Scott Reid (Newfoundland and Labrador politician)
Dr. Scott Reid | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Environment and Climate Change | |
| In office May 9, 2025 – October 29, 2025 | |
| Premier | John Hogan |
| Preceded by | Lisa Dempster |
| Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation | |
| In office July 19, 2024 – May 9, 2025 | |
| Premier | Andrew Furey John Hogan |
| Preceded by | Lisa Dempster |
| Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | |
| In office September 6, 2019 – April 12, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Perry Trimper |
| Succeeded by | Derek Bennett |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. George's-Humber St. George's-Stephenville East (2014-2015) | |
| In office September 11, 2014 – October 14, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Shea |
| Succeeded by | Hal Cormier |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Residence(s) | Jeffrey's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Occupation | professor |
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;[1] in the 2015 election, he was re-elected in the new district of St. George's-Humber.[2] He is a member of the Liberal Party.
Background
Reid was raised in the community of Jeffrey's.[3] 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.
Politics
Reid was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election.[4] 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]
Reid 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] He was appointed as Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation on July 19, 2024.[10] On May 9, 2025, he was appointed Minister of Environment and Climate Change.[11]
On July 14, 2025, Reid announced that he would not seek re-election in St. George's-Humber in the 2025 election.[12]
Election results
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: St. George's-Humber | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Scott Reid | 2,420 | 58.54 | +8.37 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gary Bishop | 1,474 | 35.66 | -4.67 | ||||
| New Democratic | Melissa Samms | 191 | 4.62 | |||||
| NL Alliance | Shane Snook | 49 | 1.19 | -8.32 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,134 | 99.11 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.89 | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,171 | 43.70 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 9,545 | |||||||
| 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 | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Scott Reid | 2,691 | 50.17 | -27.33 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom O'Brien | 2,163 | 40.32 | +25.13 | ||||
| NL Alliance | Shane Snook | 510 | 9.51 | +2.20 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,364 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -26.23 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Scott Reid | 3,618 | 77.5 | – | |
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Osmond | 708 | 15.2 | – | |
| New Democratic | Shane Snook | 341 | 7.3 | – | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Scott Reid | 2211 | 59.15 | +26.43 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Wally 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
- ^ Liberal Scott Reid wins byelection in St. George's-Stephenville East. CBC News, August 26, 2014.
- ^ "8 notable Liberals uncontested in provincial election race". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, June 22, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Here's the list of the winning candidates in the 2019 N.L. election". CBC News, May 17, 2019.
- ^ Oliver, Kenn (September 6, 2019). "UPDATE: Unexpected provincial cabinet shuffle at Government House in St. John's". The Daily Telegram. Retrieved Nov 4, 2020.
- ^ "Scott Reid defeats Perry Trimper for Speaker as House of Assembly opens fall sitting". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Scott Reid elected Speaker of the House of Assembly". Ntv.ca. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
- ^ Connors, Michael (2021-04-12). "Premier promises provincial budget by June as Derek Bennett elected Speaker of the House". Ntv.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ Key Portfolios Shift Hands in Newfoundland Cabinet Shake-Up. VOCM News, July 19, 2024.
- ^ Telegram Staff. "Premier John Hogan and new cabinet sworn in a Government House". SaltWire. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ Reid, Scott. "After considerable deliberation I have decided not to seek reelection". Facebook. Retrieved 15 July 2025.