David Brazil (politician)
| David Brazil | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Conception Bay East - Bell Island | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 20, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Dianne Whalen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1963 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Wabana, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Occupation | Businessman and public servant |
| Website | David Brazil |
David Brazil MHA, is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador and the Minister of Transportation and Works. He has represented the district of Conception Bay East - Bell Island in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly since 2010.
Political career
In November 2010, Brazil won the nomination to be the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador candidate in a by-election for the electoral district of Conception Bay East - Bell Island defeating five other candidates for the nomination.[1] The by-election was being held to replace the late Dianne Whalen who had died a month earlier.[2]
The by-election was called for December 2, 2010 with two other candidates running for the New Democrats and the Liberals.[1] One week before the by-election, on November 25, Premier Danny Williams announced that he would retire from politics on December 3, 2010.[3] With the announcement that the Premier would be resigning it left many wondering if Brazil, who was initially thought to easily hold on to the seat for the Tories, would be able to win now that the party's popular leader was stepping down. However on December 2, 2010, Brazil defeated both the New Democratic and Liberal Party candidates, winning 66% of the popular vote.[4] The percentage of the vote was consistent with previous by-election wins the PCs had before the announcement that Williams was retiring.[5]
Electoral results
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Brazil | 3,059 | 55.00% | −11.28% | |
| NDP | Bill Kavanagh | 2,290 | 41.17% | +14.97% | |
| Liberal | Kim Ploughman | 213 | 3.83% | −3.68% | |
| Conception Bay East - Bell Island: By-election - December 2, 2010
On the death of Dianne Whalen, October 3, 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | David Brazil | 2638 | 66.28% | −5.51% | |
| NDP | George Murphy | 1043 | 26.20% | +15.96% | |
| Liberal | Joy Buckle | 299 | 7.51% | −10.46% | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Liberal staffer steps up for by-election". CBC News. November 16, 2010.
- ↑ "N.L. cabinet minister Dianne Whalen succumbs to cancer". CBC News. October 3, 2010.
- ↑ N.L. Premier Danny Williams to leave Dec. 3. CBC News, November 25, 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "PC David Brazil wins N.L. by-election". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ↑ "Conservatives win Terra Nova by-election". CBC News, November 26, 2009.
- ↑ Premier Announces Date for By-Election in District of Conception Bay East - Bell Island
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