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2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Conception Bay South

The Honourable Barry Petten
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Conception Bay South
Incumbent
Assumed office November 30, 2015
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Barry Petten	3,060	56.5%
	Liberal	Ken McDonald	2,043	37.7%
	New Democratic	Rhonda Watkins	309	5.7%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing
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v t e 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election : Conception Bay South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Barry Petten	3,063	57.09	-5.43
	Liberal	Shelley Moores	1,941	36.18	+13.40
	New Democratic	Andrew Lovell	225	4.19
	NL Alliance	Warrick Butler	136	2.53	-12.16
Total valid votes			5,365
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-5.43
Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador . Retrieved March 3, 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)" . Retrieved March 27, 2021.

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Barry Petten	3,447	62.5	+14.8
	Liberal	Kevin Baker	1,256	22.8	-21.4
	NL Alliance	Warrick Butler	810	14.7	–
Total valid votes			5,513	100
Total rejected ballots			55
Turnout			5,568	61.8	+6.8
Eligible voters			9,003

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Barry Petten	2,360	47.72	+0.04
	Liberal	Steve Porter	2,187	44.23	-5.04
	New Democratic	Jeanne Clarke	398	8.05	+5.00
Total valid votes			4,945	99.64	–
Total rejected ballots			18	0.36	–
Turnout			4,963	54.99	+11.42
Eligible voters			9,025
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+2.54
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [9]

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, November 5, 2014 upon the resignation of Terry French
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rex Hillier	2,102	49.27	+42.52
	Progressive Conservative	Barry Petten	2,034	47.68	-21.51
	New Democratic	Cameron Mercer-Maillet	130	3.05	-21.01
Total valid votes			4,266	99.77	–
Total rejected ballots			10	0.23	–
Turnout			4,276	43.57
Eligible voters			9,813
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+32.02
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [10]

References

1. "20 Questions for Barry Petten". The Telegram. January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
2. "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. November 30, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
3. "MHAs throw support behind Ches Crosbie". The Telegram. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
4. "Crosbie breaks silence, backtracking from fiery speech on election night | CBC News".
5. "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
6. "Newfoundland and Labrador 2025 live results". CBC News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
7. "Premier Wakeham Announces New Cabinet". Government of Newfoundland & Labrador. October 29, 2025. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
8. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/newfoundland-labrador/2025/results/#/riding/27287
9. "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. July 25, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
10. "November 5, 2014 By-Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. February 9, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.