Dwight Ball
| Dwight Ball | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition in Newfoundland & Labrador | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Yvonne Jones |
| Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (interim) | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Kevin Aylward |
| MHA for Humber Valley | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 27, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Darryl Kelly |
| In office March 2007 – September 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Kathy Goudie |
| Succeeded by | Darryl Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Website | dwightball.ca |
Dwight Ball MHA is the Leader of the Official Opposition and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. He represents the electoral district of Humber Valley in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. On January 3, 2012, Ball began his duties as Leader of the Official Opposition and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.[1]
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[edit] Politics
Ball was the Liberal candidate in the district of Humber Valley in the 2003, provincial election but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Kathy Goudie by less than 200 votes. When Goudie resigned from the legislature, Ball ran in a by-election to succeed her on February 13, 2007. At first, it was announced that Progressive Conservative candidate Darryl Kelly had won the by-election by a margin of twelve votes; however, Ball was later declared elected by a margin of 18 votes. A judicial recount was conducted weeks later and resulted in a reduction of Ball's lead to seven votes.[2][3] In a rematch in the general election on October 9, 2007, Kelly defeated Ball by 254 votes. Four years later Ball once again ran as the Liberal candidate in the October 2011, election and this time narrowly defeated Kelly by 68 votes.[4]
[edit] Leadership
At a press conference on December 15, 2011, the Liberal Party announced that Ball would serve as interim leader of the party and as the Leader of the Official Opposition, effective January 3, 2012. He succeeds Kevin Aylward, who failed to win a seat in the general election, as leader of the Liberal Party and Yvonne Jones as the Official Opposition Leader. Ball announced on the same day that he planned to run for the permanent leadership of the party at the next leadership convention, and that he would step down as interim leader 90 days before the convention to even the playing field for other candidates. A leadership convention is not expected to be called until sometime in 2013.[5]
[edit] Electoral record
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Dwight Ball | 2,609 | 48.14% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl Kelly | 2,541 | 46.88% | ||
| NDP | Sheldon Hynes | 270 | 4.98% | ||
| Humber Valley - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote | % | +/- | |
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl Kelly | 3,023 | 51.42 | +2.92 | |
| Liberal | Dwight Ball | 2,769 | 47.09 | -1.61 | |
| New Democrat | Kris Hynes | 87 | 1.47 | -1.33 | |
| Humber Valley - By-election, February 13, 2007 Resignation of Kathy Goudie |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
| Liberal | Dwight Ball | 2,153 | 48.7 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl Kelly | 2,146 | 48.5 | ||
| New Democrat | Shelley Senior | 122 | 2.8 | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Kathy Goudie | 2,796 | 52.73% | ||
| Liberal | Dwight Ball | 2,507 | 47.28% | ||
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Dwight Ball named Liberal Party leader". The Telegram. 14 December 2011. http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-12-14/article-2834993/Dwight-Ball-named-Liberal-Party-leader/1. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Judicial recount set for Humber Valley ballots". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 February 2007. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2007/02/22/judicial-recount.html. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Liberal declared winner in Humber Valley recount". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 March 2007. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2007/03/02/humber-valley.html. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ Hutchings, Paul (12 October 2011). "Race with incumbent was too close to call: Ball". The Western Star. http://www.thewesternstar.com/News/Local/2011-10-12/article-2774341/Race-with-incumbent-was-too-close-to-call%3A-Ball/1. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Dwight Ball wants to lead Liberals into 2015 vote". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 December 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/12/15/nl-ball-leader-1215.html. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2003.
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