52nd Newfoundland and Labrador general election
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The 52nd Newfoundland and Labrador general election will take place on or before 14 October 2025 to elect members to the 51st General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Current party standings[]
Affiliation | Leader | House members | ||
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2021 election results | Current standings | |||
Liberal | Andrew Furey | 22 | 22 | |
Progressive Conservative | David Brazil (Interim) | 13 | 12 | |
New Democratic | Jim Dinn (Interim) | 2 | 2 | |
Independent | 3 | 4 |
Timeline[]
- 31 March 2021: PC leader Ches Crosbie resigns and MHA David Brazil is appointed interim leader and interim Leader of the Opposition.[2][3]
- 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.[4]
- 25 October 2021: Torngat Mountains MHA Lela Evans leaves the PC Party to sit as an Independent in the House of Assembly.[5]
Opinion polls[]
Polling firm | Dates conducted | Link | Liberal | PC | NDP | Others | Margin of error | Sample size | Polling method | Lead |
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Angus Reid | 7–12 Jan 2022 | [p 1] | 37% | 44% | 15% | 4% | 8% | 155 | Online | 7% |
MQO Research | 19 Nov – 5 Dec 2021 | [p 2] | 47% | 31% | 18% | 4% | ±5.5% | 400 | Telephone | 16% |
Narrative Research | 2–23 Nov 2021 | [p 3] | 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 4] | 39% | 39% | 17% | 5% | N/A | 203 | Online | Tie |
Narrative Research | 9–29 Aug 2021 | [p 5] | 53% | 28% | 18% | 1% | ±4.9% | 400 | Telephone | 25% |
MQO Research | 12 Jun – 10 Jul 2021 | [p 6] | 56% | 26% | 15% | 2% | ±4.9% | 400 | Telephone | 30% |
Angus Reid | 2–7 Jun 2021 | [p 7] | 50% | 39% | 8% | 2% | ±2.0% | 153 | Online | 11% |
Narrative Research | 11–26 May 2021 | [p 8] | 54% | 30% | 14% | 2% | ±3.5% | 800 | Telephone | 24% |
Andrew Furey and his cabinet sworn in.[6] | ||||||||||
Ches Crosbie resigns as leader of the PCs; David Brazil becomes interim leader.[7] | ||||||||||
2021 general election | 25 Mar 2021 | HTML | 48.24% | 38.80% | 8.02% | 4.93% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9.44% |
Polling firm | Dates conducted | Link | Others | Margin of error | Sample size | Polling method | Lead | |||
Liberal | PC | NDP |
References[]
- ^ "House of Assembly - NL - Members". Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. 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. 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. 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. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Staff, CBC News (25 October 2021). "Lela Evans, MHA for Labrador's Torngat Mountains district, leaving PC Party". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Smellie, Sarah (8 April 2021). "Andrew Furey sworn in as Newfoundland and Labrador premier after tumultuous election". CTV News. 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[]
- ^ "Spotlight on Provincial Politics: NDP edge PCPO in vote among Ontario voters, CAQ leads comfortably in Quebec" (PDF). Angus Reid Institute. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Fall/Winter 2021 Provincial Report Newfoundland and Labrador" (PDF). MQO Research. December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Satisfaction with premier Andrew Furey's government remains strong" (PDF). Narrative Research. 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Spring/Summer 2021 Provincial Report Newfoundland and Labrador" (PDF). MQO Research. July 2021.
- ^ "Premiers' Performance: Ford and Kenney's popularity & political fortunes bear brunt of pandemic management" (PDF). Angus Reid. 9 June 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.
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