Jordan Brown | |
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House Leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party | |
Assumed office October 2021 | |
Leader | Alison Coffin and Jim Dinn (interim) |
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Labrador West | |
Assumed office May 16,2019 | |
Preceded by | Graham Letto |
Personal details | |
Born | September 14,1989 |
Political party | New Democratic |
Alma mater | College of the North Atlantic |
Jordan Brown MHA (born September 14,1989) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election. [1] [2] [3] [4] He represents the electoral district of Labrador West as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party. [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 Newfoundland and Labrador–Quebec border with Quebec having control of Labrador. [14] [15]
In 2017,Brown was awarded the Labradorians of Distinction Medal. [16]
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 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
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 | |
Total valid votes | |||||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
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 |
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