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A by-election was held in the provincial riding of Waterford Valley in Newfoundland on August 22, 2024, to elect a new member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly following the resignation of Liberal MHA and cabinet minister Tom Osborne. [1]
The seat was won by liberal candidate and former Olympic curler Jamie Korab. [2]
Tom Osborne, who had served in the legislature since 1996, resigned as health minister and MHA in July 2024. [3]
Osborne represented Waterford Valley since the riding's creation in 2015. Prior to that, he represented St. John's South which covered part of what is now Waterford Valley. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party until becoming an Independent in 2012. In 2013, he crossed the floor to join the Liberals.
Jamie Korab was elected. [9]
| Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, August 22, 2024 Resignation of Tom Osborne | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jamie Korab | 2,067 | 45.76 | -21.03 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jesse Wilkins | 1,423 | 31.50 | +6.44 | ||||
| New Democratic | Nicole Boland | 1,027 | 22.74 | +14.59 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,517 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 42.64 | -10.16 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,593 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -13.73 | ||||||
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election : Waterford Valley | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Tom Osborne | 3,592 | 66.79 | -1.77 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Holden | 1,348 | 25.07 | |||||
| New Democratic | Peter Young | 438 | 8.14 | -23.29 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,378 | 99.13 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 47 | 0.87 | -1.42 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,425 | 52.80 | +0.26 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,274 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -13.42 | ||||||
Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador . Retrieved 3 March 2021. "2021 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2024. | ||||||||
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