Lisa Dempster
Lisa Dempster MHA | |
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Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair | |
Assumed office July 18, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Yvonne Jones |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal |
Lisa Dempster is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in a by-election on June 25, 2013.[1] She represents the district of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair as a member of the Liberal Party.[1]
A resident of Charlottetown, Labrador,[2] Dempster has worked as an employment counsellor and as a municipal councillor in Charlottetown, including serving as the town's deputy mayor.[2]
After her re-election in the 2015 election, Dempster was named Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly.[3] She was promoted to Minister of Children, Seniors, and Social Development in a cabinet shuffle on July 31, 2017.[4]
Electoral record
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2015 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 1,405 | 93.05 | +39.48 | ||||
New Democratic | Jennifer Deon | 57 | 3.77 | -29.20 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jason MacKenzie | 48 | 3.18 | -10.29 | ||||
Total valid votes | 1,510 | 100.00 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +34.34 |
By-election, June 25, 2013 Resignation of Yvonne Jones | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 1,141 | 53.54 | -17.60 | |
NDP | Jason Spingle | 703 | 32.99 | +30.92 | |
Progressive Conservative | Dennis Normore | 287 | 13.47 | -13.33 | |
References
- 1 2 "Lisa Dempster Wins Byelection" Archived 2013-06-28 at the Wayback Machine.. VOCM, June 26, 2013.
- 1 2 "Labrador riding remains Liberal stronghold after provincial byelection" Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine.. Victoria Times-Colonist, June 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Dwight Ball, new Liberal cabinet sworn in at Government House". CBC News. December 14, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Dwight Ball shuffles N.L. cabinet". The Telegram. July 31, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
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