Joan Marie Aylward

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Her Honour the Honourable Joan Marie Aylward ONL
15th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
Incumbent
Assumed office November 14, 2023
	Progressive Conservative	Shawn Skinner	3,349	55.19	+15.61
	Liberal	Joan Marie Aylward	1,763	29.05	-13.22
	New Democratic	Carol Cantwell	956	15.76	-2.39
Total valid votes			6,068	99.33	–
Total rejected ballots			41	0.67	–
Turnout			6,109	59.68	-0.57
Eligible voters			10,236
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+14.42
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [7]

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joan Marie Aylward	2,609	42.27	-0.78
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Brown	2,443	39.58	+1.96
	New Democratic	Valerie Long	1,120	18.15	-1.18
Total valid votes			6,172	99.29	–
Total rejected ballots			44	0.71	–
Turnout			6,216	60.25	-5.63
Eligible voters			10,317
	Liberal hold		Swing		-1.37
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [8]

1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joan Marie Aylward	2,579	43.05	-4.20
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Brown	2,254	37.62	-1.32
	New Democratic	Wayne Lucas	1,158	19.33	+5.52
Total valid votes			5,991	99.42	–
Total rejected ballots			35	0.58	–
Turnout			6,026	65.88	-0.11
Eligible voters			9,147
	Liberal hold		Swing		-2.76
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [9]

Honours and decorations

Viceregal styles of Joan Marie Aylward (2023–present)
Reference style	Her Honour the Honourable Son Honneur l'honorable
Spoken style	Your Honour Votre Honneur

Ribbon Bar of Joan Marie Aylward

Ribbon	Description	Post-nominal letters	Notes
	Order of Newfoundland and Labrador	ONL	[10]
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal		[10] Canadian version
	King Charles III Coronation Medal		[10] Canadian version

As lieutenant governor, Aylward is a ex officio Member (ONL) and Chancellor of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. ^[11] As a lieutenant governor in Canada, Aylward is entitled to the style "the Honourable" for life and "Her Honour the Honourable" while in office. ^[12]

Appointments

• November 14, 2023: Member of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador (ONL)
  • November 14, 2023 –present: Chancellor of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador (while in office)
• November 14, 2023: Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (Vice-Prior in Newfoundland and Labrador while in office)

Medals

• February 6, 2002: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (Canadian version) ^[13]
• May 6, 2024: King Charles III Coronation Medal (Canadian version) ^[14]

Honorary military appointments

• November 14, 2023 –Present: Honorary Colonel of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
• November 14, 2023 –Present: Patron of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires (Newfoundland and Labrador Branch).
• November 14, 2023 –Present: Honorary Chief of Police of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. ^[15]

References

1. Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2011: St. John's Centre. CBC News.
2. Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding Library of Congress Linked Data Service :  linked authority record n85232796 .
3. "St. John's Centre". Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2003. CBC News.
4. "Cabinet sworn in". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. February 15, 1999.
5. "Joan Marie Aylward named as next N.L. lieutenant-governor". CBC News. October 12, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
6. Whitten, Elizabeth (November 14, 2023). "N.L. installs newest lieutenant-governor, Joan Marie Aylward, in swearing-in ceremony". CBC News . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
7. "Report on the October 21, 2003 General Election" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. July 9, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
8. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Fourth General Assembly, February 9, 1999" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. November 9, 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
9. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Third General Assembly, February 22, 1996" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 28, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
10. Lawrence, Jay (May 6, 2024). "A Statement from the Honourable Joan Marie Aylward, O.N.L., Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador on the First Anniversary of Coronation Day - the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador". The Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador.
11. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. "Order of Newfoundland and Labrador > About the Award". Queen's Printer for Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
12. "Table of titles to be used in Canada". Government of Canada. June 18, 1993. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
13. General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (February 6, 2002). "Recipients". The Governor General of Canada.
14. "Governor General hosts inaugural presentation of King Charles III Coronation Medal". Governor General of Canada. May 6, 2024.
15. "Patronage of the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador". Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

External links

• Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador