Newfoundland election, Nov 2015

[MaxQue]

In Burgeo-La Poile, Liberals are at 98% of votes.

EDIT: Down to 97% now.

[Boston Bread]

Cape St. Francis has a swing to PC? What?

[136or142]

Quidi Vidi is my second favorite riding name (or partial riding name in this case) after Tobique-Mactaquak.  Name a riding Mactaquak?  You must be either Qua(c)kers of Quidi(ng) me!

[MaxQue]

Quidi Vidi is my second favorite riding name (or partial riding name in this case) after Tobique-Mactaquak.  Name a riding Mactaquak?  You must be either Qua(c)kers of Quidi(ng) me!

Talking of Quidi Vidi, NDP now leads there (as in St Johns. Centre).

PC leads:
Cape St. Francis
Conception Bay East - Bell Island
Topsail - Paradise
Mount Pearl North
Ferryland
Exploits
Fortune Bay - Cape La Hune

[MaxQue]

PC took the lead in Conception Bay South.

[DC Al Fine]

Not a bad night for the Tories all things considered :/

[136or142]

Turnout is terrible.

[MaxQue]

Astonishing results in Burgeo - La Poile

Liberal 3998 votes
PC 93 votes
NDP 53 votes

in %, Lib 97%, PC 2%, NDP 1%

[DL]

Astonishing results in Burgeo - La Poile

Liberal 3998 votes
PC 93 votes
NDP 53 votes

in %, Lib 97%, PC 2%, NDP 1%

North Korea!!

[136or142]

Astonishing results in Burgeo - La Poile

Liberal 3998 votes
PC 93 votes
NDP 53 votes

in %, Lib 97%, PC 2%, NDP 1%

North Korea!!

There's another riding with a very similar vote:
Cartwright-Lanse Au Clair 25/25 polls
Liberal: 1,405
NDP: 57
P.C: 48
Turnout: 49.30%

[DL]

I'm actually pleasantly surprised that after all that has happened the NL NDP managed to re-elect its two incumbents and came close in a couple of others...and so much for all those predictions of the Liberals winning every single seat - they actually lost in 10 of them - not even close!

[Panhandle Progressive]

Astonishing results in Burgeo - La Poile

Liberal 3998 votes
PC 93 votes
NDP 53 votes

in %, Lib 97%, PC 2%, NDP 1%

Other Lib blowouts include:
Burin – Grand Bank - 79.4%
Carbonear – Trinity – Bay de Verde - 84.5%
Humber – Bay of Islands - 84.5%
Humber – Gros Morne - 75.7%
St. Barbe – L'Anse aux Meadows - 89.0%
St. George's – Humber - 77.8%

[MaxQue]

PC lost their lead in Exploits.

[Volrath50]

Astonishing results in Burgeo - La Poile

Liberal 3998 votes
PC 93 votes
NDP 53 votes

in %, Lib 97%, PC 2%, NDP 1%

That's honestly the highest vote percent I've ever seen in a contested election in Canada. I wonder if it sets a record for a provincial election, or a least a record since the 1800s or something. About the only free and fair votes I've seen anywhere that beat that are the referendums in Gibraltar and the Falklands on staying in the UK.

[DL]

There have been some provincial elections in Quebec where in 99% anglophone d'arcy McGee riding the Quebec liberal candidate beat the PQ with close to 99%

[MaxQue]

There have been some provincial elections in Quebec where in 99% anglophone d'arcy McGee riding the Quebec liberal candidate beat the PQ with close to 99%

Liberals got 96% in a duel in a by-election in 1979, but, on general elections, they never got more than 92%.

[Smid]

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Astonishing results in Burgeo - La Poile

Liberal 3998 votes
PC 93 votes
NDP 53 votes

in %, Lib 97%, PC 2%, NDP 1%

North Korea!!

Apt given the history of the Newfie Liberals...

[Hatman 🍁]

Higher than D'Arcy-McGee. Wow.  I suppose both the NDP and PC candidates there were paper candidates from away?

[DL]

Higher than D'Arcy-McGee. Wow.  I suppose both the NDP and PC candidates there were paper candidates from away?

Its worth noting that just two elections ago in Newfoundland it was the PCs who won almost every seat and the reduced the Liberals to 3 seats. in fact some of those ridings that went over 90% Liberal were PC held just a few years ago.

[136or142]

Higher than D'Arcy-McGee. Wow.  I suppose both the NDP and PC candidates there were paper candidates from away?

The NDP had three paper candidates in this election, but the one in that riding was not one of them.  While the former Mayor of Wabush, Ron Barron, had the 3rd highest share of the vote for the NDP in his more urban Labrador riding, two of their three paper candidates ran in rural Labrador.

The only previous election result that I recall that produced similar numbers was the byelection in Athabasca Saskatchewan held when the MLA Buckley Belanger resigned to run again after switching parties from the Provincial Liberals to the NDP.

[136or142]

Cabinet Prediction
1.Premier/Intergovernmental Affairs, Dwight Ball (Rural), MHA
2.Finance, Siobhan Coady, (St. John's), M.P 2008-2011
3.Economic Development and Trade/Tourism, Small Business and Culture, Carol Anne Haley, (Rural), M.P Judy Foote Assistant
4.Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Natural Resources, Gerry Byrne (Rural), M.P 1996-2015
5.Fisheries and Aquaculture, Derrick Bragg, (Rural), Town Fire Chief
6.Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources/Environment, Tom Osborne (St. John's) MHA and former P.C Cabinet Minister
7.Transportation and Infrastructure/Government Services and Public Works, Cathy Bennett (St John's), MHA
8.Children and Family Development/Human Resources and Housing, Status of Women, Sherry Gamblin-Walsh (Avalon Peninsula)
9.Education/Advanced Education, Training and Technology, Al Hawkins  (Rural), Grand Falls-Windsor Mayor, former Education Superintendent Official and Former Software Development Company Executive Director
10.Health/Government House Leader, Steve Crocker (Avalon Peninsula), MHA
11.Municipal Affairs/Aboriginal and Labrador Affairs, Randy Edmunds (Labrador), MHA
12.Attorney General/Solicitor General/Labour, Immigration and Citizenship, Andrew Parsons (Rural), MHA (only lawyer in Liberal caucus)

Chief Government Whip, Scott Reid
Speaker, Dale Kirby

[Hatman 🍁]

Higher than D'Arcy-McGee. Wow.  I suppose both the NDP and PC candidates there were paper candidates from away?

Its worth noting that just two elections ago in Newfoundland it was the PCs who won almost every seat and the reduced the Liberals to 3 seats. in fact some of those ridings that went over 90% Liberal were PC held just a few years ago.

Well, one: Torngat Mountains (Liberal candidate: Danny Dumaresque ). The other two went Liberal in 2007.

[DL]

Speaker, Dale Kirby

I'd be surprised if they appointed as speaker someone who recently switched parties creating a lot of acrimony and hate...usually the speaker is someone viewed as more non-partisan who is well liked in all parties...

[MaxQue]

Higher than D'Arcy-McGee. Wow.  I suppose both the NDP and PC candidates there were paper candidates from away?

Its worth noting that just two elections ago in Newfoundland it was the PCs who won almost every seat and the reduced the Liberals to 3 seats. in fact some of those ridings that went over 90% Liberal were PC held just a few years ago.

Well, one: Torngat Mountains (Liberal candidate: Danny Dumaresque ). The other two went Liberal in 2007.

French coverage of the election said he lost investiture races in 6 ridings before being selected in Conception Bay.