[3] Provincial legislation requires that a general election must occur no more than one year following a Premier's resignation.
[4][5][6] The leadership campaign was suspended on March 23, 2020 at noon due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Newfoundland and Labrador.
[7][8] The party's leadership election committee met on May 25, 2020, announcing that the race would resume on June 8, 2020.
[9] A virtual convention was held on August 3, 2020, at which Andrew Furey was elected leader.
CEO of the Newfoundland and Labrador branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Deputy Minister of Health under Premiers Danny Williams and Dwight Ball Date campaign launched: March 5, 2020[15][16][17] Philanthropist and orthopedic surgeon, founder of Team Broken Earth, son of Senator George Furey, and nephew of former cabinet minister Chuck Furey.