Liberals under Andrew Furey win slim majority in Newfoundland and Labrador election
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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador Liberals under leader Andrew Furey have been re-elected with a slim majority after a campaign that dragged on for 10 weeks because of the pandemic.
Results released today from Elections NL show the Liberals with 22 of the province's 40 seats, followed by the Progressive Conservatives, led by Ches Crosbie, with 13 seats.
The NDP, led by Alison Coffin, will hold two seats alongside three elected Independents.
In mid-January, with COVID-19 case counts low, Furey called the election for Feb. 13, but an outbreak just before the vote prompted officials to cancel in-person voting and switch to mail-in ballots.
The Liberals had a minority government heading into the election, with 19 seats at dissolution.
Furey is an orthopedic surgeon and a political rookie, but his father, George Furey, is the current Speaker of the Senate in Ottawa.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 27, 2021.
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