The Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party.
The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. The party is the provincial branch,and affiliate of the federal Liberal Party of Canada. It has served as the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador since December 14,2015. The NL Liberals were re-elected to a majority government in the 2021 provincial election.
Ruben John Efford was a Canadian politician. He first served as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (MHA) from 1985 to 2001,representing Port de Grave electoral district and also serving as cabinet minister of various portfolios. After losing the 2001 leadership convention of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador,he went into federal politics and served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 2002 until 2006 for the Liberal Party of Canada. He initially represented Bonavista—Trinity—Conception,before switching to Avalon after electoral redistribution prior to the 2004 federal election.
Port de Grave is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada.
Burgeo-La Poile is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. As of 2011,there are 7,527 eligible voters living within the district. The district was first created when Newfoundland joined confederation in 1949 as Burgeo and La Poile,and existed until 1975. It was recreated in 1995 following a reduction in the number of seats in the House of Assembly from 52 to 48,forming from the amalgamation of the former districts of La Poile and Burgeo-Bay D'Espoir.
Fabian Manning is a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. Manning served as a Progressive Conservative and later as the independent Member of the House of Assembly for the district of Placentia and St. Mary’s from 1999 to 2005. From 2006 to 2008 he was the Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament for the riding of Avalon. After his defeat in the 2008 federal election Manning was appointed to the Senate of Canada on January 2,2009,he resigned his Senate seat on March 28,2011,to run for election in his former riding of Avalon in the 2011 federal election,but was unsuccessful. Prime Minister Stephen Harper re-appointed Manning to the Senate on May 25,2011.
The 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 9,2007,to elect members of the 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Stephen Kent,MHA,is a former Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. Kent served as the deputy premier,Minister of Health and Community Services,Minister Responsible for the Office of Public Engagement in the cabinet of Paul Davis. Previously he served as the Minister of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs,the Minister Responsible for Fire and Emergency Services –Newfoundland and Labrador,and Registrar General in the cabinets of Kathy Dunderdale and Tom Marshall. He served as the Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for the District of Mount Pearl North from 2007 until 2017.
Tom Osborne is a former politician in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. He represented the district of Waterford Valley in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2024. He was a member of the Liberal Party,a former member of the Progressive Conservative Party,and a former Minister in Danny Williams' first cabinet. He served as Minister of Health and Community Services,and Minister of Education in the Furey government. He was Speaker of the House of Assembly from 2015 to 2017.
Yvonne Jean Jones is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador,who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on May 13,2013. She represents the district of Labrador as a member of the Liberal Party caucus. On December 2,2015,she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs. Jones is a member of NunatuKavut,an unrecognized Inuit group.
Danny Wade Dumaresque is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Eagle River in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1989 to 1996 as a member of the Liberal Party. Dumaresque has been a Director of NL Hydro and an outspoken critic of the Muskrat Falls hydro development. Dumaresque is founder of Labrador Gem Seafoods.
Eddie Joyce is a Canadian politician,who represents the district of Humber-Bay of Islands in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Originally a member of the Liberal Party,he served as the party's interim leader and the leader of the official opposition in the House of Assembly from July until November 2013. He served as a cabinet minister in the Ball government from 2015 to 2018.
The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership convention of May 2011 was prompted by Gerry Reid's announcement that he would not lead the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador to another election,after losing his seat in the 2007 provincial election. The convention was held in May 2011. The winner and lone candidate,Yvonne Jones,lead the party until August 2011,but would not lead the party in to the 2011 provincial election.
Kevin Aylward is a Canadian businessman and former politician in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. He has served as leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador from August 14,2011,until January 3,2012. Aylward was first elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 1985 election and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Clyde Wells,Brian Tobin,Beaton Tulk and Roger Grimes. Aylward did not seek re-election in the 2003 election.
Glenn Littlejohn is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. Littlejohn was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2011 provincial election until his defeat in the 2015 election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party,he represented the electoral district of Port de Grave.
Andrew Parsons is a Canadian politician and lawyer,who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2011 provincial election.
The 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election,held on November 30,2015,elected members of the 48th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Progressive Conservative Party which had governed since 2003 election,was defeated by the Liberal Party,which won a majority in the new assembly.
Tony Wakeham is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election,and was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Stephenville-Port au Port as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party. On January 17,2023,Wakeham announced he would be a candidate in the 2023 provincial PC leadership election. He won the election and became Leader of the Opposition.
The 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on March 25,2021,to elect members of the 50th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Andrew John Furey is a Canadian politician and surgeon who has served as the 14th premier of Newfoundland and Labrador since August 19,2020. A member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party,Furey represents Humber-Gros Morne in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.
