Jim Lester (Canadian politician)
Jim Lester is a Canadian politician who serves as the Newfoundland and Labrador Member of the House of Assembly for Mount Pearl North since 2017.
Jim Lester | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Mount Pearl North | |
| Assumed office November 21, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Kent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador |
Lester ran in the 2015 provincial election in Mount Pearl-Southlands, but lost to Liberal candidate Paul Lane.[1][2] Following the resignation of Steve Kent, Lester won the PC nomination in Mount Pearl North and subsequently defeated Liberal Jim Burton.[3]
In 2018, Lester endorsed Ches Crosbie in the 2018 provincial PC leadership race.[4]
Lester's family owns and operates the agritourism venture Lester's Farm Inc.[1]
He was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election.[5]
Electoral record
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Lester | 2,907 | 49.2 | |||||
| Liberal | Nicole Kieley | 2,196 | 37.2 | |||||
| NL Alliance | William Neville | 443 | 7.5 | |||||
| New Democratic | Carol Reade | 358 | 6.1 | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Lester | 2,064 | 46.89 | -4.59 | |
| Liberal | Jim Burton | 1,129 | 25.65 | -16.77 | |
| New Democratic | Nicole Kieley | 1,088 | 24.72 | +18.61 | |
| Independent | Hudson Stratton | 121 | 2.75 | ||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +6.09 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,402 | 99.62 | |||
| Total rejected and declined votes | 17 | 0.38 | |||
| Turnout | 4,419 | 44.30 | |||
| Electors on the lists | 9,976 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Paul Lane | 2,559 | 47.4 | – | |
| Progressive Conservative | Jim Lester | 2,318 | 42.9 | – | |
| New Democratic | Roy Locke | 522 | 9.7 | – | |
References
- Westcott, Craig (17 September 2015). "'Farmer Jim' Lester enters provincial politics". The Pearl. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- "Byelection a must win for Tories in Steve Kent's old district". CBC News. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- "PC's Jim Lester takes Mount Pearl North byelection". CBC News. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- "MHAs throw support behind Ches Crosbie". The Telegram. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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