The 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, held on November 30, 2015, elected members of the

48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador The 48th Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly was elected on November 30, 2015. Members of the House of Assembly were sworn in December 14, 2015. The Liberals under Dwight Ball had a majority government A majority government is a govern ...

. The Progressive Conservative Party which had governed since 2003 election, was defeated by the

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, which won a majority in the new assembly. The election had been scheduled for October 13, 2015, under Newfoundland and Labrador's House of Assembly Act, mandating a fixed election day on the second Tuesday in October in the fourth calendar year after the previous election. However, the House of Assembly amended the act in June 2015, to delay the election until November 30, 2015, so that the election campaign would not overlap with the federal election scheduled on October 19, 2015. Following the result of the election no party with the word "Conservative" in its name formed the government in either a provincial or federal jurisdiction in Canada for the first time since 1943. At the time --with 55.2% of eligible voters casting a ballot -- this election had the lowest turnout of any provincial election since confederation. This record was broken in 2021 when only 48.24% of eligible voters cast a ballot.

Party leadership

Following the 2011 provincial election Liberal leader

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announced his resignation as leader. Aylward was unable to win a seat in the legislature and announced on October 26, 2011, he would step down once his successor was chosen. On December 15, 2011, the Liberal Party announced that

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would become Leader of the Opposition and interim Liberal leader effective January 3, 2012. Party president Judy Morrow announced in December 2011, that the party was not likely to hold a leadership convention until sometime in 2013. On November 17, 2013 Dwight Ball was elected leader of the Liberal Party. On January 22, 2014,

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announced she was resigning as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) later that week and that Finance Minister Tom Marshall would replace her until the party selected a new leader. On January 24, 2014, Marshall was sworn in as the province's 11th premier. Marshall had indicated that he would not be seeking re-election as the member of the House of Assembly for

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and therefore would not contest the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party. The party held its leadership convention on September 13, 2014 and chose Paul Davis as its leader. Davis was sworn in as the 12th Premier on September 26, 2014.

Timeline

;2011 *October 11, 2011: Election held for members of the

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in the

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. *October 26, 2011: Liberal Leader

announces his resignation after failing to win the district of St. George's-Stephenville East in the election. *December 15, 2011: The Liberal Party announces that Humber Valley MHA

will become Leader of the Opposition and interim Liberal leader effective January 3, 2012. ;2012 *January 3, 2012:

becomes interim leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. *September 13, 2012: Progressive Conservative MHA

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announces that he has left the party and will sit as an independent. ;2013 *April 8, 2013:

Yvonne Jones Yvonne Jean Jones (born March 15, 1968) is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on May 13, 2013. She represents the district of Labrador as a member of the Liberal ...

(Liberal) resigns her

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seat to run in a federal by-election in

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. * June 25, 2013:

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(Liberal) is elected MHA for

, following the resignation of

. *July 18, 2013:

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MHA

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is named Leader of the Opposition and Interim Liberal Leader replacing

who resigned to run for the leadership permanently in the party's 2013 leadership election. *August 29, 2013: Independent MHA

(former PC) joins the Liberal caucus. *October 2, 2013:

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(PC) resigns his

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seat. *October 21, 2013: The media reports that NDP Leader

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received a letter signed by all four members of her caucus over the previous weekend calling for a

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to be held in 2014. Michael subsequently asks the party to hold a leadership review in 2014 in which her leadership would be voted on, but not a full party convention. *October 29, 2013: NDP MHAs

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and

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announce that they have left the NDP caucus and will sit as independents. *November 17, 2013: Dwight Ball is

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as leader of the Liberal Party. *November 26, 2013: Liberal Sam Slade is elected MHA for

. ;2014 *January 20, 2014: PC MHA

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for

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crosses the floor to the Liberal Party. *January 24, 2014:

resigns as Premier. Finance Minister Tom Marshall is sworn in as premier until Dunderdale's successor is chosen. *January 27, 2014:

and

resign their NDP memberships and are now full Independents. *February 4, 2014:

and

cross the floor to the Liberal Party. *February 28, 2014:

resigns her

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seat. *April 9, 2014:

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(Liberal) is elected MHA for

. *April 17, 2014: Frank Coleman becomes leader-designate of the Progressive Conservative Party following the withdrawal of sole competitor Bill Barry from the

. *May 18, 2014: Following a party crisis in October 2013,

is endorsed by 75% of NDP members during a leadership review. *June 2, 2014:

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(PC) resigns her St. George's-Stephenville East seat. *June 16, 2014: Citing a "significant and challenging family matter," Frank Coleman announces his withdrawal from the Progressive Conservative leadership race. As the only candidate left in the race, Coleman was to officially become Progressive Conservative leader at the party's convention on July 5, 2014. Following his withdrawal, Premier Tom Marshall announced that a convention would likely be postponed until after Labour Day. *August 26, 2014: Scott Reid (Liberal) is elected MHA for St. George's-Stephenville East. *September 5, 2014:

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(PC) resigns her

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seat. *September 13, 2014: Paul Davis is

leader of the Progressive Conservatives. *September 18, 2014: Terry French (PC) resigns his

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seat. *September 26, 2014: Paul Davis is sworn in as premier. *November 3, 2014: Tom Marshall (PC) resigns his

seat. *November 5, 2014: Rex Hillier (Liberal) is elected MHA for

. *November 25, 2014: Steve Crocker (Liberal) and Stelman Flynn (Liberal) are elected as MHAs for

and

respectively. ;2015 *January 6, 2015:

announces she will resign as NDP leader. *March 7, 2015:

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leader of the NDP. *July 3, 2015: Kevin O'Brien (PC) resigns his Gander seat.

Campaign

In June 2015, Premier Davis announced that a general election would be held in November, after the October federal election. Many veteran PC MHAs who had served in Danny Williams' cabinet did not seek re-election. On November 5, Davis visited the lieutenant governor to request that the House of Assembly be dissolved. The election would be held on November 30. The Liberals consistently held a massive lead in public opinion polling throughout the campaign, with 66 per cent support among decided voters at the outset and 67 per cent support in a poll released just one week before election day. Their lead was so large and so unshakable that some pundits openly speculated that the party could potentially sweep every seat in the province,"9 things to know about the Newfoundland and Labrador election"
.

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, November 30, 2015. although others suggested that this was unlikely."Lopsided polls should worry more than PCs, NDP"
.

, November 12, 2015. Numerous ridings in and around St. John's remained more competitive than provincewide polling suggested, and some voters appeared to be swayed in the final days by the argument that even if they were inclined to support the Liberals, the province's democratic process would not be well-served by giving one party a clean sweep of the legislature with no opposition party to challenge them. In the final results, the Liberals did win almost every seat in most of the province, except for a single Progressive Conservative incumbent hanging on in Central Newfoundland; in St. John's, however, the New Democrats successfully retained two of the three seats they held in the city, while the Progressive Conservatives held onto almost every seat in the city's suburbs."Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election"

, November 30, 2015. The largest victory in the province was won by Liberal MLA Andrew Parsons in Burgeo-La Poile, who took fully 96.5 per cent of the more than 4,000 votes cast in his riding while neither of his opponents garnered even 100 votes.

Party standings

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, style="text-align:right;" , 40 , style="text-align:right;" , 6 , style="text-align:right;" , 16 , style="text-align:right;" , 31 , style="text-align:right;" , 15 , style="text-align:right;" , 114,271 , style="text-align:right;" , 57.2 , style="text-align:right;" , 38.1 , style="text-align:left;" , Paul Davis , style="text-align:right;" , 40 , style="text-align:right;" , 37 , style="text-align:right;" , 29 , style="text-align:right;" , 7 , style="text-align:right;" , 22 , style="text-align:right;" , 60,413 , style="text-align:right;" , 30.2 , style="text-align:right;" , 25.9 , style="text-align:left;" ,

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Results by party

Liberal Party

The Liberal Party won 31 seats making this election their best election since 1999 when the party won 32. However, in 1990, the party won 32 of 48 seats (66.7%) while in 2015 they won 31 of 40 seats (77.5%). By percentage, this is the party's best result since 1966 when the party won 39 of 42 seats (92.9%). Dwight Ball is the province's first liberal premier since

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. 6 liberal candidates won over 80% of the popular vote in their respective ridings and 4 of these 6 candidates were later appointed to the Executive Council.

Progressive Conservative Party

With this election PC leader Paul Davis became the fourth incumbent premier to not lead his party to re-election (after Joey Smallwood in 1972,

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in 1989 and

in 2003). With 7 of 40 seats (17.5%), this is the party's worst result since 1966 when it won 3 of 42 seats.

New Democratic Party

In the 2011 election the NDP placed second in total votes and won 5 seats (a record-high for the party) however since the election 2 NDP MHAs defected to the Liberal Party. Only 2 of the 3 remaining NDP MHAs ran for re-election and these 2 MHAs were the only NDP candidates to win in this election. By percentage of seats however, this is the second-best result the provincial NDP has ever had winning 2 of 40 seats (5%). However, NDP leader McCurdy was defeated in his district.

Results by region

The district with the highest turnout was Cape St. Francis (71.68%). The district with the lowest turnout was Torngat Mountains (39.50%).

Candidates by district

Bold incumbents indicates cabinet members and ''party leaders'' are ''italicized''. The premier's name is boldfaced and italicized. *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

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46.81% turnout , , Rhonda Churchill Herder
1,104
27.4% , , ,

1,899
47.1% , ,

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1,030
25.5% , , , , , Dale Kirby
'' St. John's North'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", St. John's Centre
47.58% turnout , , Kathie Hicks
490
10.6% , , Lynn Sullivan
1,923
41.7% , , ,

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2,195
47.6% , , , , , Gerry Rogers , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", St. John's East-Quidi Vidi
56.40% turnout , , Joshua Collier
478
8.1% , , Paul Antle
2,365
40.2% , , ,

3,035
51.6% , , , , ,

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†
''

St. John's East St. John's East (french: St. John's-Est; formerly known as St. John's North) is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1949. It covers a part of St ...

'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", St. John's West
55.63% turnout , ,

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1,364
26.8% , , ,

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2,342
46.0% , ,

1,384
27.2% , , , , , Dan Crummell , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Virginia Waters-Pleasantville Virginia Waters-Pleasantville is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011 there are 14,152 people living in the district. Virginia Waters-Pleasantville includes part of the city of St. John's. The district was ...

56.55% turnout , , Beth Crosbie
1,826
32.5% , , , Bernard Davis
2,528
45.0% , , Bob Buckingham
1,259
22.4 , , , , ,

‡
''

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'' , - , style="background-color:whitesmoke" rowspan=3,

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55.13% turnout , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, Alison Stoodley
792
14.6% , rowspan=3 , , rowspan=3,

3,588
65.9% , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3,

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1,062
19.5% , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, , , ,

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'' Kilbride'' , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , ''Merged District'' , - , , , Tom Osborne
'' St. John's South'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Windsor Lake Windsor Lake is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011 there are 14,187 people living in the district. Windsor Lake includes part of the city of St. John's suburban east end, covering the neighbourhoods of Clo ...

52.59% turnout , ,

Ryan Cleary Ronald E. "Ryan" Cleary (born November 20, 1966) is a Canadian politician and journalist from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was the Member of Parliament for St. John's South—Mount Pearl from 2011 to 2015. Born in Gander and raised ...

970
20.2% , , ,

3,182
66.3% , , Don Rowe
647
13.5% , , , , , Cathy Bennett
''

St. John's suburbs

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Cape St. Francis
71.68% turnout , , , Kevin Parsons
4,086
66.3% , , Geoff Gallant
1,613
26.2% , , Mark Gruchy
460
7.5% , , , , , Kevin Parsons , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

55.03% turnout , , , Barry Petten
2,360
47.7% , , Steve Porter
2,187
44.2% , , Jeanne Clarke
398
8.0% , , , , , Rex Hillier‡ , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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63.09% turnout , , , Steve Kent
3,120
51.5% , ,

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2,571
42.4% , , Cameron Mercer-Maillet
370
6.1% , , , , , Steve Kent , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Mount Pearl-Southlands
56.58% turnout , ,

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2,318
42.9% , , ,

2,559
47.4% , , Roy Locke
522
9.7% , , , , , Paul Lane
''

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55.46% turnout , , , David Brazil
3,463
59.2% , ,

Danny Dumaresque Danny Wade Dumaresque (born November 6, 1959) is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Eagle River in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1989 to 1996 as a member of the Liberal Party. Dumaresque has been a Direc ...

1,582
27.1% , , Bill Kavanagh
803
13.7% , , , , , David Brazil , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Topsail-Paradise Topsail–Paradise is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011 there are 14,830 people living in the district. Topsail–Paradise includes part of the town of Paradise and the part of the town of Conception Bay ...

57.58% turnout , , , '' Paul Davis''
3,381
58.3% , , Rex Hillier
2,137
36.9% , , Chris Bruce
281
4.8% , , , , , '' Paul Davis''
''

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Avalon Peninsula

, - , style="background-color:whitesmoke" rowspan=3,

Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde is a provincial electoral district of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The district covers the eastern edge of Trinity Bay and the tip of Conception Bay. As of 2011, there are 6,968 eligi ...

49.02% turnout , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, Tomas Shea
529
9.1% , rowspan=3 , , rowspan=3, Steve Crocker
4,952
85.0% , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, David Coish
304
5.2% , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, Ed Cole (Ind.)
38
0.7% , , , Steve Crocker
''

'' , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , ''Merged District'' , - , , , Sam Slade§
''

'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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62.34% turnout , , ,

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3,093
49.8% , , Jeff Marshall
2,550
41.1% , , Mona Rossiter
564
9.1% , , , , , Keith Hutchings , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Harbour Grace-Port de Grave Harbour Grace-Port de Grave is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is represented by one member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election ...

59.50% turnout , ,

Glenn Littlejohn Glenn Littlejohn is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Littlejohn was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2011 provincial election until his defeat in the 2015 election. A member of the P ...

2,289
36.3% , , ,

Pam Parsons Pamela Parsons is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.''

Port de Grave Port de Grave is a peninsula on Conception Bay (CB) in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The peninsula contains the communities of Bareneed, Black Duck Pond, Otterbury, Ship Cove, Blow Me Down, Hibb's Cove, Pick Eyes, and Hussey's Cove with a ...

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Harbour Main Harbour Main, formerly Harbour Main-Whitbourne and Harbour Main-Bell Island, is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to 1975, the district elected two MHAs. Between 1972 and the ...

56.31% turnout , , Curtis Buckle
1,998
34.9% , , ,

Betty Parsley Betty Parsley is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.Tom Hedderson† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Placentia-St. Mary's
61.71% turnout , , Judy Manning
1,751
30.5% , , ,

Sherry Gambin-Walsh Sherry Gambin-Walsh is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.Felix Collins Felix Collins , is a Canadian educator, lawyer and politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, and a former Attorney General. Collins served as the member of the House of Assembly for Placentia—St. Mary’s from 2006 to 2015 for the Progressiv ...

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, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Bonavista
57.80% turnout , ,

Glen Little Glen Matthew Little (born 15 October 1975) is an English footballer. Born in Wimbledon, London, he also previously played for Burnley, Derry City, Glentoran, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Wrexham and Aldershot Town. He has also appeared in ...

1,436
27.0% , , , Neil King
3,504
65.8% , , Adrian Power
116
2.2% , , Johanna Ryan Guy (Ind.)
269
5.1% , , , Glen Little
'' Bonavista South'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Burin-Grand Bank Burin-Grand Bank is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador represented by a member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election. The district was cr ...

53.60% turnout , , Terence Fleming
441
8.8% , , ,

Carol Anne Haley Carol Anne Haley (born 27 January 1972) is a Canadian politician, who represented the district of Burin-Grand Bank in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2015 until 2021. Haley was elected in the 2015 provincial election.

3,962
79.4% , , Ambrose Penton
590
11.8% , , , , ,

Darin King Darin King (born August 17, 1966) is a former Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He served as the Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development as well as the Minister of Justice and Public Safety in the p ...

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Grand Bank Grand Bank or 'Grand Banc' as the first French settlers pronounced it, is a small rural town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, with a population of 2,580. It is located on the southern tip or "toe" of the Burin Peninsula (al ...

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Placentia West-Bellevue Placentia West-Bellevue is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is represented by one member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the ...

59.10% turnout , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3,

Calvin Peach Calvin Peach is a Canadian former politician. He represented the district of Bellevue in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2007 until 2015. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives. His district was redistricted in 2015 ...

1,931
33.7% , rowspan=3 , , rowspan=3, Mark Browne
3,645
63.7% , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, Bobbie Warren
146
2.6% , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, , , , Calvin Peach
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Bellevue Bellevue means "beautiful view" in French. It may refer to: Placenames Australia * Bellevue, Western Australia * Bellevue Hill, New South Wales * Bellevue, Queensland * Bellevue, Glebe, an historic house in Sydney, New South Wales Canada ...

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Clyde Jackman Clyde Jackman, (born December 21, 1954) is a former Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represented the district of Burin-Placentia West in the House of Assembly from 2003 until 2015 as a member of the Progressive Conse ...

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Burin-Placentia West Burin-Placentia West was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The district was known as Placentia West prior to 1975. As of 2011 there were 7,673 eligible voters living within the distri ...

'' , - , style="background-color:whitesmoke" rowspan=3, Terra Nova
57.29% turnout , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, Sandy Collins
2,422
42.8% , rowspan=3 , , rowspan=3, Colin Holloway
2,476
43.7% , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, Bert Blundon
763
13.5 , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, , , , Sandy Collins
'' Terra Nova'' , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , ''Merged District'' , - , , , Ross Wiseman†
'' Trinity North''

Central Newfoundland

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Baie Verte-Green Bay Baie Verte-Green Bay (formerly Baie Verte-Springdale) is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 it has 8,067 eligible voters. The district was redistributed in 2015. It contains ...

55.90% turnout , , Kevin Pollard
2,197
39.4% , , ,

Brian Warr Brian H. Warr is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.'' Baie Verte-Springdale'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Exploits
56.16% turnout , , Clayton Forsey
2,489
47.0% , , ,

Jerry Dean Jerry H. Dean is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.Fogo Island-Cape Freels Fogo Island-Cape Freels is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is represented by one member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election. ...

48.20% turnout , , Eli Cross
1,387
27.6% , , ,

Derrick Bragg Derrick Bragg is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Fogo Island-Cape Freels as a member of the Liberal Party The L ...

3,516
69.9% , , Rebecca Stuckey
128
2.5% , , , , , Eli Cross
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Bonavista North Bonavista North was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It existed from when Newfoundland joined confederation in 1949 until 2015. As of 2011 the district had 6,956 eligible voters. Wh ...

'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Gander
47.40% turnout , , Ryan Menchion
351
7.5% , , ,

John Haggie John Alastair Haggie is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Gander as a member of the Liberal Party. Early life Ha ...

3,151
67.7% , , Lukas Norman
1,152
24.8% , , , , ''Vacant'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune Fortune Bay—Cape La Hune is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. When created in 1975 it was called Fortune-Hermitage. As of 2011, there are 6,053 eligible voters living within the dis ...

67.66% turnout , , , Tracey Perry
1,830
49.1% , , Bill Carter
1,405
37.7% , , Mildred Skinner
494
13.2% , , , , , Tracey Perry , - , style="background-color:whitesmoke" rowspan=3,

Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to 2006, the district was Grand Falls-Buchans, while expanded slightly in all directions it took in no major ...

54.32% turnout , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, Mark Whiffen
1,061
22.8% , rowspan=3 , , rowspan=3,

Al Hawkins Al Hawkins is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.Rex Barnes Rex Barnes (born June 4, 1959) is a Canadian politician. Born in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Barnes was a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Gander— ...

(Ind.)
908
19.6% , , ,

Susan Sullivan Susan Michaela Sullivan (born November 18, 1944) is an American actress. Sullivan is best known for her roles as Lenore Curtin Delaney on the NBC daytime soap opera '' Another World'' (1971–76), as Lois Adams on the ABC sitcom '' It's a Livin ...

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'' , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , ''Merged District'' , - , , ,

Ray Hunter Ray Hunter , is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represented the district of Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly until his retirement in 2015. He has sat as a membe ...

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Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South Grand Falls-Windsor—Green Bay South, formerly known as Windsor—Springdale, is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011, there were 7,004 eligible voters living within the ...

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Lewisporte-Twillingate Lewisporte-Twillingate is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is represented by one member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election. Th ...

58.44% turnout , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3,

Derrick Dalley Derrick Dalley , (born July 22, 1965) is a former Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He served as the Minister of Natural Resources in the provincial cabinet. Dalley has represented the district of The Isles of Notre Dam ...

2,686
44.5% , rowspan=3 , , rowspan=3,

Derek Bennett Derek John Bennett is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.Wade Verge Wade Verge is a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Verge represented the district of Lewisporte in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2007 until 2015. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Verge ...

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Lewisporte Lewisporte is a town in central Newfoundland, Canada, with a population of 3,288. It is situated in Burnt Bay which opens on to the Bay of Exploits. Lewisporte has a deep water port and related facilities that serve many communities in the r ...

'' , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , ''Merged District'' , - , , , Derrick Dalley
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The Isles of Notre Dame The Isles of Notre Dame, formerly called Twillingate and Fogo, is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 the district had 6,990 eligible voters. The district was abolishe ...

Western Newfoundland

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Burgeo-La Poile
57.73% turnout , , Georgia Darmonkow
93
2.2% , , , Andrew Parsons
3,998
96.5% , , Kelly McKeown
53
1.3% , , , , , Andrew Parsons , - , style="background-color:whitesmoke" rowspan=3, Corner Brook
45.03% turnout , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, Neville Wheaton
779
16.6% , rowspan=3 , , rowspan=3, Gerry Byrne
3,121
66.7% , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, Holly Pike
781
16.7% , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, , , ,

Vaughn Granter Vaughn Granter (born September 14, 1965) is a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador who currently serves as a City Councillor in Corner Brook. Granter previously served as the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Davis government. He ...

Humber West Humber West is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2011, there were 8,403 eligible voters living within the district. The district includes the western part of Corner Brook, as well ...

'' , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , ''Merged District'' , - , , , Stelman Flynn§
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'' , - , style="background-color:whitesmoke" rowspan=3, Humber - Gros Morne
64.85% turnout , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, Graydon Pelley
983
16.2% , rowspan=3 , , rowspan=3,

4,610
76.0% , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, Mike Goosney
474
7.8% , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, , , , Jim Bennett₰
'' St. Barbe'' , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , ''Merged District'' , - , , , ''Dwight Ball''
'' Humber Valley'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Humber-Bay of Islands Humber-Bay of Islands is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2015, the district has 13,412 eligible voters. It contains the towns of Irishtown, Hughes Brook, Summerside, Meadow ...

52.56% turnout , , Ronald Jesseau
564
10.3% , , ,

4,622
84.5% , , Conor Curtis
282
5.2% , , , , , Eddie Joyce
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'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
52.65% turnout , , Ford Mitchelmore
404
8.3% , , ,

Chris Mitchelmore Christopher Mitchelmore MHA (born October 23, 1985) is a Canadian politician, who represented St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from the 2011 provincial election

4,359
89.3% , , Genevieve Brouillette
117
2.4% , , , , , Chris Mitchelmore
'' The Straits-White Bay North'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", St. George's-Humber
49.68% turnout , , Greg Osmond
708
15.2% , , , Scott Reid
3,618
77.5% , , Shane Snook
341
7.3% , , , , , Scott Reid
'' St. George's-Stephenville East'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Stephenville-Port au Port Stephenville-Port au Port is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is represented by one member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election. ...

51.24% turnout , ,

Tony Cornect Tony Cornect is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, who represented the district of Port au Port in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2007 to 2015. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, an ...

1,273
25.3% , , ,

John Finn John Joseph Finn (born September 30, 1952) is an American character actor known as one of the leads of the television programs ''Cold Case'' and ''EZ Streets''. Finn has also had supporting roles in the films '' The Hunted'' (2003), '' Analyze T ...

3,262
64.8% , , Bernice Hancock
499
9.9% , , , , , Tony Cornect
'' Port au Port''

Labrador

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49.30% turnout , , Jason MacKenzie
48
3.2% , , ,

1,405
93.0% , , Jennifer Deon
57
3.8% , , , , , Lisa Dempster , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Labrador West Labrador West (2013 pop.: 10,319) refers to a region in western Labrador in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador containing the twin towns of Labrador City and Wabush. The area is located in the southwest corner of Labrador, near the ...

53.60% turnout , ,

Nick McGrath Nick McGrath MHA is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. McGrath was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2011 provincial election and represented the electoral district of Labrador West. H ...

712
21.5% , , , Graham Letto
1,453
43.8% , , Ron Barron
1,152
34.7% , , , , , Nick McGrath , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Lake Melville Lake Melville is an estuary of Hamilton Inlet (itself an extension of Groswater Bay) on the Labrador coast of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Comprising and stretching inland to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, it forms part of th ...

47.97% turnout , , Keith Russell
850
28.6% , , ,

Perry Trimper Perry Trimper is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election, 2019 and 2021 provincial elections. He represents the electoral district of Lake Melville as an independe ...

1,840
62.0% , , Arlene Michelin-Pittman
280
9.4% , , , , , Keith Russell (politician), Keith Russell , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Torngat Mountains The Torngat Mountains are a mountain range on the Labrador Peninsula at the northern tip of Newfoundland and Labrador and eastern Quebec. They are part of the Arctic Cordillera.

39.50% turnout , , Sharon Vokey
23
2.7% , , , Randy Edmunds
779
92.6% , , Mark Sharkey
39
4.6% , , , , , Randy Edmunds Preliminary results as of 1 December 2015.

MHAs not running again

Progressive Conservative *

Felix Collins Felix Collins , is a Canadian educator, lawyer and politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, and a former Attorney General. Collins served as the member of the House of Assembly for Placentia—St. Mary’s from 2006 to 2015 for the Progressiv ...

, Placentia—St. Mary's *

, Kilbride *

* Tom Hedderson,

Wade Verge Wade Verge is a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Verge represented the district of Lewisporte in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2007 until 2015. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Verge ...

* Ross Wiseman, Trinity North Liberal * Jim Bennett, St. Barbe * Stelman Flynn,

* Sam Slade,

New Democratic Party *

Opinion polls

References

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