Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Leader John Hogan, speaks alongside his wife Gillian and daughter Maggie at the Liberal party campaign party in St. John's N.L. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Leader John Hogan, speaks alongside his wife Gillian and daughter Maggie at the Liberal party campaign party in St. John's N.L. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Leader John Hogan, speaks alongside his wife Gillian and daughter Maggie at the Liberal party campaign party in St. John's N.L. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Newfoundland and Labrador premier-designate Tony Wakeham speaks at a Progressive Conservative campaign party on election day in Stephenville, N.L., on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jessica Stapleton
Newfoundland and Labrador premier-designate Tony Wakeham speaks at a Progressive Conservative campaign party on election day in Stephenville, N.L., on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jessica Stapleton
Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Leader John Hogan, speaks alongside his wife Gillian and daughter Maggie at the Liberal party campaign party in St. John's N.L. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Leader John Hogan, speaks alongside his wife Gillian and daughter Maggie at the Liberal party campaign party in St. John's N.L. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Leader John Hogan, speaks alongside his wife Gillian and daughter Maggie at the Liberal party campaign party in St. John's N.L. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Newfoundland and Labrador premier-designate Tony Wakeham speaks at a Progressive Conservative campaign party on election day in Stephenville, N.L., on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jessica Stapleton
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Newfoundland and Labrador premier-designate Tony Wakeham speaks at a Progressive Conservative campaign party on election day in Stephenville, N.L., on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jessica Stapleton
Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador showed they were in the mood for a big change on Tuesday by ousting the governing Liberals after ten years in power and handing a slim majority win to the Progressive Conservatives.
As the final ballots were counted at the conclusion of the autumn election campaign, Tony Wakeham's Tories edged into a small lead after a white-knuckle, see-saw battle, and then steadily pulled ahead of Premier John Hogan’s Liberals.
Here are some scenes from election night.
This report by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø was first published Oct. 15, 2025.