2020 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election

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2020 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election
DateAugust 3, 2020
Convention St. John's, NL
Resigning leader Dwight Ball
Won by Andrew Furey
Ballots1
Candidates2
Entrance Fee$25,000 [1]
Spending limitnone [2]
Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership elections
May 2011 · August 2011 · 2013 · 2020

The 2020 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election was held due to the announcement by Dwight Ball on February 17, 2020 that he would be resigning as Liberal Party leader and Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador effective when the party elects his successor. [3] Provincial legislation requires that a general election must occur no more than one year following a Premier's resignation. [4] [5] [6]

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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.

Timeline

Declared candidates

John Abbott

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]

Former MHAs: Rex Gibbons, MHA for St. John's West (1989–1997) [18]
Other prominent individuals: Paul Antle, businessman and political candidate [19]

Andrew Furey

Philanthropist and orthopedic surgeon, founder of Team Broken Earth, son of Senator George Furey, and nephew of former cabinet minister Chuck Furey.

Date campaign launched: March 3, 2020 [20] [21] [22]

MHAs: Derrick Bragg, MHA for Fogo Island-Cape Freels (2015–present); [23] Gerry Byrne, MHA for Corner Brook (2015-); [24] Steve Crocker, MHA for Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde (2014–present); Sherry Gambin-Walsh, MHA for Placentia-St. Mary's (2015–present); John Haggie, MHA for Gander (2015-present); [25] Eddie Joyce, MHA for Humber-Bay of Islands (2011-present); [26] Andrew Parsons, MHA for Burgeo-La Poile (2011–present); Pam Parsons, MHA for Harbour Grace-Port de Grave (2015–present) [22] [20]
Former party leaders: Brian Tobin, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador (1996–2000) [27]
Former MHAs: Graham Letto, MHA for Labrador West (2015–2019) [28]
Other prominent supporters: Jamie Fowlow, CEO of the Western Regional Hospital Foundation; [29] Brendan Paddick, Chair of the Board of Directors at Nalcor Energy [30]

Declined

Results

Furey defeated Abbott in all 40 electoral districts, with Abbott performing the best in St. John's and the surrounding regions.

Results by ballot [42] [43]
CandidateBallot 1
NameVotesPoints
Andrew Furey13,645
64.42%		26,443
66.11%
John Abbott7,537
35.58%		13,557
33.89%
Total21,18240,000

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