Scott Reid (Newfoundland and Labrador politician)

Scott Reid
MHA
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for St. George's-Humber
St. George's-Stephenville East (2014-2015)
Assumed office
September 11, 2014
Preceded by Joan Shea
Personal details
Political party Liberal Party
Residence Jeffrey's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Occupation professor

Scott Reid is a Canadian politician. He was elected to represent the district of St. George's-Stephenville East in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in a 2014 by-election;[1] in the 2015 election, he was reelected in the new district of St. George's-Humber. He is a member of the Liberal Party.

Reid was raised in the community of Jeffrey's[2] and has taught at the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Business at Memorial University, and previously worked as a researcher under the leadership of Roger Grimes, Gerry Reid, Yvonne Jones, and Dwight Ball. From 2008 to 2010, he was a senior policy advisor to Liberal MP Siobhan Coady.

Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalScott Reid3,61877.5–
Progressive ConservativeGreg Osmond70815.2–
New DemocraticShane Snook3417.3–

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By-election August 26, 2014 On the resignation of Joan Shea, June 2, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalScott Reid221159.15+26.43
Progressive ConservativeWally Childs 948 25.36 -23.95
     NDP Bernice Hancock 579 15.49 -1.03
Total valid votes 3,739 
Rejected
Turnout
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +25.19

References

  1. ↑ Liberal Scott Reid wins byelection in St. George's-Stephenville East. CBC News, August 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. "Scott Reid St. George's - Humber". House of Assembly - NL - Scott Reid. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 16 April 2018.


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