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Newfoundland and Labrador Votes in Election Focused on Quebec Hydro Deal

The result will test whether voters endorse a new mandate after ten years of Liberal rule.

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Voters across Newfoundland and Labrador will head to the polls today to cast their ballot in the provincial election.

Overview

  • Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. NT, with most of Labrador voting from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  • Liberal Leader John Hogan seeks another term with a pledge to finalize a Hydro-Québec memorandum of understanding he says will generate jobs, pay down debt, and cut residential power bills.
  • PC Leader Tony Wakeham calls for independent expert review of the draft energy agreement and promises investments to bolster health-care staffing, add police officers, and raise seniors’ benefits.
  • NDP Leader Jim Dinn proposes phasing out travel nurses, hiring 1,000 health professionals, building publicly owned affordable housing, and increasing the minimum wage to $22 per hour.
  • Labrador West is a key race where NDP candidate Shazia Razi is vying to become the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman elected to the House of Assembly, with turnout watched after low participation in 2021 and two earlier votes this year.