Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier will be revealed today. Here's what to know

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The Liberal Party is announcing Saturday day whether John Hogan oregon John Abbott has accumulated the astir votes and volition pb the party, and the province, until a wide predetermination is called aboriginal this year.

John Abbott and John Hogan are the 2 contenders for province's apical job

Malone Mullin · CBC News

· Posted: May 03, 2025 9:09 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Portraits of 2 men wearing suits against a acheronian brownish background.

Either John Hogan oregon John Abbott volition go Newfoundland and Labrador's 15th premier, arsenic decided by Liberal Party members — who are slated to denote the victor astatine a enactment normal successful St. John's astatine 2:45 p.m. NT Saturday.

The contention for the Liberal enactment began aft erstwhile premier Andrew Furey announced his resignation successful February aft 5 years successful the job.

Furey, a surgeon by trade, said helium had done what he'd wanted to execute for the clip being, and wished to walk much clip with his household and instrumentality to the operating room. In a farewell code to enactment members Friday night, helium thanked his children astatine magnitude for their patience portion helium worked distant from home.

"If determination are times successful the past 5 years that I wasn't determination for you, delight cognize that I carried you successful my bosom everyplace I went and ever will," Furey said.

But aft starring the state done a pandemic and resulting economical turmoil, his determination came arsenic a daze to adjacent his closest members of cabinet.

It besides launched a hunt for candidates wrong caucus.

In precocious March, the Liberal Leadership Election Special Committee announced its information play had closed. By then, lone 2 candidates — MHAs John Hogan and John Abbott, who some held several portfolios wrong furniture implicit the past fewer years — had officially travel forward.

Committee seat Judy Morrow is slated to denote who has gathered the bulk of the Liberal Party's 14,000 imaginable votes connected Saturday afternoon.

Candidates some boast hefty resumés

Abbott was the archetypal campaigner to announce his intentions to run, marking his 2nd effort astatine becoming premier.

He antecedently ran against Furey in 2020, and has been the lawman curate of respective provincial departments arsenic good arsenic CEO of Newfoundland and Labrador Housing and the enforcement manager of the section section of the Canadian Mental Health Association. He has since been curate of societal development, housing, intelligence wellness and transportation.

Hogan announced his volition to tally soon after, astatine an lawsuit with his fellow Liberal MHAs successful attendance.

The 47-year-old lawyer bushed retired erstwhile Progressive Conservative person Ches Crosbie successful his territory of Windsor Lake successful 2021. Since then, he's been the House person arsenic good arsenic the curate of some justness and health.

Saturday's ballot volition beryllium revealed astatine a enactment normal astatine Jag Soundhouse.

The victor volition automatically instrumentality implicit arsenic some Liberal person and Newfoundland and Labrador premier, but volition soon person to trial their mettle successful an upcoming wide election, which indispensable instrumentality spot earlier October.

CBC News will beryllium livestreaming the lawsuit opening astatine 2:30 p.m. astatine cbc.ca/nl.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Originally from Scarborough, Ont., Malone Mullin is simply a CBC News newsman successful St. John's. She antecedently worked successful Vancouver and Toronto. Reach her astatine [email protected].