2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

The 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on March 25, 2021, to elect members of the 50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.^[3]

2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

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All 40 seats in the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador 21 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	51.4%[2] ( 9.3 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Andrew Furey Ches Crosbie Alison Coffin Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic Leader since August 3, 2020 April 28, 2018 March 5, 2019 Leader's seat Humber-Gros Morne Windsor Lake (lost re-election) St. John's East-Quidi Vidi (lost re-election) Last election 20 seats, 43.9% 15 seats, 42.6% 3 seats, 6.3% Seats before 19 15 3 Seats won 22 13 2 Seat change 3 2 1 Popular vote 86,180 69,314 14,324 Percentage 48.24% 38.80% 8.02% Swing 4.24pp 3.76pp 1.71pp
Map of the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Election.
Premier before election Andrew Furey Liberal Premier after election Andrew Furey Liberal

Under the province's fixed election date law, the vote was tentatively scheduled for October 10, 2023, but a caveat in the law mandates that an election must be held within one year of a new Premier assuming office.^[4] Premier Furey assumed the role on August 19, 2020, and requested to Lieutenant Governor Judy Foote to issue the writs of election on January 15, 2021.^[3]

However, an unexpected COVID-19 surge in the week leading up to the election caused voting to be delayed on the Avalon Peninsula,^[5] before all in-person voting was eventually cancelled, delaying the election for every district until March 1, 2021.^[6] After several more delays, the final mail-in ballot deadline became March 25, 2021.^[7][8][1] The election was the first election in Canada that was mostly mail-in-only,^[9] however, there was one day of advance voting.^[10] Preliminary results were released by noon on March 27,^[11] which projected a majority government for Andrew Furey and the Liberal Party.^[12]

Results

Summary of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador election results^{[citation needed]}

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats
					2019	Dissol.	2021	Change
	Liberal	86,180	48.24	+4.24	20	19	22	+2
	Progressive Conservative	69,314	38.80	-3.76	15	15	13	-2
	New Democratic	14,324	8.02	+1.71	3	3	2	-1
	NL Alliance	557	0.31	-2.08	0	0	0	±0
	Independents	8,257	4.62	-0.12	2	3	3	+1
Total		178,632	100.00	–	40	40	40	0

Historical results from 1993 onwards

Graph of NL general election results by share of votes, 1993–2021; omitted are minor parties consistently registering less than 2% of the vote.

Graph of NL general election results by seats won, 1993–2021; those of independent MHAs are omitted.

Synopsis of results

2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election - synopsis of riding results^{[a 1]}

Riding[a 2]	2019		Winning party						Turnout [a 3]	Votes
			Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %		Lib	PC	NDP	NL All	Ind	Total
Baie Verte-Green Bay		Lib		Lib	2,158	52.1%	171	4.2%	42.1%	2,158	1,987	–	–	–	4,145
Bonavista		PC		PC	2,117	57.3%	1,173	31.7%	40.5%	944	2,117	70	–	562	3,693
Burgeo-La Poile		Lib		Lib	1,992	87.1%	1,757	76.8%	33.5%	1,992	235	60	–	–	2,287
Burin-Grand Bank		Lib		Lib	2,666	59.6%	1,027	23.0%	50.5%	2,666	1,639	169	–	–	4,474
Cape St. Francis		PC		PC	3,476	62.5%	1,905	34.3%	58.1%	1,571	3,476	449	65	–	5,561
Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde		Lib		Lib	3,892	67.5%	2,296	39.8%	51.5%	3,892	1,596	261	–	14	5,763
Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair		Lib		Lib	973	95.2%	924	90.4%	35.3%	973	49	–	–	–	1,022
Conception Bay East – Bell Island		PC		PC	3,215	56.2%	1,322	23.1%	50.1%	1,893	3,215	614	–	–	5,722
Conception Bay South		PC		PC	3,063	57.1%	1,122	20.9%	55.5%	1,941	3,063	225	136	–	5,365
Corner Brook		Lib		Lib	2,593	66.5%	1,289	33.0%	38.4%	2,593	1,304	–	–	–	3,897
Exploits		PC		PC	2,641	54.8%	463	9.6%	51.5%	2,178	2,641	–	–	–	4,819
Ferryland		PC		PC	3,197	52.3%	501	8.2%	58.7%	2,696	3,197	216	–	–	6,109
Fogo Island-Cape Freels		Lib		Lib	2,511	61.1%	1,004	24.5%	40.7%	2,511	1,507	95	–	–	4,113
Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune		Lib		Lib	1,868	68.2%	1,087	39.7%	51.0%	1,868	781	89	–	–	2,738
Gander		Lib		Lib	3,358	70.9%	2,130	45.0%	47.9%	3,358	1,228	148	–	–	4,734
Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans		PC		PC	2,735	59.2%	959	20.7%	47.8%	1,776	2,735	106	–	–	4,617
Harbour Grace-Port de Grave		Lib		Lib	3,404	71.1%	2,235	46.7%	44.3%	3,404	1,169	215	–	–	4,788
Harbour Main		PC		PC	3,180	54.5%	750	12.9%	53.7%	2,430	3,180	228	–	–	5,838
Humber-Bay of Islands		Ind		Ind	2,988	71.6%	2,247	53.8%	41.0%	741	444	–	–	2,988	4,173
Humber-Gros Morne		Lib		Lib	2,838	64.0%	1,346	30.4%	44.8%	2,838	1,492	107	–	–	4,437
Labrador West		NDP		NDP	1,359	50.0%	579	21.3%	43.2%	780	577	1,359	–	–	2,716
Lake Melville[a 4]		Lib		Ind	1,143	49.9%	596	26.0%	46.8%	306	547	279	–	1,160	2,292
Lewisporte-Twillingate		Lib		Lib	2,593	62.4%	1,033	24.8%	41.1%	2,593	1,560	–	–	–	4,153
Mount Pearl North		PC		Lib	2,428	46.7%	109	2.1%	49.6%	2,428	2,319	337	116	–	5,200
Mount Pearl-Southlands		Ind		Ind	3,445	59.6%	2,059	35.6%	54.6%	1,386	797	152	–	3,445	5,780
Mount Scio		Lib		Lib	2,011	46.6%	859	19.9%	46.8%	2,011	1,152	1,074	60	18	4,315
Placentia-St. Mary's		Lib		Lib	2,552	50.8%	216	4.2%	54.3%	2,552	2,336	–	131	–	5,019
Placentia West-Bellevue		PC		PC	2,965	54.3%	661	12.1%	56.8%	2,304	2,965	189	–	–	5,458
St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows		Lib		Lib	2,375	51.2%	216	4.7%	51.3%	2,375	2,159	38	–	70	4,642
St. George's-Humber		Lib		Lib	2,420	58.5%	946	22.8%	43.7%	2,420	1,474	191	49	–	4,134
St. John's Centre		NDP		NDP	1,991	52.4%	714	18.8%	38.9%	1,277	533	1,991	–	–	3,801
St. John's East-Quidi Vidi		NDP		Lib	2,447	43.0%	53	1.0%	50.8%	2,447	856	2,394	–	–	5,697
St. John's West		Lib		Lib	2,679	57.8%	1,195	25.8%	49.1%	2,679	1,484	470	–	–	4,633
Stephenville-Port au Port		PC		PC	2,481	59.7%	907	21.8%	43.4%	1,574	2,481	103	–	–	4,158
Terra Nova		PC		PC	2,837	53.2%	514	9.6%	53.2%	2,323	2,837	173	–	–	5,333
Topsail-Paradise		PC		PC	3,036	50.6%	511	8.5%	55.6%	2,525	3,036	440	–	–	6,001
Torngat Mountains		PC		PC	420	88.8%	383	81.0%	22.5%	16	420	37	–	–	473
Virginia Waters-Pleasantville		Lib		Lib	3,481	59.6%	2,257	38.6%	56.8%	3,481	1,224	1,135	–	–	5,840
Waterford Valley		Lib		Lib	3,592	66.8%	2,244	41.7%	52.8%	3,592	1,348	438	–	–	5,378
Windsor Lake		PC		Lib	2,688	50.6%	534	10.1%	56.7%	2,688	2,154	472	–	–	5,314

1. "Official Election Results". 2021 Provincial General Election Report (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 2021. pp. 37–42.
2. sorted as per results summary
3. including rejected and declined ballots
4. multiple independent candidates nominated

  = open seat

  = turnout is above provincial average

  = incumbent re-elected in same riding

  = incumbent changed allegiance

  = other incumbent renominated

Ridings changing hands

Four ridings changed their allegiance from 2019:

Liberal to Independent

• Lake Melville

PC to Liberal

• Mount Pearl North
• Windsor Lake

NDP to Liberal

• St. John's East-Quidi Vidi

Resulting composition of the 50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

Source		Party
		Lib	PC	NDP	Ind	Total
Seats retained	Incumbents returned	17	12	2	2	33
	Open seats held	2	1			3
Seats changing hands	Incumbents defeated	3				3
	Change in affiliation				1	1
Total		22	13	2	3	40

Incumbents not running for re-election

The following MHAs had announced that they would not be running in this provincial election:

Liberal

• Carol Anne Haley (Burin-Grand Bank)^[13]
• Christopher Mitchelmore (St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows)^[14]

Progressive Conservative

• Kevin Parsons (Cape St. Francis)^[15]

Timeline

Seat	Before				Change
	Date	Member	Party	Reason	Date	Member	Party
Humber-Gros Morne	September 7, 2020[16]	Dwight Ball	█ Liberal	Resignation	October 6, 2020[17]	Andrew Furey	█ Liberal
Lake Melville	November 10, 2020[18]	Perry Trimper	█ Liberal	Resigned from caucus[b]			█ Independent

Changes in seats held (2019–2021)

2019

• May 16, 2019 – The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador wins 20 of the 40 seats in the House of Assembly during the general election, re-electing Premier Dwight Ball but forcing the Liberals to form a minority government. This is the first time the province elected a minority government since 1971.^[19]
• May 30, 2019 – Premier Ball's cabinet is sworn in; all ministers maintain their previous portfolios with the exception of MHA Warr entering cabinet.^[20][21]
• September 13, 2019 – Minister Trimper resigns from cabinet after comments critical of the Innu Nation were left on the voicemail of an Innu Nation staffer and publicly revealed.^[22]
• September 13, 2019 – MHA Bragg is appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment replacing Trimper.^[23]
• December 5, 2019 – The House of Assembly votes to reprimand Minister Chris Mitchelmore for his hiring of Carla Foote at The Rooms despite her lack of qualifications and her political connections to the Liberals. The House of Assembly ordered that Mitchelmore apologize to the Board of Directors of The Rooms, to the House of Assembly, and also be suspended two-week without pay.^[24]

2020

• February 17, 2020 – Dwight Ball announces that he will be resigning as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador following a Liberal leadership election.^[25] Provincial legislation requires a general election to be held no more than one year following a Premier's resignation.^[26]
• April 4, 2020 – Service NL Minister Sherry Gambin-Walsh was removed from cabinet as the RCMP launched a criminal investigation into allegations that she leaked cabinet documents.^[27][28]
• July 16, 2020 – The Progressive Conservatives begin opening up nominations in anticipation of an upcoming provincial election.^[29]
• July 21, 2020 – The NL Alliance open nominations in all forty districts.^[30]
• August 3, 2020 – Andrew Furey is elected leader of the Liberal Party.^[31]
• August 19, 2020 – Furey is formally sworn in as Premier, along with a new provincial cabinet.^[32] MHAs Bennett, Loveless, and Stoodley enter cabinet.
• September 7, 2020 – Dwight Ball resigns as MHA for Humber-Gros Morne.^[33]
• September 9, 2020 – The RCMP disclose that Sherry Gambin-Walsh broke cabinet confidentiality by leaking information to Paul Didham, a senior police officer with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. The RCMP did not lay criminal charges against Gambin-Walsh because no one benefited from the information; however Premier Furey did not reappoint her to cabinet.^[34][35]
• September 14, 2020 – The Liberals open nominations for a general election.^[36]
• September 25, 2020 – The New Democratic Party opens nominations for a general election.^[37]
• October 2, 2020 – At their annual convention, the Progressive Conservatives vote against conducting a review of Ches Crosbie's leadership.
• October 6, 2020 – Liberal candidate, Premier Andrew Furey, is elected in the Humber-Gros Morne by-election.

2021

• January 15, 2021 – Premier Furey asks Lieutenant Governor Judy Foote to dissolve the House of Assembly for a general provincial election, scheduled for February 13, 2021.^[3]
• January 17, 2021 – The Progressive Conservatives become the first of the four registered parties to nominate a slate of 40 candidates.^[38]
• January 21, 2021 – The Liberals become the second of the four registered parties to nominate a slate of 40 candidates.^[39]
• January 22, 2021 – NL Alliance leader Graydon Pelley suspends his campaign due to an emergency surgery that left him in an extensive recovery period.^[40]
• January 23, 2021 – Deadline for candidates to be nominated.^[41]
• February 2, 2021 – Initial deadline for mail-in ballots to be received.^[42]
• February 6, 2021 – Advance voting took place.^[41]
• February 11, 2021 – Following a surge in cases of COVID-19 in St. John's and the surrounding area, Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk announced that voting in 18 of the province's 40 electoral districts, all in the Avalon Peninsula, would be delayed indefinitely.^[5]
• February 12, 2021 – In-person voting is entirely canceled province-wide after it was discovered that the new COVID-19 cases were the Variant of Concern 202012/01.^[6]
• February 13, 2021 – Initial date that the election was to be held.^[41]
• March 1, 2021 – Original day that mail-in ballots were to be received.^[6]
• March 5, 2021 – Second deadline that mail-in ballots were to be received.^[6][43]
• March 25, 2021 – Deadline that mail-in ballots are to be received.^[1]
• March 27, 2021 – Preliminary results are to be announced by Elections NL.^[44]
• March 30, 2021 – Results will officially be tallied, and the victors will be declared elected.^[44]

Campaign

Party platforms

At the start of the campaign, incumbent Liberal Premier Andrew Furey framed the election around the economy, by focusing on the provincial debt, the oil industry, and government spending.^[3] There are $55M worth of expenses proposed.^[45]

With a similar focus on the economy, PC leader Ches Crosbie emphasized the importance of creating jobs through infrastructure projects, eliminating regulations, and cutting taxes.^[3] Meanwhile, NDP leader Alison Coffin centred her priorities on health care and affordable living.^[3]

Initial election call and reaction

Prior to the election being called, the provincial government made a series of announcements involving new spending programs and reached agreements with several unions.^[3] The timing of these announcements received disapproval from the PCs.^[3] The Liberals were also criticized by the PCs and NDP for calling an election during the winter and the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] Both of the opposition parties suggested that the Liberals should have waited until recommendations were made by the premier's economic recovery team, which was scheduled to release an interim report at the end of February and a final report at the end of April.^[3] Despite their criticism, the PCs and NDP indicated that they were prepared for the election.^[3]

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Elections NL issued lengthy guidelines for candidates, with parties placing a larger emphasis on social media rather than door-to-door canvassing, large rallies or visits to seniors' homes.^[3] In order to avoid crowds on election day, Elections NL focused efforts on voting by mail and scheduled the election on a Saturday for the first time in the province's history.^[3] Additionally, the Liberals did not allow members of the media on the party's campaign bus, citing "COVID-19 protocols".^[3]

Early voting has increased.^[46]

Surge in COVID-19 cases during campaign

On February 8, the province confirmed its first case of community spread of COVID-19 since April 2020. Since the deadlines for voting early or by mail had already passed, it raised concerns about if the election should still go ahead as planned. Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk stated that no provisions existed that allowed people in isolation to vote, and that the election would proceed as intended.^[47]

On February 9, PC candidate Damian Follett suspended in-person campaigning after his son tested positive for COVID-19.^[48] On February 12, Follett announced that he had tested positive himself.^[49] On the same day, PC candidate Rhonda Simms also suspended in-person campaigning after an individual who had visited her headquarters later tested presumptive positive.^[50]

On February 10, Elections NL announced that there would be a 'drive-thru' voting option for the increasing number of people who were in self-isolation.^[51] However, this option was later scrapped, as it went against a medical advisory which stated that those self-isolating should not leave their property.^[52] On February 11, Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk issued a letter requesting that party leaders meet with Lieutenant Governor Judy Foote to discuss delaying the election.^[53] Chaulk announced later that day that in-person voting would be delayed to a later date on the Avalon Peninsula but would go ahead as planned elsewhere.^[5] The following day, Chaulk announced that no in-person voting would take place soon after it was confirmed that the recent COVID-19 cases were the Variant of Concern 202012/01.^[6]

Withdrawn candidates

In January 2021, the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance Graydon Pelley withdrew his candidacy in Humber-Gros Morne following a medical emergency.^[54]

Issues

There were claims that sexism and misogyny has affected women candidates on the campaign trail.^[55]

Target seats

CBC News identified 5 "must-watch districts";^[56]

• Lake Melville
• Labrador West
• Placentia-St. Mary's
• St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
• Mount Scio

Opposition

Seat	MHA	Party	Margin in 2019	Result
Labrador West	Jordan Brown	New Democrat	0.1%	New Democrat hold
Stephenville-Port au Port	Tony Wakeham	Progressive Conservative	0.6%	Progressive Conservative hold
Bonavista	Craig Pardy	Progressive Conservative	0.8%	Progressive Conservative hold
Terra Nova	Lloyd Parrott	Progressive Conservative	4.7%	Progressive Conservative hold
Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans	Chris Tibbs	Progressive Conservative	6.4%	Progressive Conservative hold
St. John's East-Quidi Vidi	Alison Coffin	New Democrat	10.1%	Liberal gain
Windsor Lake	Ches Crosbie	Progressive Conservative	10.2%	Liberal gain
Placentia West-Bellevue	Jeff Dwyer	Progressive Conservative	11.6%	Progressive Conservative hold
Mount Pearl North	Jim Lester	Progressive Conservative	12.0%	Liberal gain
Mount Pearl-Southlands	Paul Lane	Independent	15.4%	Independent hold
St. John's Centre	Jim Dinn	New Democrat	21.4%	New Democrat hold
Harbour Main	Helen Conway-Ottenheimer	Progressive Conservative	29.5%	Progressive Conservative hold
Topsail-Paradise	Paul Dinn	Progressive Conservative	32.1%	Progressive Conservative hold
Conception Bay South	Barry Petten	Progressive Conservative	39.7%	Progressive Conservative hold
Conception Bay East – Bell Island	David Brazil	Progressive Conservative	47.6%	Progressive Conservative hold
Humber-Bay of Islands	Eddie Joyce	Independent	50.0%	Independent hold
Cape St. Francis	Kevin Parsons	Progressive Conservative	54.5%	Progressive Conservative hold

Liberal

Seat	MHA	Party	Margin in 2019	Result
Burin-Grand Bank	Carol Anne Haley	Liberal	1.2%
St. John's West	Siobhan Coady	Liberal	3.5%
Mount Scio	Sarah Stoodley	Liberal	4.5%
Harbour Grace-Port de Grave	Pam Parsons	Liberal	4.8%
Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune	Elvis Loveless	Liberal	6.8%
Lewisporte-Twillingate	Derek Bennett	Liberal	8.0%
Fogo Island-Cape Freels	Derrick Bragg	Liberal	8.6%
Virginia Waters-Pleasantville	Bernard Davis	Liberal	8.7%
Placentia-St. Mary's	Sherry Gambin-Walsh	Liberal	8.9%
Lake Melville	Perry Trimper	Liberal	9.9%
St. George's-Humber	Scott Reid	Liberal	9.9%
Corner Brook	Gerry Byrne	Liberal	15.1%
Gander	John Haggie	Liberal	17.2%
Mount Pearl-Southlands	Paul Lane	Independent	19.1%
St. John's Centre	Jim Dinn	New Democrat	19.4%
St. John's East-Quidi Vidi	Alison Coffin	New Democrat	20.4%
Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde	Steve Crocker	Liberal	26.3%
Humber-Gros Morne	Dwight Ball	Liberal	39.8%
Humber-Bay of Islands	Eddie Joyce	Independent	56.6%
Burgeo-La Poile	Andrew Parsons	Liberal	67.0%

Opposition

Seat	MHA	Party	Margin in 2019	Result
Virginia Waters-Pleasantville	Bernard Davis	Liberal	24.0%	Liberal hold
Corner Brook	Gerry Byrne	Liberal	34.1%	Liberal hold
Waterford Valley	Tom Osborne	Liberal	37.2%	Liberal hold

Candidates by district

• 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

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	Liberal		PC		NDP		Other
Mount Scio 46.80% turnout		Sarah Stoodley[57] 2,011 46.60%		Damian Follett[58][59] 1,152 26.70%		Sheilagh O'Leary[60][61] 1,074 24.89%		Andrea Newbury (NL Alliance)[62] 60 1.39%		Sarah Stoodley
								Larry Borne (Independent)[63] 18 0.42%
St. John's Centre 38.92% turnout		Gemma Hickey[64][65] 1,277 33.60%		Robyn LeGrow[66] 533 14.02%		Jim Dinn[67] 1,991 52.38%				Jim Dinn
St. John's East-Quidi Vidi 50.76% turnout		John Abbott[68][69] 2,447 42.95%		Vaughn Hammond[38] 856 15.03%		Alison Coffin[67] 2,394 42.02%				Alison Coffin
St. John's West 49.14% turnout		Siobhan Coady[70] 2,679 57.82%		Kristina Ennis[59] 1,484 32.03%		Brenda Walsh[71] 470 10.14%				Siobhan Coady
Virginia Waters-Pleasantville 56.83% turnout		Bernard Davis[70] 3,481 59.61%		Victor Lawlor[72] 1,224 20.96%		Jenn Deon[71] 1,135 19.43%				Bernard Davis
Waterford Valley 52.78% turnout		Tom Osborne[73] 3,592 66.79%		Michael Holden[74] 1,348 25.07%		Peter Young[75] 438 8.14%				Tom Osborne
Windsor Lake 56.68% turnout		John Hogan[76] 2,688 50.58%		Ches Crosbie[77] 2,154 40.53%		Tomás Shea[78] 472 8.88%				Ches Crosbie

St. John's suburbs

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	Liberal		PC		NDP		Alliance		Other
Cape St. Francis 58.12% turnout		Peter Whittle[79] 1,571 28.25%		Joedy Wall[80] 3,476 62.51%		Phyllis Fleming[75] 449 8.07%		Ryan Lane[81] 65 1.17%				Kevin Parsons†
Conception Bay East – Bell Island 50.12% turnout		Lynn Hammond[79] 1,893 33.08%		David Brazil[82] 3,215 56.18%		Gavin Will[83] 614 10.73%						David Brazil
Conception Bay South 55.54% turnout		Shelley Moores[84] 1,941 36.18%		Barry Petten[85] 3,063 57.09%		Andrew Lovell[75] 225 4.19%		Warrick Butler[86] 136 2.53%				Barry Petten
Mount Pearl North 49.64% turnout		Lucy Stoyles[79] 2,428 46.69%		Jim Lester[87] 2,319 44.60%		Jennifer McCreath[75] 337 6.48%		William Neville[88] 116 2.23%				Jim Lester
Mount Pearl-Southlands 54.61% turnout		Karla Hayward[79] 1,386 23.98%		Cindy Grant[75] 797 13.79%		Cara Winsor-Hehir[75] 152 2.63%				Paul Lane (Independent)[89] 3,445 59.60%		Paul Lane
Topsail-Paradise 55.60% turnout		Ken Carter[90] 2,525 42.08%		Paul Dinn[91] 3,036 50.59%		Kathleen Burt[92] 440 7.33%						Paul Dinn

Avalon Peninsula

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	Liberal		PC		NDP		Other
Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde 51.55% turnout		Steve Crocker[70] 3,892 67.53%		Frank Butt[93] 1,596 27.69%		Matthew Smith[75] 261 4.53%		Edward Thomas Cole (Independent)[63] 14 0.24%		Steve Crocker
Ferryland 58.69% turnout		Cheryl O’Brien[79] 2,696 44.13%		Loyola O'Driscoll[94] 3,197 52.33%		Paul Murphy[75] 216 3.54%				Loyola O'Driscoll
Harbour Grace-Port de Grave 44.35% turnout		Pam Parsons[95] 3,404 71.09%		Roy Sparkes[59] 1,169 24.42%		Dion Hynes[75] 215 4.79%				Pam Parsons
Harbour Main 53.70% turnout		George Murphy[79] 2,430 41.62%		Helen Conway-Ottenheimer[96] 3,180 54.47%		Anthony Chadwick[75] 228 3.91%				Helen Conway-Ottenheimer
Placentia-St. Mary's 54.29% turnout		Sherry Gambin-Walsh[97] 2,552 50.85%		Calvin Manning[98] 2,336 46.54%				Clem Whittle (NL Alliance)[99] 131 2.61%		Sherry Gambin-Walsh

Eastern Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	Liberal		PC		NDP		Other
Bonavista 40.48% turnout		Christine Gill[39] 944 25.56%		Craig Pardy[85] 2,117 57.32%		Timothy Whey[75] 70 1.90%		Neil King (Independent)[100] 562 15.22%		Craig Pardy
Burin-Grand Bank 50.54% turnout		Paul Pike[101] 2,666 59.59%		Fred Dodge[102] 1,639 36.63%		Alvin Banfield[75] 169 4.47%				Carol Anne Haley†
Placentia West-Bellevue 56.84% turnout		Sam Synard[103] 2,304 42.21%		Jeff Dwyer[87] 2,965 54.32%		Carolyn Davis[75] 189 3.46%				Jeff Dwyer
Terra Nova 53.25% turnout		Steve Denty[104][103] 2,323 43.56%		Lloyd Parrott[105] 2,837 53.20%		Anne Marie Anonsen[106] 173 3.24%				Lloyd Parrott

Central Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal		PC		NDP
Baie Verte-Green Bay 42.11% turnout		Brian Warr[103] 2,148 52.06%		Lin Paddock[75] 1,987 47.94%				Brian Warr
Exploits 51.50% turnout		Rodney Mercer[107] 2,178 45.20%		Pleaman Forsey[108] 2,641 54.80%				Pleaman Forsey
Fogo Island-Cape Freels 40.74% turnout		Derrick Bragg[109] 2,511 61.05%		Sue Collins[72] 1,507 36.64%		Jim Gill[75] 95 2.31%		Derrick Bragg
Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune 50.99% turnout		Elvis Loveless[110] 1,868 68.22%		Charlene Walsh[75] 781 28.52%		Noel Joe[83] 89 3.25%		Elvis Loveless
Gander 47.85% turnout		John Haggie[111] 3,358 70.93%		Jamie Harnum[38] 1,228 25.94%		Dawn Lahey[75] 148 3.13%		John Haggie
Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans 47.75% turnout		Deborah Ball[90] 1,776 38.47%		Chris Tibbs[75] 2,735 59.24%		Holly Pike[75] 106 2.30%		Chris Tibbs
Lewisporte-Twillingate 41.06% turnout		Derek Bennett[95] 2,593 62.44%		Rhonda Simms[112] 1,560 37.56%				Derek Bennett

Western Newfoundland

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	Liberal		PC		NDP		Other
Burgeo-La Poile 33.54% turnout		Andrew Parsons[70] 1,992 87.10%		Ethan Wheeler-Park[113] 235 10.28%		Judy Vanta[75] 60 2.62%				Andrew Parsons
Corner Brook 38.44% turnout		Gerry Byrne[114] 2,593 66.54%		Tom Stewart[115] 1,304 33.46%		[c][116]				Gerry Byrne
Humber-Gros Morne 44.83% turnout		Andrew Furey[117] 2,838 63.96%		Jim Goudie[118] 1,492 33.63%		Sheina Lerman[75] 107 2.41%		[d][40]		Andrew Furey
Humber-Bay of Islands 41.00% turnout		Stelman Flynn[90] 741 17.76%		Robert Marche[119] 444 10.64%				Eddie Joyce (Independent)[75] 2,988 71.60%		Eddie Joyce
St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows 51.30% turnout		Krista Howell[90] 2,365 51.17%		Sheila Fitzgerald[38] 2,159 46.47%		John McClusky[75] 38 0.82%		Ford Mitchelmore (Independent)[63] 70 1.51%		Chris Mitchelmore†
St. George's-Humber 43.70% turnout		Scott Reid[95] 2,420 58.54%		Gary Bishop[120] 1,474 35.66%		Melissa Samms[121] 191 4.62%		Shane Snook (NL Alliance)[122] 49 1.19%		Scott Reid
Stephenville-Port au Port 43.41% turnout		Kevin Aylward[123] 1,574 37.85%		Tony Wakeham[91] 2,481 59.67%		Jamie Ruby[75] 103 2.48%				Tony Wakeham

Labrador

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	Liberal		PC		NDP		Other
Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair 35.28% turnout		Lisa Dempster[70] 973 95.21%		Joshua Nolan[119] 49 4.79%						Lisa Dempster
Labrador West 43.23% turnout		Wayne Button[124] 780 28.72%		Nick McGrath[125] 577 21.24%		Jordan Brown[67] 1,359 50.04%				Jordan Brown
Lake Melville 36.39% turnout		Michelle Baikie[126] 306 13.35%		Shannon Tobin[127] 547 23.87%		Amy Norman[128] 279 12.17%		Perry Trimper (Independent)[18][e] 1,143 49.83%		Perry Trimper
								Andrew Abbass (Independent)[129] 17 0.74%
Torngat Mountains 22.46% turnout		Devon Ryan[130] 16 3.38%		Lela Evans[131] 420 88.79%		Patricia Johnson-Castle[75] 37 7.82%				Lela Evans

Opinion polls

Voting Intentions in Newfoundland and Labrador since the 2019 election

Polling firm	Final day of polling	Link	Liberal	PC	NDP	NLA
Election 2021	March 25, 2021	–	48.2	38.8	8.0	0.3
Forum Research	March 24, 2021	[132]	47.6	33.7	13.8	–
Mainstreet Research	February 23, 2021	[133]	53	32	9	2
Mainstreet Research	February 10, 2021	[134]	54	26	17	2
Mainstreet Research	January 29, 2021	[135]	62	26	9	1
MQO Research	December 23, 2020	[136]	65	22	11	0
Narrative Research	December 3, 2020	[137]	58	26	13	–
Angus Reid	November 30, 2020	[138]	50	39	8	–
MQO Research	September 2, 2020	[139]	53	33	11	1
Narrative Research	August 18, 2020	[140]	61	21	15	–
Angus Reid	June 8, 2020	[141]	48	35	12	–
Narrative Research	May 26, 2020	[142]	60	26	13	–
Narrative Research	February 23, 2020	[143]	37	35	26	–
Narrative Research	November 22, 2019	[144]	42	33	24	–
Narrative Research	August 25, 2019	[145]	42	32	24	–
MQO Research	July 31, 2019	[146]	50	34	13	1
Election 2019	May 16, 2019	–	43.9	42.6	6.3	2.4

Results

The Liberals regained their parliamentary majority.^[147] The PC and NDP leaders lost their seats in the legislature.^[148] On March 31, 2021, Ches Crosbie resigned as PC leader.^[149][150]

NDP leader Coffin filed for a recount in her district.^[151] On May 12, 2021, Supreme Court Justice Donald Burrage rejected Coffin's bid for a recount, arguing that there was not sufficient evidence.^[152] On October 16, 2021, Coffin lost a leadership review by party members.^[153] She later chose to resign on October 19 and was replaced by MHA Jim Dinn as interim leader.^[154]

Defeated PC candidates Jim Lester and Sheila Fitzgerald also filed legal challenges to the results in their respective districts.

The election was noteworthy in the election of 3 independent candidates, the most of any past election.

Incumbent MHAs who were defeated

Party		Name	Constituency	Year elected	Seat held by party since	Defeated by	Party
	NDP	Alison Coffin	St. John's East-Quidi Vidi	2019	2015 (1990)	John Abbott		Liberal
	PC	Ches Crosbie	Windsor Lake	2018	2018	John Hogan		Liberal
	PC	Jim Lester	Mount Pearl North	2017	2007	Lucy Stoyles		Liberal

Notes

1. This is the finalized date for mail-in ballots to be received by Elections NL. The original election date, as decreed by the writ, was February 13, 2021.
2. over his comments regarding Innu/Inuit in his district
3. Graham Downey-Sutton was originally the New Democratic candidate, but later withdrew from the race due to difficulties with Coffin's non-committal stance as to whether the Corner Brook Acute Care Hospital should receive a PET scanner.
4. Graydon Pelley was originally the NL Alliance candidate, but later withdrew following an emergency surgery that left him in an extended recovery period.
5. Perry Trimper was originally the Liberal candidate, but later withdrew following his comments about homeless Innu/Inuit in his district. He later ran as an independent.