The 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election will take place on or before 24 November 2025[a] to elect members to the 51st General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Current party standings
edit| Affiliation | Leader | House members | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 election results | Current standings | |||
| Liberal | Andrew Furey | 22 | 21 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Wakeham | 13 | 14 | |
| New Democratic | Jim Dinn | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent | 3 | 2 | ||
Timeline
edit- 31 March 2021: PC leader Ches Crosbie resigns and MHA David Brazil is appointed interim leader and interim Leader of the Opposition.[3][4]
- 19 October 2021: St. John's Centre MHA Jim Dinn was named interim leader of the New Democratic Party, following the resignation of Alison Coffin.[5]
- 6 July 2022: A cabinet shuffle takes place, Haggie and Osborne switch portfolios.[6]
- 28 March 2023: Jim Dinn is acclaimed permanent NDP leader.[7]
- 14 June 2023: Premier Furey shuffles his cabinet.[8]
- 13–15 October 2023: The Progressive Conservative party leadership convention is held at the Sheraton Hotel in St. John’s. MHA Tony Wakeham is elected leader on the second ballot.[9]
- 10 November 2023: Conception Bay East-Bell Island MHA David Brazil announced his resignation as MHA effective December 29, 2023.[10]
- 22 January 2024: Cabinet Minister and Fogo Island-Cape Freels MHA Derrick Bragg dies of cancer age 59.[11]
- 28 January 2024: Conception Bay East-Bell Island by-election is moved to January 30 from its original date of January 29 due to a storm warning.[12]
- 30 January 2024: Conception Bay East-Bell Island by-election is held. Liberal candidate Fred Hutton is elected, gaining the seat from the Progressive Conservatives.[13]
- 29 February 2024: MHA Fred Hutton is appointed Minister of Housing and Minister responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation.[14]
- 1 March 2024: Baie Verte-Green Bay MHA Brian Warr resigns.
- 15 April 2024: Fogo Island-Cape Freels by-election. Progressive Conservative candidate Jim McKenna is elected, gaining the seat from the Liberals.[15]
- 27 May 2024: Baie Verte-Green Bay by-election. Progressive Conservative candidate Lin Paddock is elected, gaining the seat from the Liberals.[16]
- 5 July 2024: Health Minister and Waterford Valley MHA Tom Osborne resigns. John Hogan is named interim Health Minister.
- 16 July 2024: Torngat Mountains MHA Lela Evans rejoins the PC Party.[17]
- 19 July 2024: Premier Furey shuffles his cabinet. Scott Reid enters cabinet.[18]
- 22 August 2024: Waterford Valley by-election was held.[19] Liberal Jamie Korab was elected.[20]
Changes in MHAs/seats held
edit| Seat | Before | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Member | Party | Reason | Date | Member | Party | |
| Torngat Mountains | 25 October 2021 | Lela Evans | █ PC | Resignation from PC caucus[21] | █ Independent | ||
| 7 March 2022 | █ Independent | Joined the NDP caucus[22][23] | █ New Democratic | ||||
| 16 July 2024 | █ New Democratic | Re-joined the PC caucus[24] | █ PC | ||||
| Lake Melville | 12 September 2022 | Perry Trimper | █ Independent | Joined the Liberal caucus[25] | █ Liberal | ||
| Conception Bay East-Bell Island | 29 December 2023 | David Brazil | █ PC | Resigned from House of Assembly[26] | January 30, 2024 | Fred Hutton | █ Liberal |
| Fogo Island-Cape Freels | 22 January 2024 | Derrick Bragg | █ Liberal | Death of incumbent[27] | April 15, 2024 | Jim McKenna | █ PC |
| Baie Verte-Green Bay | 1 March 2024 | Brian Warr | █ Liberal | Resigned from House of Assembly[28] | May 27, 2024 | Lin Paddock | █ PC |
| Waterford Valley | 5 July 2024 | Tom Osborne | █ Liberal | Resigned from House of Assembly[29] | August 22, 2024 | Jamie Korab | █ Liberal |
Opinion polls
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| Polling firm | Dates conducted | Link | Liberal | PC | NDP | Others | Margin of error | Sample size | Polling method | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narrative Research | 4–19 Nov 2024 | [p 1] | 50% | 40% | 10% | 0% | ±5.2% | 350 | Telephone | 10% |
| Narrative Research | 6–16 Aug 2024 | [p 2] | 43% | 35% | 19% | 2% | ±5.2% | 350 | Telephone | 8% |
| Narrative Research | 7–29 May 2024 | [p 3] | 38% | 41% | 19% | 2% | ±6.8% | 208 | Telephone | 3% |
| Narrative Research | 7–18 Feb 2024 | [p 4] | 43% | 33% | 23% | 1% | ±5.2% | 350 | Telephone | 10% |
| Narrative Research | 2–26 Nov 2023 | [p 5] | 44% | 38% | 16% | 3% | ±5.0% | 388 | Telephone | 6% |
| Tony Wakeham is elected leader of the PCs.[30] | ||||||||||
| Abacus Data | 19–25 Sep 2023 | [p 6] | 40% | 38% | 21% | 1% | ±4.5% | 341 | Online | 2% |
| Narrative Research | 1–11 Aug 2023 | [p 7] | 40% | 37% | 23% | 0% | ±5.2% | 350 | Telephone | 3% |
| Narrative Research | 4–15 May 2023 | [p 8] | 50% | 31% | 17% | 2% | ±5.2% | 350 | Telephone | 19% |
| Jim Dinn is acclaimed permanent NDP leader. | ||||||||||
| Narrative Research | 17–21 Feb 2023 | [p 9] | 46% | 36% | 17% | 0% | ±5.2% | 350 | Telephone | 10% |
| Narrative Research | 3–27 Nov 2022 | [p 10] | 47% | 34% | 16% | 3% | ±4.2% | 535 | Telephone | 13% |
| Narrative Research | 3–23 Aug 2022 | [p 11] | 40% | 42% | 16% | 1% | ±6.0% | 260 | Telephone | 2% |
| Angus Reid | 7–13 Jun 2022 | [p 12] | 36% | 45% | 12% | 6% | ±7.0% | 201 | Online | 9% |
| Narrative Research | 5–24 May 2022 | [p 13] | 48% | 32% | 17% | 3% | ±5.9% | 275 | Telephone | 16% |
| Angus Reid | 10–15 Mar 2022 | [p 14] | 43% | 44% | 10% | 4% | ±7.0% | 196 | Online | 1% |
| Narrative Research | 8–21 Feb 2022 | [p 15] | 49% | 32% | 15% | 3% | ±5.2% | 350 | Telephone | 17% |
| Angus Reid | 7–12 Jan 2022 | [p 16] | 37% | 44% | 15% | 4% | ±8.0% | 155 | Online | 7% |
| MQO Research | 19 Nov – 5 Dec 2021 | [p 17] | 47% | 31% | 18% | 4% | ±5.5% | 400 | Telephone | 16% |
| Narrative Research | 2–23 Nov 2021 | [p 18] | 48% | 27% | 23% | 2% | ±3.5% | 800 | Telephone | 21% |
| Alison Coffin resigns as leader of the NDP; Jim Dinn becomes interim leader. | ||||||||||
| Angus Reid | 29 Sep – 3 Oct 2021 | [p 19] | 39% | 39% | 17% | 5% | N/A | 203 | Online | Tie |
| Narrative Research | 9–29 Aug 2021 | [p 20] | 53% | 28% | 18% | 1% | ±4.9% | 400 | Telephone | 25% |
| MQO Research | 12 Jun – 10 Jul 2021 | [p 21] | 56% | 26% | 15% | 2% | ±4.9% | 400 | Telephone | 30% |
| Angus Reid | 2–7 Jun 2021 | [p 22] | 50% | 39% | 8% | 2% | ±2.0% | 153 | Online | 11% |
| Narrative Research | 11–26 May 2021 | [p 23] | 54% | 30% | 14% | 2% | ±3.5% | 800 | Telephone | 24% |
| Andrew Furey and his cabinet sworn in.[31] | ||||||||||
| Ches Crosbie resigns as leader of the PCs; David Brazil becomes interim leader.[32] | ||||||||||
| 2021 general election | 25 Mar 2021 | HTML | 48.24% | 38.80% | 8.02% | 4.93% | — | — | — | 9.44% |
| Polling firm | Dates conducted | Link | Others | Margin of error | Sample size | Polling method | Lead | |||
| Liberal | PC | NDP | ||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b Due to an overlap between the fixed dates of this election and the next Canadian federal election scheduled for 20 October 2025, Subsections 3(4) and (5) of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Act states that the fixed date for this election is 24 November 2025. If the next Canadian federal election were to occur before 1 April 2025, the fixed date for this election would be 14 October 2025.[1]
References
edit- ^ "HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ACT". assembly.nl.ca. Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "House of Assembly - NL - Members". Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Staff, CBC News (31 March 2021). "PC Leader Ches Crobie stepping down as head of party". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Smellie, Sarah (31 March 2021). "N.L. Tory leader Ches Crosbie delivers parting shot as he steps down after loss". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Staff, The Canadian Press (19 October 2021). "Alison Coffin steps down as leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's New Democrats". CTV News. CTV Television Network. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Mullin, Malone; Kennedy, Alex (6 July 2022). "Surprise N.L. cabinet shuffle sees John Haggie, Tom Osborne switch roles". CBC News. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Jim Dinn removes 'interim' tag after being acclaimed NDP leader". CBC News. 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Furey Shuffles Cabinet in Wake of Derrick Bragg’s Cancer Diagnosis Archived 14 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine. VOCM News, 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Tony Wakeham wins PC leadership, setting stage for next election". CBC News. 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Antle, Sarah (10 November 2023). "David Brazil, former Tory leader, stepping down in December". CBC News. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Derrick Bragg, Cabinet Minister Who Devoted His Life to Public Service, Passes Away". VOCM. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Conception Bay East-Bell Island By-Election Moved to Tuesday".
- ^ "Fred Hutton Elected MHA for Conception Bay East-Bell Island". VOCM. 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Fred Hutton Sworn In as Minister of Housing". VOCM. 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Fogo Island-Cape Freels swings blue with PC candidate Jim McKenna's win". CBC News. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Smith, Greg. "Paddock, PCs Win Baie Verte – Green Bay By-Election". VOCM. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Labrador MHA Lela Evans leaving the NDP to return to PC caucus". Yahoo News. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Key Portfolios Shift Hands in Newfoundland Cabinet Shake-Up. VOCM News, July 19, 2024.
- ^ Head, Jenna (1 August 2024). "3 candidates ready to campaign in Waterford Valley byelection". CBC News. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Jamie Korab keeps Waterford Valley red for N.L. Liberals". CBC News. 23 August 2024.
- ^ Staff, CBC News (25 October 2021). "Lela Evans, MHA for Labrador's Torngat Mountains district, leaving PC Party". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Smith, Greg. "Former PC MHA Joins NDP". VOCM. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Former PC MHA Lela Evans joins NDP caucus". CBC News. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Labrador MHA Lela Evans leaving the NDP to return to PC caucus". Yahoo News. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Independent MHA Perry Trimper rejoins Liberal caucus". 12 September 2022.
- ^ "David Brazil, former Tory leader, stepping down in December".
- ^ "Liberal MHA and cabinet minister Derrick Bragg dead at 59". 22 January 2024.
- ^ Roberts, Terry (26 February 2024). "It's back to building supplies for Brian Warr as Liberal MHA returns to his business roots". CBC. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Kennedy, Alex (24 July 2024). "Waterford Valley voters headed to the polls in late August for byelection". CBC News.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Smellie, Sarah (8 April 2021). "Andrew Furey sworn in as Newfoundland and Labrador premier after tumultuous election". CTV News. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Quinn, Mark [@CBCMarkQuinn] (31 March 2021). "Ches Crosbie stepping down #nlpoli" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 August 2021 – via Twitter.
Opinion poll sources
edit- ^ "Most Newfoundlanders & Labradorians are satisfied with the performance of the provincial government". Narrative Research. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "The Liberals lead in voter support, with the gap between the Liberals and the PCs widening". Narrative Research. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "NL: With a gain in support for the PCs, the voter support for the PCs and Liberals is very close". Narrative Research. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "NL: The Liberals lead in terms of voter support". Narrative Research. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "NL: The Liberals have a slight lead over the PCs in terms of voter support". Narrative Research. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador Liberals and PCs are statistically tied as the cost of living and healthcare are in focus". Abacus Data. 2 October 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "NL: While satisfaction with the Provincial Government remains stable in NL, the Liberals and PCs share similar levels of voter support". Narrative Research. 24 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Liberals have a stronger lead in terms of voter support" (PDF). Narrative Research. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "NL: Voting intentions have remained stable, with Liberals continuing to lead in terms of voter support". Narrative Research. 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Voting intentions have shifted and the Liberals now lead in terms of voter support". Narrative Research. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Voting intentions have shifted this quarter to reflect a tighter race between the PCs and Liberals with the Liberals no longer leading". Narrative Research. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Atlantic Spotlight: Soaring inflation, floundering health-care systems leave East Coasters critical of governments". Angus Reid. July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Satisfaction with NL premier Andrew Furey's government has declined over the past three months with residents now equally likely to be dissatisfied as satisfied". Narrative Research. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Provincial spotlight: Ontario, Alberta governments heavily criticized on nearly every aspect of provincial management". Angus Reid. March 2022. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Satisfaction with NL premier Andrew Furey's government remains stable with Fall 2021". Narrative Research. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Spotlight on Provincial Politics: NDP edge PCPO in vote among Ontario voters, CAQ leads comfortably in Quebec" (PDF). Angus Reid Institute. 20 January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Fall/Winter 2021 Provincial Report Newfoundland and Labrador" (PDF). MQO Research. December 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Satisfaction with NL premier Andrew Furey's government declines through 2021" (PDF). Narrative Research. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Spotlight on the Provinces: Concerns over health care, economy drive increasing dissatisfaction with governments" (PDF). Angus Reid. 27 October 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Satisfaction with premier Andrew Furey's government remains strong" (PDF). Narrative Research. 22 September 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Spring/Summer 2021 Provincial Report Newfoundland and Labrador" (PDF). MQO Research. July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Premiers' Performance: Ford and Kenney's popularity & political fortunes bear brunt of pandemic management" (PDF). Angus Reid. 9 June 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Satisfaction with the performance of the NL provincial government has declined, but remains strong following the recent election" (PDF). Narrative Research. 3 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.