2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election explained

The 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election took place on October 11, 2011, to elect members of the 47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) formed a majority government in the 2007 election, with the Liberal Party serving as the Official Opposition and the New Democratic Party (NDP) serving as a third party.

Under amendments passed by the Legislature in 2004, elections in Newfoundland and Labrador are now held on fixed dates: the second Tuesday in October every four years.^[1]

The Progressive Conservatives, led by Kathy Dunderdale, won their third consecutive majority government. Dunderdale became only the third woman in Canadian history to lead a political party to power.^[2] The Liberal Party, led by Kevin Aylward, formed the Official Opposition, however the party placed third in the popular vote and Aylward himself was not elected to the legislature.^[3] Lorraine Michael's New Democratic Party won a record number of seats and placed second in the popular vote for the first time in the province's history.^[4]

Background

Progressive Conservative Party

Leader: Kathy Dunderdale Under Dunderdale's leadership the PC Party won a third straight majority government, winning 37 seats in the House of Assembly and taking 56% of the popular vote. The party platform included the phasing out of the payroll tax over six years, eliminating provincial student loans and replacing them with needs-based grants over four years, improving health care wait times, establishing a ceiling for new spending growth, investing a third of any surplus into unfunded public pension funds, the creation of a population growth strategy, reforming the adoption process to make it easier for people to adopt children and provide province-wide high-speed access within four years. While releasing the platform Dunderdale stated that promises outlined were contingent on fiscal conditions in the months and years to come.[5] [6] [7]

Liberal Party

Leader: Kevin Aylward Under Aylward's leadership the Liberal Party won a total of six seats. While they increased their number of seats, by two, the party placed third in the popular with 19.1%, the worst showing in their history. The party platform advocated for the creation of a legacy fund for offshore oil revenues, a new deal to develop the Lower Churchill hydroelectric development, annual increase to retired public service pensions, improve high-speed internet and cellphone service in rural areas, merge the Department of Business with the Department of Innovation, Trade, and Rural Development, establish a fisheries investment and diversification fund, creation of a fisheries loan board, initiate a judicial inquiry dealing with management of the fishery and operating a marine rescue subcentre in the province.[8] [9]

New Democratic Party

| |Leader: Lorraine Michael

Under Michael's leadership the NDP won a total of five seats and took 24.6% of the popular vote, the best result in the party's history. While the party placed second in the popular vote they placed third in seats.^[2] Their platform advocated for a 25% reduction in the small business tax, an all-day kindergarten pilot project starting in September 2012, an independent review of the health care system, elimination of the “tax on tax” on gasoline and diesel fuel, regular increases in the minimum wage, reductions in public post-secondary tuition fees with a move towards free tuition, and the introduction of a three per cent petroleum royalty surcharge on oil companies.^{[10] [11] [12]} |}

Party leadership

Following Liberal leader Gerry Reid's defeat in the 2007 general election he resigned as the party's leader.^[13] The party subsequently chose Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair MHA Yvonne Jones as interim leader of the party and therefore the Official Opposition Leader in the House of Assembly.^[14] The party delayed calling a leadership election until 2010, and when nominations for the leadership closed on July 30, 2010, Jones was the only candidate to come forward and was acclaimed leader of the party.^[15] Only weeks later on August 13, 2010, Jones announced she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and would be taking time off to undergo treatment. During her time off Liberal House Leader Kelvin Parsons took over for Jones on an interim basis.^[16] The Liberal convention that would swear Jones in as leader was rescheduled from October 2010, to May 2011, due to her illness. She was sworn in as leader on May 28, 2011.^[17] On August 8, 2011, it was announced that Jones would step down as leader the following day on the advice of her doctor. The Liberal Party executive chose former MHA and cabinet minister Kevin Aylward as her successor on August 14, 2011.^{[18] [19]}

On November 25, 2010, Premier Danny Williams made the surprise announcement that he would resign as leader and premier the next week.^[20] On December 3, 2010, Kathy Dunderdale, Williams' Deputy Premier, was sworn in as Newfoundland and Labrador's tenth Premier.^[21] Although she had originally stated she would not seek the permanent leadership she announced on December 30, 2010, she would run for the Progressive Conservative leadership. Her announcement came after several high-profile cabinet ministers announced they would not run and endorsed her candidacy.^{[22] [23]} In January 2011, Dunderdale was acclaimed party leader when she was the only eligible candidate to seek the leadership.^[24] On April 2, 2011, she was sworn in as leader of the Progressive Conservatives.^[25]

Timeline

2007

• October 9, 2007: Elections held for the Newfoundland and Labrador Legislature in the 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.^[26]
• November 6, 2007: Progressive Conservative Susan Sullivan wins a deferred election in Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans.^[27]
• November 13, 2007: Liberal leader Gerry Reid resign after failing to be re-elected.^[13]
• November 15, 2007: The Liberal Party select Yvonne Jones as interim leader of the party.^[14]

2008

• May 21, 2008: Tom Rideout resigns as Deputy Premier, Government House Leader and Minister of Fisheries, in a dispute with the Premier's Office.^[28]
• June 4, 2008: Cape St. Francis MHA Jack Byrne dies.^[29]
• June 30, 2008: Baie Verte-Springdale MHA Tom Rideout resigns his seat.^[30]
• August 27, 2008: Two by-elections in Cape St. Francis and Baie Verte-Springdale are won by Progressive Conservative candidates Kevin Parsons and Kevin Pollard.^[31]

2009

• October 2, 2009: The Straits – White Bay North MHA Trevor Taylor resigns from Cabinet and his seat.^[32]
• October 7, 2009: Terra Nova MHA Paul Oram resign from Cabinet and his seat.^[33]
• October 27, 2009: A by-election in The Straits – White Bay North elects Liberal Marshall Dean.^[34]
• November 26, 2009: A by-election in Terra Nova elects PC Sandy Collins.^[35]

2010

• January 29, 2010: Topsail MHA Elizabeth Marshall resigns her seat to be appointed to the Senate of Canada.^[36]
• March 16, 2010: A by-election in Topsail elects PC Paul Davis.^[37]
• July 30, 2010: Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair MHA Yvonne Jones is acclaimed Liberal leader after being the only candidate for the party's leader.^[15]
• August 13, 2010: Yvonne Jones announces she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and that MHA Kelvin Parsons will serve as interim leader while she is receiving treatment.^[16]
• October 3, 2010: Conception Bay East - Bell Island MHA and Minister Dianne Whalen dies.^[38]
• November 25, 2010: Premier Danny Williams, Humber West MHA announces his retirement, effective December 3, 2010. Deputy Premier Kathy Dunderdale will be the Premier of the province in the interim.^[20]
• December 2, 2010: Progressive Conservative candidate David Brazil is elected MHA of Conception Bay East - Bell Island.^[39]
• December 3, 2010: Kathy Dunderdale is sworn in as the province's tenth Premier upon the resignation of Danny Williams, the first woman to do so.^[21]

2011

• February 15, 2011: Progressive Conservative candidate Vaughn Granter is elected MHA of Humber West.^[40]
• April 2, 2011: Kathy Dunderdale is sworn in as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party.^[25]
• May 28, 2011: Yvonne Jones is sworn in as leader of the Liberal Party.^[17]
• August 9, 2011: Jones steps down as leader of the Liberal Party for health reasons.^[18]
• August 14, 2011: Kevin Aylward is chosen as leader of the Liberal Party.^[19]
• September 19, 2011: Election call, Kathy Dunderdale asks Lieutenant Governor John Crosbie to dissolve the legislature.^[41]

Campaign

At 10:00 am on September 19, 2011, Premier Dunderdale met with Lieutenant Governor John Crosbie who dissolved the 46th General Assembly, officially launching the election campaign.^{[42] [41]} It was widely expected that the PCs would win the election.^[43]

Campaign slogans

The parties campaign slogans for the 2011 election are:

• Liberal Party – "We Can Do Better"
• New Democratic Party – "It's Time"
• Progressive Conservative – "New Energy"

Issues

Muskrat FallsThe tentative deal to develop the $6.2 billion Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador was negotiated by the Progressive Conservative government in November 2010. The Liberal Party opposes the deal, saying it is bad for the province because it will increase the province's debt and will see electricity rates increase for consumers. The NDP have had similar concerns and both party leaders have called for spending on the project to stop until more independent analysis' can be conducted to see if the current deal is the best one for the province.^{[44] [45]}

Public sector pension increasesThe Liberal Party announced they would provide a one-time increase to public sector pensioners of 2.5%, as well as provide annual increases equivalent to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) up to 2%. While Aylward has said increasing payments would cost $13 million in the first year and about $10 million extra for each additional year, the Department of Finance stated that the plan would add $1.2 billion in additional liabilities to the pension plan.^[46] Dunderdale slammed the Liberal Party's plan calling it 'foolhardy'.^[47]

Controversies

Dunderdale confrontation with fisheries workersToward the end of the campaign, Tory Leader Kathy Dunderdale was confronted by frustrated fisheries workers in Marystown in the district of Burin-Placentia West held by Minister of Fisheries & Aquaculture Clyde Jackman.^[48] Dunderdale, accompanied by Jackman and Grand Bank district MHA Darin King, refused to negotiate with the workers until after the election. Jackman went on to win the election by only 40 votes.^[49]

Dumaresque commentControversy arose at the St. John's Board of Trade debate when Liberal candidate Danny Dumaresque was asked about an appeal by the mayor of St. John's for a new financial arrangement between the city and the provincial government. Dumaresque stated that "there are a hell of a lot more priorities outside the overpass that need to be addressed before we start forking more money over to the City of St. John's." The comment led to divisions within the party, with Liberal candidate Drew Brown stating it was an “idiotic comment by an idiotic man.”^{[50] [51]}

Election summary

Party		Seats	Second	Third	Fourth	37	10	1	0	6	15	27	0	5	23	20	0	Other	0	0	0	3

! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Party! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Party leader!rowspan="2"|

Candidates! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Seats! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Popular vote|-!2007!Dissol.!2011!Change!#!%!% Change| style="text-align:left;" |Kathy Dunderdale| style="text-align:right;" |48| style="text-align:right;" |44| style="text-align:right;" |43| style="text-align:right;" |37| style="text-align:right;" |-6| style="text-align:right;" |124,523| style="text-align:right;" |56.1%| style="text-align:right;" |-13.49%| style="text-align:left;" |Kevin Aylward| style="text-align:right;" |48| style="text-align:right;" |3| style="text-align:right;" |4| style="text-align:right;" |6| style="text-align:right;" |+2| style="text-align:right;" |42.417| style="text-align:right;" |19.1%| style="text-align:right;" |-2.59%| style="text-align:left;" |Lorraine Michael| style="text-align:right;" |48| style="text-align:right;" |1| style="text-align:right;" |1| style="text-align:right;" |5| style="text-align:right;" |+4| style="text-align:right;" |54,713| style="text-align:right;" |24.6%| style="text-align:right;" |+16.11%| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"|Independents| style="text-align:right;" |3| style="text-align:right;" |0| style="text-align:right;" |0| style="text-align:right;" |0| style="text-align:right;" |0| style="text-align:right;" |430| style="text-align:right;" |0.2%| style="text-align:right;" ||-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total| style="text-align:right;"|| style="text-align:right;"|48| style="text-align:right;"|48| style="text-align:right;"|48| style="text-align:right;"|| style="text-align:right;"|222,083| style="text-align:right;"|100%| style="text-align:right;"| |}

Results by region

Party Name			St. John's	St. John's Metro	Avalon/Burin	Central	Western/ Southern	Labrador	Total
Parties winning seats in the legislature:										Progressive Conservative	Seats:	4	6	9	11	5	2	37	Popular Vote:	47.47%	63.29%	62.87%	59.18%	51.13%	44.14%		Liberal	Seats:	0	0	0	0	4	2	6	Popular Vote:	7.1%	5.21%	17.10%	24.49%	33.76%	31.45%		New Democratic	Seats:	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	Popular Vote:	45.43%	31.51%	19.08%	15.61%	14.67%	24.40%
Parties that won no seats in the legislature
Independent	Popular Vote:				0.73%	0.14%
Total seats:			8	6	9	11	10	4	48

Results by district

Bold incumbents indicates party leaders. The premier's name is boldfaced and italicized.

• 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;"| Kilbride|||John Dinn
3,347
58.32%||Brian Hanlon
454
7.91%||Paul Boundridge
1,927
33.58%|||John Dinn|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"| Signal Hill—Quidi Vidi||John Noseworthy
1,550
31.17%|| Drew Brown
173
3.48%|||Lorraine Michael
3,239
65.13%|||Lorraine Michael|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"| St. John's Centre||Shawn Skinner
2,041
43.13%||Carly Bigelow
109
2.30%||| Gerry Rogers
2,569
54.29%|||Shawn Skinner|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"| St. John's East||Ed Buckingham
2,175
40.77%||Mike Duffy
367
6.88%|||George Murphy
2,766
51.85%|||Ed Buckingham|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"| St. John's North||Bob Ridgley
1,905
40.29%||Elizabeth Scammel Reynolds
201
4.25%|||Dale Kirby
2,595
54.89%|||Bob Ridgley|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"| St. John's South|||Tom Osborne
2,967
57.71%||Trevor Hickey
163
3.17%||Keith Dunne
1,994
38.79%|||Tom Osborne|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"| St. John's West|||Dan Crummell
2,004
43.25%||George Joyce
890
19.21%||Chris Pickard
1,729
37.32%|||Sheila Osborne†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"| Virginia Waters|||Kathy Dunderdale
3,371
59.85%||Sheila Miller
536
9.52%||Dave Sullivan
1,708
30.33%|||Kathy Dunderdale|}

St. John's suburbs

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Cape St. Francis|||Kevin Parsons
4,132
59.06%||Joy Buckle
204
2.92%||Geoff Gallant
2,623
37.49%|||Kevin Parsons|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Conception Bay East - Bell Island|||David Brazil
3,059
54.91%||Kim Ploughman
213
3.82%||Bill Kavanagh
2,290
41.11%|||David Brazil|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Conception Bay South|||Terry French
3,632
69.01%||Cynthia Layden Barron
354
6.73%||Noah Davis-Power
1,263
24.00%|||Terry French|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Mount Pearl North|||Steve Kent
3,727
70.82%||Maurice Budgell
363
6.90%||Kurtis Coombs
994
18.89%|||Steve Kent|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Mount Pearl South|||Paul Lane
2,375
54.52%||Norm Snelgrove
299
6.86%||John Riche
1,675
38.45%|||Dave Denine†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Topsail|||Paul Davis
3,860
68.26%||Nic Reid
280
4.95%||Brian Nolan
1,507
26.65%|||Paul Davis|}

Avalon and Burin Peninsulas

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Bellevue|||Calvin Peach
3,005
60.12%||Pam Pardy Ghent
626
12.53%||Gabe Ryan
1,356
27.13%|||||Calvin Peach|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Burin—Placentia West|||Clyde Jackman
2,538
48.34%||Jacqueline Mullett
202
3.85%||Julie Mitchell
2,498
47.58%|||||Clyde Jackman|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Carbonear—Harbour Grace|||Jerome Kennedy
3,993
75.94%||Phillip Earle
774
14.72%||Shawn Hyde
445
8.46%||Kyle Brookings (Independent)
22
0.42%|||Jerome Kennedy|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Ferryland|||Keith Hutchings
3,640
71.99%||Dianne Randell
181
3.58%||Chris Molloy
1,224
24.21%|||||Keith Hutchings|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Grand Bank|||Darin King
3,271
68.33%||Carol Anne Haley
1,336
27.91%||Wally Layman
167
3.49%|||||Darin King|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Harbour Main|||Tom Hedderson
3,600
69.32%||Bern Hickey
580
11.17%||Mike Maher
990
19.06%|||||Tom Hedderson|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Placentia—St. Mary's|||Felix Collins
2,516
49.71%||Todd Squires
1,055
20.85%||Trish Dodd
1,475
29.14%|||||Felix Collins|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Port de Grave|||Glenn Littlejohn
3,551
59.33%||Leanne Hussey
2,022
33.78%||Sarah Downey
396
6.62%|||||Roland Butler†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Trinity—Bay de Verde|||Charlene Johnson
2,889
61.73%||Barry Snow
1,114
23.86%||Sheina Lerman
659
14.11%|||||Charlene Johnson|}

Central Newfoundland

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Baie Verte—Springdale|||Kevin Pollard
2,552
52.65%||Neil Ward
1,827
37.69%||Tim Howse
456
9.41%|||||Kevin Pollard|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Bonavista North|||Eli Cross
1,723
46.26%||Paul Kean
1,518
40.75%||John Coaker
467
12.54%|||||Harry Harding†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Bonavista South|||Glen Little
2,214
55.99%||Johanna Ryan Guy
532
13.45%||Darryl Johnson
1,198
30.30%|||||Roger Fitzgerald†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Exploits|||Clayton Forsey
2,819
68.64%||Jim Samson
654
15.92%||Grant Hemeon
629
15.32%|||||Clayton Forsey|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Gander|||Kevin O'Brien
2,393
52.09%||Barry Warren
1,415
30.80%||Lukas Norman
770
16.76%|||||Kevin O'Brien|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Grand Falls-Windsor—Buchans|||Susan Sullivan
2,957
61.44%||Wayne Morris
1,540
31.20%||John Whelan
313
6.27%|||||Susan Sullivan|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Grand Falls-Windsor—Green Bay South|||Ray Hunter
2,131
57.16%||Merv Wiseman
1,165
31.25%||Clyde Bridger
418
11.21%|||||Ray Hunter|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Lewisporte|||Wade Verge
2,450
56.48%||Todd Manuel
891
20.54%||Lloyd Snow
988
22.78%|||||Wade Verge|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Terra Nova|||Sandy Collins
2,785
62.92%||Ryan Lane
631
14.26%||Robin Brentnall
648
14.64%||John Baird (Independent)
346
7.82%|||Sandy Collins|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|The Isles of Notre Dame|||Derrick Dalley
2,746
67.48%||Danny Dumaresque
1,070
26.12%||Tree Walsh
252
6.15%|||||Derrick Dalley|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Trinity North|||Ross Wiseman
3,211
66.74%||Brad Cabana
344
7.15%||Vanessa Wiseman
1,247
25.92%|||||Ross Wiseman|}

Western and Southern Newfoundland

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Bay of Islands||Terry Loder
2,003
37.05%|||Eddie Joyce
2,760
51.05%||Tony Adey
625
11.56%|||||Terry Loder|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Burgeo—La Poile||Colin Short
1,850
43.14%|||Andrew Parsons
2,228
51.96%||Matt Fuchs
197
4.59%|||||Kelvin Parsons†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Fortune Bay—Cape La Hune|||Tracey Perry
2,592
67.06%||Eric Skinner
596
15.42%||Susan Skinner
665
17.21%|||||Tracey Perry|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Humber East|||Tom Marshall
3,493
77.97%||Charles Murphy
378
8.44%||Marc Best
593
13.24%|||||Tom Marshall|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Humber Valley||Darryl Kelly
2,541
46.72%|||Dwight Ball
2,609
47.97%||Sheldon Hynes
270
4.96%|||||Darryl Kelly|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Humber West|||Vaughn Granter
2,335
59.28%||Donna Luther
832
21.12%||Jordan Stringer
765
19.42%|||||Vaughn Granter|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Port au Port|||Tony Cornect
2,609
58.69%||Kate Mitchell-Mansfield
954
21.46%||Jamie Brace
860
19.35%|||||Tony Cornect|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|St. Barbe||Wallace Young
1,779
44.05%|||Jim Bennett
1816
44.94%||Diane Ryan
437
10.82%|||||Wallace Young|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|St. George's—Stephenville East|||Joan Burke
2,104
49.08%||Kevin Aylward
1,396
32.56%||Bernice Hancock
705
16.45%||Dean Simon (Independent)
62
1.45%|||Joan Burke|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|The Straits - White Bay North||Selma Pike
1,336
31.46%||Marshall Dean
1,382
32.54%|||Chris Mitchelmore
1,511
35.58%|||||Marshall Dean|}

Labrador

|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Cartwright—L'Anse au Clair||Glen Acreman
576
26.77%|||Yvonne Jones
1,516
71.07%||Bill Cooper
44
2.06%|||Yvonne Jones|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Labrador West|||Nick McGrath
1,843
50.80%||Karen Oldford
593
16.35%||Tom Harris
1,182
32.58%|||Jim Baker†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Lake Melville|||Keith Russell
1,741
49.50%||Chris Montague
531
15.10%||Arlene Michelin-Pittman
1,209
34.38%|||John Hickey†|-| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Torngat Mountains||Patty Pottle
586
37.66%|||Randy Edmunds
744
47.81%||Alex Saunders
186
11.95%|||Patty Pottle|}

MHAs not running again

Liberal

• Roland Butler, Port de Grave
• Kelvin Parsons, Burgeo-LaPoile

Progressive Conservative

• Jim Baker, Labrador West
• Dave Denine, Mount Pearl South
• Roger Fitzgerald, Bonavista South
• Harry Harding, Bonavista North
• John Hickey, Lake Melville
• Sheila Osborne, St. John's West

Opinion polls

width=20%	Polling Firm	width=16%	Date of Polling	width=7%	Link	align="center" width=19%	Progressive Conservative	align="center" width=19%	Liberal	align="center" width=19%	New Democratic
Corporate Research Associates	September 29 – October 3, 2011	HTML	59	16	25
Environics	September 29 – October 4, 2011	HTML	54	13	33
MarketQuest Omnifacts Research	September 28–30, 2011	HTML	54	13	33
MarketQuest Omnifacts Research	September 16–19, 2011	HTML	53	18	29
Corporate Research Associates	August 15–31, 2011	PDF	54	22	24
Corporate Research Associates	May 11–28, 2011	PDF	57	22	20
Corporate Research Associates	February 10–28, 2011	PDF	73	18	8
Corporate Research Associates	November 9–30, 2010	PDF	75	16	8
Corporate Research Associates	August 10–30, 2010	PDF	76	17	7
Corporate Research Associates	May 11–31, 2010	PDF	75	16	8
Corporate Research Associates	February 9–25, 2010	PDF	80	15	5
Corporate Research Associates	November 5–22, 2009	PDF	77	16	7
Corporate Research Associates	August 11–29, 2009	PDF	77	15	8
Corporate Research Associates	May 12–30, 2009	PDF	72	19	8
Corporate Research Associates	February 11–28, 2009	PDF	71	22	7
Corporate Research Associates	November 5 – December 2, 2008	PDF	72	19	9
Corporate Research Associates	August 12–30, 2008	PDF	78	14	7
Corporate Research Associates	May 8 – June 1, 2008	PDF	77	13	8
Corporate Research Associates	February 12 – March 4, 2008	PDF	79	14	6
Corporate Research Associates	November 9 – December 3, 2007	PDF	82	12	7
Election 2007	October 9, 2007	HTML	69.6	21.7	8.5

Further reading

• Alex . Marland . A Race for Second Place: The 2011 Provincial Election in Newfoundland and Labrador . Canadian Political Science Review . 2012 . 6 . 2 . 1911-4125 . 287–300 . May 4, 2021 . July 13, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200713140400/https://ojs.unbc.ca/index.php/cpsr/article/view/475/439 . live .

Political parties

• Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party

External links

• CBC – Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2011
• Elections Newfoundland and Labrador
• Election Almanac – Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Election 2011

Notes and References

1. Web site: Canada's New Government Proposes Fixed Election Dates . Democraticreform.gc.ca . May 30, 2006 . June 22, 2015 . June 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623075100/http://www.democraticreform.gc.ca/eng/content/canadas-new-government-proposes-fixed-election-dates . live .
2. News: Dunderdale leads N.L. Tories to majority. October 12, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 12, 2011. February 25, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120225100307/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/10/11/nlvotes-main-results.html. live.
3. News: Kevin Aylward resigning as Liberal leader. 11 May 2016. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 October 2011. January 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124033530/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/kevin-aylward-resigning-as-liberal-leader-1.988995. live.
4. Web site: NDP celebrates historic gains. CBC News. October 11, 2011. May 21, 2019. March 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306134514/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ndp-celebrates-historic-gains-1.1117282. live.
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6. News: PC Blue Book promises to cost $135 million a year. October 17, 2011. The Telegram. September 22, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202123819/http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-09-22/article-2755465/PC-Blue-Book-promises-to-cost-$135-million-a-year/1. February 2, 2014. dead.
7. News: Blue Book vows cautious spending hikes. October 17, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 22, 2011. October 17, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111017150931/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nlvotes2011/story/2011/09/22/nl-blue-book-tories-817.html. live.
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9. News: Liberals pitch legacy account for oil money. October 17, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 23, 2011. October 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111028132608/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/09/23/nl-liberal-platform-aylward-923.html. live.
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11. News: NDP: Raise oil taxes, boost social spending. October 17, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2011. October 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111013095107/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/09/20/nl-ndp-platform-920.html. live.
12. News: NDP platform pledges $142 M in five key areas. October 17, 2011. The Telegram. September 20, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225945/http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-09-20/article-2753857/NDPplatform-pledges-142-M-in-five-key-areas/1. March 3, 2016. dead.
13. News: Reid resigns leadership, vows Grit rebuilding. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. November 13, 2007. April 30, 2016. May 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160506191417/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/reid-resigns-leadership-vows-grit-rebuilding-1.632148. live.
14. News: Jones takes on interim Liberal leadership. July 10, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. November 15, 2007. October 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007031352/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2007/11/15/jones-liberals.html. live.
15. News: Jones acclaimed N.L. Liberal leader. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. July 30, 2010. April 30, 2016. October 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151019134301/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/jones-acclaimed-n-l-liberal-leader-1.909387. live.
16. News: N.L. Liberal Leader Jones has breast cancer. CBC News. August 13, 2010. June 22, 2015. July 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150705045516/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/n-l-liberal-leader-jones-has-breast-cancer-1.909386. live.
17. News: Liberal party ready for election. July 10, 2011. The Telgram. May 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120407032325/http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-05-30/article-2544540/Liberal-party--ready-for-election/1. April 7, 2012. dead.
18. News: N.L. Liberal leader set to resign over health. August 9, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 8, 2011. August 10, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110810032333/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/08/08/nl-jones-to-announce-resignation.html. live.
19. News: Aylward will lead NL Liberals. August 14, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 14, 2011. August 15, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110815095149/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/08/14/nl-liberals-14aug11.html. live.
20. Web site: Danny Williams to step down . National Post . Canada . November 25, 2010 . July 6, 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20130129120134/http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/11/25/don-martin-danny-williams-to-step-down/ . January 29, 2013 . mdy-all .
21. News: 'Our time has come' N.L. premier says as he leaves office. Canada.com. November 25, 2010. July 6, 2011. October 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020131902/http://www.canada.com/news/time+come+premier+says/3882551/story.html. live.
22. News: 2 key ministers skip PC race. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 22, 2010. June 22, 2015. May 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150501023656/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/2-key-ministers-skip-pc-race-1.913264. live.
23. News: Dunderdale shoots for N.L. Tory nod. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 30, 2010. June 22, 2015. April 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150428002400/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dunderdale-shoots-for-n-l-tory-nod-1.926066. live.
24. News: N.L. Tories reject Cabana appeal. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. January 27, 2011. June 22, 2015. April 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150428000841/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/n-l-tories-reject-cabana-appeal-1.1045552. live.
25. News: Dunderdale sworn in as PC Party leader. July 10, 2011. The Telegram. April 2, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120407032319/http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-04-02/article-2395041/Dunderdale-sworn-in-as-PC-Party-leader/1. April 7, 2012. dead.
26. News: Williams leads Tory landslide in N.L.. June 22, 2015. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 9, 2007. July 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150705045544/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/williams-leads-tory-landslide-in-n-l-1.636419. live.
27. News: Tories take resounding win in deferred N.L. vote. July 6, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. November 6, 2007. June 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110628191038/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2007/11/06/gfw-election.html. live.
28. News: Deputy N.L. premier Rideout quits cabinet in spat with Williams . . May 21, 2008 . June 22, 2015 . July 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150705045547/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/deputy-n-l-premier-rideout-quits-cabinet-in-spat-with-williams-1.698378 . live .
29. News: Tory stalwart Jack Byrne dead at 57. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 5, 2007. June 22, 2015. September 23, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160923130100/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/tory-stalwart-jack-byrne-dead-at-57-1.698001. live.
30. News: Former Newfoundland premier Tom Rideout quits politics. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 30, 2008. June 22, 2015. July 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150705045538/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/former-newfoundland-premier-tom-rideout-quits-politics-1.702738. live.
31. News: Tories sweep Newfoundland and Labrador byelections. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 28, 2008. June 22, 2015. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924175557/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/tories-sweep-newfoundland-and-labrador-byelections-1.757485. live.
32. News: Trevor Taylor resigns from N.L. cabinet. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 24, 2009. June 22, 2015. July 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150705045519/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/trevor-taylor-resigns-from-n-l-cabinet-1.802912. live.
33. News: Paul Oram resigns as health minister, MHA. The Telegram. October 7, 2009. July 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20180527201359/http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=292917&sc=79. May 27, 2018. dead.
34. News: Liberals take Straits and White Bay North. July 7, 2011. The Telegram. October 26, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706190855/http://www.northernpen.ca/News/2009-10-26/article-1524401/Liberals-take-Straits-and-White-Bay-North/1. July 6, 2011. dead.
35. News: Conservatives win Terra Nova byelection. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. November 27, 2009. June 22, 2015. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924172748/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/conservatives-win-terra-nova-byelection-1.857242. live.
36. News: PM appoints N.L.'s Elizabeth Marshall to senate. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. January 29, 2010. June 22, 2015. July 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150705045522/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/pm-appoints-n-l-s-elizabeth-marshall-to-senate-1.880360. live.
37. News: Paul Davis wins Tory nomination in Topsail. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. March 16, 2010. June 22, 2015. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924173545/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/paul-davis-wins-tory-nomination-in-topsail-1.935252. live.
38. Web site: Premier Mourns the Passing of Minister Dianne Whalen; Honours Her Contribution to Newfoundland and Labrador. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 3, 2010. July 6, 2011. March 13, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120313071551/http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2010/exec/1003n01.htm. live.
39. News: PC David Brazil wins N.L. by-election. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. November 2, 2010. June 22, 2015. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924173546/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/pc-david-brazil-wins-byelection-1.906776. live.
40. News: Granter wins Humber West by 2–1 margin. The Western Star. February 16, 2011. March 3, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110218222043/http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2011-02-15/article-2244092/Granter-wins-Humber-West-by-2-1-margin/1. February 18, 2011. dead.
41. News: Dunderdale kicks off N.L. election campaign. September 19, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 19, 2011. September 23, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110923210645/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/09/19/nl-nlvotes2011-dunderdale-launch-writ-919.html. live.
42. News: Provincial election to formally begin 10 am. September 19, 2011. The Telegram. September 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120925114055/http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-09-19/article-2752654/Provincial-election-to-formally-begin-10-am/1. September 25, 2012. dead.
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45. News: Navigant Consulting releases report on proposed Nalcor Energy Muskrat Falls, Labrador power plant. September 20, 2011. Daily Commercial News. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324103834/http://www.dcnonl.com/article/id46731?search_term=water%20construction%20environmental%20condominium%20hospital%20mechanical%20hvac%20transmission%20electrical. March 24, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
46. News: Liberals promise pension increase. September 20, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2011. September 24, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110924085627/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/09/19/nl-liberals-pension-increase-20110919.html. live.
47. News: Grit pension promise 'foolhardy': Tories. September 20, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2011. September 21, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110921043352/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nlvotes2011/story/2011/09/20/nl-pensions-pcs-liberals-nlvotes-920.html. live.
48. News: Fisheries workers confront Dunderdale. October 17, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 3, 2011. October 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007033131/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/10/03/nl-dunderdale-marystown-oci-protest-103.html. live.
49. News: NDP wants Burin-Placentia West recount. October 17, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 24, 2011. March 23, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220323051437/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ndp-wants-burin-placentia-west-recount-1.1064005. live.
50. News: St. John's comment splits Liberals. October 17, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 28, 2011. October 20, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111020012224/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/09/28/nl-liberals-stjohns-nlvotes-928.html. live.
51. News: Noseworthy no-show called 'arrogant'. October 17, 2011. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 5, 2011. October 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111013095957/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/10/05/nl-michael-noseworthy-debate-105.html. live.