The preliminary results from today’s by-election in the District of Baie Verte – Green Bay are as follows:
| Baie Verte – Green Bay | Official Candidates: | Political Affiliation: | Preliminary Results: |
| BURT, Owen J. | Liberal Party |
1,035 |
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| HARNETT, Riley | New Democratic Party | 96 | |
| PADDOCK, Lin | Progressive Conservative Party | 4,271 | |
| TOTAL VOTES: | 5,402 | ||
There were 47 regular polls, 4 advance polls and Special Ballot voting in the by-election with 9,601 registered electors on the final revised list of electors.
The Official Addition of the Votes, a procedure whereby the vote tallies from by-election night are reviewed, will take place at the district Returning Office beginning at 9:00 am on Thursday, May 30. At the conclusion of the Official Addition, the by-election results are considered official and a candidate is declared elected.
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