Lela Evans | |
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Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Torngat Mountains | |
Assumed office May 16, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Randy Edmunds |
Personal details | |
Born | Makkovik [1] |
Political party | Progressive Conservative (2019–2021,2024–present) |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2021–2022) New Democratic (2022–2024) |
Relations | Anthony Andersen (uncle) Wally Andersen (uncle) Randy Edmunds (cousin) |
Alma mater | Memorial University of Newfoundland |
Lela Margaret Ann Evans [2] is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election. [1] She represents the electoral district of Torngat Mountains as a Progressive Conservative. Having been elected as a PC MHA,she left the party in 2021 and joined the New Democratic Party in 2022. She returned to the PCs in 2024. [3] She was first elected in the 2019 provincial election and was re-elected in 2021. [4]
Evans has over 20 years’experience in the environmental field including environmental assessments,mining and construction. [5]
Evans was born in Makkovik, [6] a community in Nunatsiavut,Labrador and she is of Norwegian and Inuit descent. [7] Evans is the daughter of Annie Evans and niece of feminist activist Ruth Flowers. [8] In 2016,Evans joined protests against the Lower Churchill Project despite working for the company developing the project,Nalcor Energy. [9] Evans has also worked as a first-aid instructor and at the Voisey's Bay Mine. Evans has also served as a part of a team conducting community consultations on the Uranium mining moratorium in northern Labrador. Evans is a graduate of the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Evans is openly lesbian. [10] [11]
In an interview with The Independent,Evans stated that she had to quit her job to run as a candidate in the 2019 election because her employer would not allow her to take a leave of absence. She was nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate against her cousin and MHA Randy Edmunds. Evans went on to defeat Edmunds in an upset. [12] She considered herself to be "putting the P in PC," [9] meaning that she considers herself to be progressive in her political beliefs.
Evans has called for the Trans-Labrador Highway to be extended to reach communities in the northern part of Labrador. [13]
On October 25,2021,Evans left the PC Party to sit as an Independent in the House of Assembly. [14] On March 7,2022,Evans joined the NDP. [15] [16] On July 16,2024,she rejoined the PC Party,calling new PC leader Tony Wakeham an "ally" and a "friend." [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Lela Evans | 420 | 88.79% | ||
New Democratic | Patricia Johnson-Castle | 37 | 7.82% | ||
Liberal | Devon Ryan | 16 | 3.38% | ||
Total valid votes | 473 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Eligible voters |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Lela Evans | 623 | 56.58% | ||
Liberal | Randy Edmunds | 478 | 43.42% | ||
Total valid votes | 1,101 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Eligible voters |
Canada – 2018 Nunatsiavut general election | |||
[17] | Name | Vote | % |
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Edward Blake-Rudkowski | 477 | 38.07% | |
Roland Saunders | 258 | 20.59% | |
Lela Evans | 234 | 18.68% | |
Charlotte Winters-Fost | 194 | 15.48% | |
Selina Adams | 90 | 7.18% | |
Total Valid Ballots | 1,253 | 100% | |
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