51st Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Timeline

• May 16, 2019 – The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador wins 20 of the 40 seats in the House of Assembly during the general election, re-electing Premier Dwight Ball but forcing the Liberals to form a minority government. This is the first time the province has elected a minority government since 1971.
• May 30, 2019 - Premier Ball's cabinet is sworn in; all minister maintain their previous portfolios with the exception of MHA Warr entering cabinet.
• September 13, 2019 - Minister Trimper resigns from cabinet after comments critical of the Innu Nation were left on the voicemail of an Innu Nation staffer and publicly revealed.
• September 13, 2019 - MHA Bragg is appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment replacing Trimper.
• December 5, 2019 - The House of Assembly votes to reprimand Minister Chris Mitchelmore for his hiring of Carla Foote at The Rooms despite her lack of qualifications and her political connections to the Liberals. The House of Assembly orders that Mitchelmore apologize to the Board of Directors of The Rooms and to the House of Assembly and also be suspended two-week without pay.
• February 17, 2020 - Dwight Ball announces that he will be resigning as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador following a Liberal leadership election. Provincial legislation requires that a general election must occur no more than one year following a Premier's resignation.
• April 4, 2020 - Service NL Minister Sherry Gambin-Walsh was removed from cabinet as the RCMP launched a criminal investigation into allegations that she leaked cabinet documents.
• August 3, 2020 - The NL Liberal Party is scheduled to elect a new leader.

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