Avalon
With the election on Oct. 21 candidates are lining up across the country. Five are declared in the Avalon riding so far, with no NDP candidate on the ballot so far.
Liberal
Ken McDonald, incumbent, former mayor of CBS
Conservative Party
Matthew Chapman, teacher and basketball coach
Green Party
Greg Malone, actor, advocate
Marijuana Party
Brendan Quinlan, beekeeper and marijuana producer
People’s Party of Canada
Nathan Moore
Bonavista-Burin-Trinity
Only two candidates are declared in the riding so far, the incumbent and a Green. More are expected in the coming days.
Liberal
Churence Rogers, incumbent, former mayor of Harbour Breton and Centrevill-Wareham-Trinity
Green Party
Kelsey Reichel, operating engineer
Coast of Bays – Central –Notre Dame
Heavily entrenched incumbent Scott Simms has a number of challengers this election, with each major party fielding a candidate and even a Rhino.
Liberal
Scott Simms, incumbent, former television personality
Green Party
Byron White, former educator
Conservative Party of Canada
Alex Bracci, entrepreneur, financial advisor
NDP
Noel Joe, entrepreneur, Former Band Councillor for Miawpukek First Nations
Rhino Party
Donovan Snow, sales associate
Labrador
Only the Conservative Party of Canada has mounted a challenger to Liberal incumbent Yvonne Jones so far, with no candidates coming forward for the other parties.
Liberal
Yvonne Jones, incumbent, former journalist
Conservative Party of Canada
Larry Flemming, engineer, hockey coach
St. John’s East
Former NDP MHA Jack Harris is taking another kick at the can against incumbent Nick Whelan, who beat him by 650 votes in the last election.
Liberal
Nick Whelan, incumbent, lawyer
Conservative Party of Canada
Joedy Wall, group home counselor
NDP
Jack Harris, former MP, and lawyer
St. John’s South-Mount Pearl
Four candidates have declared so far.
Liberal
Seamus O'Regan, incumbent
Conservative Party of Canada
Terry Martin
People's Party of Canada
Ben Ruckpaul
Green Party
Alexandra Hayward
Long Range Mountains
Three candidates have declared so far, including one of four Green party candidates in the province.
Liberal
Gudie Hutchings, incumbent, businessperson
Conservative Party of Canada
Josh Eisses, political scientist, coach
Green Party
Lucas Knill, environmental sciences student