50th Newfoundland and Labrador general election

50th Newfoundland and Labrador general election

On or before October 8, 2019

All 40[1] seats in the 49th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador 21 seats needed for a majority   Leader Dwight Ball Paul Davis Earle McCurdy Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic Leader since November 17, 2013 September 13, 2014 March 7, 2015 Leader's seat Humber - Gros Morne Topsail-Paradise None Last election 31 seats, 57.2% 7 seats, 30.1% 2 seats, 12.1% Current seats 30 7 2

Incumbent Premier Dwight Ball Liberal

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]

Party standings

Party		Leader	Seats
			2015	Current
	Liberal	Dwight Ball	31	30
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Davis	7	7
	New Democratic	Earle McCurdy	2	2
	Independent		0	1
Total			40	40

Opinion polls

Polling Firm	Last Day of Polling	Link	Liberal	PC	NDP
Abacus Data Inc.	October 29, 2016		36	29	34
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	August 31, 2016		34	33	32
MQO Research	July 27, 2016	HTML	30	37	33
Corporate Research Associates Inc.	May 30, 2016	PDF	27	34	38
MQO Research	April 21, 2016	HTML	37	30	31
Election 2015	November 30, 2015	–	57.2	30.1	12.1

References

1. http://www.nledbc.ca/
2. http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&ID=62669
3. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/paul-davis-resign-progressive-conservative-leader-1.3799885