Scott Reid (Newfoundland and Labrador politician)

Dr. Scott Reid
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Assumed office
May 9, 2025
PremierJohn Hogan
Preceded byLisa Dempster
Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation
In office
July 19, 2024 – May 9, 2025
PremierAndrew Furey
John Hogan
Preceded byLisa Dempster
Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
In office
September 6, 2019 – April 12, 2021
Preceded byPerry Trimper
Succeeded byDerek Bennett
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;[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

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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

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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

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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
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 % ±%
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
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Scott Reid 3,618 77.5
Progressive Conservative Greg Osmond 708 15.2
New Democratic Shane Snook 341 7.3
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By-election August 26, 2014 On the resignation of Joan Shea, June 2, 2014
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

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