50th Newfoundland and Labrador general election

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50th Newfoundland and Labrador general election
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All 40 [1] seats in the 49th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
21 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Dwight Ball Ches Crosbie Gerry Rogers
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader since November 17, 2013 April 28, 2018 April 8, 2018 (resigning)
Leader's seat Humber - Gros Morne Windsor Lake St. John's Centre
Last election31 seats, 57.16%7 seats, 30.08%2 seats, 12.09%
Current seats2782
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg13Increase2.svg19
Incumbent Premier

Dwight Ball
Liberal


The 50th Newfoundland and Labrador general election is tentatively scheduled for October 8, 2019, to elect members of the 49th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Contents

Party standings

PartyLeaderSeats
2015 Current
Liberal Dwight Ball 3127
Progressive Conservative Ches Crosbie 78
New Democratic Gerry Rogers 22
  Independent 03
Total4040

Incumbents not running for reelection

The following MHAs have announced that they will not be running in the next provincial election:

New Democratic Party

Timeline

Changes in seats held (2015–Present)
SeatBeforeChange
DateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberParty
Mount Pearl-Southlands May 19, 2016 [3] Paul Lane █  Liberal Removed from caucus [a 1] █  Independent
Mount Pearl North October 11, 2017 [4] Steve Kent █  PC Resignation [a 2] November 21, 2017 [5] Jim Lester █  PC
Humber-Bay of Islands April 26, 2018 [6] Eddie Joyce █  Liberal Removed from caucus [a 3] █  Independent
Mount Scio April 30, 2018 [7] Dale Kirby █  Liberal Removed from caucus [a 4] █  Independent
Windsor Lake August 21, 2018 [8] Cathy Bennett █  Liberal ResignationSeptember 20, 2018 [9] Ches Crosbie █  PC
Topsail-Paradise November 1, 2018 [10] Paul Davis █  PC ResignationJanuary 24, 2019 Paul Dinn █  PC
  1. ↑ as a result of Lane's disapproval of deficit reduction levy
  2. ↑ becoming Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Mount Pearl
  3. ↑ amid allegations of harassment
  4. ↑ amid allegations of harassment

2015

Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and the provincial wing of the Liberal Party of Canada. It has served as the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador since December 14, 2015.

Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The party was founded in 1949 and most recently formed the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador from the 2003 general election until the 2015 general election. The party has served as the official opposition to the government of Newfoundland and Labrador since December 14, 2015. On April 28, 2018 St. John's lawyer Ches Crosbie was elected leader.

2016

Paul Lane is a Canadian politician in the provincial legislature of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represents the electoral district of Mount Pearl-Southlands in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Lane resides in the suburban community of Mount Pearl, where he was a city councillor and deputy mayor prior to his election to the provincial legislature. He was first elected in the 2011 provincial election as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (PC). He currently sits as an independent; he was elected as a Liberal in the 2015 election.

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Paul Alfred Davis, is a Canadian politician who was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador and Leader of the Opposition. Davis served as the 12th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from September 26, 2014, to December 14, 2015. He was the member of the House of Assembly for Topsail-Paradise from 2015 to 2018, previously representing Topsail from 2010 to 2015.

2017

Cathy Bennett Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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Earle McCurdy is a former leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party and a former labour leader in Newfoundland and Labrador. He was president of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union from 1993 to 2014, succeeding founding president Richard Cashin. Previously, McCurdy was the union's secretary-treasurer for 13 years, from 1980 to 1993.

Lorraine Michael Canadian politician

Lorraine Michael is a social-democratic Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From May 2006 until March 2015, Michael had been the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party (NDP). She is a former nun, teacher, and social activist. On November 1, 2006, she was elected Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for the district of Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi, and re-elected the following year in the provincial election, and again in 2011. On January 6, 2015, Michael announced her resignation of leader of the NDP following a leadership election which took place on March 7, 2015. Michael successfully contested the 2015 provincial election in the district of St. John's East-Quidi Vidi. Following the resignation of her successor as NDP leader, Earle McCurdy, Michael served as interim leader of the NDP from 2017 until 2018.

2018

Gerry Rogers is a Canadian politician, currently the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party, and former documentary filmmaker. She has served in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly since 2011, as an NDP MHA for the electoral district of St. John’s Centre. She became the party's leader after winning the April 2018 leadership election. On February 12, 2019 she announced she would be resigning as party leader.

The Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in 1961 as the successor to the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the Newfoundland Democratic Party. The party first contested the 1962 provincial election.

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2019

Paul Dinn is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Topsail-Paradise in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, for the Progressive Conservative Party.

Topsail–Paradise is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011 there are 14,830 people living in the district.

The 2019 New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election will be held in March 2019 to nominate the successor of Gerry Rogers. Rogers announced on February 12, 2019 that she will resign as leader once a new party leader is elected but will remain as an MHA until the provincial election.

Opinion polls

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Polling FirmLast Day of PollingLink Liberal PC NDP
MQO ResearchJanuary 28, 2019 PDF 444212
Mainstreet ResearchJanuary 14, 2019 HTML 4243.311.5
Corporate Research Associates Inc.November 24, 2018 PDF 463517
Mainstreet ResearchNovember 1, 2018 HTML 44.639.112.8
MQO ResearchOctober 26, 2018 PDF 473516
Corporate Research Associates Inc.August 30, 2018 PDF 433519
MQO ResearchAugust 2, 2018 PDF 443816
Mainstreet ResearchJuly 17, 2018 HTML 45.835.612.5
Abacus DataMay 27, 2018 HTML 384022
Corporate Research Associates Inc.May 17, 2018 PDF 364222
MQO ResearchMay 13, 2018 PDF 443616
Mainstreet ResearchMay 3, 2018 HTML 41.735.718.4
Corporate Research Associates Inc.February 28, 2018 PDF 413324
MQO ResearchJanuary 25, 2018 PDF 433816
Corporate Research Associates Inc.November 30, 2017 PDF 443319
MQO ResearchOctober 19, 2017 PDF 523115
Corporate Research Associates Inc.September 13, 2017 PDF 403324
MQO ResearchJuly 19, 2017 PDF 354816
Corporate Research Associates Inc.June 1, 2017 PDF 344024
MQO ResearchApril 26, 2017 PDF 373923
Corporate Research Associates Inc.February 28, 2017 PDF 333926
MQO ResearchJanuary 23, 2017 PDF 433620
Corporate Research Associates Inc.December 1, 2016 PDF 423423
Abacus Data Inc.October 29, 2016 PDF 362934
MQO ResearchOctober 22, 2016 PDF 403127
Corporate Research Associates Inc.August 31, 2016 PDF 343332
MQO ResearchJuly 27, 2016 PDF 303733
Corporate Research Associates Inc.May 30, 2016 PDF 273438
MQO ResearchApril 21, 2016 PDF 373031
Corporate Research Associates Inc.March 9, 2016 PDF 662311
Election 2015 November 30, 2015–57.230.112.1

Candidates by district

Bold incumbents indicates cabinet members and party leaders are italicized. The premier's name is boldfaced and italicized.

St. John's

Electoral DistrictCandidates Incumbent
 Liberal PC NDPOther
Mount Scio
Dale Kirby
St. John's Centre
Gerry Rogers †
St. John's East—Quidi Vidi
Lorraine Michael
St. John's West
Shane Skinner [31] Siobhan Coady
Virginia Waters—Pleasantville Beth Crosbie [32] Bernard Davis
Waterford Valley Tom Osborne
Windsor Lake Ches Crosbie Ches Crosbie

St. John's suburbs

Electoral DistrictCandidates Incumbent
 Liberal PC NDPOther
Cape St. Francis Kevin Parsons
Conception Bay East—Bell Island David Brazil [33] David Brazil
Conception Bay South Barry Petten Barry Petten
Mount Pearl North Jim Lester
Mount Pearl—Southlands Paul Lane
Topsail—Paradise Paul Dinn

Avalon Peninsula

Electoral DistrictCandidates Incumbent
 Liberal PC NDPOther
Carbonear—Trinity—Bay de Verde Steve Crocker
Ferryland Keith Hutchings
Harbour Grace—Port de Grave Pam Parsons
Harbour Main Betty Parsley
Placentia—St. Mary's Sherry Gambin-Walsh

Eastern Newfoundland

Electoral DistrictCandidates Incumbent
 Liberal PC NDPOther
Bonavista Craig Pardy [34] Neil King
Burin—Grand Bank Carol Anne Haley
Placentia West—Bellevue Mark Browne
Terra Nova Colin Holloway

Central Newfoundland

Electoral DistrictCandidates Incumbent
 Liberal PC NDPOther
Baie Verte—Green Bay Brian Warr
Exploits Jerry Dean
Fogo Island—Cape Freels Derrick Bragg
Fortune Bay—Cape La Hune Tracey Perry
Gander John Haggie
Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans Al Hawkins
Lewisporte—Twillingate Derek Bennett

Western Newfoundland

Electoral DistrictCandidates Incumbent
 Liberal PC NDPOther
Burgeo—La Poile Andrew Parsons
Corner Brook Gerry Byrne
Humber—Gros Morne Dwight Ball
Humber—Bay of Islands Eddie Joyce
St. Barbe—L'Anse aux Meadows Chris Mitchelmore
St. George's—Humber Scott Reid
Stephenville—Port au Port John Finn

Labrador

Electoral DistrictCandidates Incumbent
 Liberal PC NDPOther
Cartwright—L'Anse au Clair Lisa Dempster
Labrador West Graham Letto
Lake Melville Perry Trimper
Torngat Mountains Randy Edmunds

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