Scott Reid
MHA
Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
In office
September 6, 2019 – April 12, 2021
PremierDwight Ball
Andrew Furey
Lieutenant GovernorJudy Foote
Preceded byPerry Trimper
Succeeded byDerek Bennett[1]
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for St. George's-Humber
St. George's-Stephenville East (2014-2015)
Assumed office
September 11, 2014
Preceded byJoan Shea
Personal details
Political partyLiberal Party
Residence(s)Jeffrey's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Occupationprofessor

Scott Reid is a Canadian politician. He was elected to represent the district of St. George's-Stephenville East in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in a 2014 by-election;[2] in the 2015 election, he was re-elected in the new district of St. George's-Humber.[3] He is a member of the Liberal Party.

Reid was raised in the community of Jeffrey's.[4] Reid has taught at the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Business at Memorial University. Reid previously worked as a researcher under the leadership of Roger Grimes, Gerry Reid, Yvonne Jones, and Dwight Ball. From 2008 to 2010, he was a senior policy advisor to Liberal MP Siobhan Coady.

Reid was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. On September 6, 2019, he was appointed acting Speaker of the House of Assembly following Perry Trimper re-entering cabinet.[5] Reid was elected Speaker at the beginning of the fall 2019 session of the House of Assembly defeating Trimper.[6][7] He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[8] He ran for re-election as Speaker at the beginning of the 50th General Assembly but was defeated by Derek Bennett.[9]

Election results

2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: St. George's-Humber
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalScott Reid2,42058.54+8.37
Progressive ConservativeGary Bishop1,47435.66-4.67
New DemocraticMelissa Samms1914.62
NL AllianceShane Snook491.19-8.32
Total valid votes 4,134
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +6.52
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalScott Reid2,69150.17-27.33
Progressive ConservativeTom O'Brien2,16340.32+25.13
NL AllianceShane Snook5109.51+2.20
Total valid votes 5,364
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing -26.23
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalScott Reid3,61877.5–
Progressive ConservativeGreg Osmond70815.2–
New DemocraticShane Snook3417.3–

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By-election August 26, 2014 On the resignation of Joan Shea, June 2, 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalScott Reid221159.15+26.43
Progressive ConservativeWally Childs 948 25.36 -23.95
  NDP Bernice Hancock 579 15.49 -1.03
Total valid votes 3,739 
Rejected
Turnout
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +25.19

References

  1. ↑ @MikeConnors (April 12, 2021). "Derek Bennett has been elected speaker on the second ballot. #nlpoli" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Liberal Scott Reid wins byelection in St. George's-Stephenville East. CBC News, August 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ "8 notable Liberals uncontested in provincial election race". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, June 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. "Scott Reid St. George's - Humber". House of Assembly - NL - Scott Reid. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Oliver, Kenn (September 6, 2019). "UPDATE: Unexpected provincial cabinet shuffle at Government House in St. John's". The Daily Telegram. Retrieved Nov 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Scott Reid defeats Perry Trimper for Speaker as House of Assembly opens fall sitting". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  7. ↑ "Scott Reid elected Speaker of the House of Assembly". Ntv.ca. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
  9. ↑ Connors, Michael (2021-04-12). "Premier promises provincial budget by June as Derek Bennett elected Speaker of the House". Ntv.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
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