Jordan Brown | |
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Mayor of Labrador City | |
Assumed office October 2, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Belinda Adams |
House Leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party | |
In office October 19,2021 –August 1,2025 | |
Leader | Alison Coffin and Jim Dinn |
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Labrador West | |
In office May 16,2019 –August 1,2025 | |
Preceded by | Graham Letto |
Succeeded by | Joseph Power |
Personal details | |
Born | September 14,1989 |
Political party | Independent (municipal) New Democratic (provincial) |
Alma mater | College of the North Atlantic |
Jordan Brown (born September 14,1989) is a Canadian politician who has served as the mayor of Labrador City since 2025. He was previously elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election. [1] [2] [3] [4] He represented the electoral district of Labrador West as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party until 2025. [5] [6] He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election. [7] [8]
Brown trained as a welder in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and returned to Labrador City to work. In 2013 he helped restart the local Heritage Society. [9] In 2014,he led a successful year-long campaign to have the Labrador flag recognized as the symbol of Labrador and flown at the land border crossings in Labrador and at government buildings. [10] In 2017,Brown unsuccessfully sought election to the Labrador City town council.
In 2022,Brown criticized the provincial government's claim that the Trans-Labrador Highway had been completed. [11] He argued that it isn't finished until a road reaches Labrador's north coast as far as Nain. In 2023,Brown criticized the diversion of obstetrical services from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Labrador City,stating that Labrador City's hospital is too understaffed to provide for the central and northern regions of Labrador. [12]
Brown has called for a provincial ban on scab workers. [13]
In 2023,Brown criticized the Bloc Québécois for having a map of the Newfoundland and Labrador–Quebec border with Quebec having control of Labrador. [14]
On May 16,2025,Brown announced that he will not be seeking re-election. [15]
Brown vacated his seat on August 1,2025. [16]
On August 31,2025,Brown announced that he would be running for Mayor of Labrador City. [17] He won the election with 1,080 total votes. [18]
In 2017,Brown was awarded the Labradorians of Distinction Medal. [19]
Candidate | Votes [20] | % |
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Jordan Brown | 1,080 | 51.85 |
Mitchell Marsh | 732 | 35.14 |
Nick McGrath | 214 | 10.27 |
Matt Fowler | 57 | 2.74 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Democratic | Jordan Brown | 1,359 | 50.0 | +7.8 | |
Liberal | Wayne Button | 780 | 28.7 | -13.4 | |
Progressive Conservative | Nick McGrath | 577 | 21.3 | +5.6 | |
Total valid votes | 2,716 | ||||
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Eligible voters |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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New Democratic | Jordan Brown | 1,364 | 42.2 | +7.47 | |
Liberal | Graham Letto | 1,362 | 42.1 | -1.71 | |
Progressive Conservative | Derick Sharron | 509 | 15.7 | -5.76 | |
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Eligible voters |
2017 Labrador City municipal election | Vote | % |
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Wayne Button (elected mayor) | 1,186 | 10.22 |
Fabian Benoit | 1,030 | 8.87 |
Junior Humphries (X) | 998 | 8.60 |
Nick McGrath | 920 | 7.92 |
John Penney (X) | 883 | 7.61 |
Kenneth Lawlor | 863 | 7.43 |
Richard Fahey | 783 | 6.74 |
Peter Pike | 758 | 6.53 |
Edward Conway (X) | 744 | 6.41 |
Corinna Wentzell | 684 | 5.89 |
Jamie-Lynn Patterson | 655 | 5.64 |
Toby Leon | 629 | 5.42 |
Clarence Rogers (X) | 584 | 5.03 |
Jordan Brown | 515 | 3.44 |
Christopher Lacey (X) | 377 | 3.25 |