Event14 October 2025Action

Newfoundland and Labrador election: Progressive Conservatives under Tony Wakeham win a majority, 21 of 40 seats

In the Newfoundland and Labrador general election of 14 October 2025, the Progressive Conservatives led by Tony Wakeham won 21 of 40 seats, defeating the governing Liberals (15); the NDP won 2 and independents 2. The 2024 Churchill Falls memorandum of understanding with Hydro-Québec was a major campaign issue; the new government commissioned an independent review of it and signed a revised agreement on 17 August 2026.

Date

14 October 2025

Kind

Election

Where

Newfoundland and Labrador

Evidence

Action: Something was done: a law switched on, a tariff imposed, money committed. How evidence is weighed

Who

Tony Wakeham (subject); Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (subject); Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (subject); John Hogan (subject)

Sources

• CTV, “Progressive conservatives to form majority nl government ntv decision desk projects” (external site). source record
• atlanticaenergy.org, “Recap of 2025 newfoundland and labrador general election” (external site). source record
• PC Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, “PC Party of Newfoundland and Labrador 2025 platform, 'For All of Us'” (external site), 2025. source record

Projects

• Churchill Falls upgrades / Gull Island