2024 Fogo Island-Cape Freels provincial by-election

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2024 Fogo Island-Cape Freels provincial by-election
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg
  2021 April 15, 2024 (2024-04-15) 52nd  

Riding of Fogo Island-Cape Freels
Turnout55.90%
 First partySecond party
 
PC
LIB
Candidate Jim McKenna Dana Blackmore
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Last election36.64%61.05%
Popular vote3,2902,244
Percentage57.69%39.35%
SwingIncrease2.svg 21.05Decrease2.svg 21.70

MHA before election

Derrick Bragg
Liberal

Elected MHA

Jim McKenna
Progressive Conservative

The 2024 Fogo Island-Cape Freels provincial by-election was held on April 15, 2024 following the death of Liberal member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Derrick Bragg. [1]

Contents

Candidates

Results

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, April 15, 2024
Death of Derrick Bragg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jim McKenna 3,29057.69+21.05
Liberal Dana Blackmore2,24439.35-21.70
New Democratic Jim Gill1692.96+0.65
Total valid votes5,703
Total rejected ballots
Turnout55.90+15.16
Eligible voters10,241
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +21.38

2021 results

2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election : Fogo Island-Cape Freels
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Derrick Bragg 2,51161.05+6.74
Progressive Conservative Sue Collins1,50736.64-9.05
New Democratic Jim Gill952.31
Total valid votes4,113 99.64
Total rejected ballots 150.36-0.21
Turnout4,12840.74-11.35
Eligible voters10,132
Liberal hold Swing +7.90
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"2021 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Retrieved 20 March 2024.

Results by Community

Poll NumbersCommunity McKenna BlackmoreGillVote Total
1 Cape Freels North 1342055
2-3 Centreville 105795189
4-5 Dover 96558159
6-8 Hare Bay 22215411387
9 Trinity 51602113
10 Wareham 73585136
11 Indian Bay 5624080
12 Greenspond 75665146
13 Valleyfield 471052154
14 Pool's Island 2533260
15-16 Badger's Quay 721003175
17 Brookfield 2233257
18-19 Wesleyville 53691123
20 Pound Cove and Templeman 2264187
21 Newtown 44734121
22 Lumsden 881346228
23 Deadman's Bay 2517446
24-26 Musgrave Harbour 2677519361
27 Aspen Cove 3336170
28 Ladle Cove 2115238
29-30 Carmanville 1254210177
31 Noggin Cove 7116693
32 Frederickton 7311286
33 Davidsville and Main Point 6129393
34George's Point and Harris Point1014510156
35 Clarke's Head and Wings Point99577163
36 Victoria Cove and Rodgers Cove 67332102
37 Horwood 5922485
38 Stoneville 82291112
39 Port Albert 1211124
40 Change Islands 2620046
41 Stag Harbour 487156
42 Seldom-Little Seldom 5533391
43 Shoal Bay, Fogo Island Centre, and Barr'd Islands 2914144
44-45 Joe Batt's Arm 100616167
46 Tilting 6217281
47-48 Fogo 129595193
49 Deep Bay 204024
50 Island Harbour 446050
Advance 46227216750
Special Ballots1551646325
TOTAL3,2902,2441695,703
Sources: [10] [11]

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