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 |
| Relations | Lela Evans (cousin) Anthony Andersen (uncle) Wally Andersen (uncle) |
| 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.
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Personal life
Edmunds is the son of William "Bill" Edmunds (1932-1983),[2] co-founder of the Labrador Inuit Association (predecessor to Nunatsiavut) and Ruth Flowers (1940-2015), an advocate for women's issues in Labrador.[3] Edmunds is the owner and operator of the Adlavik Inn in Makkovik. He is married to Lori Dyson[4] who unsuccessfully sought the Liberal nomination for Lake Melville and currently serves on the town council of Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
His uncle Wally Andersen is also a politician.[5]
Political career
Edmunds, who is of Inuit descent and was born in North West River, was first elected in 2011.[6][7][8] 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[9][10] 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[11] 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 Progressive Conservative candidate Lela Evans.[12][13]
Edmunds opposed the Muskrat Falls hydro development.[14][15]
Electoral record
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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" Archived 2013-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News, October 12, 2011.
- ^ https://www.itk.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1984-0055-InuktitutMagazine-IUCANS-IULATN-EN.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "RANDY EDMUNDS". The Liberal Party of Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ @PeterCBC (15 June 2014). "Just interviewed Lori Dyson, the wife of Randy Edmunds who is seeking the Liberal nomination in Lake Melville. Husband and wife pols?#nlpoli" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Randy Edmunds is the Liberal Candidate for Upcoming Provincial Election | OKâlaKatiget Society". 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Randy Edmunds". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Aboriginal sentences sometimes too light, Inuit MHA says". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Skinner, Pottle lose but most PC ministers re-elected". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Moore, Angel (Apr 5, 2020). "Indigenous leaders asking that access to Labrador be sealed off". APTN News. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
- ^ Churchill Duke, Laura (20 Sep 2019). "Hopedale woman circulating petition calling for the province to subsidize flights to northern Labrador". Saltwire. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
- ^ "Here are 3 of the 14 first-timers headed to the House of Assembly" Archived 2019-05-23 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Cabinet ministers Letto and Hawkins among 9 defeated Liberals". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Labrador MHA torn over Muskrat Falls mercury fears". CBC News. 2016-06-18. Archived from the original on 2022-05-21.
- ^ "Resigning over Muskrat Falls won't solve anything, says Torngat Mountains MHA Randy Edmunds". CBC News. 2016-10-14. Archived from the original on 2022-06-03.
- ^ "2015 Provincial Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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