# Jim Lester (Canadian politician)

Jim Lester is a Canadian politician who served as the Newfoundland and Labrador Member of the House of Assembly for Mount Pearl North from 2017 to 2021.
Lester ran in the 2015 provincial election in Mount Pearl-Southlands, but lost to Liberal candidate Paul Lane. Following the resignation of Steve Kent in 2017, Lester won the PC nomination in Mount Pearl North and subsequently defeated Liberal Jim Burton.
In 2018, Lester endorsed Ches Crosbie in the 2018 provincial PC leadership race.
Lester was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. In the 2021 provincial election, he was defeated by Liberal candidate Lucy Stoyles.
Lester's family owns and operates the agritourism venture Lester's Farm Inc.

## Electoral record

vte2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Mount Pearl North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lucy Stoyles | 2,428 | 46.69 | +9.50 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Lester | 2,319 | 44.60 | -4.64 |
| | New Democratic | Jennifer McCreath | 337 | 6.48 | +0.42 |
| | NL Alliance | William Neville | 116 | 2.23 | -5.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,200 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +7.07 |
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Lester | 2,907 | 49.2 |
| | Liberal | Nicole Kieley | 2,196 | 37.2 |
| | NL Alliance | William Neville | 443 | 7.5 |
| | New Democratic | Carol Reade | 358 | 6.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
Mount Pearl North By-Election - November 21, 2017 On the resignation of Steve Kent, October 11, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jim Lester | 2,064 | 46.89 | -4.59 |
| | Liberal | Jim Burton | 1,129 | 25.65 | -16.77 |
| | New Democratic | Nicole Kieley | 1,088 | 24.72 | +18.61 |
| | Independent | Hudson Stratton | 121 | 2.75 | |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.09 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,402 | 99.62 |
| Total rejected and declined votes | Total rejected and declined votes | Total rejected and declined votes | 17 | 0.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,419 | 44.30 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 9,976 |
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Paul Lane | 2,559 | 47.4 | – |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Lester | 2,318 | 42.9 | – |
| New Democratic | Roy Locke | 522 | 9.7 | – |