Here are 5 must-watch districts in N.L. s election campaign
There are 40 seats in the House of Assembly up for grabs on Feb. 13. Terry Roberts looks at five districts with lively competition.
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Posted: Jan 20, 2021 11:14 AM NT | Last Updated: January 20 comments
Lake Melville is a must-watch district for Election 2021, with four candidates in the running. They are, from left, Amy Norman (NDP), Michelle Baikie (Liberal), Shannon Tobin (PC), and Perry Trimper (independent).(CBC and submitted photos)
The voters will decide who will fill the 40 seats available in the House of Assembly when ballots are counted on Feb. 13 for Newfoundland and Labrador s 51st general election.
ST. JOHN S, N.L. After 2019 s white-knuckle, two-vote win in Labrador by NDP candidate Jordan Brown, the provincial New Democrats are vying for another upset in the region in the current provincial election. NDP leader Alison Coffin heads to Labrador today, where an interesting race could play out in the Lake Melville district. Former Liberal cabinet member Perry Trimper is the incumbent, but he left the party to run as an Independent after the Innu Nation called for Liberal Leader Andrew Furey to remove him from caucus. After Trimper commented to the CBC in October that homeless people in Happy Valley-Goose Bay choose their lifestyle, the Innu Nation said he doesn t understand systemic racism.
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