Sarah Stoodley
Canadian politician
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Sarah Stoodley is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.[2] She represents the electoral district of Mount Scio as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party.
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| Acting Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Acting Minister of Housing | |
| In office March 11, 2025 – May 9, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | John Abbott |
| Succeeded by | John Abbott |
| Minister of Government Modernization and Service Delivery, Minister Responsible for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs | |
| In office May 9, 2025 – October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Elvis Loveless |
| Succeeded by | Lin Paddock |
| Minister of Immigration, Population Growth, and Skills and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs | |
| In office July 19, 2024 – May 9, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Gerry Byrne |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Byrne |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Mount Scio | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Dale Kirby |
| Minister of Digital Government and Service NL | |
| In office August 19, 2020[1] – July 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Osborne (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Elvis Loveless |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal |
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Prior to her election to the House of Assembly, Stoodley was an elected alumni representative on the Memorial University Board of Regents and a board member of the Pippy Park Commission.[3]
Political career
Stoodley was elected to the House of Assembly in the 2019 election and was one of only two Liberals (alongside Elvis Loveless) elected for the first time.[4]
In June 2019, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation.[5]
In March 2020, Stoodley introduced a private member's motion to the House of Assembly calling for the expansion of PIPEDA; the motion was passed.[6]
Cabinet Minister
On August 19, 2020, Stoodley was appointed Minister of Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador, Minister Responsible for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs in the Furey government.[7][8]
She was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[9]
On July 19, 2024, she was appointed as Minister of Immigration, Population Growth, and Skills and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs.[10]
On March 11, 2025 she was appointed as Acting Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Acting Minister of Housing, in addition to Minister of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs.[11]
On May 9, 2025 she was appointed Minister of Government Modernization and Service Delivery, and Minister Responsible for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, shortly after the election of new Premier John Hogan.[12]
Stoodley was re-elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[13]
Personal life
Stoodley grew up in Grand Falls-Windsor and has lived in England. She obtained a Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Arts both from Memorial University of Newfoundland.
In August 2020, Stoodley announced that she was pregnant with her first child.[14] In response to her pregnancy, the House of Assembly changed policy to allow parents to bring their babies with them into the legislative chambers.[15]
Electoral record
| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Mount Scio | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sarah Stoodley | 2,006 | 46.13 | -0.47 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darrell Hynes | 1,551 | 35.66 | +8.96 | ||||
| New Democratic | Laurabel Mba | 792 | 18.21 | -6.68 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,349 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.73% | ||||||
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| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Mount Scio | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sarah Stoodley | 2,011 | 46.60 | +4.93 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Damian Follett | 1,152 | 26.70 | -10.52 | ||||
| New Democratic | Sheilagh O'Leary | 1,074 | 24.89 | +12.33 | ||||
| NL Alliance | Andrea Newbury | 60 | 1.39 | -7.15 | ||||
| Independent | Larry Borne | 18 | 0.42 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,315 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +7.72 | ||||||
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 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sarah Stoodley | 1,981 | 41.68 | -5.41 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lloyd Power | 1,769 | 37.22 | +9.84 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jason R. Mercer | 597 | 12.56 | -12.98 | ||||
| NL Alliance | Graydon Pelley | 406 | 8.54 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,753 | 99.69 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 15 | 0.31 | -0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,768 | 54.51 | +7.69 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 8,747 | – | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -7.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[17] | ||||||||