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Lucy Stoyles
MHA
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Mount Pearl North
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 27, 2021
Preceded byJim Lester
Personal details
Born
Lucy S. Woodrow

Bay de Verde, Newfoundland, Canada
Political partyLiberal

Lucy S. Stoyles (née Woodrow) is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. She was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2021 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Mount Pearl North as a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]

Prior to entering provincial politics, Stoyles was a Mount Pearl city councillor for 25 years[3][4] and constituency assistant to Mount Pearl-Southlands member of the House of Assembly (MHA) Paul Lane.[5]

Background and politics

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Stoyles was born in Bay de Verde, the daughter of Jeremiah and Ethel Woodrow. She moved to Mount Pearl as a teenager and volunteered for many organizations, including the Canadian Cancer Society and the Salvation Army. She was also a founding member of the Save Our People Action Committee.[6]

Stoyles was first elected to the Mount Pearl City Council in 1996. She entered provincial politics in 2021 after winning the Liberal nomination for Mount Pearl North.[7] In a close election, Stoyles defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative (PC) MHA Jim Lester.[8] Lester would later challenge the election results in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador.[9]

Election results

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2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Mount Pearl North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lucy Stoyles 2,428 46.69 +9.50
Progressive Conservative Jim Lester 2,319 44.60 -4.64
New Democratic Jennifer McCreath 337 6.48 +0.42
NL Alliance William Neville 116 2.23 -5.27
Total valid votes 5,200
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +7.07
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.

References

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  1. ^ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Robinson, Andrew (27 March 2021). "Crosbie's future is in question after double loss in Newfoundland and Labrador election". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ Whiffen, Glen (27 September 2017). "Dave Aker elected mayor of Mount Pearl". The Telegram. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Steve Kent on 'leave of absence' from job as Mount Pearl's top bureaucrat". www.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. ^ Kelland, Ariana (17 May 2019). "Ches Crosbie is not talking — neither is Dwight Ball. But this MHA is back to work". www.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Lucy Stoyles - Mount Pearl North". Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Closes Nominations for 6 Provincial Districts". Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  8. ^ Lewis, Chris (1 April 2021). "Stoyles hits the ground running as Mount Pearl North's new MHA". The Pearl. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Jim Lester 2nd candidate to turn to courts after N.L. election loss". CBC News. Retrieved 29 March 2025.


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