The 2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 21, 2003, to elect the 48 members of the
45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
The 45th Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly began on November 12, 2003, with the swearing in of Members. The Premier and Executive Council had been sworn in on November 6, 2003. The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labra ...
. The election was called on September 29 by
Premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier.
A premier will normally be a head of govern ...
Roger Grimes
Roger D. Grimes (born May 2, 1950) is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. Grimes was born and raised in the central Newfoundland town of Grand Falls-Windsor.
Grimes is a former leader of the province's Liberal Party and was it ...
of the
Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is one of the three parties currently represented in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, and one of two t ...
.
Opinion polls
Results
This election marked only the third change of government in the 54 years since the province joined Canada. The Liberals, led by
Roger Grimes
Roger D. Grimes (born May 2, 1950) is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. Grimes was born and raised in the central Newfoundland town of Grand Falls-Windsor.
Grimes is a former leader of the province's Liberal Party and was it ...
, were soundly defeated by the
Danny Williams-led
Progressive Conservative Party, who took almost three-quarters of the seats in the
House of Assembly
House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral parliament. In some countries this may be at a subnational level.
Historically, in British Crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible g ...
and well over half of the popular vote.
The Liberals lost seven of their 17 Cabinet ministers, along with the
Speaker of the House
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England.
Usage
The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hung ...
, from the preceding government.
Jack Harris and the
New Democrats
New Democrats may refer to:
* New Democratic Party, a social democratic party in Canada
* New Democrats (United States), the ideological centrist faction of the Democratic Party
** New Democrat Coalition, the related caucus in the United State ...
hopes to increase their seat total from two were frustrated, although their incumbents were re-elected.
Results by party
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Candidates
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!colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" , Popular vote
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Danny Williams
, style="text-align:right;" , 48
, style="text-align:right;" , 14
, style="text-align:right;" , 19
! style="text-align:right;" , 34
, style="text-align:right;" , +78.9%
, style="text-align:right;" , 162,949
, style="text-align:right;" , 58.71%
, style="text-align:right;" , +17.94%
, style="text-align:left;" ,
Roger Grimes
Roger D. Grimes (born May 2, 1950) is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. Grimes was born and raised in the central Newfoundland town of Grand Falls-Windsor.
Grimes is a former leader of the province's Liberal Party and was it ...
, style="text-align:right;" , 48
, style="text-align:right;" , 32
, style="text-align:right;" , 27
! style="text-align:right;" , 12
, style="text-align:right;" , -55.6%
, style="text-align:right;" , 91,729
, style="text-align:right;" , 33.05%
, style="text-align:right;" , -16.57%
, style="text-align:left;" ,
Jack Harris
, style="text-align:right;" , 34
, style="text-align:right;" , 2
, style="text-align:right;" , 2
! style="text-align:right;" , 2
, style="text-align:right;" , -
, style="text-align:right;" , 19,048
, style="text-align:right;" , 6.86%
, style="text-align:right;" , -1.37%
, colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" ,
Independent and no affiliation
, style="text-align:right;" , 13
, style="text-align:right;" , -
, style="text-align:right;" , -
! style="text-align:right;" , -
, style="text-align:right;" , -
, style="text-align:right;" , 3,812
, style="text-align:right;" , 1.38%
, style="text-align:right;" , -%
, -
! style="text-align:left;" colspan=3 , Total
! style="text-align:right;" , 143
! style="text-align:right;" , 48
! style="text-align:right;" , 48
! style="text-align:right;" , 48
! style="text-align:right;" , -
! style="text-align:right;" , 277,538
! style="text-align:right;" , 100.00%
! style="text-align:right;" ,
Results by region
Results by riding
*Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
*† represents that the incumbent is not running again.
St. John's
, -
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Kilbride70.54% turnout
, ,
,
Ed Byrne 5,315
78.28%
,
, Joe Wadden
1,071
15.77%
,
, David Reynolds
404
5.95%
,
,
, ,
, Ed Byrne
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
St. John's Centre70.51% turnout
, ,
,
Shawn Skinner
Shawn Skinner is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Skinner is a former St. John's City Councillor (1993-1997; 2020-2021) and former Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for the district of St. John's Centre. He serv ...
3,349
55.19%
,
,
Joan Marie Aylward
Joan Marie J. Aylward (born 1956) is a Canadian former politician serving as the 15th and current lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. She previously sat in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2003 as a mem ...
1,763
29.05%
,
, Carol Cantwell
956
15.75%
,
,
, ,
, Joan Marie Aylward
, -
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St. John's East65.68% turnout
, ,
,
John Ottenheimer
John Ottenheimer (born in 1953) is a Canadian lawyer and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Ottenheimer is a former Cabinet minister in the government of Danny Williams and represented the district of St. John's East for the Pr ...
4,151
70.11%
,
,
George Murphy
George Lloyd Murphy (July 4, 1902 – May 3, 1992) was an American actor and politician. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 1930 to 1952. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to ...
862
14.56%
,
, Bruce Clark
841
14.21%
,
, Steve Durant (Independent)
66
1.11%
, ,
, John Ottenheimer
, -
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St. John's North62.69% turnout
, ,
,
Bob Ridgley 3,107
57.97%
,
, Jeff Brace
1,433
26.74%
,
, Liam Walsh
820
15.30%
,
,
, ,
,
Lloyd Mathews
Sir Lloyd William Mathews, (7 March 1850 – 11 October 1901) was a British naval officer, politician and Abolitionism in the United Kingdom, abolitionist. Mathews joined the Royal Navy as a naval cadet, cadet at the age of 13 and progressed thr ...
†
, -
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St. John's South67.72% turnout
, ,
,
Tom Osborne
Thomas William Osborne (born February 23, 1937) is an American former football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and politician from Nebraska. He served as head football coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1973 to 1997 (25 sea ...
4,532
75.99%
,
, Dennis O'Keefe
756
12.68%
,
, Tom McGinnis
676
11.33%
,
,
, ,
, Tom Osborne
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
St. John's West St. John's West could refer to:
* St. John's West (federal electoral district)
* St. John's West (provincial electoral district)
{{Disambiguation ...
66.91% turnout
, ,
,
Sheila Osborne
Sheila Osborne is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She represented the district of St. John's West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1997 to 2011, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Part ...
4,557
72.23%
,
, Tom Hann
1,292
20.48%
,
, Raj Sharan
460
7.29%
,
,
, ,
, Sheila Osborne
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Signal Hill—Quidi Vidi67.55% turnout
,
, Karen Carroll
2,221
43.82%
,
, Ray O'Neill
391
7.72%
, ,
,
Jack Harris 2,456
48.46%
,
,
, ,
, Jack Harris
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Virginia Waters
Virginia Waters (foaled 15 February 2002) is an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In a racing career which lasted from September 2004 to October 2005 she ran twelve times and won three races. After winning once from four star ...
69.14% turnout
, ,
,
Kathy Dunderdale
Kathleen Mary Margaret "Kathy" Dunderdale (née Warren; born February 1952) is a politician and former MHA who served as the tenth premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from December 3, 2010, to January 24, 2014. Dunderdale was born and raised i ...
4,193
58.10%
,
,
Walter Noel
Walter Noel is a Canadian politician. He was first elected to Newfoundland's House of Assembly as the Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for Pleasantville in 1989, and re-elected in 1993. Noel was re-elected with the assistance of local Nfld ...
2,358
32.67%
,
, Dave Sullivan
666
9.23%
,
,
, ,
, Walter Noel
St. John's suburbs
, -
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Cape St. Francis78.42% turnout
, ,
,
Jack Byrne 5,604
71.13%
,
, Bill Tapper
1,294
16.43%
,
, Ralph Tapper
980
12.44%
,
,
, ,
, Jack Byrne
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Conception Bay East and Bell Island77.71% turnout
, ,
,
Dianne Whalen
Dianne Carolynn Whalen (May 3, 1951 – October 3, 2010) was a Canadians, Canadian politician and provincial Cabinet Minister in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Early life
Whalen was born in Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador, raised in Por ...
4,147
56.36%
,
,
Jim Walsh 1,870
25.41%
,
, Ken Kavanaugh
1,180
16.04%
,
, Doug Cole (Independent)
171
2.32%
, ,
, Jim Walsh
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Conception Bay South
Conception Bay South is a town in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is commonly called CBS.
The town is located on the Avalon Peninsula which forms part of the southern shore of Conception Bay which is in turn part of ...
72.74% turnout
, ,
,
Terry French 5,606
83.10%
,
, Sheina Lerman
372
5.51%
,
, Andy Lewis
768
11.38%
,
,
, ,
, Terry French
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Mount Pearl
Mount Pearl is the fourth-largest municipality and second-largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The city is located southwest of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the isla ...
68.79% turnout
, ,
,
Dave Denine 5,662
81.30%
,
, Wayne Ralph
798
11.46%
,
, Roy Locke
504
7.24%
,
,
, ,
,
Julie Bettney †
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Topsail
A topsail ("tops'l") is a sail set above another sail; on square-rigged vessels further sails may be set above topsails.
Square rig
On a square rigged vessel, a topsail is a typically trapezoidal shaped sail rigged above the course sail and ...
80.53% turnout
, ,
,
Elizabeth Marshall 5,354
65.45%
,
,
Ralph Wiseman 2,354
28.78%
,
, Michael Kehoe
472
5.77%
,
,
, ,
, Ralph Wiseman
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Waterford Valley
Waterford Valley 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. It wa ...
66.81% turnout
, ,
,
Harvey Hodder 4,569
73.03%
,
, Averill Baker
1,277
20.41%
,
, Justin Locke
410
6.55%
,
,
, ,
, Harvey Hodder
Avalon and Burin peninsulas
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Bellevue Bellevue means "beautiful view" in French.
Bellevue or Belle Vue may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Bellevue, Queensland
* Bellevue, Western Australia
* Bellevue Hill, New South Wales
Canada
* Bellevue, Alberta
* Bellevue, Newfoundlan ...
74.54% turnout
,
, Joan Cleary
2,523
46.34%
, ,
,
Percy Barrett 2,623
48.17%
,
, Michael Fahey
299
5.49%
,
,
, ,
, Percy Barrett
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Burin—Placentia West82.20% turnout
, ,
,
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 Cons ...
3,450
55.05%
,
, Sam Synard
2,133
34.04%
,
, Wayne Butler
684
10.91%
,
,
, ,
,
Mary Hodder
Mary J. Hodder (April 5, 1945 – January 26, 2025) was a Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Burin-Placentia West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2003 as a member of the Liberal Party. †
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Carbonear—Harbour Grace77.95% turnout
,
, John Babb
3,165
46.11%
, ,
,
George Sweeney 3,699
53.84%
,
,
,
,
, ,
, George Sweeney
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Ferryland
Ferryland is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the Avalon Peninsula. According to the 2021 Statistics Canada census, its population is 371.
Seventeenth century settlement
Ferryland was originally established as a station for migratory fi ...
71.73% turnout
, ,
,
Loyola Sullivan
Loyola Sullivan (born April 3, 1949) served as Canada, Canada's Ambassador for Fisheries Conservation from 2007 until 2011 and is a former Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, Member of the House of Assembly in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
5,167
85.25%
,
, Andrea Kavanagh
504
8.41%
,
, Lois Martin
309
5.16%
,
, Pilar Riego-Hickey (Independent)
11
0.18%
, ,
, Loyola Sullivan
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
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 ...
85.51% turnout
,
,
Darin King
Darin King (born 17 August 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 pr ...
3,058
48.58%
, ,
,
Judy Foote
Judy May Foote ( Crowley; born June 23, 1952) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 14th lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador from 2018 to 2023. She was the first woman to hold the position.
Prior to her appointment as ...
3,101
49.26%
,
, Bill Wakeley
136
2.16%
,
,
, ,
, Judy Foote
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Harbour Main—Whitbourne83.69% turnout
, ,
,
Tom Hedderson 4,769
70.71%
,
, Fred Akerman
1,482
21.98%
,
, Eugene Conway
493
7.31%
,
,
, ,
, Tom Hedderson
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Placentia and St. Mary's 84.87% turnout
, ,
,
Fabian Manning
Fabian Manning (born May 21, 1964) is a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Manning served as a Progressive Conservative and later as the independent Member of the House of Assembly for the district of Placentia and St. Mary’s ...
3,746
65.60%
,
, Kevin Power
1,812
31.73%
,
, Janet Stringer
152
2.66%
,
,
, ,
, Fabian Manning
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
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, Newfoundland and Labrador, Blow Me Down, Hibb's Co ...
74.97% turnout
,
, Clarence Gosse
2,374
37.34%
, ,
,
Roland Butler 3,983
62.66%
,
,
,
,
, ,
, Roland Butler
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Trinity—Bay de Verde 81.40% turnout
, ,
,
Charlene Johnson
Charlene Johnson is a former Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Johnson represented the electoral district (Canada), district of Trinity-Bay de Verde for the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, Pr ...
4,091
63.20%
,
,
Lloyd Snow 2,095
32.37%
,
, Victoria Harnum
287
4.43%
,
,
, ,
, Lloyd Snow
Central Newfoundland
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Baie Verte71.03% turnout
, ,
,
Paul Shelley
Paul Shelley (born Paul Matthews; 15 May 1942) is an English actor.
Shelley was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, and trained at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). Since then he has mainly worked in the theatre as a classical actor. ...
3,045
74.52%
,
, Maurice Budgell
927
22.69%
,
,
,
, William Day (Independent)
114
2.79%
, ,
, Paul Shelley
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
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 ...
74.42% turnout
, ,
,
Harry Harding 3,384
58.33%
,
,
Churence Rogers 2,301
39.67%
,
, Howard E. Parsons
116
2.00%
,
,
, ,
, Harry Harding
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Bonavista South
Bonavista South is a former provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 the district had 6,843 eligible voters.
It contains the communities of: Bonavista, Spillars Cove, Birchy Cove ...
66.82% turnout
, ,
,
Roger Fitzgerald
Roger Fitzgerald (born 5 May 1947) is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represented the district of Bonavista South from 1993 to 2011 and served as Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.
Before ...
4,354
79.58%
,
, Betty Fitzgerald
938
17.14%
,
, Sam Kelly
179
3.27%
,
,
, ,
, Roger Fitzgerald
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Exploits75.26% turnout
,
,
Clayton Forsey
Clayton Forsey , (born August 21, 1953) is a Canadian politician, who represented the district of Exploits in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2005 to 2015. Forsey is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party and serve ...
2,346
40.93%
, ,
,
Roger Grimes
Roger D. Grimes (born May 2, 1950) is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. Grimes was born and raised in the central Newfoundland town of Grand Falls-Windsor.
Grimes is a former leader of the province's Liberal Party and was it ...
3,218
56.14%
,
, John L. Whelan
168
2.93%
,
,
, ,
, Roger Grimes
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Gander65.94% turnout
, ,
,
Kevin O'Brien 3,621
61.38%
,
, Dianne Crewe
1,930
32.72%
,
, Steve Johnson
348
5.90%
,
,
, ,
,
Sandra Kelly
Sandra Kelly (born April 13, 1949) is a Canadian former elected official. She sat in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2003 as a member of the Liberals. She served as the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation and ...
†
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Grand Falls—Buchans70.63% turnout
,
, Paula Flood
2,331
35.20%
, ,
,
Anna Thistle 3,921
59.21%
,
, Gerry Tobin
370
5.59%
,
,
, ,
, Anna Thistle
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
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 re ...
65.49% turnout
, ,
,
Tom Rideout
Thomas "Tom" Gerald Rideout (born June 25, 1948) is a former Canadian politician who served as the fourth premier of Newfoundland from March 22, 1989 to May 5, 1989.
Life and career
Born in Fleur de Lys, Newfoundland, Rideout was first electe ...
3,504
70.96%
,
, Todd Manuel
1,275
25.82%
,
,
,
, Garry Vatcher (Independent)
159
3.22%
, ,
, Tom Rideout
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Terra Nova79.03% turnout
, ,
,
Paul Oram 3,114
52.37%
,
,
Tom Lush 2,614
43.96%
,
, Herbert Ralph
218
3.67%
,
,
, ,
, Tom Lush
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Trinity North
Trinity North was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 8,278 eligible voters living within the district.
The riding was abolished in 2015 into Terra Nova and Bon ...
76.88% turnout
, ,
,
Ross Wiseman
Alfred Ross Robert Martin Wiseman is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. Wiseman represented the district of Trinity North in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2000 to 2015, as a member of the Progressive Co ...
4,126
67.57%
,
, Kathryn Small
1,640
26.86%
,
, Howard W. Duffett
340
5.57%
,
,
, ,
, Ross Wiseman
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Twillingate and Fogo
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 created ...
72.73% turnout
,
,
Derrick Dalley
Derrick Dalley , (born 22 July 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 Dame ...
2,334
44.25%
, ,
,
Gerry Reid
Gerry Reid (born June 18, 1954) was a Canadian politician and the leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. He served as interim leader from 2005 to 2006, until Jim Bennett replaced him in February 2006. Reid was reelected as ...
2,941
55.75%
,
,
,
,
, ,
, Gerry Reid
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Windsor—Springdale65.82% turnout
, ,
,
Ray Hunter 3,488
62.32%
,
, Barry J. Oake
1,826
32.62%
,
, Clar Jacobs
138
2.47%
,
, Elmer Anthony (Independent)
145
2.59%
, ,
, Ray Hunter
Western and Southern Newfoundland
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Bay of Islands
The Bay of Islands is an area on the east coast of the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most popular fishing, sailing and tourist destinations in the country, and has been renowned internationally for ...
76.61% turnout
,
, Mike Monaghan
2,760
46.93%
, ,
,
Eddie Joyce 2,907
49.43%
,
, Dave Quigley
214
3.64%
,
,
, ,
, Eddie Joyce
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Burgeo and La Poile69.79% turnout
,
, Stephen MacKenzie
1,008
19.23%
, ,
,
Kelvin Parsons 4,233
80.77%
,
,
,
,
, ,
, Kelvin Parsons
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Fortune Bay—Cape La Hune72.55% turnout
,
, Andrew Colford
2,044
41.52%
, ,
,
Oliver Langdon
Oliver Langdon is an educator and former political figure in Newfoundland and Labrador. He represented Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1989 to 2007 as a Progressive Conservative and then Libera ...
2,880
58.49%
,
,
,
,
, ,
, Oliver Langdon
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Humber East71.90% turnout
, ,
,
Tom Marshall 3,976
60.25%
,
,
Bob Mercer 2,624
39.75%
,
,
,
,
, ,
, Bob Mercer
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Humber Valley78.02% turnout
, ,
,
Kathy Goudie
Kathy Goudie is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Humber Valley in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly () is the Unicameralism, unicameral del ...
2,796
52.72%
,
,
Dwight Ball
Dwight Ball (born 21 December 1957) is a Canadian politician who was the 13th premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from 14 December 2015, to 19 August 2020, and an MHA. He represented the electoral district of Humber Valley in the Newfoundlan ...
2,507
47.28%
,
,
,
,
, ,
,
Rick Woodford
Rick Woodford (1948–2006) was a former Newfoundland and Labrador MHA and cabinet minister.
Woodford served ten years as mayor of Cormack, also serving as a director for the Newfoundland Federation of Municipalities. He had been MHA for Humbe ...
†
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Humber West61.52% turnout
, ,
,
Danny Williams 3,823
68.72%
,
, Edward Buckle
1,533
27.56%
,
, Matthew Robbins
207
3.72%
,
,
, ,
, Danny Williams
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Port au Port67.91% turnout
, ,
,
Jim Hodder 3,101
55.74%
,
,
Gerald Smith 2,378
42.75%
,
,
,
, Frederick G. Ollerhead (Independent)
84
1.51%
, ,
, Gerald Smith
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
St. Barbe73.59% turnout
, ,
,
Wallace Young 2,948
61.07%
,
, Ralph Payne
1,577
32.67%
,
, Holly Patey
293
6.07%
,
,
, ,
, Wallace Young
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
St. George's—Stephenville East70.23% turnout
, ,
,
Joan Burke 2,927
52.63%
,
, Ron Dawe
2,464
44.31%
,
,
,
, Nancy Critchley (Independent)
170
3.06%
, ,
,
Kevin Aylward
Kevin Aylward (born August 24, 1960) is a Canadian businessman and former politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was the leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador from August 14, 2011, until January 3, 2012. Aylward w ...
†
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
The Straits - White Bay North
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70.46% turnout
, ,
,
Trevor Taylor 3,133
62.50%
,
, Don McDonald
1,802
35.95%
,
,
,
, Ford Michelmore (Independent)
78
1.56%
, ,
, Trevor Taylor
Labrador
, -
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Cartwright—L'Anse au Clair80.47% turnout
,
, Dennis Normore
804
31.85%
, ,
,
Yvonne Jones
Yvonne Jean Jones (born March 15, 1968) is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, who served in the House of Commons of Canada from 2013 to 2025. She represented the district of Labrador as a member of the Liberal Party caucus. On ...
1,514
59.98%
,
,
,
, Frank Pye
206
8.16%
, ,
, Yvonne Jones
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Labrador West67.34% turnout
,
,
Graham Letto 1,142
23.03%
,
, Doris Sacrey
423
8.53%
, ,
,
Randy Collins
Randy Collins is a Canadian politician and a former New Democratic Party (NDP) member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. He represented the Labrador West riding until his resignation in early 2007 due to corruption charges. ...
2,762
55.71%
,
, Ern Condon
631
12.73%
, ,
, Randy Collins
, -
, bgcolor=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 the ...
72.56% turnout
, ,
,
John Hickey 1,778
39.35%
,
, Ken Anthony
1,126
24.92%
,
, Barbara Stickley
129
2.86%
,
, Brandon Pardy
1,485
32.87%
, ,
,
Ernie McLean †
, -
, bgcolor=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. The mountains form a peninsula that separates Ungava Bay from the ...
80.80% turnout
,
, Winston White
352
25.98%
, ,
,
Wally Andersen 934
68.93%
,
,
,
, Lucy Jararuse
69
5.09%
, ,
, Wally Andersen
By-elections since the general election
Exploits (resignation of
Roger Grimes
Roger D. Grimes (born May 2, 1950) is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. Grimes was born and raised in the central Newfoundland town of Grand Falls-Windsor.
Grimes is a former leader of the province's Liberal Party and was it ...
), June 23, 2005:
,
PC
,
Clayton Forsey
Clayton Forsey , (born August 21, 1953) is a Canadian politician, who represented the district of Exploits in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2005 to 2015. Forsey is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party and serve ...
, align="right", 2,605
, align="right", 55.2
, align="right",
, -
,
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* Generally, a supporter of the political philosophy liberalism. Liberals may be politically left or right but tend to be centrist.
* An adherent of a Liberal Party (See also Liberal parties by country ...
, George Saunders
, align="right", 1,958
, align="right", 41.5
, align="right",
, -
, style="width: 130px" ,
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National Dev ...
, John Whelan
, align="right", 159
, align="right", 3.4
, align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 4,722
!align="right", 100%
!align="right",
Placentia and St. Mary's (resignation of
Fabian Manning
Fabian Manning (born May 21, 1964) is a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Manning served as a Progressive Conservative and later as the independent Member of the House of Assembly for the district of Placentia and St. Mary’s ...
), February 21, 2006:
,
PC
,
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 Progressive ...
, align="right", 2,247
, align="right", 46.3
, align="right",
, -
,
Independent
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* Independentes (English: Independents), a Portuguese artist ...
, Nick Careen
, align="right", 1,641
, align="right", 33.8
, align="right",
, -
,
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* Generally, a supporter of the political philosophy liberalism. Liberals may be politically left or right but tend to be centrist.
* An adherent of a Liberal Party (See also Liberal parties by country ...
, Kevin Power
, align="right", 931
, align="right", 19.2
, align="right",
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 4,850
!align="right",
!align="right",
Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi (resignation of
Jack Harris), November 1, 2006:
, -
, style="width: 130px" ,
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National Dev ...
,
Lorraine Michael
Lorraine Michael (born March 27, 1943) is a social-democratic Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From May 2006 until March 2015, Michael was the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party (NDP). She is ...
, align="right", 1,968
, align="right", 55.23
, align="right", +6.77
,
PC
, Jerome Kennedy
, align="right", 1,595
, align="right", 44.77
, align="right", +0.95
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 3,563
!align="right", 100%
!align="right",
Ferryland
Ferryland is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the Avalon Peninsula. According to the 2021 Statistics Canada census, its population is 371.
Seventeenth century settlement
Ferryland was originally established as a station for migratory fi ...
(resignation of
Loyola Sullivan
Loyola Sullivan (born April 3, 1949) served as Canada, Canada's Ambassador for Fisheries Conservation from 2007 until 2011 and is a former Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, Member of the House of Assembly in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
), February 8, 2007:
,
PC
,
Keith Hutchings
Keith Hutchings , is former a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. From 2007 until 2019, he represented the district of Ferryland in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for the Progressive Conservative Party.
Hutching ...
, align="right", 2,770
, align="right", 75.52
, align="right", -10.73
, -
,
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* Generally, a supporter of the political philosophy liberalism. Liberals may be politically left or right but tend to be centrist.
* An adherent of a Liberal Party (See also Liberal parties by country ...
, Kevin Bennett
, align="right", 715
, align="right", 19.49
, align="right", +11.08
, -
, style="width: 130px" ,
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National Dev ...
,
Rick Boland
, align="right", 183
, align="right", 4.99
, align="right", -0.17
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 3,668
!align="right", 100%
!align="right",
Kilbride (resignation of
Ed Byrne), February 8, 2007:
,
PC
,
John Dinn
, align="right", 2,744
, align="right", 78.83
, align="right", +0.55
, -
,
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* Generally, a supporter of the political philosophy liberalism. Liberals may be politically left or right but tend to be centrist.
* An adherent of a Liberal Party (See also Liberal parties by country ...
, Bob Clarke
, align="right", 508
, align="right", 14.59
, align="right", -1.18
, -
, style="width: 130px" ,
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National Dev ...
, Gemma Schlamp-Hickey
, align="right", 229
, align="right", 6.58
, align="right", +0.63
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 3,481
!align="right", 100%
!align="right",
Port au Port (resignation of
Jim Hodder), February 8, 2007:
,
PC
,
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 ...
, align="right", 2,701
, align="right", 61.99
, align="right", +6.25
, -
,
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* Generally, a supporter of the political philosophy liberalism. Liberals may be politically left or right but tend to be centrist.
* An adherent of a Liberal Party (See also Liberal parties by country ...
, Mark Felix
, align="right", 1,521
, align="right", 34.91
, align="right", -7.84
, -
, style="width: 130px" ,
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National Dev ...
, Paul O'Keefe
, align="right", 135
, align="right", 3.90
, align="right", *
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 4,357
!align="right", 100%
!align="right",
Humber Valley (resignation of
Kathy Goudie
Kathy Goudie is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Humber Valley in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly () is the Unicameralism, unicameral del ...
), February 13, 2007:
, -
,
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* Generally, a supporter of the political philosophy liberalism. Liberals may be politically left or right but tend to be centrist.
* An adherent of a Liberal Party (See also Liberal parties by country ...
,
Dwight Ball
Dwight Ball (born 21 December 1957) is a Canadian politician who was the 13th premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from 14 December 2015, to 19 August 2020, and an MHA. He represented the electoral district of Humber Valley in the Newfoundlan ...
, align="right", 2,153
, align="right", 48.70
, align="right", +1.26
,
PC
, Darryl Kelly
, align="right", 2,146
, align="right", 48.54
, align="right", -4.02
, -
, style="width: 130px" ,
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National Dev ...
, Shelley Senior
, align="right", 122
, align="right", 2.76
, align="right", *
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 4,421
!align="right", 100%
!align="right",
See also
*
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-elections
Five provincial by-elections were held in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2007, following vacancies in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Three took place on February 8, and two took place on February 13.
In add ...
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45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
The 45th Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly began on November 12, 2003, with the swearing in of Members. The Premier and Executive Council had been sworn in on November 6, 2003. The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labra ...
*
List of Newfoundland and Labrador General Assemblies
*
List of Newfoundland and Labrador political parties
References
Further reading
*
External links
General resources
Government of Newfoundland and LabradorElections Newfoundland and LabradorCBC - Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003
Parties
Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (see also
Conservative Party of Canada
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Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador(see also
Liberal Party of Canada
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Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party(see also
New Democratic Party
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