Jim Lester | |
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| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Mount Pearl North | |
| In office November 21, 2017 – March 27, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Kent |
| Succeeded by | Lucy Stoyles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
Jim Lester is a Canadian politician who served as the Newfoundland and Labrador Member of the House of Assembly for Mount Pearl North from 2017 to 2021.
Lester ran in the 2015 provincial election in Mount Pearl-Southlands, but lost to Liberal candidate Paul Lane.[1][2] Following the resignation of Steve Kent in 2017, Lester won the PC nomination in Mount Pearl North and subsequently defeated Liberal Jim Burton.[3]
In 2018, Lester endorsed Ches Crosbie in the 2018 provincial PC leadership race.[4]
Lester was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election.[5] In the 2021 provincial election, he was defeated by Liberal candidate Lucy Stoyles.[6][7][8]
Lester's family owns and operates the agritourism venture Lester's Farm Inc.[1]
Electoral record
| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Mount Pearl North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lucy Stoyles | 3,038 | 58.41 | +11.72 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Lester | 1,733 | 33.32 | -11.28 | ||||
| New Democratic | Donn Sears | 430 | 8.27 | +1.79 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,201 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +11.50 | ||||||
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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 | 99.46 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.54 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,228 | 49.64 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,531 | |||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Lester | 2,907 | 49.2 | |||||
| Liberal | Nicole Kieley | 2,196 | 37.2 | |||||
| NL Alliance | William Neville | 443 | 7.5 | |||||
| New Democratic | Carol Reade | 358 | 6.1 | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Lester | 2,064 | 46.89 | -4.59 | |
| Liberal | Jim Burton | 1,129 | 25.65 | -16.77 | |
| New Democratic | Nicole Kieley | 1,088 | 24.72 | +18.61 | |
| Independent | Hudson Stratton | 121 | 2.75 | ||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +6.09 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,402 | 99.62 | |||
| Total rejected and declined votes | 17 | 0.38 | |||
| Turnout | 4,419 | 44.30 | |||
| Electors on the lists | 9,976 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Paul Lane | 2,559 | 47.4 | – | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Lester | 2,318 | 42.9 | – | |
| New Democratic | Roy Locke | 522 | 9.7 | – | |
References
- Westcott, Craig (17 September 2015). "'Farmer Jim' Lester enters provincial politics". The Pearl. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- Cowan, Peter (3 November 2017). "Byelection a must win for Tories in Steve Kent's old district". www.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- "PC's Jim Lester takes Mount Pearl North byelection". www.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- "MHAs throw support behind Ches Crosbie". The Telegram. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- McCabe, Meghan (22 May 2019). "Crosbie breaks silence, backtracking from fiery speech on election night". www.cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- Mullin, Malone (March 27, 2021). "Liberals claim slim majority in Newfoundland and Labrador, as voters tap Furey to lead". CBC News. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
- 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.
- https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/newfoundland-labrador/2025/results/#/riding/27302