and Christopher Mitchelmore cross the floor to the Liberal Party. February 28, 2014: Kathy Dunderdale resigns her Virginia Waters seat. April 9, 2014: Cathy Bennett (Liberal) is elected MHA for Virginia Waters. April 17, 2014: Frank Coleman becomes leader-designate of the Progressive Conservative Party following the withdrawal of sole competitor Bill Barry from the leadership election. May 18, 2014: Following a party crisis in October 2013, Lorraine Michael is endorsed by 75% of NDP members during a leadership review. June 2, 2014: Joan Shea (PC) resigns her St. George's-Stephenville East seat. June 16, 2014: Citing a "significant and challenging family matter," Frank Coleman announces his withdrawal from the Progressive Conservative leadership race. As the only candidate left in the race, Coleman was to officially become Progressive Conservative leader at the party's convention on July 5, 2014. Following his withdrawal, Premier Tom Marshall announced that a convention would likely be postponed until after Labour Day. August 26, 2014: Scott Reid (Liberal) is elected MHA for St. George's-Stephenville East. September 5, 2014: Charlene Johnson (PC) resigns her Trinity-Bay de Verde seat. September 13, 2014: Paul Davis is elected leader of the Progressive Conservatives. September 18, 2014: Terry French (PC) resigns his Conception Bay South seat. September 26, 2014: Paul Davis is sworn in as premier. November 3, 2014: Tom Marshall (PC) resigns his Humber East seat. November 5, 2014: Rex Hillier (Liberal) is elected MHA for Conception Bay South. November 25, 2014: Steve Crocker (Liberal) and Stelman Flynn (Liberal) are elected as MHAs for Trinity-Bay de Verde and Humber East respectively. 2015 January 6, 2015: Lorraine Michael announces she will resign as NDP leader. March 7, 2015: Earle McCurdy is elected leader of the NDP. July 3, 2015: Kevin O'Brien (PC) resigns his Gander seat. Campaign In June 2015, Premier Davis announced that a general election would be held in November, after the October federal election. Many veteran PC MHAs who had served in Danny Williams' cabinet did not seek re-election. On November 5, Davis visited the lieutenant governor to request that the House of Assembly be dissolved. The election would be held on November 30. The Liberals consistently held a massive lead in public opinion polling throughout the campaign, with 66 per cent support among decided voters at the outset and 67 per cent support in a poll released just one week before election day. Their lead was so large and