Joe Byrne (Canadian politician)

Joe Byrne
Leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island
Assumed office
April 7, 2018
Preceded by Michael Redmond
Personal details
Born (1961-12-26) December 26, 1961
Sept-Îles, Quebec
Political party New Democratic Party
Alma mater University of Prince Edward Island
Profession community outreach worker, administrator

Joe Byrne (born December 26, 1961) is the leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island. He became leader on April 7, 2018 after defeating two other candidates on the first ballot of the NDP leadership convention.

Previously, Byrne was the federal NDP candidate. in Charlottetown riding in the 2011 and 2015 federal elections, placing second behind Liberal Sean Casey in 2015.

Byrne was a missionary in the Dominican Republic for seven years and then served as director of youth ministry at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown for 12 years. Since 2010, he has been community connections supervisor with the PEI Association of Newcomers to Canada, where he has helped plan the annual ‘DiverseCity’ festival.[1][2][3]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Charlottetown
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSean Casey11,91056.27+16.79–
New DemocraticJoe Byrne4,89723.14–1.94–
ConservativeRon MacMillan3,13614.82–17.89–
GreenBecka Viau1,2225.77+3.51–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 21,165100.0   $168,485.89
Total rejected ballots 990.47–0.14
Turnout 21,26476.24+6.14
Eligible voters 27,891
Liberal hold Swing +9.36
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
Canadian federal election, 2011: Charlottetown
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSean Casey7,29239.48-10.58$61,465.09
ConservativeDonna Profit6,04032.71+0.60$48,556.35
New DemocraticJoe Byrne4,63225.08+12.77$45,026.11
GreenEliza Knockwood4172.26-2.57$2,301.92
Christian HeritageBaird Judson870.47-0.23$3,159.86
Total valid votes/Expense limit 18,468100.0  –$69,664.10
Total rejected ballots 113 0.61-0.16
Turnout 18,581 70.10 +3.96
Eligible voters 26,507
Liberal hold Swing -5.59
Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ https://thecadreupei.com/2015/10/19/the-cadre-chats-with-ndp-candidate-joe-byrne/
  2. ↑ http://www.peianc.com/content/lang/en/page/about_staff
  3. ↑ https://ca.linkedin.com/in/joe-byrne-4278416b&ved=2ahUKEwiez57M66raAhVDjlkKHeobDoUQFjADegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw1ZIrdSXHzndn61RUrAAjDh
  4. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Charlottetown (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  6. ↑ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  7. ↑ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
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