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by Maurice Y. Michaud (he/him)

Newfoundland and Labrador :: Recorded events and races
Jurisdiction Elections Referendums
Juri. Year Assem. General By-Elections
Elec Races Elec Races
Min Max Min Max N Accl. n Acc? N Accl. n Acc? Minis. Q Races
7 NL 1865 2025 9 50 42 1,652 88 1,564 0 112 204 39 165 18 26 4 150
The MMP simulator can be run on all the general elections in this jurisdiction.

“Acc?” stands for missing data (namely races entered as having been won by acclamation when in fact the results are unknown), while “Minis.” shows the number of ministerial by-elections.

The results for a few by-elections are missing for this jurisdiction.

Up until the middle of the 20th century, unseating a member was commonplace and the mechanism to challenge someone’s election seems to have been very lax when viewed through presentist lens, as many by-elections were held merely because the challenger — often the government or the defeated incumbent — did not like the result. What’s more, newly appointed ministers had to resign and run in a ministerial by-election. Therefore, by-elections were far more frequent than they are today.
Capital city St. John’s Largest city St. John’s
Confederation 31 Mar 1949 Population (2025 est.) 545,464
Territorial integrity  1 Mar 1927 Area 405,720 km2 (156,650 mi2)
General Elections (42)
1865, 1869, 1873, 1874, 1878, 1882, 1885, 1889, 1893, 1897, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1949, 1951, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021 
  7 Nov 1865 (First)
25 Mar 2021 (Last)
14 Oct 2025 (Next)		 Electoral systems 1865–1975: FPTP, PAL
1975–2025: FPTP
Partisan assembly Yes
Fixed election date The second Tuesday in October every four years following the last general election, but in the event that a premier leaves office while the legislature is summoned, the new premier is required to advise the lieutenant governor to call an election within 12 months of being appointed.
Last by-election 22 Aug 2024 Current government
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Pub.: 20 Aug 2024 05:00
Rev.: 30 Sep 2025 17:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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