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 Liberals 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. Party preference in Newfoundland has a lot to do with religion, where Catholics tend to vote Conservative and Protestants Liberal (contrary to the rest of the country). The 1968, 1972, and 1984 federal elections were the only ones since Newfoundland's entry into Confederation in which the Liberals did not win a majority of seats in Newfoundland and Labrador.
In 2008, as the Anything But Conservative movement took hold in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Conservatives lost all their seats to the Liberals and NDP.
In the 2011 election, Newfoundland and Labrador was the only province in which the Liberal Party won the overall popular vote (during the party's historic nationwide collapse and fall to third place), in addition to a majority of the province's seats. However, they lost two seats: one to the Conservatives and one to the NDP.
In the 2015 election, Justin Trudeau's Liberals captured every seat in the province (as well as all other Atlantic provinces), most by landslide majorities. In Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, they received 81.78% of the vote, the highest share obtained by any party in any riding in that election. This marks the most recent time the Liberals swept the province's seats; in following elections, the Liberals would continue to maintain a decisive advantage in the province.
Votes by party throughout time
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! scope="row"|1979
| 81,861<br><small>41.7%</small>
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| 59,978<br><small>30.6%</small>
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| 54,376<br><small>27.7%</small>
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! scope="row"|1980
| 95,354<br><small>47.0%</small>
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| 33,943<br><small>16.7%</small>
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| 72,999<br><small>36.0%</small>
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| 749<br><small>0.4%</small>
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! scope="row"|1984
| 87,778<br><small>36.4%</small>
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| 13,993<br><small>5.8%</small>
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| 138,867<br><small>57.6%</small>
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| 521<br><small>0.2%</small>
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! scope="row"|1988
| 115,588<br><small>45.0%</small>
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| 31,769<br><small>12.4%</small>
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| 108,349<br><small>42.2%</small>
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| 1,025<br><small>0.4%</small>
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! scope="row"|1993
| 155,237<br><small>67.3%</small>
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| 8,080<br><small>3.5%</small>
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| 61,488<br><small>26.7%</small>
| 2,392<br><small>1.0%</small>
| 3,393<br><small>1.5%</small>
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! scope="row"|1997
| 84,657<br><small>37.9%</small>
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| 49,125<br><small>22.0%</small>
| 388<br><small>0.2%</small>
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| 82,214<br><small>36.8%</small>
| 5,632<br><small>2.5%</small>
| 1,564<br><small>0.7%</small>
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! scope="row"|2000
| 103,103<br><small>44.9%</small>
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| 29,993<br><small>13.1%</small>
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| 79,157<br><small>34.5%</small>
| 8,837<br><small>3.9%</small>
| 8,408<br><small>3.7%</small>
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! scope="row"|2004
| 95,254<br><small>48.0%</small>
| 64,158<br><small>32.3%</small>
| 34,700<br><small>17.5%</small>
| 3,117<br><small>1.6%</small>
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| 1,263<br><small>0.6%</small>
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! scope="row"|2006
| 97,452<br><small>42.8%</small>
| 97,159<br><small>42.7%</small>
| 30,882<br><small>13.6%</small>
| 2,046<br><small>0.9%</small>
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! scope="row"|2008
| 91,025<br><small>46.8%</small>
| 32,261<br><small>16.6%</small>
| 65,680<br><small>33.7%</small>
| 3,259<br><small>1.7%</small>
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| 179<br><small>0.1%</small>
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! scope="row"|2011
| 82,344<br><small>37.9%</small>
| 61,562<br><small>28.3%</small>
| 70,868<br><small>32.6%</small>
| 1,954<br><small>0.9%</small>
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| 608<br><small>0.3%</small>
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! scope="row"|2015
| 165,418<br><small>64.5%</small>
| 26,469<br><small>10.3%</small>
| 54,120<br><small>21.1%</small>
| 2,772<br><small>1.1%</small>
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| 7,501<br><small>2.9%</small>
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! scope="row"|2019
| 109,148<br><small>44.9%</small>
| 67,962<br><small>27.9%</small>
| 57,664<br><small>23.7%</small>
| 7,617<br><small>3.1%</small>
| 335<br><small>0.1%</small>
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| 141<br><small>0.1%</small>
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! scope="row"|2021
| 104,240<br><small>47.8%</small>
| 70,783<br><small>32.5%</small>
| 37,743<br><small>17.3%</small>
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| 5,150<br><small>2.4%</small>
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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
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| 1949
|colspan="2"| Burin—Burgeo
|colspan="4"| Humber—St. George's
|colspan="4"| Grand Falls—White Bay
|colspan="2"| Bonavista—Twillingate
|colspan="3"| Trinity—Conception
|colspan="2"| St. John's West
|colspan="2"| St. John's East
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| 1952
|colspan="2"| Burin—Burgeo
|colspan="4"| Humber—St. George's
|colspan="4"| Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador
|colspan="2"| Bonavista—Twillingate
|colspan="3"| Trinity—Conception
|colspan="2"| St. John's West
|colspan="2"| St. John's East
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| 1966
|colspan="2"| Burin—Burgeo
|colspan="4"| Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe
|colspan="3"| Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador
|colspan="2"| Gander—Twillingate
|colspan="4"| Bonavista—Trinity—Conception
|colspan="2"| St. John's West
|colspan="2"| St. John's East
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| 1976
|colspan="3"| Burin—St. George's
|colspan="3"| Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe
|colspan="3"| Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador
|colspan="2"| Gander—Twillingate
|colspan="4"| Bonavista—Trinity—Conception
|colspan="2"| St. John's West
|colspan="2"| St. John's East
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| 1987
|colspan="4"| Burin—St. George's
|colspan="3"| Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
| Labrador
|colspan="3"| Gander—Grand Falls
|colspan="4"| Bonavista—Trinity—Conception
|colspan="2"| St. John's West
|colspan="2"| St. John's East
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| 1996
|colspan="4"| Burin—St. George's
|colspan="3"| Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
| Labrador
|colspan="3"| Gander—Grand Falls
|colspan="4"| Bonavista—Trinity—Conception
|colspan="2"| St. John's West
|colspan="2"| St. John's East
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| 2003
|colspan="4"| Random—Burin—St. George's
|colspan="3"| Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
| Labrador
|colspan="4"| Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor
| Random—Burin—St. George's
|colspan="3"| Avalon
| St. John's South—Mount Pearl
| St. John's East
| Avalon
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| 2012
| Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
|colspan="5"| Long Range Mountains
| Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame
| Labrador
|colspan="3"| Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame
|colspan="3"| Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
|colspan="2"| Avalon
| St. John's South—Mount Pearl
| St. John's East
| Avalon
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| 2022
| Terra Nova—The Peninsulas
|colspan="5"| Long Range Mountains
| Central Newfoundland
| Labrador
|colspan="3"| Central Newfoundland
|colspan="3"| Terra Nova—The Peninsulas
|colspan="2"| Avalon
| Cape Spear
| St. John's East
| Avalon
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2025
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Avalon
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|Paul Connors<br/>27,563<br/>58.6%
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|Steve Kent<br/>16,953<br/>36.0%
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|Judy Vanta<br/>2,284<br/>4.9%
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|Alexander Tilley (Rhino.)<br/>230<br/>0.5%
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|Ken McDonald†
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Cape Spear
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|Tom Osborne<br/>31,388<br/>68.3%
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|Corey Curtis<br/>11,844<br/>25.8%
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|Brenda Walsh<br/>2,446<br/>5.3%
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|Kaelem Tingate<br/>140<br/>0.3%
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|Mike Peach (APP)<br/>170<br/>0.4%
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|Seamus O'Regan<sup>$</sup><br/><span style="font-size: 75%;">St. John's South—Mount Pearl</span>
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Central Newfoundland
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|Lynette Powell<br/>17,696<br/>43.5%
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|Clifford Small<br/>21,975<br/>54.1%
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|Darian Vincent<br/>965<br/>2.4%
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|Clifford Small<br/><span style="font-size: 75%;">Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame</span>
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Labrador
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|Philip Earle<br/>5,811<br/>51.5%
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|Ella Wallace<br/>4,709<br/>41.7%
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|Marius Normore<br/>764<br/>6.8%
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|Yvonne Jones†
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" rowspan=2|Long Range Mountains
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| rowspan=2|Don Bradshaw<br/>19,726<br/>42.7%
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| rowspan=2|Carol Anstey<br/>23,232<br/>50.3%
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| rowspan=2|Sarah Parsons<br/>2,011<br/>4.4%
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|Robbie Coles (Ind.)<br/>637 1.4%
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| rowspan=2|Gudie Hutchings<sup>$</sup>
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|Pamela Geiger (PPC)<br/>537 1.2%
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |St. John's East
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|Joanne Thompson<br/>28,681<br/>62.3%
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|David Brazil<br/>11,941<br/>25.9%
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|Mary Shortall<br/>5,172<br/>11.2%
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|Otis Crandell<br/>159<br/>0.3%
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|Samuel Crête (Comm.)<br/>98<br/>0.2%
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|Joanne Thompson
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Terra Nova—The Peninsulas<br/><small>(judicially certified)</small>
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|Anthony Germain<br/>19,593<br/>47.9%
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|Jonathan Rowe<br/>19,605<br/>48.0%
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|Liam Ryan<br/>1,677<br/>4.1%
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|Churence Rogers†<br/><span style="font-size: 75%;">Bonavista—Burin—Trinity</span>
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2021
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Avalon
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|Ken McDonald<br />18,608<br />50.10%
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|Matthew Chapman<br />12,738<br />34.29%
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|Carolyn Davis<br />5,151<br />13.87%
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|Lainie Stewart<br />647<br />1.74%
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|Ken McDonald
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
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|Churence Rogers<br />13,972<br />46.59%
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|Sharon Vokey<br />12,278<br />40.94%
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|Anne Marie Anonsen<br />2,484<br />8.28%
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|Linda Hogan<br />1,257<br />4.19%
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|Churence Rogers
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame
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|Scott Simms<br />14,646<br />46.01%
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|Clifford Small<br />14,927<br />46.89%
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|Jamie Ruby<br />2,261<br />7.10%
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|Scott Simms
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Labrador
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|Yvonne Jones<br />4,119<br />42.67%
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|Shane Dumaresque<br />2,930<br />30.35%
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|Amy Norman<br />2,297<br />23.80%
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|Shannon Champion<br />307<br />3.18%
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|Yvonne Jones
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Long Range Mountains
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|Gudie Hutchings<br />16,178<br />44.39%
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|Carol Anstey<br />14,344<br />39.36%
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|Kaila Mintz<br />4,347<br />11.93%
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|Darrell Shelley<br />1,578<br />4.33%
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|Gudie Hutchings
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |St. John's East
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|Joanne Thompson<br />17,239<br />45.16%
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|Glenn Etchegary<br />7,119<br />18.65%
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|Mary Shortall<br />13,090<br />34.29%
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|Dana Metcalfe<br />723<br />1.89%
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|Jack Harris†
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |St. John's South—Mount Pearl
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|Seamus O'Regan<br />19,478<br />56.17%
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|Steve Hodder<br />6,447<br />18.59%
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|Ray Critch<br />8,113<br />23.40%
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|Georgia Faith Stewart<br />638<br />1.84%
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|Seamus O'Regan
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2019
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Avalon
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|Kenneth McDonald<br>19,122<br>46.26%
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|Matthew Chapman<br>12,855<br>31.10%
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|Lea Mary Movelle<br>7,142<br>17.28%
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|Greg Malone<br>2,215<br>5.36%
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|Ken McDonald (politician)|Ken McDonald
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
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|Churence Rogers<br>14,707<br>45.70%
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|Sharon Vokey<br>12,697<br>39.46%
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|Matthew Cooper<br>3,855<br>11.98%
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|Kelsey Reichel<br>920<br>2.86%
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|Churence Rogers
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame
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|Scott Simms<br>16,514<br>48.31%
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|Alex Bracci<br>12,081<br>35.34%
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|Noel Joe<br>4,224<br>12.36%
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|Byron White<br>1,363<br>3.99%
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|Scott Simms
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Labrador
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|Yvonne Jones<br>4,851<br>42.48%
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|Larry Flemming<br>3,548<br>31.07%
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|Michelene Gray<br>2,796<br>24.49%
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|Tyler Colbourne<br>224<br>1.96%
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|Yvonne Jones
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |Long Range Mountains
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|Gudie Hutchings<br>18,199<br>47.36%
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|Josh Eisses<br>10,873<br>28.30%
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|Holly Pike<br>7,609<br>19.80%
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|Lucas Knill<br>1,334<br>3.47%
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|Robert Miles (VCP)<br>411<br>1.07%
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|Gudie Hutchings
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |St. John's East
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|Nick Whalen<br>14,962<br>33.20%
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|Joedy Wall<br>8,141<br>18.06%
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|Jack Harris<br>21,148<br>46.92%
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|David Peters<br>821<br>1.82%
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|Nick Whalen
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| style="background-color:whitesmoke" |St. John's South—Mount Pearl
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|Seamus O'Regan<br>20,793<br>51.13%
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|Terry Martin<br>7,767<br>19.10%
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|Anne Marie Anonsen<br>10,890<br>26.78%
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|Alexandra Hayward<br>740<br>1.82%
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|David Jones (CHP)<br>141<br>0.35%<br />Benjamin Ruckpaul (PPC)<br>335<br>0.82%
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|Seamus O'Regan
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2015
2011
2008
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.
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.
Maps
- Avalon
- Bonavista-Exploits
- Humber-St. Barbe-Baie Verte
- Labrador
- Random-Burin-St. George's
- St. John's North
- St. John's South
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nl04.PNG|Key map
nlcpc.PNG|Conservative Party of Canada
nlgpc.PNG|Green Party of Canada
nllpc.PNG|Liberal Party of Canada
nlndp.PNG|New Democratic Party
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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.