Randy Edmunds (politician)
Randy Edmunds | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Torngat Mountains | |
| In office October 27, 2011 – April 17, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Patty Pottle |
| Succeeded by | Lela Evans |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Makkovik, Newfoundland and Labrador |
Randy Edmunds is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2011 provincial election.[1] A member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, he represented the electoral district of Torngat Mountains until 2019.
Political career
Edmunds, who is of Inuit descent and was born in North West River, was first elected in 2011.[2][3] His district is the largest of the provincial electoral districts covering roughly 28% of the province's area. However, this district contains only 6 communities, none of which are reachable by road and the total population is below 4,000 (as of 2011). The district includes the Inuit self-governing territory known as Nunatsiavut, as well as the Naskapi community of Natuashish.
Edmunds was re-elected in 2015 but with only around 700 votes. His district had the lowest turnout in the province (less than 40% of eligible voters voted).
Edmunds was defeated in the 2019 provincial election by his cousin PC candidate Lela Evans.[4]
Electoral record
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lela Evans | 623 | 56.64 | +53.90 | ||||
| Liberal | Randy Edmunds | 477 | 43.36 | -48.46 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,100 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +51.58 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Randy Edmunds | 779 | 92.6% | +43.5 | |
| NDP | Mark Sharkey | 39 | 4.6% | -7.7 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Sharon Vokey | 23 | 2.7% | -36.0 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Randy Edmunds | 744 | 49.08% | +6.72 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Patty Pottle | 586 | 38.65% | -10.17 | |
| NDP | Alex Saunders | 186 | 12.27% | – | |
References
- ^ "Plenty of new faces heading to Confederation Building". CBC News, October 12, 2011.
- ^ Randy Edmunds
- ^ Aboriginal sentences sometimes too light, Inuit MHA says
- ^ "Here are 3 of the 14 first-timers headed to the House of Assembly". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
- ^ "2015 Provincial Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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