# 2024 Baie Verte-Green Bay provincial by-election

A by-election was held in the provincial riding of Baie Verte-Green Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador on May 27, 2024, to elect a new member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly following the resignation of Liberal MHA Brian Warr. Advance polling opened on May 21. Lin Paddock of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador won the election.

## Candidates

Three candidates registered for the election:
* Owen Burt (Liberal) - federal Conservative.
* Riley Harnett (NDP)
* Lin Paddock (PC) - Worked in the Canadian Armed Forces. Criticized for saying "we need to recruit in areas that love this [area], places like Germany where they adore the outdoors, not India and Pakistan where they will come here and then go to Toronto" during a debate. Later said it was a poor choice of words.

## Results

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, May 27, 2024 Resignation of Brian Warr :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lin Paddock | 4,271 | 79.06 | +31.13 |
| | Liberal | Owen Burt | 1,035 | 19.16 | -32.90 |
| | New Democratic | Riley Harnett | 96 | 1.78 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,402 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.49 | +14.39 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,562 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +32.01 |

## 2021 result

vte2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Baie Verte-Green Bay :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Brian Warr | 2,158 | 52.06 | +2.34 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lin Paddock | 1,987 | 47.94 | +14.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,145 | 99.38 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 26 | 0.62 | +0.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,171 | 42.11 | -17.85 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,906 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -6.23 |
| Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved March 3, 2021. "NL Election 2021 General Election Report" (PDF). Retrieved May 24, 2024. |||||||

## Results by Community

| Poll Numbers | Community | Paddock | Burt | Harnett | Vote Total |
| 1 | Brighton | 81 | 4 | 2 | 87 |
| 2-4 | Triton | 342 | 51 | 3 | 396 |
| 5 | Pilley's Island | 107 | 12 | 4 | 123 |
| 6 | Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North | 52 | 13 | 1 | 66 |
| 7-8 | Roberts Arm | 199 | 18 | 5 | 222 |
| 9 | Port Anson and Miles Cove | 100 | 8 | 0 | 108 |
| 10-11 | South Brook | 191 | 37 | 4 | 232 |
| 12 | Harry's Harbour | 24 | 17 | 1 | 42 |
| 13 | Jackson's Cove, Silverdale, Langdon's Cove and Nickey's Nose Cove | 29 | 13 | 2 | 44 |
| 14 | Rattling Brook | 23 | 26 | 0 | 49 |
| 15-16 | King's Point | 159 | 139 | 4 | 302 |
| 17-24 | Springdale | 460 | 168 | 13 | 641 |
| 25 | Little Bay, Coffee Cove, and St. Patricks | 52 | 9 | 1 | 62 |
| 26 | Beachside | 44 | 8 | 1 | 53 |
| 27 | Sheppardville, Birchy Lake East, and Sheffield Lake | 38 | 9 | 1 | 48 |
| 28 | Westport and Purbeck's Cove | 98 | 4 | 1 | 103 |
| 29 | Middle Arm | 143 | 15 | 2 | 160 |
| 30 | Smith's Harbour | 47 | 5 | 1 | 53 |
| 31 | Burlington | 105 | 6 | 3 | 114 |
| 32 | Fleur de Lys | 73 | 31 | 2 | 106 |
| 33 | Coachman's Cove | 32 | 19 | 2 | 53 |
| 34-36 | Baie Verte | 221 | 59 | 5 | 285 |
| 37 | Seal Cove | 64 | 17 | 4 | 85 |
| 38 | Wild Cove | 20 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 39 | Ming's Bight | 73 | 14 | 1 | 88 |
| 40 | Woodstock | 58 | 9 | 1 | 68 |
| 41 | Pacquet | 52 | 8 | 2 | 62 |
| 42 | Nipper's Harbour | 23 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| 43 | Brent's Cove | 46 | 6 | 1 | 53 |
| 44 | Harbour Round | 42 | 3 | 0 | 45 |
| 45 | Shoe Cove | 51 | 16 | 1 | 68 |
| 46-47 | LaScie and Tilt Cove | 144 | 44 | 5 | 193 |
| Advance | | 612 | 137 | 12 | 761 |
| Special Ballots | | 466 | 105 | 11 | 582 |
| TOTAL | | 4,271 | 1,035 | 96 | 5,402 |
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