Students elect Progressive Conservative government in province-wide vote

After learning about government and democracy, exploring the parties and candidates, and discussing the future of the province, students cast ballots in a parallel election.

In total, 16,819 total votes were reported from 122 schools, with results from all 40 electoral districts. This includes 16,255 accepted ballots and 564 rejected ballots.

Students elected a Progressive Conservative government, with the Liberal Party forming the official opposition. 

  • The PC Party won 23 seats and received 39.1% of the popular vote. Tony Wakeham won his Stephenville – Port au Port seat.
  • The Liberal Party won 12 seats and received 38.8% of the popular vote. John Hogan won his Windsor Lake seat.
  • The NDP won 2 seats and received 15.8% of the popular vote. Jim Dinn won his St. John’s Centre seat.
  • Three Independent and Non-Affiliated candidates were elected: Paul Lane (Mount Pearl – Southlands), Eddie Joyce (Humber – Bay of Islands) and Edward Thomas Cole (Carbonear – Trinity – Bay de Verde).

View the complete results here: studentvote.ca/results/nl2025