Some candidates in place, some spots still open
Newfoundland and Labrador's candidates so far for federal election
Three parties have a full list of candidates in place in the seven ridings in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2019 federal election on Oct. 21, while other parties still have spots to fill.
All seven Liberals incumbents are seeking re-election. The Progressive Conservatives have a complete list of candidates ready to contend, as does the Green Party of Canada.
The NDP indicated that while it has two candidates in place, other ridings are in the process of nominating candidates.
The People’s Party of Canada also has two candidates, while the Rhinoceros Party has one candidate in place in one riding. The Marijuana Party has one candidate in one riding, according to its website.
All candidates must be in place by 2 p.m. on Sept. 30 for the election — Canada’s 43rd — according to Elections Canada. The official list of candidates will be made known Oct. 2.
As of Saturday, here are the confirmed candidates in this province:
MARIJUANA PARTY
Avalon — Brendan Quinlan
RHINOCEROS PARTY
Coast of Bays-central-notre Dame — Donovan Snow
PEOPLE’S PARTY OF CANADA
Avalon — Nathan Moore
St. John’s South-mount Pearl — Ben Ruckpaul
GREEN PARTY
Avalon — Greg Malone
Bonavista-burin-trinity — Kelsey Reichel
Coast of Bays-central-notre Dame — Byron White
Labrador — Tyler Colbourne Long Range Mountains — Lucas Knill St. John’s East — David Peters
St. John’s South-mount Pearl — Alexandra Hayward
NDP
Coast of Bays-central-notre Dame — Noel Joe
St. John’s East — Jack Harris
PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE PARTY
Avalon – Matthew Chapman Bonavista-burin-trinity – Sharon Vokey
Coast of Bays-central-notre Dame – Alex Bracci
Labrador – Larry Flemming Long Range Mountains – Josh Eisses St. John's East – Joedy Wall
St. John's South-mount Pearl — Terry Martin
LIBERAL PARTY
Avalon – Ken Mcdonald Bonavista-burin-trinity – Churence Rogers
Coast of Bays-central-notre Dame – Scott Simms
Labrador – Yvonne Jones
Long Range Mountains – Gudie Hutchings
St. John's East – Nick Whalen
St. John's South-mount Pearl — Seamus O’regan