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;[2] in the 2015 election, he was re-elected 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 | |
| In office September 6, 2019 – April 12, 2021 | |
| Premier | Dwight Ball Andrew Furey |
| Lieutenant Governor | Judy Foote |
| Preceded by | Perry Trimper |
| Succeeded by | Derek Bennett[1] |
| 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(s) | Jeffrey's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Occupation | professor |
Reid was raised in the community of Jeffrey's.[3] Reid has taught at the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Business at Memorial University. Reid 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.
Reid 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.[4] Reid was elected Speaker at the beginning of the fall 2019 session of the House of Assembly defeating Trimper.[5][6] He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[7] He ran for re-election as Speaker at the beginning of the 50th General Assembly but was defeated by Derek Bennett.[8]
Election results
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: St. George's-Humber | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Scott Reid | 2,420 | 58.54 | +8.37 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gary Bishop | 1,474 | 35.66 | -4.67 | ||||
| New Democratic | Melissa Samms | 191 | 4.62 | |||||
| NL Alliance | Shane Snook | 49 | 1.19 | -8.32 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,134 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +6.52 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021. | ||||||||
| 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
- @MikeConnors (12 April 2021). "Derek Bennett has been elected speaker on the second ballot. #nlpoli" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- 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.
- Oliver, Kenn (September 6, 2019). "UPDATE: Unexpected provincial cabinet shuffle at Government House in St. John's". The Daily Telegram. Retrieved Nov 4, 2020.
- "Scott Reid defeats Perry Trimper for Speaker as House of Assembly opens fall sitting". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- "Scott Reid elected Speaker of the House of Assembly". Ntv.ca. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
- Connors, Michael (2021-04-12). "Premier promises provincial budget by June as Derek Bennett elected Speaker of the House". Ntv.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
