2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election explained

Election Name:2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Country:Newfoundland and Labrador
Type:parliamentary
Party Colour:no
Party Name:no
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Previous Year:2019
Previous Mps:49th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Election Date:March 25, 2021[1]
Next Election:52nd Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Next Year:Next
Seats For Election:All 40 seats in the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Majority Seats:21
Opinion Polls:
  1. Opinion polls
Turnout:51.4%[2] (9.3 pp)
Image1:Premier Andrew Furey - 2020 (cropped 2).png
Image1 Size:150x150px
Leader1:Andrew Furey
Leaders Seat1:Humber-Gros Morne
Last Election1:20 seats, 43.9%
Seats Before1:19
Seats1:22
Seat Change1:3
Popular Vote1:86,180
Percentage1:48.24%
Swing1:4.24pp
Image2 Size:150x150px
Leader2:Ches Crosbie
Leaders Seat2:Windsor Lake (lost re-election)
Last Election2:15 seats, 42.6%
Seats Before2:15
Seats2:13
Seat Change2:2
Popular Vote2:69,314
Percentage2:38.80%
Swing2:3.76pp
Image3:Alison Coffin NDP.png
Image3 Size:150x150px
Leader3:Alison Coffin
Leaders Seat3:St. John's East-Quidi Vidi (lost re-election)
Last Election3:3 seats, 6.3%
Seats Before3:3
Seats3:2
Seat Change3:1
Popular Vote3:14,324
Percentage3:8.02%
Swing3:1.71pp
Map Size:450
Premier
Posttitle:Premier after election
Before Election:Andrew Furey
After Election:Andrew Furey
Elected Members:elected members

The 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on March 25, 2021, to elect members of the 50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.[3]

Under the province's fixed election date law, the vote was tentatively scheduled for October 10, 2023, but a caveat in the law mandates that an election must be held within one year of a new Premier assuming office.[4] Premier Furey assumed the role on August 19, 2020, and requested to Lieutenant Governor Judy Foote to issue the writs of election on January 15, 2021.[3]

However, an unexpected COVID-19 surge in the week leading up to the election caused voting to be delayed on the Avalon Peninsula,[5] before all in-person voting was eventually cancelled, delaying the election for every district until March 1, 2021.[6] After several more delays, the final mail-in ballot deadline became March 25, 2021.[7] [8] The election was the first mail-in-only election in Canada.[9] Preliminary results were released by noon on March 27,[10] which projected a majority government for Andrew Furey and the Liberal Party.[11]

Results

Synopsis of results

+ 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election - synopsis of riding results[12]
Riding[13] 2019Winning partyTurnout
[14]
Votes
PartyVotesShareMargin
#
Margin
%
LibPCNDPNL AllTotal
 
Baie Verte-Green Bay  Lib  Lib2,158 52.1%171 4.2%42.1%2,158 1,987  -  -  - 4,145
Bonavista  PC  PC2,117 57.3%1,173 31.7%40.5%944 2,117 70  - 562 3,693
Burgeo-La Poile  Lib  Lib1,992 87.1%1,757 76.8%33.5%1,992 235 60  -  - 2,287
Burin-Grand Bank  Lib  Lib2,666 59.6%1,027 23.0%50.5%2,666 1,639 169  -  - 4,474
Cape St. Francis  PC  PC3,476 62.5%1,905 34.3%58.1%1,571 3,476 449 65  - 5,561
Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde  Lib  Lib3,892 67.5%2,296 39.8%51.5%3,892 1,596 261  - 14 5,763
Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair  Lib  Lib973 95.2%924 90.4%35.3%973 49  -  -  - 1,022
Conception Bay East – Bell Island  PC  PC3,215 56.2%1,322 23.1%50.1%1,893 3,215 614  -  - 5,722
Conception Bay South  PC  PC3,063 57.1%1,122 20.9%55.5%1,941 3,063 225 136  - 5,365
Corner Brook  Lib  Lib2,593 66.5%1,289 33.0%38.4%2,593 1,304  -  -  - 3,897
Exploits  PC  PC2,641 54.8%463 9.6%51.5%2,178 2,641  -  -  - 4,819
Ferryland  PC  PC3,197 52.3%501 8.2%58.7%2,696 3,197 216  -  - 6,109
Fogo Island-Cape Freels  Lib  Lib2,511 61.1%1,004 24.5%40.7%2,511 1,507 95  -  - 4,113
Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune  Lib  Lib1,868 68.2%1,087 39.7%51.0%1,868 781 89  -  - 2,738
Gander  Lib  Lib3,358 70.9%2,130 45.0%47.9%3,358 1,228 148  -  - 4,734
Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans  PC  PC2,735 59.2%959 20.7%47.8%1,776 2,735 106  -  - 4,617
Harbour Grace-Port de Grave  Lib  Lib3,404 71.1%2,235 46.7%44.3%3,404 1,169 215  -  - 4,788
Harbour Main  PC  PC3,180 54.5%750 12.9%53.7%2,430 3,180 228  -  - 5,838
Humber-Bay of Islands  Ind  Ind2,988 71.6%2,247 53.8%41.0%741 444  -  - 2,988 4,173
Humber-Gros Morne  Lib  Lib2,838 64.0%1,346 30.4%44.8%2,838 1,492 107  -  - 4,437
Labrador West  NDP  NDP1,359 50.0%579 21.3%43.2%780 577 1,359  -  - 2,716
Lake Melville[15]   Lib  Ind1,143 49.9%596 26.0%46.8%306 547 279  - 1,160 2,292
Lewisporte-Twillingate  Lib  Lib2,593 62.4%1,033 24.8%41.1%2,593 1,560  -  -  - 4,153
Mount Pearl North  PC  Lib2,428 46.7%109 2.1%49.6%2,428 2,319 337 116  - 5,200
Mount Pearl-Southlands  Ind  Ind3,445 59.6%2,059 35.6%54.6%1,386 797 152  - 3,445 5,780
Mount Scio  Lib  Lib2,011 46.6%859 19.9%46.8%2,011 1,152 1,074 60 18 4,315
Placentia-St. Mary's  Lib  Lib2,552 50.8%216 4.2%54.3%2,552 2,336  - 131  - 5,019
Placentia West-Bellevue  PC  PC2,965 54.3%661 12.1%56.8%2,304 2,965 189  -  - 5,458
St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows  Lib  Lib2,375 51.2%216 4.7%51.3%2,375 2,159 38  - 70 4,642
St. George's-Humber  Lib  Lib2,420 58.5%946 22.8%43.7%2,420 1,474 191 49  - 4,134
St. John's Centre  NDP  NDP1,991 52.4%714 18.8%38.9%1,277 533 1,991  -  - 3,801
St. John's East-Quidi Vidi  NDP  Lib2,447 43.0%53 1.0%50.8%2,447 856 2,394  -  - 5,697
St. John's West  Lib  Lib2,679 57.8%1,195 25.8%49.1%2,679 1,484 470  -  - 4,633
Stephenville-Port au Port  PC  PC2,481 59.7%907 21.8%43.4%1,574 2,481 103  -  - 4,158
Terra Nova  PC  PC2,837 53.2%514 9.6%53.2%2,323 2,837 173  -  - 5,333
Topsail-Paradise  PC  PC3,036 50.6%511 8.5%55.6%2,525 3,036 440  -  - 6,001
Torngat Mountains  PC  PC420 88.8%383 81.0%22.5%16 420 37  -  - 473
Virginia Waters-Pleasantville  Lib  Lib3,481 59.6%2,257 38.6%56.8%3,481 1,224 1,135  -  - 5,840
Waterford Valley  Lib  Lib3,592 66.8%2,244 41.7%52.8%3,592 1,348 438  -  - 5,378
Windsor Lake  PC  Lib2,688 50.6%534 10.1%56.7%2,688 2,154 472  -  - 5,314

= open seat

= turnout is above provincial average

= incumbent re-elected in same riding

= incumbent changed allegiance

= other incumbent renominated

Ridings changing hands

Four ridings changed their allegiance from 2019:

Liberal to Independent
PC to Liberal
NDP to Liberal
Source !!colspan="5"
Party
align="center" Lib align="center" PC align="center" NDP align="center" IndTotal
Seats retained Incumbents returned 17 12 2 2 33
Open seats held 2 1 3
Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 3 3
Change in affiliation 1 1
Total 22 13 2 3 40

Incumbents not running for reelection

The following MHAs had announced that they would not be running in this provincial election:

Liberal

Progressive Conservative

Timeline

SeatBeforeChange
DateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberParty
Humber-Gros MorneSeptember 7, 2020[19] Dwight BallResignationOctober 6, 2020[20] Andrew Furey
Lake MelvilleNovember 10, 2020[21] Perry TrimperResigned from caucus
2019

2020

2021

Campaign

Party platforms

At the start of the campaign, incumbent Liberal Premier Andrew Furey framed the election around the economy, by focusing on the provincial debt, the oil industry, and government spending.[3] There are $55M worth of expenses proposed.[47]

With a similar focus on the economy, PC leader Ches Crosbie emphasized the importance of creating jobs through infrastructure projects, eliminating regulations, and cutting taxes. Meanwhile, NDP leader Alison Coffin centred her priorities on health care and affordable living.

Initial election call and reaction

Prior to the election being called, the provincial government made a series of announcements involving new spending programs and reached agreements with several unions.[3] The timing of these announcements received disapproval from the PCs.[3] The Liberals were also criticized by the PCs and NDP for calling an election during the winter and the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Both of the opposition parties suggested that the Liberals should have waited until recommendations were made by the premier's economic recovery team, which was scheduled to release an interim report at the end of February and a final report at the end of April.[3] Despite their criticism, the PCs and NDP indicated that they were prepared for the election.[3]

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Elections NL issued lengthy guidelines for candidates, with parties placing a larger emphasis on social media rather than door-to-door canvassing, large rallies or visits to seniors' homes.[3] In order to avoid crowds on election day, Elections NL focused efforts on voting by mail and scheduled the election on a Saturday for the first time in the province's history.[3] Additionally, the Liberals did not allow members of the media on the party's campaign bus, citing "COVID-19 protocols".[3]

Early voting has increased.[48]

Surge in COVID-19 cases during campaign

On February 8, the province confirmed its first case of community spread of COVID-19 since April 2020. Since the deadlines for voting early or by mail had already passed, it raised concerns about if the election should still go ahead as planned. Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk stated that no provisions existed that allowed people in isolation to vote, and that the election would proceed as intended.[49]

On February 9, PC candidate Damian Follett suspended in-person campaigning after his son tested positive for COVID-19.[50] On February 12, Follett announced that he had tested positive himself.[51] On the same day, PC candidate Rhonda Simms also suspended in-person campaigning after an individual who had visited her headquarters later tested presumptive positive.[52]

On February 10, Elections NL announced that there would be a 'drive-thru' voting option for the increasing number of people who were in self-isolation.[53] However, this option was later scrapped, as it went against a medical advisory which stated that those self-isolating should not leave their property.[54] On February 11, Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk issued a letter requesting that party leaders meet with Lieutenant Governor Judy Foote to discuss delaying the election.[55] Chaulk announced later that day that in-person voting would be delayed to a later date on the Avalon Peninsula but would go ahead as planned elsewhere.[5] The following day, Chaulk announced that no in-person voting would take place soon after it was confirmed that the recent COVID-19 cases were the Variant of Concern 202012/01.[6]

Withdrawn candidates

In January 2021, the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance Graydon Pelley withdrew his candidacy in Humber-Gros Morne following a medical emergency.[56]

Issues

There were claims that sexism and misogyny has affected women candidates on the campaign trail.[57]

Target seats

CBC News identified 5 "must-watch districts";[58]

Opposition

!Seat!MHA!Party!Margin in 2019!Result
Labrador WestJordan BrownNew Democrat0.1%New Democrat hold
Stephenville-Port au PortTony WakehamProgressive Conservative0.6%Progressive Conservative hold
BonavistaCraig PardyProgressive Conservative0.8%Progressive Conservative hold
Terra NovaLloyd ParrottProgressive Conservative4.7%Progressive Conservative hold
Grand Falls-Windsor-BuchansChris TibbsProgressive Conservative6.4%Progressive Conservative hold
St. John's East-Quidi VidiAlison CoffinNew Democrat10.1%Liberal gain
Windsor LakeChes CrosbieProgressive Conservative10.2%Liberal gain
Placentia West-BellevueJeff DwyerProgressive Conservative11.6%Progressive Conservative hold
Mount Pearl NorthJim LesterProgressive Conservative12.0%Liberal gain
Mount Pearl-SouthlandsPaul LaneIndependent15.4%Independent hold
St. John's CentreJim DinnNew Democrat21.4%New Democrat hold
Harbour MainHelen Conway-OttenheimerProgressive Conservative29.5%Progressive Conservative hold
Topsail-ParadisePaul DinnProgressive Conservative32.1%Progressive Conservative hold
Conception Bay SouthBarry PettenProgressive Conservative39.7%Progressive Conservative hold
Conception Bay East – Bell IslandDavid BrazilProgressive Conservative47.6%Progressive Conservative hold
Humber-Bay of IslandsEddie JoyceIndependent50.0%Independent hold
Cape St. FrancisKevin ParsonsProgressive Conservative54.5%Progressive Conservative hold

Liberal

SeatMHAPartyMargin in 2019Result
Burin-Grand BankCarol Anne HaleyLiberal1.2%
St. John's WestSiobhan CoadyLiberal3.5%
Mount ScioSarah StoodleyLiberal4.5%
Harbour Grace-Port de GravePam ParsonsLiberal4.8%
Fortune Bay-Cape La HuneElvis LovelessLiberal6.8%
Lewisporte-TwillingateDerek BennettLiberal8.0%
Fogo Island-Cape FreelsDerrick BraggLiberal8.6%
Virginia Waters-PleasantvilleBernard DavisLiberal8.7%
Placentia-St. Mary'sSherry Gambin-WalshLiberal8.9%
Lake MelvillePerry TrimperLiberal9.9%
St. George's-HumberScott ReidLiberal9.9%
Corner BrookGerry ByrneLiberal15.1%
GanderJohn HaggieLiberal17.2%
Mount Pearl-SouthlandsPaul LaneIndependent19.1%
St. John's CentreJim DinnNew Democrat19.4%
St. John's East-Quidi VidiAlison CoffinNew Democrat20.4%
Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de VerdeSteve CrockerLiberal26.3%
Humber-Gros MorneDwight BallLiberal39.8%
Humber-Bay of IslandsEddie JoyceIndependent56.6%
Burgeo-La PoileAndrew ParsonsLiberal67.0%

Opposition

SeatMHAPartyMargin in 2019Result
Virginia Waters-PleasantvilleBernard DavisLiberal24.0%Liberal hold
Corner BrookGerry ByrneLiberal34.1%Liberal hold
Waterford ValleyTom OsborneLiberal37.2%Liberal hold

Candidates by district

St. John's

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"| Mount Scio
46.80% turnout|||Sarah Stoodley[59]
2,011
46.60%||Damian Follett[60] [61]
1,152
26.70%|| Sheilagh O'Leary[62] [63]
1,074
24.89%||Andrea Newbury (NL Alliance)[64]
60
1.39%
Larry Borne (Independent)[65]
18
0.42%|||Sarah Stoodley|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|St. John's Centre
38.92% turnout||Gemma Hickey[66] [67]
1,277
33.60%||Robyn LeGrow[68]
533
14.02%|||Jim Dinn[69]
1,991
52.38%|||||Jim Dinn|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|St. John's East-Quidi Vidi
50.76% turnout|||John Abbott[70] [71]
2,447
42.95%||Vaughn Hammond[72]
856
15.03%||Alison Coffin[69]
2,394
42.02%||||| Alison Coffin|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|St. John's West
49.14% turnout|||Siobhan Coady[73]
2,679
57.82%||Kristina Ennis[61]
1,484
32.03%||Brenda Walsh[74]
470
10.14%|||||Siobhan Coady|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Virginia Waters-Pleasantville
56.83% turnout|||Bernard Davis[73]
3,481
59.61%||Victor Lawlor[75]
1,224
20.96%||Jenn Deon[74]
1,135
19.43%|||||Bernard Davis|-|style="background-color:whitesmoke"|Waterford Valley
52.78% turnout|||Tom Osborne[76]
3,592
66.79%||Michael Holden[77]
1,348
25.07%||Peter Young
438
8.14%|||||Tom Osborne|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Windsor Lake
56.68% turnout|||John Hogan[78]
2,688
50.58%||Ches Crosbie[79]
2,154
40.53%||Tomás Shea[80]
472
8.88%|||||Ches Crosbie|}

St. John's suburbs

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Cape St. Francis
58.12% turnout||Peter Whittle[81]
1,571
28.25%|||Joedy Wall[82]
3,476
62.51%||Phyllis Fleming
449
8.07%||Ryan Lane[83]
65
1.17%|||||Kevin Parsons†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Conception Bay East – Bell Island
50.12% turnout||Lynn Hammond[81]
1,893
33.08%||| David Brazil[84]
3,215
56.18%||Gavin Will[85]
614
10.73%|||||||David Brazil|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Conception Bay South
55.54% turnout||Shelley Moores[86]
1,941
36.18%|||Barry Petten[87]
3,063
57.09%||Andrew Lovell
225
4.19%||Warrick Butler[88]
136
2.53%|||||Barry Petten|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Mount Pearl North
49.64% turnout|||Lucy Stoyles[81]
2,428
46.69%||Jim Lester[89]
2,319
44.60%||Jennifer McCreath
337
6.48%||William Neville[90]
116
2.23%|||||Jim Lester|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Mount Pearl-Southlands
54.61% turnout||Karla Hayward[81]
1,386
23.98%||Cindy Grant[91]
797
13.79%||Cara Winsor-Hehir[91]
152
2.63%|||||Paul Lane (Independent)[92]
3,445
59.60%|||Paul Lane|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Topsail-Paradise
55.60% turnout||Ken Carter[93]
2,525
42.08%|||Paul Dinn[94]
3,036
50.59%||Kathleen Burt[95]
440
7.33%|||||||Paul Dinn|}

Avalon Peninsula

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde
51.55% turnout|||Steve Crocker[73]
3,892
67.53%||Frank Butt[96]
1,596
27.69%||Matthew Smith[91]
261
4.53%||Edward Thomas Cole (Independent)[65]
14
0.24%|||Steve Crocker|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Ferryland
58.69% turnout||Cheryl O’Brien[81]
2,696
44.13%|||Loyola O'Driscoll[97]
3,197
52.33%||Paul Murphy[91]
216
3.54%|||||Loyola O'Driscoll|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Harbour Grace-Port de Grave
44.35% turnout|||Pam Parsons[98]
3,404
71.09%||Roy Sparkes[61]
1,169
24.42%||Dion Hynes[91]
215
4.79%|||||Pam Parsons|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Harbour Main
53.70% turnout||George Murphy[81]
2,430
41.62%|||Helen Conway-Ottenheimer[99]
3,180
54.47%||Anthony Chadwick[91]
228
3.91%|||||Helen Conway-Ottenheimer|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Placentia-St. Mary's
54.29% turnout||| Sherry Gambin-Walsh[100]
2,552
50.85%||Calvin Manning[101]
2,336
46.54%||||Clem Whittle (NL Alliance)[102]
131
2.61%|||Sherry Gambin-Walsh|}

Eastern Newfoundland

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Bonavista
40.48% turnout||Christine Gill[41]
944
25.56%|||Craig Pardy[87]
2,117
57.32%||Timothy Whey[91]
70
1.90%||Neil King (Independent)[103]
562
15.22%|||Craig Pardy|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Burin-Grand Bank
50.54% turnout|||Paul Pike[104]
2,666
59.59%||Fred Dodge[105]
1,639
36.63%||Alvin Banfield[91]
169
4.47%|||||Carol Anne Haley†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Placentia West-Bellevue
56.84% turnout||Sam Synard[106]
2,304
42.21%|||Jeff Dwyer[89]
2,965
54.32%||Carolyn Davis[91]
189
3.46%|||||Jeff Dwyer|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Terra Nova
53.25% turnout||Steve Denty[107] [106]
2,323
43.56%|||Lloyd Parrott[108]
2,837
53.20%||Anne Marie Anonsen[109]
173
3.24%|||||Lloyd Parrott|}

Central Newfoundland

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Baie Verte-Green Bay
42.11% turnout|||Brian Warr[106]
2,148
52.06%||Lin Paddock[91]
1,987
47.94%|||||Brian Warr|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Exploits
51.50% turnout||Rodney Mercer[110]
2,178
45.20%|||Pleaman Forsey[111]
2,641
54.80%|| |||Pleaman Forsey|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Fogo Island-Cape Freels
40.74% turnout|||Derrick Bragg[112]
2,511
61.05%||Sue Collins[75]
1,507
36.64%||Jim Gill[91]
95
2.31%|||Derrick Bragg|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune
50.99% turnout|||Elvis Loveless[113]
1,868
68.22%||Charlene Walsh[91]
781
28.52%||Noel Joe[85]
89
3.25%|||Elvis Loveless|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Gander
47.85% turnout|||John Haggie[114]
3,358
70.93%||Jamie Harnum[72]
1,228
25.94%||Dawn Lahey[91]
148
3.13%|||John Haggie|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans
47.75% turnout||Deborah Ball[93]
1,776
38.47%|||Chris Tibbs[91]
2,735
59.24%||Holly Pike[91]
106
2.30%|||Chris Tibbs|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Lewisporte-Twillingate
41.06% turnout|||Derek Bennett[98]
2,593
62.44%||Rhonda Simms[115]
1,560
37.56%|||||Derek Bennett|}

Western Newfoundland

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Burgeo-La Poile
33.54% turnout|||Andrew Parsons[73]
1,992
87.10%||Ethan Wheeler-Park[116]
235
10.28%||Judy Vanta[91]
60
2.62%|||||Andrew Parsons|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Corner Brook
38.44% turnout|||Gerry Byrne[117]
2,593
66.54%||Tom Stewart[118]
1,304
33.46%||[119] |||||Gerry Byrne|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Humber-Gros Morne
44.83% turnout|||Andrew Furey[120]
2,838
63.96%||Jim Goudie[121]
1,492
33.63%||Sheina Lerman[91]
107
2.41%||[42] |||Andrew Furey|-|style="background:whitesmoke;"|Humber-Bay of Islands
41.00% turnout||Stelman Flynn[93]
741
17.76%||Robert Marche[122]
444
10.64%|||||Eddie Joyce (Independent)[91]
2,988
71.60%|||Eddie Joyce|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
51.30% turnout|||Krista Howell[93]
2,365
51.17%||Sheila Fitzgerald[72]
2,159
46.47%||John McClusky[91]
38
0.82%||Ford Mitchelmore (Independent)[65]
70
1.51%|||Chris Mitchelmore†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|St. George's-Humber
43.70% turnout|||Scott Reid[98]
2,420
58.54%||Gary Bishop[123]
1,474
35.66%||Melissa Samms[124]
191
4.62%||Shane Snook (NL Alliance)[125]
49
1.19%|||Scott Reid|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Stephenville-Port au Port
43.41% turnout||Kevin Aylward[126]
1,574
37.85%|||Tony Wakeham[94]
2,481
59.67%||Jamie Ruby[91]
103
2.48%|||||Tony Wakeham|}

Labrador

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair
35.28% turnout|||Lisa Dempster[73]
973
95.21%||Joshua Nolan[122]
49
4.79%|||||||Lisa Dempster|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Labrador West
43.23% turnout||Wayne Button[127]
780
28.72%||Nick McGrath[128]
577
21.24%|||Jordan Brown[69]
1,359
50.04%|||||Jordan Brown|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Lake Melville
36.39% turnout||Michelle Baikie[129]
306
13.35%||Shannon Tobin[130]
547
23.87%||Amy Norman[131]
279
12.17%|||Perry Trimper (Independent)[21]
1,143
49.83%
Andrew Abbass (Independent)[132]
17
0.74%|||Perry Trimper|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Torngat Mountains
22.46% turnout||Devon Ryan[133]
16
3.38%|||Lela Evans[134]
420
88.79%||Patricia Johnson-Castle[91]
37
7.82%|||||Lela Evans|}

Notes

Opinion polls

Voting Intentions in Newfoundland and Labrador since the 2019 election
width=20%Polling firmwidth=16%Final day of pollingLink align="center" width=8%Liberal align="center" width=8%PC align="center" width=8%NDP align="center" width=8%NLA
Election 2021March 25, 202148.238.88.00.3
Forum ResearchMarch 24, 2021[135] 47.633.713.8
Mainstreet ResearchFebruary 23, 2021[136] 533292
Mainstreet ResearchFebruary 10, 2021[137] 5426172
Mainstreet ResearchJanuary 29, 2021[138] 622691
MQO ResearchDecember 23, 2020[139] 6522110
Narrative ResearchDecember 3, 2020[140] 582613
Angus ReidNovember 30, 2020[141] 50398
MQO ResearchSeptember 2, 2020[142] 5333111
Narrative ResearchAugust 18, 2020[143] 612115
Angus ReidJune 8, 2020[144] 483512
Narrative ResearchMay 26, 2020[145] 602613
Narrative ResearchFebruary 23, 2020[146] 373526
Narrative ResearchNovember 22, 2019[147] 423324
Narrative ResearchAugust 25, 2019[148] 423224
MQO ResearchJuly 31, 2019[149] 5034131
Election 2019May 16, 201943.942.66.32.4

Results

The Liberals regained their parliamentary majority.[150] The PC and NDP leaders lost their seats in the legislature.[151] On March 31, 2021, Ches Crosbie resigned as PC leader.[152] [153]

NDP leader Coffin filed for a recount in her district.[154] On May 12, 2021, Supreme Court Justice Donald Burrage rejected Coffin's bid for a recount, arguing that there was not sufficient evidence.[155] On October 16, 2021, Coffin lost a leadership review by party members.[156] She later chose to resign on October 19 and was replaced by MHA Jim Dinn as interim leader.[157]

Defeated PC candidates Jim Lester and Sheila Fitzgerald also filed legal challenges to the results in their respective districts.

The election was noteworthy in the election of 3 independent candidates, the most of any past election.

Incumbent MHAs who were defeated

PartyNameConstituencyYear electedSeat held by party sinceDefeated byParty
NDPAlison CoffinSt. John's East-Quidi Vidi20192015 (1990)John AbbottLiberal
PCChes CrosbieWindsor Lake20182018John HoganLiberal
PCJim LesterMount Pearl North20172007Lucy StoylesLiberal

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  87. Web site: NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN THE DISTRICTS OF BONAVISTA AND CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH . Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador . 19 August 2020 . September 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200915093718/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/829 . live .
  88. 1351191044759695370. alliance_nl. At the closing of nominations, NL Alliance Executive would like to announce that Warrick Butler will be representing the District of Conception Bay South in the upcoming general election.. NL Alliance. 19 January 2021.
  89. Web site: NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN THE DISTRICTS OF MOUNT PEARL NORTH AND PLACENTIA WEST-BELLEVUE . Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador . 21 August 2020 . September 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200915110904/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/856 . live .
  90. 1289981214724509696. alliance_nl. The Provincial Executive is pleased to announce that William Neville will represent NL Alliance in the District of Mount Pearl North in the next Provincial Election. NL Alliance. 19 August 2020.
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  92. 1347941337077837824. MikeConnors. Paul Lane just announced on Facebook he is seeking re-election as an independent.. Michael Connors. 9 January 2021.
  93. Web site: Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Closes Nominations for 6 Provincial Districts. Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. 14 January 2021. May 31, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220531043954/https://twitter.com/nlliberals/status/1349722832234827777. live.
  94. Web site: NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN THE DISTRICTS OF TOPSAIL-PARADISE AND STEPHENVILLE-PORT AU PORT FOR THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR. Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. 19 August 2020. September 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200915100748/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/844. live.
  95. 1349717320948711424. KathleenBurt55. I’m pleased to announce that I will be representing the @NLNDP in the district of Topsail-Paradise again in the upcoming general election.. Kathleen Burt. 15 January 2021.
  96. Web site: NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN THE DISTRICT OF CARBONEAR – TRINITY – BAY DE VERDE AND ST. GEORGE'S – HUMBER. Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. 30 November 2020. November 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123135105/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/928. live.
  97. Web site: NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN THE DISTRICT OF FERRYLAND . . 19 August 2020 . September 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200915095233/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/833 . live .
  98. Web site: Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Announces Candidates for 3 Provincial Districts . . 24 October 2020 . October 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026221131/https://nlliberals.ca/liberal-party-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-announces-candidates-for-3-provincial-districts/ . dead .
  99. Web site: NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN THE DISTRICT OF HARBOUR MAIN . . 19 August 2020 . September 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200915090625/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/820 . live .
  100. 1326912993771327497. nlliberals. @Sgambin will be the official Liberal Candidate for the District of Placentia – St. Mary's in the next general election!. Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party. 13 November 2020.
  101. Web site: CALVIN MANNING TO BE PC CANDIDATE IN THE DISTRICT OF PLACENTIA – ST. MARY'S. Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. 19 January 2021. January 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128012218/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/1003. live.
  102. 1349016724142747652. alliance_nl. At the closing of nominations, NL Alliance Executive would like to announce that Clem Whittle will be representing the District of Placentia-St.Mary's in the upcoming general election.. NL Alliance. 12 January 2021.
  103. 1352366200349741059. MikeConnors. Former Liberal MHA Neil King is running as an independent in Bonavista. . Michael Connors. 22 January 2021.
  104. Web site: Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Announces the Results of the Nomination Meeting for the District of Burin – Grand Bank. Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. 13 January 2021. January 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210114000205/https://nlliberals.ca/liberal-party-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-announces-the-results-of-the-nomination-meeting-for-the-district-of-burin-grand-bank/. dead.
  105. Web site: NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN BURIN – GRAND BANK. Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. 21 November 2020. November 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123215244/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/923. live.
  106. Web site: Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Closes Nominations for 4 Provincial Districts . . 7 November 2020 . November 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201105152000/https://nlliberals.ca/liberal-party-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-closes-nominations-for-4-provincial-districts/ . dead .
  107. News: Shanneyganock's Chris Andrews makes bid for PC nomination in Cape St. Francis . 30 October 2020 . CBC News . 29 October 2020 . October 30, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030043732/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-political-nominations-1.5782142 . live .
  108. Web site: NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN THE DISTRICT OF TERRA NOVA . . 18 September 2020 . October 30, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030223112/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/899 . live .
  109. 1348599612832153603. NLNDP. Anne Marie Anonsen will be our candidate in Terra Nova.. Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party. 12 January 2021.
  110. nlliberals. 1349881991123107845 . The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador would like to announce that Rodney Mercer has secured the nomination for the District of Exploits. . 2021-02-14. 2021-01-14.
  111. Web site: NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN THE DISTRICT OF EXPLOITS . . 28 August 2020 . September 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200915103818/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/867 . live .
  112. Web site: Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Closes Nominations for 2 Provincial Districts . . 9 October 2020 . October 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023045718/https://nlliberals.ca/liberal-party-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-closes-nominations-for-2-provincial-districts/ . dead .
  113. Web site: Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Closes Nominations for 1 Provincial Districts . . 31 October 2020 . November 30, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201130103648/https://nlliberals.ca/liberal-party-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-closes-nominations-for-1-provincial-districts/ . dead .
  114. 1309567482252976131. nlliberals. @Johnrockdoc will be the official Liberal Candidate for the District of Gander in the next general election!. Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party. 26 September 2020.
  115. Web site: NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN THE DISTRICT OF LEWISPORTE – TWILLINGATE. Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. 15 January 2020. January 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113164019/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/975. live.
  116. 1349063438312615939. DonBradshawNTV. Latest west-coast pre-election news: [...] Ethan Wheeler-Park – PC, Burgeo-La Poile. Don Bradshaw. 12 January 2020.
  117. 1309568076099342337. nlliberals. @Gerry_Byrne will be the official Liberal Candidate for the District of Corner Brook in the next general election!. Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party. 26 September 2020.
  118. Web site: NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN THE DISTRICT OF CORNER BROOK. Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. 13 November 2020. November 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123138/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/921. live.
  119. News: Corner Brook NDP candidate steps down, citing leadership concerns, PET scanner . 22 January 2021 . CBC News . 20 January 2021 . January 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121021054/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/graham-downey-sutton-ndp-candidate-steps-down-1.5880281 . live .
  120. Web site: Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Closes Nominations for 1 Provincial District . . 24 December 2020 .
  121. 1349063438312615939. DonBradshawNTV. Latest west-coast pre-election news: [...] Jim Goudie – @PCPartyNL candidate, Humber-Gros Morne. Don Bradshaw. 12 January 2020.
  122. Web site: NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN THE DISTRICTS OF CARTWRIGHT – L'ANSE AU CLAIR AND HUMBER – BAY OF ISLANDS. Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 January 2021. January 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111143736/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/970. live.
  123. PCPartyNL . 1349873474031017991 . Gary Bishop to be PC Candidate in the District of St. George’s – Humber.
  124. 1349063438312615939. DonBradshawNTV. Latest west-coast pre-election news: [...] Melissa Samms – @NLNDP, St. George's-Humber. Don Bradshaw. 12 January 2020.
  125. 1352279209843032064. alliance_nl. At the closing of nominations, NL Alliance Executive would like to announce that Shane Snook will be representing the District of St. George's-Humber in the upcoming general election.. NL Alliance. 22 January 2021.
  126. 1350161499969507330. PeterCBC. Here's a blast from the past, Kevin Aylward is running in Stephenville Port au Port for the Liberals. He was an MHA from 1985–2003. He was Liberal leader for the 2011 election but couldn't win his own seat . Peter Cowan. 15 January 2021.
  127. Web site: Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Announces the Results of the Nomination Meeting for the District of Labrador West . . 16 October 2020 . October 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023045400/https://nlliberals.ca/liberal-party-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-announces-the-results-of-the-nomination-meeting-for-the-district-of-labrador-west/ . dead .
  128. Web site: NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN THE DISTRICT OF LABRADOR WEST, NOMINATIONS OPEN IN THE DISTRICT OF TORNGAT MOUNTAINS. Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. 17 October 2020. October 19, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201019022141/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/910. live.
  129. Web site: Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Closes Nominations for 1 Provincial District . . 19 January 2021 . January 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119163821/https://nlliberals.ca/8218-2/ . live .
  130. Web site: NOMINATIONS CLOSE IN THE DISTRICT OF LAKE MELVILLE . . 26 September 2020 . October 19, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019190626/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/905 . live .
  131. 1346818720145022984. NLNDP. AMY NORMAN RUNS FOR THE NDP IN LAKE MELVILLE. . Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party. 8 January 2021.
  132. 1350155756071497729. ParadigmSlip. In the process of completing the nomination papers for the Lake Melville district. I will be running as an Independent.. Andrew Abbass. 15 January 2021.
  133. Web site: Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Closes Nominations for 1 Provincial District. Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. 17 January 2021. January 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117190544/https://nlliberals.ca/liberal-party-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-closes-nominations-for-1-provincial-district%ef%bb%bf/. dead.
  134. 1349362413381050369. EqualVoiceNL. In the district of Torngat Mountains, @LelaEvansNL is representing the @PCPartyNL.. Equal Voice NL. 15 January 2021.
  135. Web site: The Forum Poll - Expected Victory for Incumbent Liberals in Newfoundland and Labrador Election . March 25, 2021 . March 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210325030735/http://poll.forumresearch.com/post/3078/untitled-post . live .
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