Lisa Dempster

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Lisa Dempster
MHA
Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Minister of Labrador Affairs, Minister Responsible for Labour, Minister Responsible for Workplace NL, and Deputy Government House Leader
Assumed office
July 19, 2024
Liberal Lisa Dempster97395.21+27.99
Progressive Conservative Joshua Nolan494.79-27.99
Total valid votes1,002100
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lisa Dempster1,13267.22-25.8
Progressive Conservative Michael Normore55232.78+29.6
Total valid votes1,684100
Total rejected ballots24
Turnout1,70858.8
Eligible voters2,905
Liberal hold Swing -27.71
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lisa Dempster1,40593.05+39.48
New Democratic Jennifer Deon573.77-29.20
Progressive Conservative Jason MacKenzie483.18-10.29
Total valid votes1,510100.00
Liberal hold Swing +34.34
By-election, June 25, 2013
Resignation of Yvonne Jones
PartyCandidateVotes%+/-
Liberal Lisa Dempster1,14153.54-17.60
  NDP Jason Spingle70332.99+30.92
  Progressive Conservative Dennis Normore28713.47-13.33

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