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By the Numbers
One thing about elections: there's more than one number at stake. Indeed, there are numbers aplenty.
Here are some of the key figures involved in Newfoundland and Labrador's 2007 election.
| Approximate number of electors: | 364,000 |
| Number of districts: | 48 |
| Approximate number of polls: | 1,600 |
| Elections Newfoundland and Labrador's budget for this election: | About $3.5 million |
| Temporary staff hired by electoral office: | About 4,500 |
| Standings when the house dissolved: | 34 Progressive Conservatives, 11 Liberals, 1 New Democrat, 2 vacant |
| Base salary of a member of the house of assembly, as of July 1: | $92,580 |
| Number of general elections since Confederation in 1949: | 16, until 2003 |
| Hours in which ballot boxes are open: | 12 (from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., NT) |
| Annual budget of the house of assembly: | $12.44 million |
| Greatest number of candidates to run in one election: | 166, in 1993, the last election in which there were 52 districts |
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N.L. Votes Headlines »
- Williams faces daunting task of managing expectations
- Handed one of the most commanding mandates in Newfoundland and Labrador's history, Premier Danny Williams says he expects to face a cascade of requests for help during his second term.
- Former minister calls Liberal collapse 'catastrophic'
- Able to put their combined caucuses around a single card table, Newfoundland and Labrador's opposition parties are grappling with what life will be like in the shadow of a massive Tory majority.
- Efford keeping keen eye on Liberal leadership
- Former cabinet minister John Efford didn't hesitate Wednesday to indicate he is more than interested in taking over the reins of Newfoundland and Labrador's bedraggled Liberals.
- Williams leads Tory landslide in N.L.
- Danny Williams and his Progressive Conservatives were swept back into office Tuesday night by a massive lead over their political opponents.
- Heartbreak for Liberals as Grit vote collapses
- Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberals were overwhelmed Tuesday night, as a Tory wave of support claimed districts that had long been in the Grit camp.
