2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election explained

Election Name:	2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Country:	Newfoundland and Labrador
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Party Colour:	no
Party Name:	no
Previous Election:	2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Previous Year:	2015
Election Date:	May 16, 2019
Next Election:	2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Next Year:	2021
Previous Mps:	48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Seats For Election:	All 40^[1] seats in the 49th House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Majority Seats:	21
Turnout:	60.6%^[2] (5.4 pp)
Image1:	DwightBall (brightened, cropped).jpg
Image1 Size:	150x150px
Leader1:	Dwight Ball
Leaders Seat1:	Humber - Gros Morne
Last Election1:	31 seats, 57.16%
Seats Before1:	27
Seats1:	20
Seat Change1:	7
Popular Vote1:	93,746
Percentage1:	44.00%
Swing1:	13.16pp
Image2 Size:	150x150px
Leader2:	Ches Crosbie
Leaders Seat2:	Windsor Lake
Last Election2:	7 seats, 30.08%
Seats Before2:	8
Seats2:	15
Seat Change2:	7
Popular Vote2:	90,690
Percentage2:	42.57%
Swing2:	12.49pp
Image3:	Alison Coffin NDP.png
Image3 Size:	150x150px
Leader3:	Alison Coffin
Leaders Seat3:	St. John's East-Quidi Vidi
Last Election3:	2 seats, 12.09%
Seats Before3:	2
Seats3:	3
Seat Change3:	1
Popular Vote3:	13,432
Percentage3:	6.30%
Swing3:	5.79pp
Map Size:	401px
Premier
Before Election:	Dwight Ball
Posttitle:	Premier after election
After Election:	Dwight Ball
Elected Members:	elected members

The 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on May 16, 2019, to elect members of the 49th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.^[3]

Despite consistent Progressive Conservative leads in polling towards the end of the campaign, including a nine-point lead in the final poll released a day before the election,^[4] the Liberal Party led by Dwight Ball won re-election, but nonetheless fell one seat short of retaining their majority after an unexpected loss to the New Democrats in Labrador West originally in the initial count by five votes.^[5] This resulted in the Liberals winning 20 seats, exactly half of the House of Assembly. A subsequent recount shortened the margin of victory in Labrador West to just two votes.^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

Party standings

↓

20	15	3	2
Liberal	Progressive Conservative	NDP	Ind

Incumbents not running for reelection

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

Independent

• Dale Kirby (Mount Scio)

New Democratic Party

• Gerry Rogers (St. John's Centre)^[13]
• Lorraine Michael (St. John's East-Quidi Vidi)^[14]

Progressive Conservative Party

• Keith Hutchings (Ferryland)
• Tracey Perry (Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune)

Timeline

See also: 48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Seat	Before				Change
	Date	Member	Party	Reason	Date	Member	Party
Mount Pearl-Southlands	May 19, 2016^[15]	Paul Lane		Removed from caucus^[16]
Mount Pearl North	October 11, 2017^[17]	Steve Kent		Resignation^[18]	November 21, 2017^[19]	Jim Lester
Humber-Bay of Islands	April 26, 2018^[20]	Eddie Joyce		Removed from caucus^[21]
Mount Scio	April 30, 2018^[22]	Dale Kirby		Removed from caucus
Windsor Lake	August 21, 2018^[23]	Cathy Bennett		Resignation	September 20, 2018^[24]	Ches Crosbie
Topsail-Paradise	November 1, 2018^[25]	Paul Davis		Resignation	January 24, 2019	Paul Dinn

2015

• November 30, 2015 – The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador wins 31 of the 40 seats in the House of Assembly during the general election ending 12 years of Progressive Conservative rule and defeating incumbent premier Paul Davis.

2016

• May 19, 2016 - Liberal MHA Paul Lane is suspended from the Liberal caucus and sits as an independent MHA.^[26]
• October 11, 2016 - Former premier Paul Davis announces he'll resign as Tory leader once his successor is chosen.^[27]

2017

• July 31, 2017 - A cabinet shuffle takes place after Cathy Bennett resigns as Finance Minister. Dempster and Osborne enter cabinet.
• September 19, 2017 - NDP Leader Earle McCurdy announced his resignation as Party Leader, effective September 30.^[28]
• September 28, 2017 - NDP MHA Lorraine Michael is named interim leader of the NDP replacing Earle McCurdy who announced his resignation earlier in the month.
• October 11, 2017 - Mount Pearl North PC MHA Steve Kent resigns to become Chief Administrative Officer of Mount Pearl triggering a by-election.
• November 21, 2017 - Jim Lester (PC) is elected as MHA for Mount Pearl North.

2018

• April 8, 2018 - Gerry Rogers is elected as the leader of the New Democrats, succeeding Lorraine Michael.
• April 25, 2018 - Municipal Affairs Minister Eddie Joyce is formally accused of inappropriate conduct by another Liberal MHA. He is subsequently removed from cabinet and caucus pending the outcome of an external investigation.^[29]
• April 28, 2018 - Ches Crosbie is elected as the new leader of the Progressive Conservatives, succeeding Paul Davis.^[30]
• April 30, 2018 - Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Dale Kirby is removed from cabinet and caucus following allegations of harassment.^[31]
• May 13, 2018 - Paul Davis announces his resignation as Leader of the Opposition. Since PC leader Ches Crosbie does not have a seat in the House of Assembly MHA David Brazil was appointed Leader of the Opposition on May 14, 2018.^[32]
• June 16, 2018 - Delegates at the Liberal Party Annual General Meeting vote to endorse the leadership of Dwight Ball with 79% voting against the party holding a leadership convention.^[33]
• August 21, 2018 - Liberal MHA Cathy Bennett resigns her seat of Windsor Lake.^[34]
• August 27, 2018 - CBC releases a copy of a report by the Commissioner for Legislative Standards that clears Eddie Joyce and Dale Kirby of wrongdoing in all the allegations made by fellow Liberal MHA Colin Holloway.^[35]
• September 20, 2018 - Ches Crosbie (PC) is elected as MHA for Windsor Lake.^[36]
• October 18, 2018 - Paul Davis (PC) announces his intention to resign as MHA for Topsail-Paradise on November 2.
• October 20, 2018 - MHA Dale Kirby leaks the results of the Commissioner for Legislative Standards report regarding MHA Pam Parsons’ complaint against him to the public. Kirby was cleared on all complaints, except making an inappropriate comment to Parsons at the 2016 Liberal Party AGM; the report recommended a sanction by the House of Assembly on that count.^[37]
• October 21, 2018 - The Joyce report is leaked to the public which found that Joyce had broken the code of conduct for elected officials when he lobbied Minister Gambin-Walsh to hire a friend of his for a government job; Joyce was cleared on all other allegations.^{[38] [39]}
• October 30, 2018 - PC party president Graydon Pelley resigns and creates a new political party, the NL Alliance.^{[40] [41]}
• November 8, 2018 - Cabinet shuffle takes place MHAs Davis, Haley, and Letto promoted to cabinet.^[42]
• November 16, 2018 - MHA Eddie Joyce confirms he has been denied re-entry into the Liberal caucus.

2019

• January 24, 2019 - Paul Dinn (PC) is elected as MHA for Topsail-Paradise.^[43]
• February 12, 2019 - NDP Leader Gerry Rogers announced she would be stepping down as leader and not seeking re-election in 2019.^[44]
• March 5, 2019 - Alison Coffin is acclaimed leader of the NDP.^[45]
• April 12, 2019 - The NL Alliance is officially registered as a political party in Newfoundland and Labrador.^[46]
• April 16, 2019 - Budget is tabled in the House of Assembly.
• April 17, 2019 - Premier Ball visits Lt. Gov. Judy Foote and the writ is dropped.
• June 21, 2019 - A judicial recount confirms Jordan Brown as MHA for Labrador West by a two-vote margin.^[6]

Opinion polls

Polling Firm	Last Day of Polling	Link	align="center" style="width: 70px"	Liberal	align="center" style="width: 70px"	PC	align="center" style="width: 70px"	NDP	align="center" style="width: 70px"	NLA
Forum Research	May 15, 2019	PDF	38		47	7
Mainstreet Research	May 14, 2019	HTML	41	45	45	8	3
Abacus Data	May 5, 2019	HTML	37		42	15
Forum Research	May 4, 2019	PDF	40		42	13
MQO Research	May 4, 2019	PDF		48	36	11	2
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	February 24, 2019	PDF		45	38	16
MQO Research	January 28, 2019	PDF		44	42	12
Mainstreet Research	January 14, 2019	HTML	42	43.3	43.3	11.5
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	November 24, 2018	PDF		46	35	17
Mainstreet Research	November 1, 2018	HTML		44.6	39.1	12.8
MQO Research	October 26, 2018	PDF		47	35	16
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	August 30, 2018	PDF		43	35	19
MQO Research	August 2, 2018	PDF		44	38	16
Mainstreet Research	July 17, 2018	HTML		45.8	35.6	12.5
Abacus Data	May 27, 2018	HTML	38		40	22
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	May 17, 2018	PDF	36		42	22
MQO Research	May 13, 2018	PDF		44	36	16
Mainstreet Research	May 3, 2018	HTML		41.7	35.7	18.4
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	February 28, 2018	PDF		41	33	24
MQO Research	January 25, 2018	PDF		43	38	16
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	November 30, 2017	PDF		44	33	19
MQO Research	October 19, 2017	PDF		52	31	15
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	September 13, 2017	PDF		40	33	24
MQO Research	July 19, 2017	PDF	35		48	16
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	June 1, 2017	PDF	34		40	24
MQO Research	April 26, 2017	PDF	37		39	23
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	February 28, 2017	PDF	33		39	26
MQO Research	January 23, 2017	PDF		43	36	20
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	December 1, 2016	PDF		42	34	23
Abacus Data	October 29, 2016	PDF		36	29	34
MQO Research	October 22, 2016	PDF		40	31	27
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	August 31, 2016	PDF		34	33	32
MQO Research	July 27, 2016	PDF	30		37	33
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	May 30, 2016	PDF	27	34		38
MQO Research	April 21, 2016	PDF		37	30	31
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	March 9, 2016	PDF		66	23	11
Election 2015	November 30, 2015	–		57.2	30.1	12.1

Results by region

Party Name			St. John's	Avalon/St. John's Metro	Central/Eastern	Western	Labrador	Total
Parties winning seats in the legislature:									Liberal	Seats:	4	3	6	5	2	20	Popular Vote:	15,989	24,884	29,040	19,344	4,489	93,746	Progressive Conservative	Seats:	1	7	5	1	1	15	Popular Vote:	11,578	36,642	28,136	11,461	2,873	90,690	New Democratic	Seats:	2	0	0	0	1	3	Popular Vote:	9,704	1,321	0	1,043	1,364	13,432
Others	Seats:	0	1	0	1	0	2	Popular Vote:		406	6,703	2,482	4,988	603	15,182

Candidates by district

• All candidate names are those on the official list of confirmed candidates; names in media or on party website may differ slightly.
• Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
• † represents that the incumbent is not running again.
• § represents that the incumbent was defeated for nomination.
• ₰ represents that the incumbent ran in another district and lost the nomination
• ‡ represents that the incumbent is running in a different district.

St. John's

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"| Mount Scio
54.51% turnout|||Sarah Stoodley
1,981
41.68%||Lloyd Power
1,769
37.21%||Jason R. Mercer
597
12.56%||Graydon Pelley^[47]
406
8.54%|||Dale Kirby†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|St. John's Centre
48.60% turnout||Seamus O'Keefe
1,207
25.54%||Jonathan Galgay
1,301
27.53%|||Jim Dinn
2,218
46.93%|||||Gerry Rogers†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|St. John's East-Quidi Vidi
58.03% turnout||George Murphy
2,072
33.38%||David Porter
1,436
23.14%|||Alison Coffin^[48]
2,699
43.48%||||| Lorraine Michael†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|St. John's West
57.31% turnout|||Siobhan Coady
2,393
45.69%||Shane Skinner^[49]
2,211
42.22%||Brenda Walsh^[50]
633
12.09%|||||Siobhan Coady|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Virginia Waters-Pleasantville
63.64% turnout|||Bernard Davis
2,761
44.25%||Beth Crosbie^[51]
2,217
35.53%||Jenn Deon^[52]
1,262
20.22%|||||Bernard Davis|-|style="background-color:whitesmoke"|Waterford Valley
52.54% turnout|||Tom Osborne
3,487
68.56%||||Matthew Cooper
1,599
31.44%|||||Tom Osborne|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Windsor Lake
59.65% turnout|| Bob Osborne
2,088
38.47%|||Ches Crosbie
2,644
48.71%||Tomás Shea
696
12.82%|||||Ches Crosbie|}

St. John's suburbs

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Cape St. Francis
71.40% turnout|| Michael Duffy
1,115
17.75%|||Kevin Parsons
4,539
72.24%||Peter Beck
396
6.30%||Ryan Lane
233
3.71% |||||Kevin Parsons|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Conception Bay East – Bell Island
55.56% turnout|| Cyril Hayden
1,551
26.22%|||David Brazil^[51]
4,365
73.78%|||||||||David Brazil|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Conception Bay South
61.85% turnout|| Kevin Baker
1,256
22.78%|||Barry Petten
3,447
62.52%||||Warrick Butler
810
14.69% |||||Barry Petten|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Mount Pearl North
57.88% turnout||Nicole Kieley
2,196
37.20%|||Jim Lester
2,907
49.24%||Carol Reade
358
6.06%||William Neville
443
7.50% |||||Jim Lester|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Mount Pearl-Southlands
65.71% turnout||Hasan Hai
1,826
28.30%||Gillian Pearson
1,590
24.64%||David Brake
214
3.32%|||||Paul Lane (Ind.)
2,823
43.75%|||Paul Lane|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Topsail-Paradise
54.75% turnout||Patricia Hynes-Coates
1,650
28.95%|||Paul Dinn
3,476
60.98%||||Lori Best-Moore
574
10.07%|||||Paul Dinn|}

Avalon Peninsula

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde
66.57% turnout|||Steve Crocker
4,292
60.28%||Jason Oliver
2,422
34.02%||Kathleen Burt
353
4.96%||Edward Thomas Cole (Ind.)
53
0.74%|||Steve Crocker|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Ferryland
69.27% turnout||Janice Ryan
2,350
34.95%|||Loyola O'Driscoll
4,074
60.59%||||Chris Molloy (Ind.)
300
4.46%|||Keith Hutchings†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Harbour Grace-Port de Grave
71.18% turnout||| Pam Parsons
3,758
52.24%||Glenn Littlejohn
3,408
47.56%|||||||Pam Parsons|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Harbour Main
69.85% turnout||Betty Parsley
2,126
30.64%|||Helen Conway-Ottenheimer
4,169
60.08%|||| Mike Cooze (NL Alliance)
643
9.27%|||Betty Parsley|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Placentia-St. Mary's
65.69% turnout|||Sherry Gambin-Walsh
2,764
47.39%||Hilda Whelan
2,245
38.49%||||Steve Thorne (Ind.)
824
14.13%|||Sherry Gambin-Walsh|}

Eastern Newfoundland

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Bonavista
59.36% turnout||Neil King
2,566
49.57%|||Craig Pardy^[49]
2,611
50.43%|||||Neil King|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Burin-Grand Bank
65.70% turnout|||Carol Anne Haley
2,822
51.62%||Bill Matthews
2,645
48.38%|||||Carol Anne Haley|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Placentia West-Bellevue
65.69% turnout||Mark Browne
2,667
44.23%|||Jeff Dwyer
3,363
55.77%|||||Mark Browne|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Terra Nova
64.25% turnout||Colin Holloway
2,595
43.47%|||Lloyd Parrott
2,876
48.17%||Barry Moores
499
8.36%|||Colin Holloway|}

Central Newfoundland

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Baie Verte-Green Bay
59.96% turnout|||Brian Warr
2,809
49.73%||Neville Robinson
1,872
33.14%||Ben Callahan (NL Alliance)
968
17.14%|||Brian Warr|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Exploits
64.65% turnout||Jerry Dean
1,924
33.10%|||Pleaman Forsey
2,874
49.44%|| Gloria Cooper (Ind.)
1,015
17.46% |||Jerry Dean|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Fogo Island-Cape Freels
52.10% turnout|||Derrick Bragg
2,811
54.31%||Sue Collins
2,365
45.69%|||||Derrick Bragg|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune
61.20% turnout|||Elvis Loveless
1,759
53.38%||Charlene Walsh
1,536
46.62%|||||Tracey Perry†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Gander
61.60% turnout|||John Haggie
3,311
58.57%||Ryan Wagg
2,342
41.43%|||||John Haggie|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans
60.75% turnout|| Al Hawkins
2,586
46.84%|||Chris Tibbs
2,935
53.16%|||||Al Hawkins|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Lewisporte-Twillingate
60.69% turnout|||Derek Bennett
3,190
54.00%||Krista Freake
2,717
46.00%|||||Derek Bennett|}

Western Newfoundland

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Burgeo-La Poile
52.13% turnout|||Andrew Parsons
2,947
83.46%||Deborah Ann Turner
584
16.54%|||||||Andrew Parsons|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Corner Brook
49.87% turnout|||Gerry Byrne
2,436
48.85%||Tom Stewart
1,682
33.73%||Mary B. Feltham
733
14.70%||Wayne Bennett (Ind.)
136
2.73%|||Gerry Byrne|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Humber-Gros Morne
68.11% turnout|||Dwight Ball
4,247
69.94%||Greg Osmond
1,825
30.06%|||||||Dwight Ball|-|style="background:whitesmoke;"|Humber-Bay of Islands
62.65% turnout||Brian Dicks
1,068
17.20%||Michael Patrick Holden
659
10.61%||Shawn A. Hodder
310
4.99%|||Eddie Joyce (Ind.)
4,172
67.19%|||Eddie Joyce|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
64.85% turnout|||Chris Mitchelmore
3,474
61.16%||Sheila Fitzgerald
2,036
35.85%||||Ford Mitchelmore (Ind.)
170
2.99%|||Chris Mitchelmore|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|St. George's-Humber
60.23% turnout|||Scott Reid
2,691
50.17%||Tom O’Brien
2,163
40.32%|||| Shane Snook (NL Alliance)
510
9.51%|||Scott Reid|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Stephenville-Port au Port
55.06% turnout||John Finn
2,481
49.67%|||Tony Wakeham
2,512
50.31%|||||||John Finn|}

Labrador

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair
58.80% turnout|||Lisa Dempster
1,132
67.22%||||||Michael Normore (Ind.)^[53]
552
32.78%|||Lisa Dempster|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Labrador West
54.21% turnout||Graham Letto
1,362
42.07%||Derick Sharron
509
15.73%|||Jordan Brown
1,364
42.16%|||||Graham Letto|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Lake Melville
55.62% turnout|||Perry Trimper
1,517
45.84%||Shannon Tobin
1,189
35.93%||||Jim Learning (Ind.)
603
18.22%|||Perry Trimper|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Torngat Mountains
55.24% turnout||Randy Edmunds
478
43.42%|||Lela Evans
623
55.58%|||||||Randy Edmunds|}

Results

The Liberals lost their parliamentary majority.

Incumbent MHAs who were defeated

Party		Name	Constituency	Year elected	Seat held by party since	Defeated by	Party
	Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador	Betty Parsley	Harbour Main	2015	2015	Helen Conway-Ottenheimer		Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
		Neil King	Bonavista	2015	2015	Craig Pardy		Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
		Mark Browne	Placentia West-Bellevue	2015	2015	Jeff Dwyer		Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
		Colin Holloway	Terra Nova	2015	2015	Lloyd Parrott		Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
		Jerry Dean	Exploits	2015	2015	Pleaman Forsey		Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
		Al Hawkins	Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans	2015	2015	Chris Tibbs		Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
		John Finn	Stephenville-Port au Port	2015	2015	Tony Wakeham		Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
		Graham Letto	Labrador West	2015	2015	Jordan Brown		Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party
		Randy Edmunds	Torngat Mountains	2011	2011	Lela Evans		Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

Further reading

• Marland . Alex . Loder . Hannah . More Than the Usual Turmoil: The 2019 Provincial Election in Newfoundland and Labrador . Canadian Political Science Review . July 2021 . 15 . 1 . 16–33 . 10.24124/c677/20211787 . en . 1911-4125. free .

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission. nledbc.ca. 2018-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506124319/http://www.nledbc.ca/. 2018-05-06. dead.
2. Web site: Unofficial 2019 General Election results . Elections NL . 2019-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190518190606/https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/results.html . 2019-05-18 . dead .
3. Web site: May 15 set for Newfoundland and Labrador election, sources say. Hutton. Fred. April 16, 2019. CBC News. April 16, 2019. April 17, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417004531/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/newfoundland-labrador-election-may-15-1.5100584. live.
4. News: What didn't happen in the N.L. election — and why that matters. Grenier. Éric. May 18, 2019. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. May 18, 2019. May 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190518092027/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/grenier-nl-election-results-1.5140825. live.
5. News: Liberals to hold minority government in N.L., PCs not conceding defeat. Cooke. Ryan. May 16, 2019. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. May 16, 2019. May 17, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190517012611/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-votes-2019-election-winner-1.5138888. live.
6. 1142083136626548739. MikeConnors. NDP candidate Jordan Brown wins by two votes. #nlpoli. 21 June 2019. Michael Connors. 21 June 2019.
7. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/defeated-incumbents-1.5139759 "Cabinet ministers Letto and Hawkins among 9 defeated Liberals"
8. Web site: NDP clinging to 5-vote victory in Lab West after official addition of vote tally. May 19, 2019. CBC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20190520114223/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/judicial-recount-for-labrador-west-district-1.5142220. May 20, 2019.
9. Web site: CBC News. Nov 25, 2020. Exuberant NDP celebrates 'new era' as it holds St. John's seats, and wins back Labrador West. May 16, 2019. Daniel. MacEachern. November 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107235215/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ndp-three-seats-1.5139681. live.
10. Web site: NTV. 'We have the balance of power,' Alison Coffin says as NDP wins three seats. May 17, 2019. Kelly-Anne. Roberts. January 29, 2022. January 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220122001921/http://ntv.ca/we-have-the-balance-of-power-alison-coffin-says-as-ndp-wins-three-seats/. live.
11. Web site: NDP newcomer won by 5 votes in Labrador, causing minority Liberal N.L. government Globalnews.ca. 2019-05-19. globalnews.ca. en. 2019-05-22. 2019-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20190521060949/https://globalnews.ca/news/5294332/newfoundland-election-five-votes/. live.
12. News: Five NDP votes in Labrador to determine status of N.L. Liberal government The Star. The Toronto Star. 19 May 2019 . en. 2019-05-22. 2019-05-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20190522140523/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/05/19/five-ndp-votes-in-labrador-to-determine-status-of-nl-liberal-government.html. live.
13. News: Gerry Rogers stepping down as NDP leader, not seeking re-election. February 15, 2019. CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. February 12, 2019. February 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190214152620/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/gerry-rogers-1.5015533. live.
14. News: NDP MHA Lorraine Michael steps aside, leader Alison Coffin to run in St. John's East-Quidi Vidi. March 14, 2019. CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. March 14, 2019. March 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190314140148/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/coffin-to-run-st-johns-east-1.5056083. live.
15. News: Lukas. Wall. Breakup by email: Paul Lane kicked out of Liberal caucus. December 2, 2018. CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. May 19, 2016. November 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181113172235/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/lane-is-kicked-out-of-caucus-1.3588949. live.
16. as a result of Lane's disapproval of deficit reduction levy
17. News: Peter. Cowan. Steve Kent resigns as MHA day later than expected, overlaps with new job. December 2, 2018. CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. October 11, 2017. October 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171016012617/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/steve-kent-delays-resignation-1.4349301. live.
18. becoming Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Mount Pearl
19. News: PC's Jim Lester takes Mount Pearl North byelection. December 2, 2018. CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. November 21, 2017. December 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208202805/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mount-pearl-north-byelection-1.4411696. live.
20. News: Eddie Joyce removed from Liberal caucus following complaints of harassment, bullying. December 2, 2018. CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. April 26, 2018. November 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181125000526/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/joyce-cabinet-harassment-review-1.4636126. live.
21. amid allegations of harassment
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24. News: PC Leader Ches Crosbie wins Windsor Lake byelection. December 2, 2018. CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. September 20, 2018. October 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181017160249/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/windsor-lake-byelection-1.4831059. live.
25. News: 'Legacies are about people,' says Paul Davis as he bids emotional farewell to politics. December 2, 2018. CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. November 1, 2018. November 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121163939/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/davis-farewell-politics-1.4888475. live.
26. Web site: Paul Lane Kicked Out of Liberal Caucus via Email. VOCM. May 19, 2016. 2018-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20171220153921/http://vocm.com/news/paul-lane-kicked-out-of-liberal-caucus-via-email/. December 20, 2017. dead.
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28. Web site: McCurdy to Step Down as Provincial NDP Leader. VOCM. September 19, 2017. 2018-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20170919153610/http://vocm.com/news/mccurdy-to-step-down-as-provincial-ndp-leader/. September 19, 2017. dead.
29. Web site: Eddie Joyce removed from Liberal caucus following complaints of harassment, bullying. CBC News. April 26, 2018. 2018-05-14. 2018-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180507043712/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/joyce-cabinet-harassment-review-1.4636126. live.
30. Web site: The new leader of the Progressive Conservative party in N.L. has a familiar last name. CBC News. April 28, 2018. 2018-05-14. 2018-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180514082448/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/pc-leadership-convention-1.4639739. live.
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32. Web site: David Brazil to replace Paul Davis as Opposition leader. CBC News. May 14, 2018. 2018-05-14. 2018-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180514125431/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/david-brazil-replace-davis-opposition-leader-1.4661622. live.
33. Web site: Ball guarantees 2019 victory, maintains support at Liberal AGM . CBC NEWS . 2018-06-17 . 2018-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180616180020/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-liberal-agm-day-2-1.4709529 . live .
34. Web site: Cathy Bennett resigns from House of Assembly . CBC News . 2018-08-07 . 2020-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200930193937/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/cathy-bennett-announces-retirement-from-house-of-assembly-1.4775752 . live .
35. Web site: Cooke . Ryan . Kirby cleared of being Twitter troll, Joyce cleared of bullying MHA Colin Holloway . CBC News . 2018-09-02 . 2018-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180831012252/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dale-kirby-eddie-joyce-colin-holloway-harassment-1.4801117 . live .
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37. Web site: Dale Kirby glad harassment investigation over, but says complaints used as 'political weapon' . CBC News . 2018-10-21 . 2018-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181021184331/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dale-kirby-harassment-report-1.4870166 . live .
38. Web site: Tobin . Stephanie . Eddie Joyce crossed line by lobbying to get friend a government job, report finds . CBC News . 2018-10-25 . 2018-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181024202845/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/eddie-joyce-harassment-report-1.4874918 . live .
39. Web site: Fiery exchanges, pointed questions, but debate on harassment reports pushed to Wednesday . CBC News . 2018-10-25 . 2018-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181024202842/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/harassment-allegations-commissioner-reports-1.4873784 . live .
40. Web site: Graydon Pelley walks away from PCs to start new political group . CBC News . 2018-11-19 . 2018-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181116200936/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/new-political-party-1.4904572 . live .
41. Web site: Crocker . Diane . Graydon Pelley offering alternative to province's voters through NL Alliance . www.thewesternstar.com . 2018-11-19 . 2018-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181119091934/https://www.thewesternstar.com/news/local/graydon-pelley-offering-alternative-to-provinces-voters-through-nl-alliance-259530/ . live .
42. Web site: Dwight Ball recruits new blood for cabinet to replace Kirby, Joyce . CBC News . 2018-11-08 . 2018-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181109145916/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/premier-dwight-ball-cabinet-shuffle-1.4897463 . live .
43. Web site: PC candidate Paul Dinn takes Topsail-Paradise byelection . CBC News . 2019-01-25 . 2019-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190125011747/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/topsail-paradise-byelection-day-1.4990614 . live .
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45. News: Coffin Acclaimed As NDP Leader . 5 March 2019 . VOCM . 5 March 2019 . 5 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190305212422/http://vocm.com/news/coffin-acclaimed-as-ndp-leader/ . dead .
46. News: It's official: NL Alliance registered as 4th party heading into provincial election . 12 April 2019 . CBC . 12 April 2019 . 13 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190413113320/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-alliance-fourth-party-nlpoli-election-1.5096525 . live .
47. News: NL Alliance Opens Nominations For Provincial Election . 4 April 2019 . VOCM . 4 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190404182244/https://vocm.com/news/nl-alliance-opens-nominations-for-provincial-election/ . dead .
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49. Web site: Nominations Close in the Districts of Bonavista and St. John's West. Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. February 9, 2019. February 15, 2019. February 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190216035456/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/530. live.
50. Web site: Newsroom. NL NDP. 17 April 2019 . 28 April 2019. 17 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417141245/http://www.nl.ndp.ca/news/nl-ndp-announces-brenda-walsh-as-candidate-for-stjohns-west. live.
51. Web site: Nominations Close in Conception Bay East - Bell Island and Virginia Waters Pleasantville. Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. February 2, 2019. February 15, 2019. February 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190216153227/https://www.pcnl.ca/node/525. live.
52. Web site: JENN DEON - FOR VIRGINIA WATERS-PLEASANTVILLE. JENN DEON - FOR VIRGINIA WATERS-PLEASANTVILLE. 28 April 2019. 21 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190321160652/http://www.jenndeon.ca/. live.
53. Web site: Crosbie boots candidate with anti-abortion, anti-gay views 24 hours after backing him . CBC News . 2019-05-11 . 2019-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190511122028/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/michael-normore-progressive-conservative-candidate-1.5130014 . live .