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2021 Canadian federal election: Labrador
Yvonne Jones
MP
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Northern Affairs
Assumed office
December 2, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Yvonne Jones 4,11942.67+0.2$69,064.75
Conservative Shane Dumaresque2,93030.35-0.7$9,399.17
New Democratic Amy Norman2,29723.80-0.7$4,902.92
People's Shannon Champion3073.18–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit9,65399.03+0.23$107,802.67
Total rejected ballots940.96-0.24
Turnout9,74748.29-8.97
Registered voters20,182
Liberal hold Swing +0.46
Source: Elections Canada [34] [35]
2019 Canadian federal election : Labrador
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Yvonne Jones 4,85142.48-29.27$82,443.39
Conservative Larry Flemming3,54831.07+17.20$19,580.39
New Democratic Michelene Gray2,79624.49+10.11$2,811.15
Green Tyler Colbourne2241.96–$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit11,41998.80-0.77104,476.76
Total rejected ballots1391.20-0.78
Turnout11,55857.26-4.73
Eligible voters20,184
Liberal hold Swing -23.24
Source: Elections Canada [36] [37]
2015 Canadian federal election : Labrador
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Yvonne Jones8,87871.75+23.76–
New Democratic Edward Rudkowski1,77914.38–4.81–
Conservative Peter Penashue 1,71613.87–18.53–
Total valid votes/Expense limit12,373100.0   $204,293.51
Total rejected ballots530.43–0.42
Turnout12,42662.39+4.40
Eligible voters19,917
Liberal hold Swing +14.28
Source: Elections Canada [38] [39]
Canadian federal by-election, 13 May 2013 : Labrador
Resignation of Peter Penashue, 14 March 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Yvonne Jones 5,81247.99+8.92$76,859.63
Conservative Peter Penashue 3,92432.40−7.41$70,866.91
New Democratic Harry Borlase2,32419.19−0.64$81,475.53
Libertarian Norman Andrews500.41 $236.16
Total valid votes/expense limit 12,110 100.0  –  $ 89,852.84
Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots 27 0.22 −0.26  
Turnout 12,137 59.93 +6.49  
Eligible voters 20,251    
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +8.17
Source: "By-election May 13, 2013". Elections Canada. May 13, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.

Provincial

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Yvonne Jones1,51671.14-1.74
Progressive Conservative Glen Acreman57126.79-0.33
  NDP Bill Cooper442.06
Total valid votes 2,131 100.0
Difference945 44.35
Total rejected ballots 2 0.09
Turnout 2,133 67.87
Liberal hold Swing -1.58
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Yvonne Jones1,73672.88%+12.90%
Progressive Conservative Dennis Normore64627.12%-4.73%
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Yvonne Jones1,51459.98%-25.47%
Progressive Conservative Dennis Normore80431.85%+17.30%
Labrador Party Frank Pye2068.16%+8.16%
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Yvonne Jones1,83285.45%+43.37%
Progressive Conservative Sharon Moores31214.55%+13.12%
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Independent Yvonne Jones1,66556.83%
Liberal Danny Dumaresque 1,23342.08%
Progressive Conservative Berkley Bursey421.43%–

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