Canadian federal election results in Newfoundland and Labrador
Election results from Newfoundland and Labrador
Canadian federal elections have provided the following results in Newfoundland and Labrador .
Regional profile
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
Election
Liberal
Conservative
New Democratic
Green
People's
PC
Reform /Alliance
Others
1979
81,86141.7%
—
59,97830.6%
—
—
54,37627.7%
—
—
1980
95,35447.0%
—
33,94316.7%
—
—
72,99936.0%
—
7490.4%
1984
87,77836.4%
—
13,9935.8%
—
—
138,86757.6%
—
5210.2%
1988
115,58845.0%
—
31,76912.4%
—
—
108,34942.2%
—
1,0250.4%
1993
155,23767.3%
—
8,0803.5%
—
—
61,48826.7%
2,3921.0%
3,3931.5%
1997
84,65737.9%
—
49,12522.0%
3880.2%
—
82,21436.8%
5,6322.5%
1,5640.7%
2000
103,10344.9%
—
29,99313.1%
—
—
79,15734.5%
8,8373.9%
8,4083.7%
2004
95,25448.0%
64,15832.3%
34,70017.5%
3,1171.6%
—
—
—
1,2630.6%
2006
97,45242.8%
97,15942.7%
30,88213.6%
2,0460.9%
—
—
—
—
2008
91,02546.8%
32,26116.6%
65,68033.7%
3,2591.7%
—
—
—
1790.1%
2011
82,34437.9%
61,56228.3%
70,86832.6%
1,9540.9%
—
—
—
6080.3%
2015
165,41864.5%
26,46910.3%
54,12021.1%
2,7721.1%
—
—
—
7,5012.9%
2019
109,14844.9%
67,96227.9%
57,66423.7%
7,6173.1%
3350.1%
—
—
1410.1%
2021
104,24047.8%
70,78332.5%
37,74317.3%
—
5,1502.4%
—
—
—
Representation history by area
2021
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Liberal
Conservative
NDP
PPC
Avalon
Ken McDonald 18,60850.10%
Matthew Chapman 12,73834.29%
Carolyn Davis 5,15113.87%
Lainie Stewart 6471.74%
Ken McDonald
Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
Churence Rogers 13,97246.59%
Sharon Vokey 12,27840.94%
Anne Marie Anonsen 2,4848.28%
Linda Hogan 1,2574.19%
Churence Rogers
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame
Scott Simms 14,64646.01%
Clifford Small 14,92746.89%
Jamie Ruby 2,2617.10%
Scott Simms
Labrador
Yvonne Jones 4,11942.67%
Shane Dumaresque 2,93030.35%
Amy Norman 2,29723.80%
Shannon Champion 3073.18%
Yvonne Jones
Long Range Mountains
Gudie Hutchings 16,17844.39%
Carol Anstey 14,34439.36%
Kaila Mintz 4,34711.93%
Darrell Shelley 1,5784.33%
Gudie Hutchings
St. John's East
Joanne Thompson 17,23945.16%
Glenn Etchegary 7,11918.65%
Mary Shortall 13,09034.29%
Dana Metcalfe 7231.89%
Jack Harris †[ 6]
St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Seamus O'Regan 19,47856.17%
Steve Hodder 6,44718.59%
Ray Critch 8,11323.40%
Georgia Faith Stewart 6381.84%
Seamus O'Regan
2019
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Liberal
Conservative
NDP
Green
Other
Avalon
Kenneth McDonald 19,12246.26%
Matthew Chapman 12,85531.10%
Lea Mary Movelle 7,14217.28%
Greg Malone 2,2155.36%
Ken McDonald
Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
Churence Rogers 14,70745.70%
Sharon Vokey 12,69739.46%
Matthew Cooper 3,85511.98%
Kelsey Reichel 9202.86%
Churence Rogers
Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame
Scott Simms 16,51448.31%
Alex Bracci 12,08135.34%
Noel Joe 4,22412.36%
Byron White 1,3633.99%
Scott Simms
Labrador
Yvonne Jones 4,85142.48%
Larry Flemming 3,54831.07%
Michelene Gray 2,79624.49%
Tyler Colbourne 2241.96%
Yvonne Jones
Long Range Mountains
Gudie Hutchings 18,19947.36%
Josh Eisses 10,87328.30%
Holly Pike 7,60919.80%
Lucas Knill 1,3343.47%
Robert Miles (VCP) 4111.07%
Gudie Hutchings
St. John's East
Nick Whalen 14,96233.20%
Joedy Wall 8,14118.06%
Jack Harris 21,14846.92%
David Peters 8211.82%
Nick Whalen
St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Seamus O'Regan 20,79351.13%
Terry Martin 7,76719.10%
Anne Marie Anonsen 10,89026.78%
Alexandra Hayward 7401.82%
David Jones (CHP) 1410.35% Benjamin Ruckpaul (PPC) 3350.82%
Seamus O'Regan
2015
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Conservative
NDP
Liberal
Green
Other
Avalon
Lorraine E. Barnett 4,67011.10%
Jeannie Baldwin 6,07514.43%
Ken McDonald 23,52855.90%
Krista Byrne-Puumala 2280.54%
Scott Andrews (NA) 7,501 17.82%
Scott Andrews[ a]
Jennifer McCreath (SD) 84 0.20%
Bonavista—Burin— Trinity
Mike Windsor 3,53410.07%
Jenn Brown 2,5577.29%
Judy M. Foote 28,70481.80%
Tyler John Colbourne 2970.85%
Judy FooteRandom—Burin—St. George's
Coast of Bays—Central— Notre Dame
Kevin George O'Brien 6,47918.28%
Claudette Menchenton 2,1756.14%
Scott Simms 26,52374.82%
Elizabeth Perry 2710.76%
Scott SimmsBonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor
Labrador
Peter Penashue 1,71613.87%
Edward Rudkowski 1,77914.38%
Yvonne Jones 8,87871.75%
[ b]
Yvonne Jones
Long Range Mountains
Wayne Ruth 5,08512.16%
Devon Babstock 4,73911.33%
Gudie Hutchings 30,88973.85%
Terry Cormier 1,1112.66%
Gerry Byrne †Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
St. John's East
Deanne Stapleton 2,9386.55%
Jack Harris 20,32845.29%
Nick Whalen 20,97446.73%
David Anthony Peters 5001.11%
Sean Burton (Comm.) 1400.31%
Jack Harris
St. John's South— Mount Pearl
Marek Krol 2,0474.57%
Ryan Cleary 16,46736.76%
Seamus O'Regan 25,92257.86%
Jackson McLean 3650.81%
Ryan Cleary
2011
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Conservative
Liberal
NDP
Green
Other
Avalon
Fabian Manning 14,74940.51%
Scott Andrews 16,00843.97%
Matthew Martin Fuchs 5,15714.16%
Matt Crowder 2180.60%
Randy Wayne Dawe (Ind.) 2760.76%
Scott Andrews
Bonavista—Gander— Grand Falls—Windsor
Aaron Hynes 8,59527.59%
Scott Simms 17,97757.70%
Clyde Bridger 4,30613.82%
Robyn Kenny 2790.90%
Scott Simms
Humber—St. Barbe— Baie Verte
Trevor Taylor 7,55925.18%
Gerry Byrne 17,11957.04%
Shelley Senior 4,75115.83%
Robin Blair Gosse 2530.84%
Wayne R. Bennett (Ind.) 3321.11%
Gerry Byrne
Labrador
Peter Penashue 4,25639.81%
Todd Russell 4,17739.07%
Jacob Larkin 2,12019.83%
George C.R. Barrett 1391.30%
Todd Russell
Random—Burin— St. George's
John Ottenheimer 8,32232.00%
Judy Foote 12,91449.65%
Stella Magalios 4,46517.17%
Tanya Gutmanis 3071.18%
Judy Foote
St. John's East
Jerry Byrne 9,19820.87%
John Allan 3,0196.85%
Jack Harris 31,38871.22%
Robert Miller 4671.06%
Jack Harris
St. John's South— Mount Pearl
Loyola Sullivan 8,88322.79%
Siobhán Coady 11,13028.55%
Ryan Cleary 18,68147.92%
Rick Austin 2910.75%
Siobhán Coady
2008
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Conservative
Liberal
NDP
Green
Other
Avalon
Fabian Manning 11,54235.16%
Scott Andrews 14,86645.28%
Randy Wayne Dawe 5,70717.38%
Dave Aylward 7142.17%
Fabian Manning
Bonavista— Gander— Grand Falls— Windsor
Andrew House 4,35415.23%
Scott Simms 20,08970.27%
Jason Holley 3,57712.51%
Robert Karl O'Connor 5681.99%
Scott Simms
Humber— St. Barbe— Baie Verte
Lorne Robinson 2,79910.63%
Gerry Byrne 17,95668.22%
Mark Kennedy 4,60317.49%
Wayne Ronald Bennett (NLFP ) 9643.66%
Gerry Byrne
Labrador
Lacey Lewis 6157.97%
Todd Russell 5,42670.28%
Phyllis Artiss 1,37817.85%
Nyssa Christine McLeod 3023.91%
Todd Russell
Random— Burin— St. George's
Herb Davis 4,79120.50%
Judy Foote 12,55753.72%
Terry White 5,55323.80%
Kaitlin Wainwright 4621.98%
Bill Matthews †
St. John's East
Craig Westcott 3,8369.26%
Walter Noel 5,21112.58%
Jack Harris 30,88174.55%
Howard Storey 5701.38%
Les Coultas (NLFP) 347 0.84%
Norman Doyle †
Shannon John Tobin (PC ) 578 1.40%
St. John's South— Mount Pearl
Merv Wiseman 4,32412.56%
Siobhan Coady 14,92043.32%
Ryan Cleary 13,97140.57%
Ted Warren 6431.87%
Terry Christopher Butler (Ind.) 179 0.52%
Loyola Hearn †
Greg Byrne (NLFP) 402 1.17%
2006
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 14,31838.58%
Fabian Manning 19,13251.55%
Eugene Conway 3,3659.07%
Shannon Hillier 2970.80%
John Efford †
Bonavista—Gander— Grand Falls—Windsor
Scott Simms 19,86652.04%
Aaron Hynes 15,37640.28%
Sandra Cooze 2,6686.99%
Judy Davis 2650.69%
Scott Simms
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
Gerry Byrne 17,20852.90%
Cyril Jr. Pelley 10,13731.16%
Holly Pike 4,84714.90%
Martin Hanzalek 3391.04%
Gerry Byrne
Labrador
Todd Norman Russell 5,76850.53%
Joe Goudie 4,52839.67%
Jacob Edward Larkin 1,0379.08%
Gail Zwicker 820.72%
Todd Russell[ c]
Random—Burin—St. George's
Bill Matthews 13,65245.49%
Cynthia Downey 12,23240.76%
Amanda Will 3,70212.34%
Mark Brennan 4261.42%
Bill Matthews
St. John's East
Paul Antle 14,34534.95%
Norman Doyle 19,11046.56%
Mike Kehoe 7,19017.52%
Stephen Eli Harris 4020.98%
Norman Doyle
St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Siobhan Coady 12,29533.01%
Loyola Hearn 16,64444.69%
Peg Norman 8,07321.67%
Barry Crozier 2350.63%
Loyola Hearn
2004
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 18,33558.34%
Rick Dalton 9,21129.31%
Michael Kehoe 3,45010.98%
Don C. Ferguson 4301.37%
John Efford [ d]
Bonavista—Exploits
Scott Simms 15,97048.20%
Rex Barnes 13,78641.61%
Samuel Robert McLean 2,6678.05%
Ed Sailor White 3671.11%
John Lannon 3441.04%
Rex Barnes[ e]
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
Gerry Byrne 17,82062.56%
Wynanne Downer 6,53822.95%
Holly Pike 3,74313.14%
Steve Durant 3841.35%
Gerry Byrne
Labrador
Lawrence David O'Brien 5,52462.23%
Merrill Strachan 1,40015.77%
Shawn Crann 8569.64%
Lori-Ann Martino 1782.01%
Ern Condon 91910.35%
Lawrence D. O'Brien
Random—Burin—St. George's
Bill Matthews 12,38346.77%
Larry Peckford 4,82018.21%
Des McGrath 8,79733.23%
Justin Dollimont 4741.79%
Bill Matthews
St. John's North
Walter Noel 13,34336.65%
Norman E Doyle 15,07341.40%
Janine Piller 7,19819.77%
Scott Vokey 7912.17%
Norman Doyle
St. John's South
Siobhan Coady 11,87935.26%
Loyola Hearn 13,33039.57%
Peg Norman 7,98923.71%
Stephen Daniel Willcott 4931.46%
Loyola Hearn
Maps
Avalon
Bonavista-Exploits
Humber-St. Barbe-Baie Verte
Labrador
Random-Burin-St. George's
St. John's North
St. John's South
2000
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 22,09654.38%
Randy Wayne Dawe 1,0512.59%
Fraser March 6,47315.93%
Jim Morgan 11,00927.10%
Fred Mifflin †
Burin—St. George's
Bill Matthews 14,60347.52%
Peter Fenwick 1,5114.92%
David Sullivan 9243.01%
Fred Pottle 5,79818.87%
Sam Synard (NA) 7,89125.68%
Bill Matthews[ f]
Gander—Grand Falls
George Baker 15,87455.02%
Orville Penney 1,9126.63%
Bill Broderick 2,8769.97%
Roger K. Pike 8,19128.39%
George Baker
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
Gerry Byrne 15,40548.53%
Murdock Cole 1,7025.36%
Trevor Taylor 8,29726.14%
Peter McBreairty 6,34019.97%
Gerry Byrne
Labrador
Lawrence O'Brien 7,15368.99%
Eugene Burt 6776.53%
Amanda Will 1,28412.38%
Hayward Broomfield 1,25412.09%
Lawrence O'Brien
St. John's East
Peter Miller 13,83531.19%
Garry Hartle 1,1442.58%
Carol Cantwell 5,39512.16%
Norman E. Doyle 23,60653.22%
Judy Day (Ind.) 254 0.57% Michael Rayment (NLP) 122 0.28%
Norman Doyle
St. John's West
Chuck Furey 14,13733.01%
Eldon Drost 8401.96%
Dave Curtis 4,74411.08%
Loyola Hearn 22,95953.62%
Michael Rendell (NLP) 1410.33%
Loyola Hearn
Notes
^ 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.
^ Mary Lou Harley was announced on the Green Party website as their candidate for Labrador but did not register with Elections Canada.
^ Russell won seat in byelection held May 24, 2005. Previously held by Liberal Lawrence D. O'Brien (died December 16, 2004).
^ Efford won seat in 2002 byelection; originally held by Liberal Brian Tobin .
^ Barnes won seat in 2002 byelection; originally held by Liberal George Baker .
^ Matthews defected from the Progressive Conservative Party in August 1999.
References
^ "Manning takes Avalon as Grits hold 4 ridings" . CBC News . January 23, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2014 .
^ "NDP's Cleary knocks Liberals out of St. John's riding" . CBC News. May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2018 .
^ "Innu leader delivers Conservatives from N.L. shutout" . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2018 .
^ "Jack Harris 'surprised' after being ousted by Nick Whalen in St. John's East" . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015 .
^ "NDP acknowledges defeat; loses two N.L. seats" . The Telegram . St. John's. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015 .
^ "St. John's East MP Jack Harris Decides Not to Run for Re-Election" . VOCM . Stingray . June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021 .