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Canadian federal election results in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Canadian federal elections have provided the following results in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Regional profile

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Newfoundland and Labrador has been a Liberal heartland since it joined Canada in 1949, with only the city of St. John's electing Progressive Conservatives on a relatively consistent basis in the past, though that support shifted to the NDP and Liberal parties in 2006 and to the NDP in the 2008 elections. Even in the 1984 Mulroney landslide, more rural and remote seats went Liberal than PC. The Conservatives picked up one seat in the 2006 election, but the Liberals still held a majority of the seats.[1] Party preference here has a lot to do with religion, where Catholics tend to vote Conservative and Protestants Liberal (contrary to the rest of the country).

In 2008, the Anything But Conservative movement took hold here and the Conservatives lost all their seats to the Liberals and NDP.

In the 2011 election, Newfoundland and Labrador was the only province to have the Liberals win in terms of popular vote. They however did lose 2 seats, 1 to the Tories and one to the NDP.[2][3]

In the 2015 election, Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberal slant was taken to a new level, with Justin Trudeau's Liberals capturing every seat in the province (as well as all other Atlantic provinces), most by landslide majorities.[4][5] In Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, they received 81.78% of the vote – the highest share obtained by any party in any riding in 2015.

In the 2019 election, the NDP recaptured St. John's East while the other 6 seats all stayed Liberal.

In the 2021 election, the Liberal Party of Canada won 6 out 7 ridings in Newfoundland and Labrador including re-capturing the NDP's St. John's East riding. The Conservative Party of Canada was successful in winning the Liberal riding of Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame. Finally, the NDP were shut-out of NL.

Votes by party throughout time

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Election Liberal Conservative New Democratic Green People's PC Reform /
Alliance
Others
1979 81,861
41.7%
59,978
30.6%
54,376
27.7%
1980 95,354
47.0%
33,943
16.7%
72,999
36.0%
749
0.4%
1984 87,778
36.4%
13,993
5.8%
138,867
57.6%
521
0.2%
1988 115,588
45.0%
31,769
12.4%
108,349
42.2%
1,025
0.4%
1993 155,237
67.3%
8,080
3.5%
61,488
26.7%
2,392
1.0%
3,393
1.5%
1997 84,657
37.9%
49,125
22.0%
388
0.2%
82,214
36.8%
5,632
2.5%
1,564
0.7%
2000 103,103
44.9%
29,993
13.1%
79,157
34.5%
8,837
3.9%
8,408
3.7%
2004 95,254
48.0%
64,158
32.3%
34,700
17.5%
3,117
1.6%
1,263
0.6%
2006 97,452
42.8%
97,159
42.7%
30,882
13.6%
2,046
0.9%
2008 91,025
46.8%
32,261
16.6%
65,680
33.7%
3,259
1.7%
179
0.1%
2011 82,344
37.9%
61,562
28.3%
70,868
32.6%
1,954
0.9%
608
0.3%
2015 165,418
64.5%
26,469
10.3%
54,120
21.1%
2,772
1.1%
7,501
2.9%
2019 109,148
44.9%
67,962
27.9%
57,664
23.7%
7,617
3.1%
335
0.1%
141
0.1%
2021 104,240
47.8%
70,783
32.5%
37,743
17.3%
5,150
2.4%

Representation history by area

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Representation Burin Peninsula Burgeo Bay St. George South Port au Port Peninsula Humber Arm St. Barbe Baie Verte Peninsula Labrador Grand Falls-Windsor Gander Notre Dame Bay Bonavista Trinity Bay (West) Trinity Bay (East) Conception Bay (West) Avalon Peninsula (South) St. John's West End & Mount Pearl St. John's East End & Cape St. Francis Conception Bay South
1949 Burin—Burgeo Humber—St. George's Grand Falls—White Bay Bonavista—Twillingate Trinity—Conception St. John's West St. John's East
1952 Burin—Burgeo Humber—St. George's Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador Bonavista—Twillingate Trinity—Conception St. John's West St. John's East
1966 Burin—Burgeo Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador Gander—Twillingate Bonavista—Trinity—Conception St. John's West St. John's East
1976 Burin—St. George's Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador Gander—Twillingate Bonavista—Trinity—Conception St. John's West St. John's East
1987 Burin—St. George's Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte Labrador Gander—Grand Falls Bonavista—Trinity—Conception St. John's West St. John's East
1996 Burin—St. George's Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte Labrador Gander—Grand Falls Bonavista—Trinity—Conception St. John's West St. John's East
2003 Random—Burin—St. George's Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte Labrador Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor Random—Burin—St. George's Avalon St. John's South—Mount Pearl St. John's East Avalon
2012 Bonavista—Burin—Trinity Long Range Mountains Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame Labrador Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame Bonavista—Burin—Trinity Avalon St. John's South—Mount Pearl St. John's East Avalon

2021

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Conservative NDP PPC
Avalon Ken McDonald
18,608
50.10%
Matthew Chapman
12,738
34.29%
Carolyn Davis
5,151
13.87%
Lainie Stewart
647
1.74%
Ken McDonald
Bonavista—Burin—Trinity Churence Rogers
13,972
46.59%
Sharon Vokey
12,278
40.94%
Anne Marie Anonsen
2,484
8.28%
Linda Hogan
1,257
4.19%
Churence Rogers
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame Scott Simms
14,646
46.01%
Clifford Small
14,927
46.89%
Jamie Ruby
2,261
7.10%
Scott Simms
Labrador Yvonne Jones
4,119
42.67%
Shane Dumaresque
2,930
30.35%
Amy Norman
2,297
23.80%
Shannon Champion
307
3.18%
Yvonne Jones
Long Range Mountains Gudie Hutchings
16,178
44.39%
Carol Anstey
14,344
39.36%
Kaila Mintz
4,347
11.93%
Darrell Shelley
1,578
4.33%
Gudie Hutchings
St. John's East Joanne Thompson
17,239
45.16%
Glenn Etchegary
7,119
18.65%
Mary Shortall
13,090
34.29%
Dana Metcalfe
723
1.89%
Jack Harris[6]
St. John's South—Mount Pearl Seamus O'Regan
19,478
56.17%
Steve Hodder
6,447
18.59%
Ray Critch
8,113
23.40%
Georgia Faith Stewart
638
1.84%
Seamus O'Regan

2019

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Conservative NDP Green Other
Avalon Kenneth McDonald
19,122
46.26%
Matthew Chapman
12,855
31.10%
Lea Mary Movelle
7,142
17.28%
Greg Malone
2,215
5.36%
Ken McDonald
Bonavista—Burin—Trinity Churence Rogers
14,707
45.70%
Sharon Vokey
12,697
39.46%
Matthew Cooper
3,855
11.98%
Kelsey Reichel
920
2.86%
Churence Rogers
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame Scott Simms
16,514
48.31%
Alex Bracci
12,081
35.34%
Noel Joe
4,224
12.36%
Byron White
1,363
3.99%
Scott Simms
Labrador Yvonne Jones
4,851
42.48%
Larry Flemming
3,548
31.07%
Michelene Gray
2,796
24.49%
Tyler Colbourne
224
1.96%
Yvonne Jones
Long Range Mountains Gudie Hutchings
18,199
47.36%
Josh Eisses
10,873
28.30%
Holly Pike
7,609
19.80%
Lucas Knill
1,334
3.47%
Robert Miles (VCP)
411
1.07%
Gudie Hutchings
St. John's East Nick Whalen
14,962
33.20%
Joedy Wall
8,141
18.06%
Jack Harris
21,148
46.92%
David Peters
821
1.82%
Nick Whalen
St. John's South—Mount Pearl Seamus O'Regan
20,793
51.13%
Terry Martin
7,767
19.10%
Anne Marie Anonsen
10,890
26.78%
Alexandra Hayward
740
1.82%
David Jones (CHP)
141
0.35%
Benjamin Ruckpaul (PPC)
335
0.82%
Seamus O'Regan

2015

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Conservative NDP Liberal Green Other
Avalon Lorraine E. Barnett
4,670
11.10%
Jeannie Baldwin
6,075
14.43%
Ken McDonald
23,528
55.90%
Krista Byrne-Puumala
228
0.54%
Scott Andrews (NA)
7,501 17.82%
Scott Andrews[a]
Jennifer McCreath (SD)
84 0.20%
Bonavista—Burin—
Trinity
Mike Windsor
3,534
10.07%
Jenn Brown
2,557
7.29%
Judy M. Foote
28,704
81.80%
Tyler John Colbourne
297
0.85%
Judy Foote
Random—Burin—St. George's
Coast of Bays—Central—
Notre Dame
Kevin George O'Brien
6,479
18.28%
Claudette Menchenton
2,175
6.14%
Scott Simms
26,523
74.82%
Elizabeth Perry
271
0.76%
Scott Simms
Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor
Labrador Peter Penashue
1,716
13.87%
Edward Rudkowski
1,779
14.38%
Yvonne Jones
8,878
71.75%
[b] Yvonne Jones
Long Range Mountains Wayne Ruth
5,085
12.16%
Devon Babstock
4,739
11.33%
Gudie Hutchings
30,889
73.85%
Terry Cormier
1,111
2.66%
Gerry Byrne
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
St. John's East Deanne Stapleton
2,938
6.55%
Jack Harris
20,328
45.29%
Nick Whalen
20,974
46.73%
David Anthony Peters
500
1.11%
Sean Burton (Comm.)
140
0.31%
Jack Harris
St. John's South—
Mount Pearl
Marek Krol
2,047
4.57%
Ryan Cleary
16,467
36.76%
Seamus O'Regan
25,922
57.86%
Jackson McLean
365
0.81%
Ryan Cleary

2011

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Conservative Liberal NDP Green Other
Avalon Fabian Manning
14,749
40.51%
Scott Andrews
16,008
43.97%
Matthew Martin Fuchs
5,157
14.16%
Matt Crowder
218
0.60%
Randy Wayne Dawe (Ind.)
276
0.76%
Scott Andrews
Bonavista—Gander—
Grand Falls—Windsor
Aaron Hynes
8,595
27.59%
Scott Simms
17,977
57.70%
Clyde Bridger
4,306
13.82%
Robyn Kenny
279
0.90%
Scott Simms
Humber—St. Barbe—
Baie Verte
Trevor Taylor
7,559
25.18%
Gerry Byrne
17,119
57.04%
Shelley Senior
4,751
15.83%
Robin Blair Gosse
253
0.84%
Wayne R. Bennett (Ind.)
332
1.11%
Gerry Byrne
Labrador Peter Penashue
4,256
39.81%
Todd Russell
4,177
39.07%
Jacob Larkin
2,120
19.83%
George C.R. Barrett
139
1.30%
Todd Russell
Random—Burin—
St. George's
John Ottenheimer
8,322
32.00%
Judy Foote
12,914
49.65%
Stella Magalios
4,465
17.17%
Tanya Gutmanis
307
1.18%
Judy Foote
St. John's East Jerry Byrne
9,198
20.87%
John Allan
3,019
6.85%
Jack Harris
31,388
71.22%
Robert Miller
467
1.06%
Jack Harris
St. John's South—
Mount Pearl
Loyola Sullivan
8,883
22.79%
Siobhán Coady
11,130
28.55%
Ryan Cleary
18,681
47.92%
Rick Austin
291
0.75%
Siobhán Coady

2008

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Conservative Liberal NDP Green Other
Avalon Fabian Manning
11,542
35.16%
Scott Andrews
14,866
45.28%
Randy Wayne Dawe
5,707
17.38%
Dave Aylward
714
2.17%
  Fabian Manning
Bonavista—
Gander—
Grand Falls—
Windsor
Andrew House
4,354
15.23%
Scott Simms
20,089
70.27%
Jason Holley
3,577
12.51%
Robert Karl O'Connor
568
1.99%
  Scott Simms
Humber—
St. Barbe—
Baie Verte
Lorne Robinson
2,799
10.63%
Gerry Byrne
17,956
68.22%
Mark Kennedy
4,603
17.49%
Wayne Ronald Bennett (NLFP)
964
3.66%
Gerry Byrne
Labrador Lacey Lewis
615
7.97%
Todd Russell
5,426
70.28%
Phyllis Artiss
1,378
17.85%
Nyssa Christine McLeod
302
3.91%
  Todd Russell
Random—
Burin—
St. George's
Herb Davis
4,791
20.50%
Judy Foote
12,557
53.72%
Terry White
5,553
23.80%
Kaitlin Wainwright
462
1.98%
  Bill Matthews
St. John's East Craig Westcott
3,836
9.26%
Walter Noel
5,211
12.58%
Jack Harris
30,881
74.55%
Howard Storey
570
1.38%
Les Coultas (NLFP)
347 0.84%
Norman Doyle
Shannon John Tobin (PC)
578 1.40%
St. John's South—
Mount Pearl
Merv Wiseman
4,324
12.56%
Siobhan Coady
14,920
43.32%
Ryan Cleary
13,971
40.57%
Ted Warren
643
1.87%
Terry Christopher Butler (Ind.)
179 0.52%
Loyola Hearn
Greg Byrne (NLFP)
402 1.17%

2006

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The Liberals won four seats and the Conservatives three. The open Avalon seat changed hands from the Liberals to the Tories. The seat had been held by Natural Resources Minister John Efford, who had retired. Otherwise, there was little change from the previous election.

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Conservative NDP Green
Avalon Bill Morrow
14,318
38.58%
Fabian Manning
19,132
51.55%
Eugene Conway
3,365
9.07%
Shannon Hillier
297
0.80%
John Efford
Bonavista—Gander—
Grand Falls—Windsor
Scott Simms
19,866
52.04%
Aaron Hynes
15,376
40.28%
Sandra Cooze
2,668
6.99%
Judy Davis
265
0.69%
Scott Simms
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte Gerry Byrne
17,208
52.90%
Cyril Jr. Pelley
10,137
31.16%
Holly Pike
4,847
14.90%
Martin Hanzalek
339
1.04%
Gerry Byrne
Labrador Todd Norman Russell
5,768
50.53%
Joe Goudie
4,528
39.67%
Jacob Edward Larkin
1,037
9.08%
Gail Zwicker
82
0.72%
Todd Russell[c]
Random—Burin—St. George's Bill Matthews
13,652
45.49%
Cynthia Downey
12,232
40.76%
Amanda Will
3,702
12.34%
Mark Brennan
426
1.42%
Bill Matthews
St. John's East Paul Antle
14,345
34.95%
Norman Doyle
19,110
46.56%
Mike Kehoe
7,190
17.52%
Stephen Eli Harris
402
0.98%
Norman Doyle
St. John's South—Mount Pearl Siobhan Coady
12,295
33.01%
Loyola Hearn
16,644
44.69%
Peg Norman
8,073
21.67%
Barry Crozier
235
0.63%
Loyola Hearn

2004

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One of the biggest questions of the 2004 election was whether the new Conservative Party of Canada could match the old federal PC Party's level of support in Atlantic Canada. With Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial PC government unpopular over mandating an end to the previous year's public service strike, any province-wide success for 2004 was seen as unlikely. The Conservatives lost one of their three seats (previously gained in a byelection) and held their rump in St. John's. Des McGrath was seen as the NDP's best chance of electing a candidate in the province in several decades, but he still fell nearly 4000 votes short of winning Random—Burin—St. George's.

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Conservative NDP Green Independent
Avalon R. John Efford
18,335
58.34%
Rick Dalton
9,211
29.31%
Michael Kehoe
3,450
10.98%
Don C. Ferguson
430
1.37%
John Efford[d]
Bonavista—Exploits Scott Simms
15,970
48.20%
Rex Barnes
13,786
41.61%
Samuel Robert McLean
2,667
8.05%
Ed Sailor White
367
1.11%
John Lannon
344
1.04%
Rex Barnes[e]
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte Gerry Byrne
17,820
62.56%
Wynanne Downer
6,538
22.95%
Holly Pike
3,743
13.14%
Steve Durant
384
1.35%
Gerry Byrne
Labrador Lawrence David O'Brien
5,524
62.23%
Merrill Strachan
1,400
15.77%
Shawn Crann
856
9.64%
Lori-Ann Martino
178
2.01%
Ern Condon
919
10.35%
Lawrence D. O'Brien
Random—Burin—St. George's Bill Matthews
12,383
46.77%
Larry Peckford
4,820
18.21%
Des McGrath
8,797
33.23%
Justin Dollimont
474
1.79%
Bill Matthews
St. John's North Walter Noel
13,343
36.65%
Norman E Doyle
15,073
41.40%
Janine Piller
7,198
19.77%
Scott Vokey
791
2.17%
Norman Doyle
St. John's South Siobhan Coady
11,879
35.26%
Loyola Hearn
13,330
39.57%
Peg Norman
7,989
23.71%
Stephen Daniel Willcott
493
1.46%
Loyola Hearn

Maps

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2000

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Despite a slight gain compared to the Reform Party's results in the province in 1997, the Canadian Alliance obtained its worst provincial share of votes in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Canadian Alliance NDP PC Other
Bonavista—Trinity—Conception Brian Tobin
22,096
54.38%
Randy Wayne Dawe
1,051
2.59%
Fraser March
6,473
15.93%
Jim Morgan
11,009
27.10%
Fred Mifflin
Burin—St. George's Bill Matthews
14,603
47.52%
Peter Fenwick
1,511
4.92%
David Sullivan
924
3.01%
Fred Pottle
5,798
18.87%
Sam Synard (NA)
7,891
25.68%
Bill Matthews[f]
Gander—Grand Falls George Baker
15,874
55.02%
Orville Penney
1,912
6.63%
Bill Broderick
2,876
9.97%
Roger K. Pike
8,191
28.39%
George Baker
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte Gerry Byrne
15,405
48.53%
Murdock Cole
1,702
5.36%
Trevor Taylor
8,297
26.14%
Peter McBreairty
6,340
19.97%
Gerry Byrne
Labrador Lawrence O'Brien
7,153
68.99%
Eugene Burt
677
6.53%
Amanda Will
1,284
12.38%
Hayward Broomfield
1,254
12.09%
Lawrence O'Brien
St. John's East Peter Miller
13,835
31.19%
Garry Hartle
1,144
2.58%
Carol Cantwell
5,395
12.16%
Norman E. Doyle
23,606
53.22%
Judy Day (Ind.)
254 0.57%
Michael Rayment (NLP)
122 0.28%
Norman Doyle
St. John's West Chuck Furey
14,137
33.01%
Eldon Drost
840
1.96%
Dave Curtis
4,744
11.08%
Loyola Hearn
22,959
53.62%
Michael Rendell (NLP)
141
0.33%
Loyola Hearn

Notes

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  1. ^ Scott Andrews was elected as a Liberal in the 2011 election but was suspended from the Liberal Party caucus in November 2014 by leader Justin Trudeau, following allegations of personal misconduct laid by two unnamed NDP MPs.
  2. ^ Mary Lou Harley was announced on the Green Party website as their candidate for Labrador but did not register with Elections Canada.
  3. ^ Russell won seat in byelection held May 24, 2005. Previously held by Liberal Lawrence D. O'Brien (died December 16, 2004).
  4. ^ Efford won seat in 2002 byelection; originally held by Liberal Brian Tobin.
  5. ^ Barnes won seat in 2002 byelection; originally held by Liberal George Baker.
  6. ^ Matthews defected from the Progressive Conservative Party in August 1999.

References

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  1. ^ "Manning takes Avalon as Grits hold 4 ridings". CBC News. January 23, 2006. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  2. ^ "NDP's Cleary knocks Liberals out of St. John's riding". CBC News. May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Innu leader delivers Conservatives from N.L. shutout". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  4. ^ "Jack Harris 'surprised' after being ousted by Nick Whalen in St. John's East". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. ^ "NDP acknowledges defeat; loses two N.L. seats". The Telegram. St. John's. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  6. ^ "St. John's East MP Jack Harris Decides Not to Run for Re-Election". VOCM. Stingray. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.