John Abbott (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador politician)

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2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: St. John's East-Quidi Vidi
John Abbott
MHA
Minister of Housing and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
Assumed office
July 19, 2024
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 March 3, 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)" . Retrieved March 27, 2021.
2020 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election [16] [17]
CandidateBallot 1
NameVotesPoints
Andrew Furey13,645
64.42%
26,443
66.11%
John Abbott7,537
35.58%
13,557
33.89%
Total21,18240,000

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