Voters went to the polls in Newfoundland and Labrador on Tuesday, October 14, 2025

 

In the 2025 provincial election, Newfoundland and Labrador elected 10 women and gender diverse Members of the House of Assembly (MHAs). This means that women and gender-diverse people will make up 25% of the 51st General Assembly. This is one more than the previous election in 2021. Equal Voice continues to advocate for gender parity – that means at least 50% of nominated candidates and at least 50% of elected MHAs being women or gender-diverse people.

 

This tracker uses publicly available information to track women and gender diverse candidates who put their name on the ballot and were elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador General Election. Please report errors or omissions to [email protected]. Please credit “Equal Voice” if using this data.

 

Election Results

Party
Total Candidates 40 40 40
Women & Gender Diverse Candidates 15 (37.5%) 21 (52.5%) 10 (25%)
Total Elected 15 2 21
Women & Gender Diverse MHAs 6 (40%) 1 (50%) 3 (14%)

 

Across 40 electoral districts, 10 women or gender diverse people were elected, or 25%. 

 

Legend:

 

  • Confirmed women or gender-diverse candidates are identified by name. Where possible, we have linked to their campaign website.
  • Circles represent a confirmed male candidate.
  • Blank spaces indicate no candidate.
  • Asterisks indicate an incumbent candidate.
  • Elected MHAs are highlighted in yellow. 

 

Electoral District NL Liberal Logo NL NDP NL PC Logo Independent

Baie Verte – Green Bay 

O Sarah Hillier O*  

Bonavista 

Heather Matthews O O*  

Burgeo – La Poile 

O Judy Vanta Victoria Young  

Burin – Grand Bank 

O* Tori Locke O  

Cape St. Francis 

Kara Connors O O*  

Carbonear – Trinity – Bay de Verde 

Danielle Doyle Kathleen Burt O

Alison Coffin

O

Cartwright – L'Anse au Clair 

Lisa Dempster* Patricia Bailey Nina Rumbolt-Pye   

Conception Bay East – Bell Island 

O* O Tina Neary  

Conception Bay South 

O Rhonda Watkins O  

Corner Brook 

O Jean Graham O  

Exploits 

O Dawn Lahey O*  

Ferryland 

Cheryl O'Brien O O*  

Fogo Island – Cape Freels 

O O O* O

Fortune Bay – Cape La Hune 

O* O Ada John  

Gander 

Bettina Ford* O O  

Grand Falls-Windsor – Buchans  

O Elizabeth Noseworthy O  

Harbour Grace – Port de Grave 

Pam Parsons* O O Alison Coffin

Harbour Main 

O O Helen Conway Ottenheimer* O

Humber – Bay of Islands 

Meghan Parsons O O O*

Humber – Gros Morne 

Helen Reid Rebecca Brushett O  

Labrador West 

O Shazia Razi O  

Lake Melville 

O O O  

Lewisporte - Twillingate 

O* O O O

Mount Pearl North 

Lucy Stoyles* O O  

Mount Pearl – Southlands  

Sarah Furlong Brenda Walsh O O*

Mount Scio 

Sarah Stoodley* Laurabel Mba O  

Placentia – St. Mary’s  

Sherry Gambin-Walsh* O Rhonda Power O

Placentia West – Bellevue  

O Jasmine Paul O  

St. Barbe – L'Anse aux Meadows 

Krista Lynn Howell*  Beth Ryan Andrea Barbour  

St. George’s - Humber  

O O O  

St. John’s Centre 

Gemma Hickey  O* O  

St. John’s East – Quidi Vidi 

O Sheilagh O'Leary O  

St. John’s West 

O O Kristina Ennis  

Stephenville – Port au Port 

O Susan Jarvis  O*  

Terra Nova 

O Melanie Adams  O*  

Topsail - Paradise 

O O O*  

Torngat Mountains 

O MK Morris Lela Evans*  

Virginia Waters – Pleasantville  

O* O O  

Waterford Valley 

O* Nicole Boland  O  

Windsor Lake 

O* Marcia Porter Deanne Stapleton  

 

Total Candidates (all parties & independent) Women & Gender-Diverse Candidates Percentage of Women & Gender-Diverse Candidates
128 47 36.7%

 

Last updated October 15, 2025.

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