Clifford Small is the first Conservative candidate to win a federal seat in Newfoundland and Labrador in a decade. (Clifford Small/Facebook)Conservative candidate Clifford Small has defeated Liberal Scott Simms in the riding of Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame, winning by 264 votes, according to the CBC Decision Desk on Friday. Small is the first federal Conservative candidate to win in all of Newfoundland and Labrador since 2011. Simms called Small on election night to concede, but said he was taking a wait-and-see approach as Small's lead narrowed on Tuesday. Small emerged with 47 per cent of the vote with 14,925 votes, while Simms had 46 per cent with 14,661 votes.

Source: CBC News September 24, 2021 19:51 UTC