2021 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections explained

Election Name:2021 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections
Country:Newfoundland and Labrador
Type:municipal
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2017 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections
Previous Year:2017
Next Year:2025
Election Date:September 28, 2021

Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador on September 28, 2021. This article lists the results in selected municipalities. Results are for mayoral elections unless otherwise specified.

Elections in the communities of Cottlesville and Summerford will be held on October 5, as they were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Newfoundland and Labrador. Furthermore, the council vote in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove will be delayed, as only one candidate came forward.[1] And in Kippens, the election will be held on November 30 due to complaints of harassment on city council.[2]

Clarenville

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate[4] Votes[5] %
John Pickett 903 50.06
Frazer Russell (X) 901 49.94

Conception Bay South

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate[6] Votes%
Darrin Bent 3,099 48.83
Brad Suter 1,852 29.18
Steve Tessier 1,395 21.98

Corner Brook

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate[7] Votes[8] %
Jim Parsons (X) 3,952 77.87
Pat Callahan 1,123 22.13

City Council

CandidateVotes%
Linda Chaisson (X) 3,316
Vaughn Granter (X) 2,788
Bill Griffin (X) 2,713
Pam Keeping 2,618
Pamela Gill 2,422
Charles Pender 2,295
Donna Francis-Wheeler 2,206
Bernd Staeben (X) 2,113
Tony Buckle (X) 1,962
Tom Stewart 1,857
Pat Hickey 1,772
Robin Parsons 1,049

Deer Lake

Mayoral Candidate[9] Vote[10] %
Mike Goosney 1,207 51.21
Dean Ball (X) 1,150 48.79

Grand Falls-Windsor

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate[12] Votes[13] %
Barry Manuel (X) 3,168 53.41
Fouad (Fred) Habib 2,462 41.50
Terry O'Halligan 302 5.09

Town Council

CandidateVotes%
Mike Browne (X) 2,870
Dave Noel 2,502
Amy Coady-Davis (X) 2,330
Holly Dwyer (X) 2,247
Bob (Flipper) Hiscock 2,184
Andrew Little 2,125
Rod (Blackie) Bennett (X) 2,043
Mark Whiffen (X) 1,972
Shawn Feener 1,857
Gerry Gardner 1,630
Wayde Thompson 1,557
David Hillier 1,469
Tom Pinsent 1,284
Doug Kelly 1,226
David Oxford 1,208
Kathy Oake 1,161
Dave Canning 1,065
Samantha Gardiner 751
Hubert Sullivan 310

Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Mayoral Candidate[14] Votes[15] %
George Andrews 884 32.69
Bert Pomeroy 638 23.59
Jackie Compton-Hobbs 519 19.19
Jennifer Hefler-Elson 418 15.46
John Chiasson 245 9.06

Labrador City

In 2017, the Labrador City Town Council voted not to hold a separate election for mayor. The elected council chooses a mayor from among themselves.[16]

Candidate[17] Votes%
Brian Barnett 1,741 15.10
Mitchell Marsh 1,554 13.48
Belinda Adams 1,527 13.24
Kim Hartery 1,350 11.71
Junior Humphries (X) 931 8.07
Ryan Pike 922 8.00
Dawn Willcott 887 7.69
Kenneth Lawlor (X) 769 6.67
Nick McGrath (X) 746 6.47
John Penney (X) 663 5.75
Matthew Fowler 442 3.83

Marystown

Mayoral Candidate[18] Votes[19] %
Brian Keating 1,380 57.91
Gary Myles 1,003 42.09

Mount Pearl

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate[20] Votes [21] %
Dave Aker (X) 4,543 65.95
Roy Locke 2,346 34.05

City Council

CandidateVotes%
Nicole Kieley 4,538 12.79
Jim Locke (X) 4,416 12.45
Isabelle Fry (X) 4,208 11.86
Chelsea Lane 3,953 11.14
Bill Antle (X) 3,634 10.25
Mark Rice 2,993 8.44
Denise French 2,639 7.44
Susan Pearcey 2,533 7.14
2,153 6.07
Sandra Milmore 2,103 5.93
1,731 4.88
Mike Wills 569 1.60

Paradise

Town Council

CandidateVotes[23] %
Kimberley Street 2,229
Patrick Martin (X) 2,018
Elizabeth Laurie (X) 1,810
Glen "Bic" Carew 1,669
Larry Vaters 1,540
Deborah Quilty (X) 1,344
Simon Walley 1,337
Jamie Thornhill 1,064
Tony Kelly 768

Portugal Cove–St. Philip's

Mayoral Candidate[24] Votes[25] %
Carol McDonald (X) 1,588 66.19
Johnny Hanlon 811 33.81

St. John's

City Council

CandidateVote[27] %
Ward 1
Jill Bruce 2,871 40.06
Mark Nichols 2,181 30.43
Jenn Deon 2,115 29.51
Ward 2
Ophelia Ravencroft 2,758 44.23
Art Puddister 1,561 25.03
Peter Whittle 1,237 19.84
Derek Winsor 680 10.90
Ward 3
Jamie Korab (X) 3,109 46.55
Greg Noseworthy 2,687 40.23
Walter Harding 883 13.22
Ward 4
Ian Froude (X) Acclaimed
Ward 5
Carl Ridgeley 2,476 36.34
Donnie Earle 2,462 36.13
Scott Fitzgerald 1,250 18.34
Brenda Walsh 626 9.19
At-large (4 councillors)
Maggie Burton (X) 16,851 14.74
Sandy Hickman (X) 12,992 11.36
Ron Ellsworth 12,933 11.31
Debbie Hanlon (X) 12,179 10.65
Meghan Hollett 11,887 10.40
Jess Puddister 11,487 10.05
11,330 9.91
Anne Malone 6,856 6.00
Tom Davis 6,650 5.82
Mark House 4,479 3.92
Paul Combden 3,696 3.23
Steve Parsons 2,206 1.93
Raymond Petten 770 0.67

By-election

A by-election was held March 12, 2024 in Ward 4 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ian Froude.[28]

The results were as follows:[29]

CandidateVote %
Tom Davis 1,211 43.41
Myles Russell 657 23.55
650 23.30
Nicholas Hillier 272 9.75

Stephenville

Mayoral Candidate[30] Vote[31] %
Tom Rose (X) 1,193 57.25
Tom O'Brien 891 42.75

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipalities Across NL Heading to the Polls . 28 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Kippens Election Deferred Following Harassment Complaints . 28 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Election 2021 Bay Roberts . 16 September 2021.
  4. Web site: MUNICIPAL ELECTION – NOTICE OF CANDIDATES . September 2021 . 16 September 2021.
  5. Web site: Clarenville mayor's race comes down to two votes, forcing recount SaltWire.
  6. Web site: Municipal Election . 16 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Municipal Election 2021 – Notice of Candidates . September 2021 . 16 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Election Results 2021 . Corner Brook.
  9. Web site: NOTICE OF CANDIDATES . 16 September 2021 . 25 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Municipal Election Results. 28 September 2021.
  11. Web site: NOTICE OF CANDIDATES . 16 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Notice of Candidates . 16 September 2021.
  13. Web site: Town of Grand Falls-Windsor releases official result of 2021 municipal election . Grand Falls-Windsor . 29 September 2021.
  14. Web site: Notice of Candidates . 16 September 2021.
  15. Web site: 2021 Municipal General Election - Results Update .
  16. Web site: These are all the winners in Labrador's municipal elections CBC News.
  17. Web site: Labrador City Municipal Candidates . 16 September 2021.
  18. Web site: Elections . 16 September 2021 . 16 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210916225001/https://marystown.ca/elections/ . dead .
  19. Web site: 2021 Municipal Election Results. 29 September 2021. 29 September 2021. 29 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210929172143/https://marystown.ca/article/2021-municipal-election-results/. dead.
  20. Web site: MEET THE CANDIDATES . 16 September 2021.
  21. Web site: 2021 Municipal Election Official Results . 29 September 2021.
  22. Web site: Candidates . 16 September 2021.
  23. Web site: 2021 Election Results . October 2021 . Town of Paradise.
  24. Web site: Municipal Elections 2021 . 16 September 2021.
  25. Web site: Election Results.
  26. Web site: List of Nominated Candidates . 16 September 2021 . 16 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210916225011/http://www.stjohns.ca/city-hall/municipal-election/official-candidates-list . dead .
  27. Web site: Election Results.
  28. Web site: 2024 Ward 4 By-Election.
  29. Web site: 2024 By-Election Results .
  30. Web site: Notice of Candidates . 25 September 2021.
  31. Web site: Town of Stephenville September 28, 2021 municipal election results .
  32. Web site: Notice of Candidates . 16 September 2021.

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