# 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

The 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on March 25, 2021, to elect members of the 50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Under the province's fixed election date law, the vote was tentatively scheduled for October 10, 2023, but a caveat in the law mandates that an election must be held within one year of a new Premier assuming office. Premier Furey assumed the role on August 19, 2020, and requested to Lieutenant Governor Judy Foote to issue the writs of election on January 15, 2021.
However, an unexpected COVID-19 surge in the week leading up to the election caused voting to be delayed on the Avalon Peninsula, before all in-person voting was eventually cancelled, delaying the election for every district until March 1, 2021. After several more delays, the final mail-in ballot deadline became March 25, 2021. The election was the first mail-in-only election in Canada. Preliminary results were released by noon on March 27, which projected a majority government for Andrew Furey and the Liberal Party.

## Results

Summary of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador election results :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | +/– | 2019 | Dissol. | 2021 | Change |
| | Liberal | 86,180 | 48.24 | +4.24 | 20 | 19 | 22 | +2 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 69,314 | 38.80 | -3.76 | 15 | 15 | 13 | -2 |
| | New Democratic | 14,324 | 8.02 | +1.71 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 |
| | NL Alliance | 557 | 0.31 | -2.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independents | 8,257 | 4.62 | -0.12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +1 |
| Total | Total | 178,632 | 100.00 | – | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 |

### Synopsis of results

* ↑ "Official Election Results". 2021 Provincial General Election Report (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 2021. pp. 37–42.
* ↑ sorted as per results summary
* ↑ including rejected and declined ballots
* ↑ multiple independent candidates nominated
    = open seat
    = turnout is above provincial average
    = incumbent re-elected in same riding
    = incumbent changed allegiance
    = other incumbent renominated

### Ridings changing hands

Four ridings changed their allegiance from 2019:

#### Liberal to Independent

* Lake Melville

#### PC to Liberal

* Mount Pearl North
* Windsor Lake

#### NDP to Liberal

* St. John's East-Quidi Vidi
Resulting composition of the 50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador :
| Source | Source | Party | Party | Party | Party | Party |
| Source | Source | Lib | PC | NDP | Ind | Total |
| Seats retained | Incumbents returned | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| Seats retained | Open seats held | 2 | 1 | | | 3 |
| Seats changing hands | Incumbents defeated | 3 | | | | 3 |
| Seats changing hands | Change in affiliation | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 40 |

## Incumbents not running for re-election

The following MHAs had announced that they would not be running in this provincial election:
Liberal
* Carol Anne Haley (Burin-Grand Bank)
* Christopher Mitchelmore (St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows)
Progressive Conservative
* Kevin Parsons (Cape St. Francis)

## Timeline

| Seat | Before | Before | Before | Before | Change | Change | Change |
| Seat | Date | Member | Party | Reason | Date | Member | Party |
| Humber-Gros Morne | September 7, 2020 | Dwight Ball | █ Liberal | Resignation | October 6, 2020 | Andrew Furey | █ Liberal |
| Lake Melville | November 10, 2020 | Perry Trimper | █ Liberal | Resigned from caucus | | | █ Independent |
2019
* May 16, 2019 – The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador wins 20 of the 40 seats in the House of Assembly during the general election, re-electing Premier Dwight Ball but forcing the Liberals to form a minority government. This is the first time the province elected a minority government since 1971.
* May 30, 2019 – Premier Ball's cabinet is sworn in; all ministers maintain their previous portfolios with the exception of MHA Warr entering cabinet.
* September 13, 2019 – Minister Trimper resigns from cabinet after comments critical of the Innu Nation were left on the voicemail of an Innu Nation staffer and publicly revealed.
* September 13, 2019 – MHA Bragg is appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment replacing Trimper.
* December 5, 2019 – The House of Assembly votes to reprimand Minister Chris Mitchelmore for his hiring of Carla Foote at The Rooms despite her lack of qualifications and her political connections to the Liberals. The House of Assembly ordered that Mitchelmore apologize to the Board of Directors of The Rooms, to the House of Assembly, and also be suspended two-week without pay.
2020
* February 17, 2020 – Dwight Ball announces that he will be resigning as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador following a Liberal leadership election. Provincial legislation requires a general election to be held no more than one year following a Premier's resignation.
* April 4, 2020 – Service NL Minister Sherry Gambin-Walsh was removed from cabinet as the RCMP launched a criminal investigation into allegations that she leaked cabinet documents.
* July 16, 2020 – The Progressive Conservatives begin opening up nominations in anticipation of an upcoming provincial election.
* July 21, 2020 – The NL Alliance open nominations in all forty districts.
* August 3, 2020 – Andrew Furey is elected leader of the Liberal Party.
* August 19, 2020 – Furey is formally sworn in as Premier, along with a new provincial cabinet. MHAs Bennett, Loveless, and Stoodley enter cabinet.
* September 7, 2020 – Dwight Ball resigns as MHA for Humber-Gros Morne.
* September 9, 2020 – The RCMP disclose that Sherry Gambin-Walsh broke cabinet confidentiality by leaking information to Paul Didham, a senior police officer with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. The RCMP did not lay criminal charges against Gambin-Walsh because no one benefited from the information; however Premier Furey did not reappoint her to cabinet.
* September 14, 2020 – The Liberals open nominations for a general election.
* September 25, 2020 – The New Democratic Party opens nominations for a general election.
* October 2, 2020 – At their annual convention, the Progressive Conservatives vote against conducting a review of Ches Crosbie's leadership.
* October 6, 2020 – Liberal candidate, Premier Andrew Furey, is elected in the Humber-Gros Morne by-election.
2021
* January 15, 2021 – Premier Furey asks Lieutenant Governor Judy Foote to dissolve the House of Assembly for a general provincial election, scheduled for February 13, 2021.
* January 17, 2021 – The Progressive Conservatives become the first of the four registered parties to nominate a slate of 40 candidates.
* January 21, 2021 – The Liberals become the second of the four registered parties to nominate a slate of 40 candidates.
* January 22, 2021 – NL Alliance leader Graydon Pelley suspends his campaign due to an emergency surgery that left him in an extensive recovery period.
* January 23, 2021 – Deadline for candidates to be nominated.
* February 2, 2021 – Initial deadline for mail-in ballots to be received.
* February 6, 2021 – Advance voting took place.
* February 11, 2021 – Following a surge in cases of COVID-19 in St. John's and the surrounding area, Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk announced that voting in 18 of the province's 40 electoral districts, all in the Avalon Peninsula, would be delayed indefinitely.
* February 12, 2021 – In-person voting is entirely canceled province-wide after it was discovered that the new COVID-19 cases were the Variant of Concern 202012/01.
* February 13, 2021 – Initial date that the election was to be held.
* March 1, 2021 – Original day that mail-in ballots were to be received.
* March 5, 2021 – Second deadline that mail-in ballots were to be received.
* March 25, 2021 – Deadline that mail-in ballots are to be received.
* March 27, 2021 – Preliminary results are to be announced by Elections NL.
* March 30, 2021 – Results will officially be tallied, and the victors will be declared elected.

## Campaign
### Party platforms

At the start of the campaign, incumbent Liberal Premier Andrew Furey framed the election around the economy, by focusing on the provincial debt, the oil industry, and government spending. There are $55M worth of expenses proposed.
With a similar focus on the economy, PC leader Ches Crosbie emphasized the importance of creating jobs through infrastructure projects, eliminating regulations, and cutting taxes. Meanwhile, NDP leader Alison Coffin centred her priorities on health care and affordable living.

### Initial election call and reaction

Prior to the election being called, the provincial government made a series of announcements involving new spending programs and reached agreements with several unions. The timing of these announcements received disapproval from the PCs. The Liberals were also criticized by the PCs and NDP for calling an election during the winter and the COVID-19 pandemic. Both of the opposition parties suggested that the Liberals should have waited until recommendations were made by the premier's economic recovery team, which was scheduled to release an interim report at the end of February and a final report at the end of April. Despite their criticism, the PCs and NDP indicated that they were prepared for the election.

### Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Elections NL issued lengthy guidelines for candidates, with parties placing a larger emphasis on social media rather than door-to-door canvassing, large rallies or visits to seniors' homes. In order to avoid crowds on election day, Elections NL focused efforts on voting by mail and scheduled the election on a Saturday for the first time in the province's history. Additionally, the Liberals did not allow members of the media on the party's campaign bus, citing "COVID-19 protocols".
Early voting has increased.

#### Surge in COVID-19 cases during campaign

On February 8, the province confirmed its first case of community spread of COVID-19 since April 2020. Since the deadlines for voting early or by mail had already passed, it raised concerns about if the election should still go ahead as planned. Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk stated that no provisions existed that allowed people in isolation to vote, and that the election would proceed as intended.
On February 9, PC candidate Damian Follett suspended in-person campaigning after his son tested positive for COVID-19. On February 12, Follett announced that he had tested positive himself. On the same day, PC candidate Rhonda Simms also suspended in-person campaigning after an individual who had visited her headquarters later tested presumptive positive.
On February 10, Elections NL announced that there would be a 'drive-thru' voting option for the increasing number of people who were in self-isolation. However, this option was later scrapped, as it went against a medical advisory which stated that those self-isolating should not leave their property. On February 11, Chief Electoral Officer Bruce Chaulk issued a letter requesting that party leaders meet with Lieutenant Governor Judy Foote to discuss delaying the election. Chaulk announced later that day that in-person voting would be delayed to a later date on the Avalon Peninsula but would go ahead as planned elsewhere. The following day, Chaulk announced that no in-person voting would take place soon after it was confirmed that the recent COVID-19 cases were the Variant of Concern 202012/01.

### Withdrawn candidates

In January 2021, the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance Graydon Pelley withdrew his candidacy in Humber-Gros Morne following a medical emergency.

### Issues

There were claims that sexism and misogyny has affected women candidates on the campaign trail.

## Target seats

CBC News identified 5 "must-watch districts";
* Lake Melville
* Labrador West
* Placentia-St. Mary's
* St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
* Mount Scio

### Opposition

| Seat | MHA | Party | Margin in 2019 | Result |
| Labrador West | Jordan Brown | New Democrat | 0.1% | New Democrat hold |
| Stephenville-Port au Port | Tony Wakeham | Progressive Conservative | 0.6% | Progressive Conservative hold |
| Bonavista | Craig Pardy | Progressive Conservative | 0.8% | Progressive Conservative hold |
| Terra Nova | Lloyd Parrott | Progressive Conservative | 4.7% | Progressive Conservative hold |
| Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans | Chris Tibbs | Progressive Conservative | 6.4% | Progressive Conservative hold |
| St. John's East-Quidi Vidi | Alison Coffin | New Democrat | 10.1% | Liberal gain |
| Windsor Lake | Ches Crosbie | Progressive Conservative | 10.2% | Liberal gain |
| Placentia West-Bellevue | Jeff Dwyer | Progressive Conservative | 11.6% | Progressive Conservative hold |
| Mount Pearl North | Jim Lester | Progressive Conservative | 12.0% | Liberal gain |
| Mount Pearl-Southlands | Paul Lane | Independent | 15.4% | Independent hold |
| St. John's Centre | Jim Dinn | New Democrat | 21.4% | New Democrat hold |
| Harbour Main | Helen Conway-Ottenheimer | Progressive Conservative | 29.5% | Progressive Conservative hold |
| Topsail-Paradise | Paul Dinn | Progressive Conservative | 32.1% | Progressive Conservative hold |
| Conception Bay South | Barry Petten | Progressive Conservative | 39.7% | Progressive Conservative hold |
| Conception Bay East – Bell Island | David Brazil | Progressive Conservative | 47.6% | Progressive Conservative hold |
| Humber-Bay of Islands | Eddie Joyce | Independent | 50.0% | Independent hold |
| Cape St. Francis | Kevin Parsons | Progressive Conservative | 54.5% | Progressive Conservative hold |

### Liberal

| Seat | MHA | Party | Margin in 2019 |
| Burin-Grand Bank | Carol Anne Haley | Liberal | 1.2% |
| St. John's West | Siobhan Coady | Liberal | 3.5% |
| Mount Scio | Sarah Stoodley | Liberal | 4.5% |
| Harbour Grace-Port de Grave | Pam Parsons | Liberal | 4.8% |
| Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune | Elvis Loveless | Liberal | 6.8% |
| Lewisporte-Twillingate | Derek Bennett | Liberal | 8.0% |
| Fogo Island-Cape Freels | Derrick Bragg | Liberal | 8.6% |
| Virginia Waters-Pleasantville | Bernard Davis | Liberal | 8.7% |
| Placentia-St. Mary's | Sherry Gambin-Walsh | Liberal | 8.9% |
| Lake Melville | Perry Trimper | Liberal | 9.9% |
| St. George's-Humber | Scott Reid | Liberal | 9.9% |
| Corner Brook | Gerry Byrne | Liberal | 15.1% |
| Gander | John Haggie | Liberal | 17.2% |
| Mount Pearl-Southlands | Paul Lane | Independent | 19.1% |
| St. John's Centre | Jim Dinn | New Democrat | 19.4% |
| St. John's East-Quidi Vidi | Alison Coffin | New Democrat | 20.4% |
| Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | Steve Crocker | Liberal | 26.3% |
| Humber-Gros Morne | Dwight Ball | Liberal | 39.8% |
| Humber-Bay of Islands | Eddie Joyce | Independent | 56.6% |
| Burgeo-La Poile | Andrew Parsons | Liberal | 67.0% |

### Opposition

| Seat | MHA | Party | Margin in 2019 | Result |
| Virginia Waters-Pleasantville | Bernard Davis | Liberal | 24.0% | Liberal hold |
| Corner Brook | Gerry Byrne | Liberal | 34.1% | Liberal hold |
| Waterford Valley | Tom Osborne | Liberal | 37.2% | Liberal hold |

## Candidates by district

* Names in boldface type represent party leaders.
* † represents that the incumbent is not running again.
* § represents that the incumbent was defeated for nomination.
* ₰ represents that the incumbent ran in another district and lost the nomination
* ‡ represents that the incumbent is running in a different district.

### St. John's

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Mount Scio 46.80% turnout | | Sarah Stoodley 2,011 46.60% | | Damian Follett 1,152 26.70% | | Sheilagh O'Leary 1,074 24.89% | | Andrea Newbury (NL Alliance) 60 1.39% Larry Borne (Independent) 18 0.42% | Sarah Stoodley |
| St. John's Centre 38.92% turnout | | Gemma Hickey 1,277 33.60% | | Robyn LeGrow 533 14.02% | | Jim Dinn 1,991 52.38% | | | Jim Dinn |
| St. John's East-Quidi Vidi 50.76% turnout | | John Abbott 2,447 42.95% | | Vaughn Hammond 856 15.03% | | Alison Coffin 2,394 42.02% | | | Alison Coffin |
| St. John's West 49.14% turnout | | Siobhan Coady 2,679 57.82% | | Kristina Ennis 1,484 32.03% | | Brenda Walsh 470 10.14% | | | Siobhan Coady |
| Virginia Waters-Pleasantville 56.83% turnout | | Bernard Davis 3,481 59.61% | | Victor Lawlor 1,224 20.96% | | Jenn Deon 1,135 19.43% | | | Bernard Davis |
| Waterford Valley 52.78% turnout | | Tom Osborne 3,592 66.79% | | Michael Holden 1,348 25.07% | | Peter Young 438 8.14% | | | Tom Osborne |
| Windsor Lake 56.68% turnout | | John Hogan 2,688 50.58% | | Ches Crosbie 2,154 40.53% | | Tomás Shea 472 8.88% | | | Ches Crosbie |

### St. John's suburbs

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | Alliance | Alliance | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Cape St. Francis 58.12% turnout | | Peter Whittle 1,571 28.25% | | Joedy Wall 3,476 62.51% | | Phyllis Fleming 449 8.07% | | Ryan Lane 65 1.17% | | | Kevin Parsons† |
| Conception Bay East – Bell Island 50.12% turnout | | Lynn Hammond 1,893 33.08% | | David Brazil 3,215 56.18% | | Gavin Will 614 10.73% | | | | | David Brazil |
| Conception Bay South 55.54% turnout | | Shelley Moores 1,941 36.18% | | Barry Petten 3,063 57.09% | | Andrew Lovell 225 4.19% | | Warrick Butler 136 2.53% | | | Barry Petten |
| Mount Pearl North 49.64% turnout | | Lucy Stoyles 2,428 46.69% | | Jim Lester 2,319 44.60% | | Jennifer McCreath 337 6.48% | | William Neville 116 2.23% | | | Jim Lester |
| Mount Pearl-Southlands 54.61% turnout | | Karla Hayward 1,386 23.98% | | Cindy Grant 797 13.79% | | Cara Winsor-Hehir 152 2.63% | | | | Paul Lane (Independent) 3,445 59.60% | Paul Lane |
| Topsail-Paradise 55.60% turnout | | Ken Carter 2,525 42.08% | | Paul Dinn 3,036 50.59% | | Kathleen Burt 440 7.33% | | | | | Paul Dinn |

### Avalon Peninsula

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde 51.55% turnout | | Steve Crocker 3,892 67.53% | | Frank Butt 1,596 27.69% | | Matthew Smith 261 4.53% | | Edward Thomas Cole (Independent) 14 0.24% | Steve Crocker |
| Ferryland 58.69% turnout | | Cheryl O’Brien 2,696 44.13% | | Loyola O'Driscoll 3,197 52.33% | | Paul Murphy 216 3.54% | | | Loyola O'Driscoll |
| Harbour Grace-Port de Grave 44.35% turnout | | Pam Parsons 3,404 71.09% | | Roy Sparkes 1,169 24.42% | | Dion Hynes 215 4.79% | | | Pam Parsons |
| Harbour Main 53.70% turnout | | George Murphy 2,430 41.62% | | Helen Conway-Ottenheimer 3,180 54.47% | | Anthony Chadwick 228 3.91% | | | Helen Conway-Ottenheimer |
| Placentia-St. Mary's 54.29% turnout | | Sherry Gambin-Walsh 2,552 50.85% | | Calvin Manning 2,336 46.54% | | | | Clem Whittle (NL Alliance) 131 2.61% | Sherry Gambin-Walsh |

### Eastern Newfoundland

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Bonavista 40.48% turnout | | Christine Gill 944 25.56% | | Craig Pardy 2,117 57.32% | | Timothy Whey 70 1.90% | | Neil King (Independent) 562 15.22% | Craig Pardy |
| Burin-Grand Bank 50.54% turnout | | Paul Pike 2,666 59.59% | | Fred Dodge 1,639 36.63% | | Alvin Banfield 169 4.47% | | | Carol Anne Haley† |
| Placentia West-Bellevue 56.84% turnout | | Sam Synard 2,304 42.21% | | Jeff Dwyer 2,965 54.32% | | Carolyn Davis 189 3.46% | | | Jeff Dwyer |
| Terra Nova 53.25% turnout | | Steve Denty 2,323 43.56% | | Lloyd Parrott 2,837 53.20% | | Anne Marie Anonsen 173 3.24% | | | Lloyd Parrott |

### Central Newfoundland

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Baie Verte-Green Bay 42.11% turnout | | Brian Warr 2,148 52.06% | | Lin Paddock 1,987 47.94% | | | Brian Warr |
| Exploits 51.50% turnout | | Rodney Mercer 2,178 45.20% | | Pleaman Forsey 2,641 54.80% | | | Pleaman Forsey |
| Fogo Island-Cape Freels 40.74% turnout | | Derrick Bragg 2,511 61.05% | | Sue Collins 1,507 36.64% | | Jim Gill 95 2.31% | Derrick Bragg |
| Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune 50.99% turnout | | Elvis Loveless 1,868 68.22% | | Charlene Walsh 781 28.52% | | Noel Joe 89 3.25% | Elvis Loveless |
| Gander 47.85% turnout | | John Haggie 3,358 70.93% | | Jamie Harnum 1,228 25.94% | | Dawn Lahey 148 3.13% | John Haggie |
| Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans 47.75% turnout | | Deborah Ball 1,776 38.47% | | Chris Tibbs 2,735 59.24% | | Holly Pike 106 2.30% | Chris Tibbs |
| Lewisporte-Twillingate 41.06% turnout | | Derek Bennett 2,593 62.44% | | Rhonda Simms 1,560 37.56% | | | Derek Bennett |

### Western Newfoundland

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Burgeo-La Poile 33.54% turnout | | Andrew Parsons 1,992 87.10% | | Ethan Wheeler-Park 235 10.28% | | Judy Vanta 60 2.62% | | | Andrew Parsons |
| Corner Brook 38.44% turnout | | Gerry Byrne 2,593 66.54% | | Tom Stewart 1,304 33.46% | | | | | Gerry Byrne |
| Humber-Gros Morne 44.83% turnout | | Andrew Furey 2,838 63.96% | | Jim Goudie 1,492 33.63% | | Sheina Lerman 107 2.41% | | | Andrew Furey |
| Humber-Bay of Islands 41.00% turnout | | Stelman Flynn 741 17.76% | | Robert Marche 444 10.64% | | | | Eddie Joyce (Independent) 2,988 71.60% | Eddie Joyce |
| St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows 51.30% turnout | | Krista Howell 2,365 51.17% | | Sheila Fitzgerald 2,159 46.47% | | John McClusky 38 0.82% | | Ford Mitchelmore (Independent) 70 1.51% | Chris Mitchelmore† |
| St. George's-Humber 43.70% turnout | | Scott Reid 2,420 58.54% | | Gary Bishop 1,474 35.66% | | Melissa Samms 191 4.62% | | Shane Snook (NL Alliance) 49 1.19% | Scott Reid |
| Stephenville-Port au Port 43.41% turnout | | Kevin Aylward 1,574 37.85% | | Tony Wakeham 2,481 59.67% | | Jamie Ruby 103 2.48% | | | Tony Wakeham |

### Labrador

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | NDP | NDP | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair 35.28% turnout | | Lisa Dempster 973 95.21% | | Joshua Nolan 49 4.79% | | | | | Lisa Dempster |
| Labrador West 43.23% turnout | | Wayne Button 780 28.72% | | Nick McGrath 577 21.24% | | Jordan Brown 1,359 50.04% | | | Jordan Brown |
| Lake Melville 36.39% turnout | | Michelle Baikie 306 13.35% | | Shannon Tobin 547 23.87% | | Amy Norman 279 12.17% | | Perry Trimper (Independent) 1,143 49.83% | Perry Trimper |
| Lake Melville 36.39% turnout | | Michelle Baikie 306 13.35% | | Shannon Tobin 547 23.87% | | Amy Norman 279 12.17% | | Andrew Abbass (Independent) 17 0.74% | Perry Trimper |
| Torngat Mountains 22.46% turnout | | Devon Ryan 16 3.38% | | Lela Evans 420 88.79% | | Patricia Johnson-Castle 37 7.82% | | | Lela Evans |

## Opinion polls
### Voting Intentions in Newfoundland and Labrador since the 2019 election

| Polling firm | Final day of polling | Link | Liberal | PC | NDP | NLA |
| Election 2021 | March 25, 2021 | – | 48.2 | 38.8 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
| Forum Research | March 24, 2021 | | 47.6 | 33.7 | 13.8 | – |
| Mainstreet Research | February 23, 2021 | | 53 | 32 | 9 | 2 |
| Mainstreet Research | February 10, 2021 | | 54 | 26 | 17 | 2 |
| Mainstreet Research | January 29, 2021 | | 62 | 26 | 9 | 1 |
| MQO Research | December 23, 2020 | | 65 | 22 | 11 | 0 |
| Narrative Research | December 3, 2020 | | 58 | 26 | 13 | – |
| Angus Reid | November 30, 2020 | | 50 | 39 | 8 | – |
| MQO Research | September 2, 2020 | | 53 | 33 | 11 | 1 |
| Narrative Research | August 18, 2020 | | 61 | 21 | 15 | – |
| Angus Reid | June 8, 2020 | | 48 | 35 | 12 | – |
| Narrative Research | May 26, 2020 | | 60 | 26 | 13 | – |
| Narrative Research | February 23, 2020 | | 37 | 35 | 26 | – |
| Narrative Research | November 22, 2019 | | 42 | 33 | 24 | – |
| Narrative Research | August 25, 2019 | | 42 | 32 | 24 | – |
| MQO Research | July 31, 2019 | | 50 | 34 | 13 | 1 |
| Election 2019 | May 16, 2019 | – | 43.9 | 42.6 | 6.3 | 2.4 |

## Results

The Liberals regained their parliamentary majority. The PC and NDP leaders lost their seats in the legislature. On March 31, 2021, Ches Crosbie resigned as PC leader.
NDP leader Coffin filed for a recount in her district. On May 12, 2021, Supreme Court Justice Donald Burrage rejected Coffin's bid for a recount, arguing that there was not sufficient evidence. On October 16, 2021, Coffin lost a leadership review by party members. She later chose to resign on October 19 and was replaced by MHA Jim Dinn as interim leader.
Defeated PC candidates Jim Lester and Sheila Fitzgerald also filed legal challenges to the results in their respective districts.
The election was noteworthy in the election of 3 independent candidates, the most of any past election.

### Incumbent MHAs who were defeated

| Party | Name | Constituency | Year elected | Seat held by party since | Defeated by | Party |
| NDP | Alison Coffin | St. John's East-Quidi Vidi | 2019 | 2015 (1990) | John Abbott | Liberal |
| PC | Ches Crosbie | Windsor Lake | 2018 | 2018 | John Hogan | Liberal |
| PC | Jim Lester | Mount Pearl North | 2017 | 2007 | Lucy Stoyles | Liberal |