Derek Bennett

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The Honourable Derek Bennett
43rd Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
In office April 12, 2021 [1]  –October 14, 2025
	Progressive Conservative	Mark Butt	2,570	49.30	+11.74
	Liberal	Derek Bennett	2,552	48.95	-13.48
	New Democratic	Steven Kent	76	1.46
	Independent	Stacy Coish	15	0.29
Total valid votes			5,213
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+12.61
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v t e 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election : Lewisporte-Twillingate
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Derek Bennett	2,593	62.44	+8.44
	Progressive Conservative	Rhonda Lee Simms	1,560	37.56	-8.44
Total valid votes			4,153	99.50
Total rejected ballots			21	0.50
Turnout			4,174	41.06
Eligible voters			10,166
	Liberal hold		Swing		+8.44
Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador . Retrieved March 3, 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)" . Retrieved March 27, 2021.

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Derek Bennett	3,190	54.0
	Progressive Conservative	Krista Freake	2,717	46.0
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Derek Bennett	3,254	53.88	–
	Progressive Conservative	Derrick Dalley	2,686	44.48	–
	New Democratic	Hillary Bushell	99	1.64	–
Total valid votes			6,039	99.74	–
Total rejected ballots			16	0.26	–
Turnout			6,055	58.41	–
Eligible voters			10,366
	Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		–
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [14]

References

1. @MikeConnors (April 12, 2021). "Derek Bennett has been elected..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. Lindsay Bird (August 19, 2020). "New N.L. premier, new finance minister: Andrew Furey takes office and shuffles cabinet". CBC. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
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4. "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
5. "Liberal Jim Bennett loses nomination in new district of Lewisporte-Twillingate". CBC News, August 20, 2015.
6. "Here's the list of the winning candidates in the 2019 N.L. election". CBC News, May 17, 2019.
7. "Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier doesn't clear the deck, but he certainly shuffled it | SaltWire".
8. "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
9. "Premier Furey Appoints New Cabinet". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. April 8, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
10. Connors, Michael (April 12, 2021). "Premier promises provincial budget by June as Derek Bennett elected Speaker of the House". ntv.ca. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
11. "Derek Bennett requests judicial recount after losing Lewisporte-Twillingate seat by 18 votes". CBC News . Retrieved November 3, 2025.
12. Sarah Smellie. "Judge orders recount in Newfoundland district after last month's provincial election". Toronto Star . Retrieved November 14, 2025.
13. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/newfoundland-labrador/2025/results/#/riding/27301
14. "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. July 25, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2018.