Mary Shortall (born October 24, 1958) is a Canadian politician and labour activist who was elected as president of the New Democratic Party in 2023.[1][2] She also ran as the candidate for St. John's East in the 2021 federal election.[3][4]
Mary Shortall | |
|---|---|
| President of the New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office October 15, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dhananjai Kohli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 24, 1958 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Occupation | Politician and trade unionist |
Prior to politics, Shortall was the president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour from 2013 to 2022.[5][6]
Electoral history
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: St. John's East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Joanne Thompson | 17,239 | 45.16 | +11.90 | $71,466.38 | |||
| New Democratic | Mary Shortall | 13,090 | 34.29 | –12.63 | $65,576.70 | |||
| Conservative | Glenn Etchegary | 7,119 | 18.65 | +0.59 | $44,852.25 | |||
| People's | Dana Metcalfe | 723 | 1.89 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,171 | 99.23 | -0.61 | $105,251.87 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 296 | 0.77 | –0.39 | |||||
| Turnout | 38,467 | 57.61 | –10.04 | |||||
| Registered voters | 66,768 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +12.30 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Baker | 13,409 | 52.21 | -2.81 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Todd Barker | 8,652 | 33.69 | +5.30 | |
| New Democratic | Mary Shortall | 3,620 | 14.10 | +4.13 | |
| Total valid votes | 25,681 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "N.L.'s Mary Shortall elected president of federal NDP". CBC News. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Here are 3 things on Mary Shortall's agenda as she becomes president of the federal NDP". CBC News. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Veteran labour leader Mary Shortall wins NDP nomination for St. John's East". CBC News. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Liberals flip St. John's East, as Conservatives look to claim Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame". CBC News. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Battleground looming over pensions, labour head Mary Shortall says". CBC News. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Calling it 'window dressing,' N.L. union leader quits economic recovery team". CBC News. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Election Night Results — Elections Canada". Elections Canada. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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