Lucy Stoyles

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
BornLucy S. Woodrow
Bay de Verde, Newfoundland, Canada
PartyLiberal
SpouseReg Stoyles
OccupationPublic Servant

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

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]

Stoyles was re-elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[10]

Election results

2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Mount Pearl North
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLucy Stoyles3,03858.41+11.72
Progressive ConservativeJim Lester1,73333.32-11.28
New DemocraticDonn Sears4308.27+1.79
Total valid votes 5,201
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +11.50
[11]
2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Mount Pearl North
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLucy Stoyles2,42846.69+9.50
Progressive ConservativeJim Lester2,31944.60-4.64
New DemocraticJennifer McCreath3376.48+0.42
NL AllianceWilliam Neville1162.23-5.27
Total valid votes 5,20099.46
Total rejected ballots 280.54
Turnout 5,22849.64
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.

References

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