Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011

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All 48 seats in the 47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
25 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Kathy Dunderdale	Kevin Aylward	Lorraine Michael
Party	Progressive Conservative	Liberal	New Democratic
Leader since	April 2, 2011	August 14, 2011	May 26, 2006
Leader's seat	Virginia Waters	ran in St. George's-Stephenville East (lost)	Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi
Last election	44 seats, 69.59%	3 seats, 21.69%	1 seat, 8.49%
Seats before	43	4	1
Seats won	37	6	5
Seat change	6	2	4
Popular vote	124,523	42,417	54,713
Percentage	56.1%	19.1%	24.6%
Swing	13.49	2.59	16.11

Map of districts showing how they voted

Premier before election

Kathy Dunderdale
Progressive Conservative

Premier-designate

Kathy Dunderdale
Progressive Conservative

The 48th Newfoundland and Labrador general election occurred on October 11, 2011, to elect members of the 47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 19th election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) formed a majority government in the 2007 election, with the Liberal Party serving as the Official Opposition and the New Democratic Party (NDP) serving as a third party.

Under amendments passed by the Legislature in 2004, elections in Newfoundland and Labrador are now held on fixed dates: the second Tuesday in October every four years.

The Progressive Conservatives, led by Kathy Dunderdale, won their third straight majority government. Dunderdale became only the third woman in Canadian history to lead a political party to power. The Liberal Party, led by Kevin Aylward, formed the Official Opposition, however the party placed third in the popular vote and Aylward was not elected to the legislature. Lorraine Michael's New Democratic Party won a record number of seats and placed second in the popular vote for the first time in the province's history.

Leader: Kathy Dunderdale

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