Eddie Joyce
Eddie Joyce | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition in Newfoundland & Labrador Interim | |
| In office July 18, 2013 – November 17, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Dwight Ball |
| Succeeded by | Dwight Ball |
| Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (interim) | |
| In office July 18, 2013 – November 17, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Dwight Ball |
| Succeeded by | Dwight Ball |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Humber-Bay of Islands Bay of Islands (1989, 1999-2007, 2011-2015) | |
| Assumed office October 27, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Loder |
| In office February 9, 1999 – October 9, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Tobin |
| Succeeded by | Terry Loder |
| In office April 20, 1989 – April 21, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Blanchard |
| Succeeded by | Clyde Wells |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent (2018-) Liberal (1989-2018) |
| Occupation | Political Assistant |
Eddie Joyce is a Canadian politician, who represents the district of Humber-Bay of Islands in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Originally a member of the Liberal Party, he served as the party's interim leader and the leader of the official opposition in the House of Assembly from July until November 2013.[1] He served as a cabinet minister in the Ball government from 2015 to 2018.
He was born in Curling and was educated in Corner Brook's Memorial University campus, and at Acadia University. He won a bronze medal in boxing at the 1975 Canada Winter Games. Joyce served as chair of the Canadian Paraplegic Association.[2] In 2000, he was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Hall of Fame.[3]
Joyce was first elected in the 1989 election — however, as party leader Clyde Wells had been defeated by Lynn Verge in his own riding despite leading the Liberal Party to victory, Joyce stepped aside to allow Wells to contest the seat in a by-election. He worked in the executive offices of Wells and his successor as Premier, Brian Tobin, until the 1999 election, when he ran for office again in Bay of Islands. He won the seat and served until the 2007 election, when he was defeated by Terry Loder.[1] In October 2010, Joyce announced that he would re-seek the Liberal nomination, and in the 2011 provincial election he defeated Loder to reclaim his old seat.[4]
On July 18, 2013 Joyce was named Leader of the Opposition and interim Liberal leader, replacing Dwight Ball who resigned to run for the provincial leadership permanently in the party's 2013 convention.[1][5] Following the Liberals forming government in the 2015 election, Joyce was named to cabinet. On April 25, 2018, Joyce was formally accused of harassment by another Liberal MHA. He was subsequently removed from cabinet and caucus pending the outcome of an investigation.[6]
On August 27, 2018, CBC released a copy of the Commissioner for Legislative Standards report regarding allegations made by fellow Liberal MHA Colin Holloway which cleared Joyce and Dale Kirby of any wrongdoing.[7] On October 21, 2018 the Commissioner's report regarding the complaints made by Sherry Gambin-Walsh was leaked to the public. The report found that Joyce had broken the code of conduct for elected officials when he lobbied Minister Gambin-Walsh to hire a friend of his for a government job; Joyce was cleared on all other allegations.[8][9] On November 16, 2018 Joyce confirmed that he had been denied re-entry into the Liberal caucus.
Joyce contested the 2019 provincial election as an independent candidate in Humber-Bay of Islands. He was re-elected as an independent.[10]
Electoral record
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent | Eddie Joyce | 4,172 | 67.2% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Brian Dicks | 1,068 | 17.2% | -67.3 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Patrick Holden | 659 | 10.6% | +0.3 | ||||
| New Democratic | Shawn Hodder | 310 | 5.0% | -0.2 | ||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Eddie Joyce | 4,622 | 84.5% | +33.28 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ronald Jesseau | 564 | 10.3% | -27.5 | ||||
| New Democratic | Conor Curtis | 282 | 5.2% | -6.4 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Eddie Joyce | 2,760 | 51.22 | +5.62 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Terry Loder | 2,003 | 37.18 | -15.25 | |
| NDP | Tony Adey | 625 | 11.6 | +9.63 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Terry Loder | 2854 | 52.43 | +3.00 | |
| Liberal | Eddie Joyce | 2482 | 45.6 | -1.33 | |
| NDP | Charles Murphy | 107 | 1.97 | -1.67 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Eddie Joyce | 2907 | 49.43 | -8.13 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Monaghan | 2760 | 46.93 | +15.77 | |
| NDP | Dave (Bud) Quigley | 214 | 3.64 | -7.64 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Eddie Joyce | 3164 | 57.56 | -8.11 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Hunt | 1713 | 31.16 | +3.69 | |
| NDP | Israel Hann | 620 | 11.28 | +4.43 | |
References
- ^ a b c "Long-serving MHA Eddie Joyce named Opposition leader". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ O'Handley, Kathryn (2001). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. ISBN 0-7876-3561-8.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association.
- ^ Loder accepts Joyce’s challenge, not his criticism. The Western Star, October 27, 2010.
- ^ "Eddie Joyce named Opposition Leader". The Western Star. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Eddie Joyce removed from Liberal caucus following complaints of harassment, bullying". CBC News. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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