Scott Reid | |
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Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | |
In office September 6, 2019 –April 12, 2021 | |
Premier | Dwight Ball Andrew Furey |
Lieutenant Governor | Judy Foote |
Preceded by | Perry Trimper |
Succeeded by | Derek Bennett [1] |
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. George's-Humber St. George's-Stephenville East (2014-2015) | |
Assumed office September 11,2014 | |
Preceded by | Joan Shea |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Residence(s) | Jeffrey's,Newfoundland and Labrador |
Occupation | professor |
Scott Reid is a Canadian politician. He was elected to represent the district of St. George's-Stephenville East in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in a 2014 by-election; [2] in the 2015 election,he was re-elected in the new district of St. George's-Humber. He is a member of the Liberal Party.
Reid was raised in the community of Jeffrey's. [3] Reid has taught at the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Business at Memorial University. Reid previously worked as a researcher under the leadership of Roger Grimes,Gerry Reid,Yvonne Jones,and Dwight Ball. From 2008 to 2010,he was a senior policy advisor to Liberal MP Siobhan Coady.
Reid was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. On September 6,2019,he was appointed acting Speaker of the House of Assembly following Perry Trimper re-entering cabinet. [4] Reid was elected Speaker at the beginning of the fall 2019 session of the House of Assembly defeating Trimper. [5] [6] He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election. [7] He ran for re-election as Speaker at the beginning of the 50th General Assembly but was defeated by Derek Bennett. [8]
2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election : St. George's-Humber | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Scott Reid | 2,420 | 58.54 | +8.37 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Gary Bishop | 1,474 | 35.66 | -4.67 | ||||
New Democratic | Melissa Samms | 191 | 4.62 | |||||
NL Alliance | Shane Snook | 49 | 1.19 | -8.32 | ||||
Total valid votes | 4,134 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Eligible voters | ||||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.52 | ||||||
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 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Scott Reid | 2,691 | 50.17 | -27.33 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Tom O'Brien | 2,163 | 40.32 | +25.13 | ||||
NL Alliance | Shane Snook | 510 | 9.51 | +2.20 | ||||
Total valid votes | 5,364 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Eligible voters | ||||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -26.23 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Scott Reid | 3,618 | 77.5 | – | |
Progressive Conservative | Greg Osmond | 708 | 15.2 | – | |
New Democratic | Shane Snook | 341 | 7.3 | – |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Scott Reid | 2211 | 59.15 | +26.43 | |
Progressive Conservative | Wally Childs | 948 | 25.36 | -23.95 | |
NDP | Bernice Hancock | 579 | 15.49 | -1.03 | |
Total valid votes | 3,739 | ||||
Rejected | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +25.19 |
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