Loyola O'Driscoll

Loyola O'Driscoll is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.^[1] He represents the electoral district of Ferryland as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party. He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.^[2] O'Driscoll supported Tony Wakeham in the 2023 provincial PC party leadership race.

Loyola O'Driscoll MHA
Loyola O'Driscoll in 2020
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Ferryland
Incumbent
Assumed office May 16, 2019
Preceded by	Keith Hutchings
Personal details
Born	July 2 Bay Bulls, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence(s)	Bay Bulls, NL

Prior to politics, O'Driscoll worked for Hickman Motors.

Election results

v t e 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Ferryland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Loyola O'Driscoll	3,197	52.33	-8.26
	Liberal	Cheryl O'Brien	2,696	44.43	+9.18
	New Democratic	Paul Murphy	216	3.54
Total valid votes			6,109
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-8.72
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
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Loyola O'Driscoll	4,074	60.6	+10.8
	Liberal	Janice Ryan	2,350	34.9	-6.2
	Independent	Chris Molloy	300	4.5	–
Total valid votes			6,724	100
Total rejected ballots			52
Turnout			6,776	69.3	+7.0
Eligible voters			9,782

References

1. "Here's the list of the winning candidates in the 2019 N.L. election". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
2. "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.