Vote total = 199,705.

Party Seats won % Seats % Votes Votes Difference Difference2
Liberal 31 77.50 57.18 114,195 20.32 412.90
PC 7 17.50 30.08 60,080 -12.58 158.26
NDP 2 5.00 12.08 24,130 -7.08 50.13

(412.90+158.26+ 50.13)/2=310.645, square root = 17.63


40 seats with a Least Square Index of 17.63

Number of votes for first-past-the-post candidates is 122,425 = 61.30%

Candidates not first-past-the-post sorted by number of votes received.


If you click on the Riding name, then it will show the full election results for that Riding from the Nov 30, 2015 election.
The added seats are based on using a Least Square Index Limit of -5.00.


Party Riding Votes   New Seats First-Past-the-Post
PC Lewisporte-Twillingate 2,686    Derrick Dalley Derek Bennett
PC Exploits 2,489    Clayton Forsey Jerry Dean
PC Terra Nova 2,422    Sandy Collins Colin Holloway
PC Mount Pearl-Southlands 2,318    Jim Lester Paul Lane
PC Harbour Grace-Port de Grave 2,289    Glenn Littlejohn Pam Parsons
NDP St. John's West 1,384    Earle McCurdy Siobhan Coady
NDP (3) Harbour Main 1,381    Raymond Flaherty Betty Parsley

Party Seats won % Seats % Votes Votes Difference Difference2
Liberal 31 → 31 77.50 → 65.96 57.18 114,195 8.78 77.09
PC 7 → 12 17.50 → 25.53 30.08 60,080 -4.55 20.70
NDP 2 → 4 5.00 → 8.51 12.08 24,130 -3.57 12.74

( 77.09+ 20.70+ 12.74)/2=55.265, square root = 7.43


40 → 47 seats (17.50% seat increase) with a Least Square Index from 17.63 → 7.43

Votes counted 122,425 + 14,969, percentage from 61.30% → 68.80%

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