to get a seat in the Moores Cabi¬ net (Moores needed the extra vote to prevent defeat in the House and Burgess claimed that he had been promised a Cabi¬ net seat in retum for supporting the PCs in the House) but had not, announced that he was joining the Liberals. In a separate announcement PC member for St. John's South, Hugh Shea, the only St. John's member who had not received a Cabinet position, announced that he would sit as an Independent. By the end of January he too had joined the Liberals. This left the PCs with twenty members in the House of Assembly, the Lib¬ erals with twenty-one and one seat vacant.
On November 11, 1971 Smallwood had announced that the Liberal Party would hold a leadership Convention on Febm¬ ary 4-5, 1972 to choose his successor. The major candidates were Edward Roberts, a former Smallwood Cabinet Minister, and Burgess. Roberts won on the first ballot with 564 votes to Burgess's 82.
When the House of Assembly opened on March 1, 1972 the Progressive Conserva¬ tives on the Govemment side of the House had one fewer member than the Liberal Oppo¬ sition side, although one Lib- ^^^^^,M- eral member, William Saunders, was absent from the Chamber. The next day, March 2, Moores went to the Lieuten¬ ant Govemor, E. John A. Har¬ num, to ask for a dissolution and a new election. He had Saunders's resignation from the
TT r L 11 -11. FrankD. Moores
House of Assembly with him,
arguing that the Liberals were no more able to form an admin- isttation than the PCs were. The dissolution was granted and the election was set for March 24, 1972. General Election #36: March 24, 1972 Moores cam¬
paigned on the need for a strong mandate from the people in order for his administration to govern. That was precisely what he received. The Liberals were virtually wiped out, re¬ taining only nine of their seats. One of the losers was Burgess. Another was Shea, who had failed to get the Liberal nomination in St. John's South and ran as an Independent Liberal in Harbour Main, but lost. Moores was retumed by acclamation in Humber West. Smallwood was not a candi¬ date. The results ofthe election were
Bay de Verde
Brendan Howard (PC) 1,536
Donald Burt (L) 955
Bell Island
Stephen A. Neary (L) 1,175
Brendan Fitzpatrick (PC) 973
Edward J. RusseU (I) 155
Bonavista North
Pauls. Thoms (L) 3,346
JohnF. Curran (PC) 2,848
Bonavista South
James C.Morgan (PC) 3,285
Ross Barbour (L) 2,386
Ben Elliot (IL) 119
Burgeo and LaPoile
AllanEvans (PC) 3,062
Walter H. Hodder (L) 2,227
Burin
T. Alexander Hickman (PC) 3,803
Ronald Fagan (L) 2,025
Carbonear
Augustus T. Rowe (PC) 2,020
Walter C MUley (L) 1,398
Ferryland
Thomas Doyle (PC) 2,402
Kevin O'Reagan (L) 1,261
Fogo
Earl W. Winsor (L) 2,511
Emest P. Roebotham (PC) 1,727
Barton Manning (I) 214
Fortune Bay
H.R.V. Earle (PC) 1,563
Leslie R. Thoms (L) 1,226
Eric D.C. Hiscock(I) 15
Gander
Harold A. Collins (PC) 4,674
Eh Baker (L) 2,272
EariR. Boone(NDP) 177
Grand Falls
Aubrey J. Senior (PC) 4,640
Wilbume England (L) 3,268
JohnL. Connors (NDP) 206
Green Bay
A. Brian Peckford (PC) 2,560
Harold Starkes (L) 2,425
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| Transcript | 736 ELECTIONS White Bay South WilliamN.Rowe (L) 2,477 William H. Eaton (PC) 1,433 Martin J. Saunders (NDP) 73 Ronald BudgeU (IL) 50 Standings: Progressive Conservative (PC) 21 Liberal(L) 20 New Labrador Party (NLP) 1 It was the St. Barbe recount which would make the situa¬ tion confusing. During the judicial recount 106 ballots from the poll in the community of Sally Cove were found to be missing. It was later discovered that Deputy Retuming Of¬ ficer Olive Payne had accidently bumed the ballots. In spite of the lost ballots which had been recorded as 55 for Mayn¬ ard, 50 for Bennett and one spoiled, the Supreme Court, in a decision handed down by Chief Justice Robert S. Furlong, de¬ clared Maynard elected. All other recounts were completed and the standings were unchanged. On January 18, 1972 Smallwood announced his resignation as Premier, and the Lieutenant Govemor asked Moores to form a new administra¬ tion. Within days there was another political upheaval. Lib¬ eral member for Fortune, W. Augustus Oldford, announced his resignation and was reappointed to the magistracy. Then Burgess, who had expected to get a seat in the Moores Cabi¬ net (Moores needed the extra vote to prevent defeat in the House and Burgess claimed that he had been promised a Cabi¬ net seat in retum for supporting the PCs in the House) but had not, announced that he was joining the Liberals. In a separate announcement PC member for St. John's South, Hugh Shea, the only St. John's member who had not received a Cabinet position, announced that he would sit as an Independent. By the end of January he too had joined the Liberals. This left the PCs with twenty members in the House of Assembly, the Lib¬ erals with twenty-one and one seat vacant. On November 11, 1971 Smallwood had announced that the Liberal Party would hold a leadership Convention on Febm¬ ary 4-5, 1972 to choose his successor. The major candidates were Edward Roberts, a former Smallwood Cabinet Minister, and Burgess. Roberts won on the first ballot with 564 votes to Burgess's 82. When the House of Assembly opened on March 1, 1972 the Progressive Conserva¬ tives on the Govemment side of the House had one fewer member than the Liberal Oppo¬ sition side, although one Lib- ^^^^^,M- eral member, William Saunders, was absent from the Chamber. The next day, March 2, Moores went to the Lieuten¬ ant Govemor, E. John A. Har¬ num, to ask for a dissolution and a new election. He had Saunders's resignation from the TT r L 11 -11. FrankD. Moores House of Assembly with him, arguing that the Liberals were no more able to form an admin- isttation than the PCs were. The dissolution was granted and the election was set for March 24, 1972. General Election #36: March 24, 1972 Moores cam¬ paigned on the need for a strong mandate from the people in order for his administration to govern. That was precisely what he received. The Liberals were virtually wiped out, re¬ taining only nine of their seats. One of the losers was Burgess. Another was Shea, who had failed to get the Liberal nomination in St. John's South and ran as an Independent Liberal in Harbour Main, but lost. Moores was retumed by acclamation in Humber West. Smallwood was not a candi¬ date. The results ofthe election were Bay de Verde Brendan Howard (PC) 1,536 Donald Burt (L) 955 Bell Island Stephen A. Neary (L) 1,175 Brendan Fitzpatrick (PC) 973 Edward J. RusseU (I) 155 Bonavista North Pauls. Thoms (L) 3,346 JohnF. Curran (PC) 2,848 Bonavista South James C.Morgan (PC) 3,285 Ross Barbour (L) 2,386 Ben Elliot (IL) 119 Burgeo and LaPoile AllanEvans (PC) 3,062 Walter H. Hodder (L) 2,227 Burin T. Alexander Hickman (PC) 3,803 Ronald Fagan (L) 2,025 Carbonear Augustus T. Rowe (PC) 2,020 Walter C MUley (L) 1,398 Ferryland Thomas Doyle (PC) 2,402 Kevin O'Reagan (L) 1,261 Fogo Earl W. Winsor (L) 2,511 Emest P. Roebotham (PC) 1,727 Barton Manning (I) 214 Fortune Bay H.R.V. Earle (PC) 1,563 Leslie R. Thoms (L) 1,226 Eric D.C. Hiscock(I) 15 Gander Harold A. Collins (PC) 4,674 Eh Baker (L) 2,272 EariR. Boone(NDP) 177 Grand Falls Aubrey J. Senior (PC) 4,640 Wilbume England (L) 3,268 JohnL. Connors (NDP) 206 Green Bay A. Brian Peckford (PC) 2,560 Harold Starkes (L) 2,425 |
