Jim Lester (Canadian politician)

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Jim Lester MHA
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Mount Pearl North
In office November 21, 2017 –March 27, 2021
	Liberal	Lucy Stoyles
	Progressive Conservative	Jim Lester
	New Democratic	Donn Sears
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	hold		Swing

v t e 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election : Mount Pearl North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lucy Stoyles	2,428	46.69	+9.50
	Progressive Conservative	Jim Lester	2,319	44.60	-4.64
	New Democratic	Jennifer McCreath	337	6.48	+0.42
	NL Alliance	William Neville	116	2.23	-5.27
Total valid votes			5,200
Total rejected ballots
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Eligible voters
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+7.07
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
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jim Lester	2,907	49.2
	Liberal	Nicole Kieley	2,196	37.2
	NL Alliance	William Neville	443	7.5
	New Democratic	Carol Reade	358	6.1
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Mount Pearl North By-Election - November 21, 2017
On the resignation of Steve Kent, October 11, 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jim Lester	2,064	46.89	-4.59
	Liberal	Jim Burton	1,129	25.65	-16.77
	New Democratic	Nicole Kieley	1,088	24.72	+18.61
	Independent	Hudson Stratton	121	2.75
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+6.09
Total valid votes			4,402	99.62
Total rejected and declined votes			17	0.38
Turnout			4,419	44.30
Electors on the lists			9,976

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Paul Lane	2,559	47.4	–
	Progressive Conservative	Jim Lester	2,318	42.9	–
	New Democratic	Roy Locke	522	9.7	–

References

1. Westcott, Craig (17 September 2015). "'Farmer Jim' Lester enters provincial politics". The Pearl. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
2. Cowan, Peter (3 November 2017). "Byelection a must win for Tories in Steve Kent's old district". www.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 26 November 2017.
3. "PC's Jim Lester takes Mount Pearl North byelection". www.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
4. "MHAs throw support behind Ches Crosbie". The Telegram. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
5. McCabe, Meghan (22 May 2019). "Crosbie breaks silence, backtracking from fiery speech on election night". www.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
6. Mullin, Malone (March 27, 2021). "Liberals claim slim majority in Newfoundland and Labrador, as voters tap Furey to lead". CBC News. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
7. "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
8. Robinson, Andrew (27 March 2021). "Crosbie's future is in question after double loss in Newfoundland and Labrador election". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2021.