Alison Coffin

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2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: St. John's East-Quidi Vidi
Alison Coffin
MHA
Alison Coffin NDP.png
Coffin in 2020
Leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party
In office
March 5, 2019 October 19, 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Abbott 2,44742.95+9.57
New Democratic Alison Coffin 2,39442.02−1.46
Progressive Conservative Vaughn Hammond85615.03−8.11
Total valid votes 5,697
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing −5.52
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)" . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Alison Coffin2,69943.48-8.17
Liberal George Murphy 2,07233.38-6.83
Progressive Conservative David Porter1,43623.14+15.01
Total valid votes6,20799.12
Total rejected ballots550.88-0.13
Turnout6,26258.03+1.23
Eligible voters10,791
New Democratic hold Swing -0.67
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [19]
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election : Waterford Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Osborne 3,58865.93
New Democratic Alison Coffin1,06219.52
Progressive Conservative Alison Stoodley79214.55
Total valid votes5,44299.51
Total rejected ballots270.49
Turnout5,46955.20
Eligible voters9,907
Liberal notional hold Swing
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [20]
2018 New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election
First Ballot
CandidateVotesPerc.
Gerry Rogers 97167.0%
Alison Coffin47933.0%
Spoiled Ballots00.0%
Totals1450100%

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