Dwight Ball
The Honourable Dwight Ball MHA |
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13th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
Assumed office 14 December 2015 |
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Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Lieutenant Governor | Frank Fagan |
Preceded by | Paul Davis |
Minister of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs | |
Assumed office 14 December 2015 |
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Preceded by | Keith Russell |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 17 November 2013 – 14 December 2015 |
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Premier | Kathy Dunderdale Tom Marshall Paul Davis |
Preceded by | Eddie Joyce (Interim) |
Succeeded by | Paul Davis |
In office 3 January 2012 – 18 July 2013 INTERIM |
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Premier | Kathy Dunderdale |
Preceded by | Yvonne Jones |
Succeeded by | Eddie Joyce (Interim) |
Leader of the Liberal Party | |
Assembly Member for Humber-Gros Morne Humber Valley (2007, 2011-2015) |
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Assumed office 17 November 2013 Interim: 3 January 2012 – 5 July 2013 |
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Preceded by | Eddie Joyce (Interim) |
In office 11 October 2011 – 27 November 2015 |
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Preceded by | Darryl Kelly |
In office 13 February 2007 – 9 October 2007 |
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Preceded by | Kathy Goudie |
Succeeded by | Darryl Kelly |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1957 (age 67–68) Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador |
Political party | Liberal |
Dwight Ball (born c. 1957) is a Canadian politician, the 13th and current Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador since 14 December 2015 and an MHA. He represents the electoral district of Humber Valley in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly and has served as leader of the Liberal Party since November 2013.
On 3 January 2012, Ball began his duties as Leader of the Official Opposition and interim leader of the Liberal Party. On 5 July 2013, Ball stepped down as interim leader of the Liberal Party to run for the position permanently in the 2013 leadership election, which he won. He was sworn in on 14 December 2015.
On 30 November 2015, Ball won a 31-seat majority government in the 2015 election.
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Early life and career
Ball was raised in Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, and graduated from Elwood Regional High School.[1] He attended Memorial University when he was 17 years old.[1]
Ball was the recipient of the Bowl of Hygeia for his work as a community pharmacist that began with his franchising of the Deer Lake Pharmacy.[1] Ball later bought a community pharmacy in Springdale.[1] Ball is also the owner of several senior care homes and is involved in real estate development and venture capital investments.[1] The towns of Deer Lake and Springdale have independently both named Ball as Employer of the Year for his contributions to supportive employment programs in the area.[1]
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 13 February 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 9 October 2007, Kelly defeated Ball by 254 votes. Four years later Ball once again ran as the Liberal candidate in the 2011 election and this time narrowly defeated Kelly by 68 votes.[4]
Leadership
At a press conference on 15 December 2011, the Liberal Party announced that Ball would serve as interim leader of the party and as the Leader of the Official Opposition, effective 3 January 2012.[5] 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.[6] In May 2012, the party announced the leadership convention would take place from 15–17 November 2013.[7] On 5 July 2013, Ball stepped down as interim leader of the Liberal Party to run for the position permanently in the leadership election that November, which he won with 59% of the vote on the 3rd ballot.[8][9] Ball served as leader for the party in the 2015 general election.[1]
Premiership (2015-)
Ball was sworn in as Premier in December 2015 after leading the Liberal Party to win 31 of 40 seats in the House of Assembly in the election in November.
2016-17 budget
The provincial government unveiled its budget in April 2016 and it implements austerity measures.
Anti-austerity protests have taken place across the province in areas like St. John's and Happy Valley-Goose Bay.[10]
Popularity
During the 2015 election campaign Ball's liberals usually saw public approval ratings well over 50%. His party earned 57.2% of the votes in the election.
A poll from MQO Research in April 2016 showed a near tie in support for all 3 parties.[11]
A poll in May 2016 showed that Ball was the least popular head of government in the country with a 17% approval rating. The second lowest score was Ontario's Kathleen Wynne with 24%.[12]
Electoral record
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Dwight Ball | 4,610 | 75.98% | – | |
Progressive Conservative | Graydon Pelley | 983 | 16.20% | – | |
New Democratic | Mike Goosney | 474 | 7.81% | – |
Ballot 1 | Ballot 2 | Ballot 3 | ||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | % | Points | % | Votes | % | Points | % | Votes | % | Points | % |
Dwight Ball | 10,944 | 45.94% | 2,130.05 | 44.38% | 11,306 | 48.45% | 2,257.15 | 47.02% | 12,598 | 60.64% | 2,832.29 | 59.01% |
Paul Antle | 6,340 | 26.61% | 1,321.15 | 27.52% | 6,600 | 28.28% | 1,397.86 | 29.12% | 8,178 | 39.36% | 1,967.71 | 40.99% |
Cathy Bennett | 5,252 | 22.05% | 1,089.05 | 22.69% | 5,431 | 23.27% | 1,144.99 | 23.85% | ||||
Danny Dumaresque | 670 | 2.81% | 131.69 | 2.74% | ||||||||
Jim Bennett | 617 | 2.59% | 128.05 | 2.67% | ||||||||
Total | 23,823 | 100.00 | 4,800.00 | 100.00 | 23,337 | 100.00 | 4,800.00 | 100.00 | 20,776 | 100.00 | 4,800.00 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Dwight Ball | 2,609 | 48.14% | +1.05 | |
Progressive Conservative | Darryl Kelly | 2,541 | 46.88% | - 4.54 | |
New Democratic | Sheldon Hynes | 270 | 4.98% | – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Darryl Kelly | 3,023 | 51.42% | +2.88 | |
Liberal | Dwight Ball | 2,769 | 47.09% | -1.61 | |
New Democratic | Kris Hynes | 87 | 1.47% | – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Dwight Ball | 2,153 | 48.70% | +1.42 | |
Progressive Conservative | Darryl Kelly | 2,146 | 48.54% | – | |
New Democratic | Shelley Senior | 122 | 2.76% | – |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Kathy Goudie | 2,796 | 52.73% | – | |
Liberal | Dwight Ball | 2,507 | 47.28% | – |
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Predecessor | Office | Successor |
Paul Davis | Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador 14 December 2015–present |
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- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/liberals-slide-in-latest-opinion-poll-1.3553317
- ↑ http://angusreid.org/premier-approval-may2016/
- ↑ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 May 2003.
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