The 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on May 16, 2019, to elect members of the 49th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. Despite consistent Progressive Conservative leads in polling towards the end of the campaign, including a nine-point lead in the final poll released a day before the election, the

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led by Dwight Ball won re-election, but nonetheless fell one seat short of retaining their majority after an unexpected loss to the New Democrats in Labrador West originally in the initial count by five votes. This resulted in the Liberals winning 20 seats, exactly half of the House of Assembly. A subsequent recount shortened the margin of victory in Labrador West to just two votes.

Party standings

Incumbents not running for reelection

The following MHAs had announced that they would not be running in this provincial election: Independent * Dale Kirby ( Mount Scio) New Democratic Party * Gerry Rogers ( St. John's Centre) * Lorraine Michael ( St. John's East-Quidi Vidi) Progressive Conservative Party * Keith Hutchings ( Ferryland) * Tracey Perry ( Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune)

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. *October 11, 2016 - Former

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Paul Davis announces he'll resign as

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leader once his successor is chosen. 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. * 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. *April 28, 2018 - Ches Crosbie is elected as the new leader of the Progressive Conservatives, succeeding Paul Davis. *April 30, 2018 - Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Dale Kirby is removed from cabinet and caucus following allegations of harassment. *May 13, 2018 - Paul Davis announces his resignation as Leader of the Opposition. Since PC leader Ches Crosbie does not have a seat in the House of Assembly MHA David Brazil was appointed Leader of the Opposition on May 14, 2018. *June 16, 2018 - Delegates at the Liberal Party Annual General Meeting vote to endorse the leadership of Dwight Ball with 79% voting against the party holding a leadership convention. *August 21, 2018 - Liberal MHA Cathy Bennett resigns her seat of Windsor Lake. *August 27, 2018 - CBC releases a copy of a report by the Commissioner for Legislative Standards that clears Eddie Joyce and Dale Kirby of wrongdoing in all the allegations made by fellow Liberal MHA Colin Holloway. * September 20, 2018 - Ches Crosbie (PC) is elected as MHA for Windsor Lake. * October 18, 2018 - Paul Davis (PC) announces his intention to resign as MHA for Topsail-Paradise on November 2. * October 20, 2018 - MHA Dale Kirby leaks the results of the Commissioner for Legislative Standards report regarding MHA Pam Parsons’ complaint against him to the public. Kirby was cleared on all complaints, except making an inappropriate comment to Parsons at the 2016 Liberal Party AGM; the report recommended a sanction by the House of Assembly on that count. * October 21, 2018 - The Joyce report is leaked to the public which found that Joyce had broken the code of conduct for elected officials when he lobbied Minister Gambin-Walsh to hire a friend of his for a government job; Joyce was cleared on all other allegations. * October 30, 2018 - PC party president Graydon Pelley resigns and creates a new political party, the NL Alliance. * November 8, 2018 - Cabinet shuffle takes place MHAs Davis, Haley, and Letto promoted to cabinet. * November 16, 2018 - MHA Eddie Joyce confirms he has been denied re-entry into the Liberal caucus. 2019 * January 24, 2019 - Paul Dinn (PC) is elected as MHA for Topsail-Paradise. * February 12, 2019 - NDP Leader Gerry Rogers announced she would be stepping down as leader and not seeking re-election in 2019. * March 5, 2019 - Alison Coffin is acclaimed leader of the NDP. *April 12, 2019 - The NL Alliance is officially registered as a political party in Newfoundland and Labrador. *April 16, 2019 - Budget is tabled in the House of Assembly. *April 17, 2019 - Premier Ball visits Lt. Gov. Judy Foote and the writ is dropped. *June 21, 2019 - A judicial recount confirms Jordan Brown as MHA for Labrador West by a two-vote margin.

Opinion polls

Results by region

Candidates by district

*All candidate names are those on the official list of confirmed candidates; names in media or on party website may differ slightly. *Names in boldface type represent party leaders. *† represents that the incumbent is not running again. *§ represents that the incumbent was defeated for nomination. *₰ represents that the incumbent ran in another district and lost the nomination *‡ represents that the incumbent is running in a different district.

St. John's

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Mount Scio
54.51% turnout , , , Sarah Stoodley
1,981
41.68% , , Lloyd Power
1,769
37.21% , , Jason R. Mercer
597
12.56% , , Graydon Pelley
406
8.54% , , , Dale Kirby† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", St. John's Centre
48.60% turnout , , Seamus O'Keefe
1,207
25.54% , , Jonathan Galgay
1,301
27.53% , , , Jim Dinn
2,218
46.93% , , , , , Gerry Rogers† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", St. John's East-Quidi Vidi
58.03% turnout , , George Murphy
2,072
33.38% , , David Porter
1,436
23.14% , , , Alison Coffin
2,699
43.48% , , , , , Lorraine Michael† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", St. John's West
57.31% turnout , , , Siobhan Coady
2,393
45.69% , , Shane Skinner
2,211
42.22% , , Brenda Walsh
633
12.09% , , , , , Siobhan Coady , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Virginia Waters-Pleasantville
63.64% turnout , , , Bernard Davis
2,761
44.25% , , Beth Crosbie
2,217
35.53% , , Jenn Deon
1,262
20.22% , , , , , Bernard Davis , - , style="background-color:whitesmoke", Waterford Valley
52.54% turnout , , , Tom Osborne
3,487
68.56% , , , , Matthew Cooper
1,599
31.44% , , , , , Tom Osborne , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Windsor Lake
59.65% turnout , , Bob Osborne
2,088
38.47% , , , Ches Crosbie
2,644
48.71% , , Tomás Shea
696
12.82% , , , , , Ches Crosbie

St. John's suburbs

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Cape St. Francis
71.40% turnout , , Michael Duffy
1,115
17.75% , , , Kevin Parsons
4,539
72.24% , , Peter Beck
396
6.30% , , Ryan Lane
233
3.71% , , , , , Kevin Parsons , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Conception Bay East – Bell Island
55.56% turnout , , Cyril Hayden
1,551
26.22% , , , David Brazil
4,365
73.78% , , , , , , , , , David Brazil , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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61.85% turnout , , Kevin Baker
1,256
22.78% , , , Barry Petten
3,447
62.52% , , , , Warrick Butler
810
14.69% , , , , , Barry Petten , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Mount Pearl North
57.88% turnout , , Nicole Kieley
2,196
37.20% , , , Jim Lester
2,907
49.24% , , Carol Reade
358
6.06% , , William Neville
443
7.50% , , , , , Jim Lester , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Mount Pearl-Southlands
65.71% turnout , , Hasan Hai
1,826
28.30% , , Gillian Pearson
1,590
24.64% , , David Brake
214
3.32% , , , , , Paul Lane (Ind.)
2,823
43.75% , , , Paul Lane , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Topsail-Paradise
54.75% turnout , , Patricia Hynes-Coates
1,650
28.95% , , , Paul Dinn
3,476
60.98% , , , , Lori Best-Moore
574
10.07% , , , , , Paul Dinn

Avalon Peninsula

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde
66.57% turnout , , , Steve Crocker
4,292
60.28% , , Jason Oliver
2,422
34.02% , , Kathleen Burt
353
4.96% , , Edward Thomas Cole (Ind.)
53
0.74% , , , Steve Crocker , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Ferryland
69.27% turnout , , Janice Ryan
2,350
34.95% , , , Loyola O'Driscoll
4,074
60.59% , , , , Chris Molloy (Ind.)
300
4.46% , , , Keith Hutchings† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Harbour Grace-Port de Grave
71.18% turnout , , , Pam Parsons
3,758
52.24% , , Glenn Littlejohn
3,408
47.56% , , , , , , , Pam Parsons , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Harbour Main
69.85% turnout , , Betty Parsley
2,126
30.64% , , , Helen Conway-Ottenheimer
4,169
60.08% , , , , Mike Cooze (NL Alliance)
643
9.27% , , , Betty Parsley , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Placentia-St. Mary's
65.69% turnout , , , Sherry Gambin-Walsh
2,764
47.39% , , Hilda Whelan
2,245
38.49% , , , , Steve Thorne (Ind.)
824
14.13% , , , Sherry Gambin-Walsh

Eastern Newfoundland

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Bonavista
59.36% turnout , , Neil King
2,566
49.57% , , , Craig Pardy
2,611
50.43% , , , , , Neil King , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Burin-Grand Bank
65.70% turnout , , , Carol Anne Haley
2,822
51.62% , , Bill Matthews
2,645
48.38% , , , , , Carol Anne Haley , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Placentia West-Bellevue
65.69% turnout , , Mark Browne
2,667
44.23% , , , Jeff Dwyer
3,363
55.77% , , , , , Mark Browne , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Terra Nova
64.25% turnout , , Colin Holloway
2,595
43.47% , , , Lloyd Parrott
2,876
48.17% , , Barry Moores
499
8.36% , , , Colin Holloway

Central Newfoundland

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Baie Verte-Green Bay
59.96% turnout , , , Brian Warr
2,809
49.73% , , Neville Robinson
1,872
33.14% , , Ben Callahan (NL Alliance)
968
17.14% , , , Brian Warr , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Exploits
64.65% turnout , , Jerry Dean
1,924
33.10% , , , Pleaman Forsey
2,874
49.44% , , Gloria Cooper (Ind.)
1,015
17.46% , , , Jerry Dean , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Fogo Island-Cape Freels
52.10% turnout , , , Derrick Bragg
2,811
54.31% , , Sue Collins
2,365
45.69% , , , , , Derrick Bragg , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune
61.20% turnout , , , Elvis Loveless
1,759
53.38% , , Charlene Walsh
1,536
46.62% , , , , , Tracey Perry† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Gander
61.60% turnout , , , John Haggie
3,311
58.57% , , Ryan Wagg
2,342
41.43% , , , , , John Haggie , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans
60.75% turnout , , Al Hawkins
2,586
46.84% , , , Chris Tibbs
2,935
53.16% , , , , , Al Hawkins , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Lewisporte-Twillingate
60.69% turnout , , , Derek Bennett
3,190
54.00% , , Krista Freake
2,717
46.00% , , , , , Derek Bennett

Western Newfoundland

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Burgeo-La Poile
52.13% turnout , , , Andrew Parsons
2,947
83.46% , , Deborah Ann Turner
584
16.54% , , , , , , , Andrew Parsons , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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49.87% turnout , , , Gerry Byrne
2,436
48.85% , , Tom Stewart
1,682
33.73% , , Mary B. Feltham
733
14.70% , , Wayne Bennett (Ind.)
136
2.73% , , , Gerry Byrne , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Humber-Gros Morne
68.11% turnout , , , Dwight Ball
4,247
69.94% , , Greg Osmond
1,825
30.06% , , , , , , , Dwight Ball , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Humber-Bay of Islands
62.65% turnout , , Brian Dicks
1,068
17.20% , , Michael Patrick Holden
659
10.61% , , Shawn A. Hodder
310
4.99% , , , Eddie Joyce (Ind.)
4,172
67.19% , , , Eddie Joyce , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
64.85% turnout , , , Chris Mitchelmore
3,474
61.16% , , Sheila Fitzgerald
2,036
35.85% , , , , Ford Mitchelmore (Ind.)
170
2.99% , , , Chris Mitchelmore , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", St. George's-Humber
60.23% turnout , , , Scott Reid
2,691
50.17% , , Tom O’Brien
2,163
40.32% , , , , Shane Snook (NL Alliance)
510
9.51% , , , Scott Reid , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Stephenville-Port au Port
55.06% turnout , , John Finn
2,481
49.67% , , , Tony Wakeham
2,512
50.31% , , , , , , , John Finn

Labrador

, - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair
58.80% turnout , , , Lisa Dempster
1,132
67.22% , , , , , , Michael Normore (Ind.)
552
32.78% , , , Lisa Dempster , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Labrador West
54.21% turnout , , Graham Letto
1,362
42.07% , , Derick Sharron
509
15.73% , , , Jordan Brown
1,364
42.16% , , , , , Graham Letto , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Lake Melville
55.62% turnout , , , Perry Trimper
1,517
45.84% , , Shannon Tobin
1,189
35.93% , , , , Jim Learning (Ind.)
603
18.22% , , , Perry Trimper , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Torngat Mountains
55.24% turnout , , Randy Edmunds
478
43.42% , , , Lela Evans
623
55.58% , , , , , , , Randy Edmunds