2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Appearance
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All 40[1] seats in the 49th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 50th Newfoundland and Labrador general election is tentatively scheduled for October 8, 2019, to elect members of the 49th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Timeline
2015
- November 30, 2015 – The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador wins 31 of the 40 seats in the House of Assembly during the general election ending 12 years of Progressive Conservative rule and defeating incumbent premier Paul Davis.
2016
- May 19, 2016 - Liberal MHA Paul Lane is suspended from the Liberal caucus and sits as an independent MHA.[2]
- October 11, 2016 - Former premier Paul Davis announces he'll resign as Tory leader once his successor is chosen.[3]
2017
- July 31, 2017 - A cabinet shuffle takes place after Cathy Bennett resigns as Finance Minister. Dempster and Osborne enter cabinet.
- September 19, 2017 - NDP Leader Earle McCurdy announced his resignation as Party Leader, effective September 30.[4]
- September 28, 2017 - NDP MHA Lorraine Michael is named interim leader of the NDP replacing Earle McCurdy who announced his resignation earlier in the month.
- October 11, 2017 - Mount Pearl North PC MHA Steve Kent resigns to become Chief Administrative Officer of Mount Pearl triggering a by-election.
- November 21, 2017 - Jim Lester (PC) is elected as MHA for Mount Pearl North.
2018
- April 8, 2018 - Gerry Rogers is elected as the leader of the New Democrats, succeeding Lorraine Michael.
- April 25, 2018 - Municipal Affairs Minister Eddie Joyce is formally accused of inappropriate conduct by another Liberal MHA. He is subsequently removed from cabinet and caucus pending the outcome of an external investigation.[5]
- April 28, 2018 - Ches Crosbie is elected as the new leader of the Progressive Conservatives, succeeding Paul Davis.[6]
- April 30, 2018 - Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Dale Kirby is removed from cabinet and caucus following allegations of harassment.[7]
- May 13, 2018 - Paul Davis announces his resignation as Leader of the Opposition. Since PC leader Ches Crosbie does not have a seat MHA David Brazil was appointed Leader of the Opposition on May 14, 2018.[8]
Party standings
Party | Leader | Seats | ||
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2015 | Current | |||
Liberal | Dwight Ball | 31 | 28 | |
Progressive Conservative | Ches Crosbie | 7 | 7 | |
New Democratic | Gerry Rogers | 2 | 2 | |
Independent | 0 | 3 | ||
Total | 40 | 40 |
Opinion polls
Polling Firm | Last Day of Polling | Link | Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal align="center" style="width: 70px"| Liberal | Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives align="center" style="width: 70px"| PC | Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP align="center" style="width: 70px"| NDP |
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Mainstreet Research | May 3, 2018 | HTML | 41.7 | 35.7 | 18.4 |
Corporate Research Associates Inc. | February 28, 2018 | 41 | 33 | 24 | |
MQO Research | January 25, 2018 | 43 | 38 | 16 | |
Corporate Research Associates Inc. | November 30, 2017 | 44 | 33 | 19 | |
MQO Research | October 19, 2017 | 52 | 31 | 15 | |
Corporate Research Associates Inc. | September 13, 2017 | 40 | 33 | 24 | |
MQO Research | July 19, 2017 | 35 | 48 | 16 | |
Corporate Research Associates Inc. | June 1, 2017 | 34 | 40 | 24 | |
MQO Research | April 26, 2017 | 37 | 39 | 23 | |
Corporate Research Associates Inc. | February 28, 2017 | 33 | 39 | 26 | |
MQO Research | January 23, 2017 | 43 | 36 | 20 | |
Corporate Research Associates Inc. | December 1, 2016 | 42 | 34 | 23 | |
Abacus Data Inc. | October 29, 2016 | 36 | 29 | 34 | |
MQO Research | October 22, 2016 | 40 | 31 | 27 | |
Corporate Research Associates Inc. | August 31, 2016 | 34 | 33 | 32 | |
MQO Research | July 27, 2016 | 30 | 37 | 33 | |
Corporate Research Associates Inc. | May 30, 2016 | 27 | 34 | 38 | |
MQO Research | April 21, 2016 | 37 | 30 | 31 | |
Corporate Research Associates Inc. | March 9, 2016 | 66 | 23 | 11 | |
Election 2015 | November 30, 2015 | – | 57.2 | 30.1 | 12.1 |