# 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; 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.
Reid was raised in the community of Jeffrey's. 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. Reid was elected Speaker at the beginning of the fall 2019 session of the House of Assembly defeating Trimper. He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election. He ran for re-election as Speaker at the beginning of the 50th General Assembly but was defeated by Derek Bennett. He was appointed as Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation on July 19, 2024.

## Election results

vte2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: St. George's-Humber :
| 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,134 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 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 :
| 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,364 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -26.23 |
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Scott Reid | 3,618 | 77.5 | – |
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Osmond | 708 | 15.2 | – |
| New Democratic | Shane Snook | 341 | 7.3 | – |
By-election August 26, 2014 On the resignation of Joan Shea, June 2, 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,739 | |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +25.19 |