Scott Reid (Newfoundland and Labrador politician)
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.
Scott Reid | |
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| Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | |
| Assumed office September 6, 2019 | |
| Premier | Dwight Ball |
| Lieutenant Governor | Frank Fagan Judy Foote |
| Preceded by | Perry Trimper |
| 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 |
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.
He was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. On September 6, 2019 he was appointed acting Speaker of the House of Assembly following Perry Trimper re-entering cabinet. Reid was elected Speaker at the beginning of the fall 2019 session of the House of Assembly defeating Trimper.
Election results
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Scott Reid | 2,691 | 50.17 | -27.33 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom O'Brien | 2,163 | 40.32 | +25.13 | ||||
| NL Alliance | Shane Snook | 510 | 9.51 | +2.20 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,364 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -26.23 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Scott Reid | 3,618 | 77.5 | – | |
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Osmond | 708 | 15.2 | – | |
| New Democratic | Shane Snook | 341 | 7.3 | – | |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Scott Reid | 2211 | 59.15 | +26.43 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Wally 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
- Liberal Scott Reid wins byelection in St. George's-Stephenville East. CBC News, August 26, 2014.
- 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.
