The Labrador Party (or New Labrador Party) was the name of two political parties in Newfoundland advocating the interests of the region of Labrador, Canada.
The party was founded in 1969 by Tom Burgess, a disaffected former Liberal MHA who crossed the floor to become an independent when he was passed over for a cabinet seat. He was re-elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from Labrador West in the 1971 provincial election under the New Labrador Party banner. The election returned a hung parliament. Burgess initially indicated that he would support the opposition Progressive Conservative Party's bid to form a government and unseat Premier Joey Smallwood's Liberals but, days after Conservative leader Frank Moores was sworn in as Premier, Burgess was enticed to rejoin the Liberals under the false promise that he would succeed Joey Smallwood as Liberal leader and Premier. Burgess joined the Liberals on January 31, 1972[1] but was defeated in the party's leadership convention. His defection and that of a Progressive Conservative MHA was enough to bring down the Moores government and force an election; however, Burgess lost his seat and Moores formed a majority Conservative government.[2]
Mike Martin won a seat for the party in a 1972 by-election in Labrador South, but the MHA retired prior to the 1975 election, and the party was dissolved.
Feelings among Labradorians that the region has been neglected by the Newfoundland and Labrador government led to the party's refounding in 2003 with Ern Condon as leader. The party nominated candidates in each of Labrador's four ridings in that year's election, with the hope of holding the balance of power in the House of Assembly and being able to trade political support for more services and attention to Labrador.
The party chose Ron Barron, the Deputy Mayor of Wabush, as the party leader in preparation for the next provincial election. In a by-election for the riding of Labrador West held on March 13, 2007, Labrador Party candidate Ron Barron came in third, winning 670 of a total of just over 4000 votes cast.[5]
In the fall election in 2007, the Labrador Party decided not to run candidates in three of Labrador's four ridings so the vote between parties opposed to the Progressive Conservatives would not get split.[6][7] The party's only candidate Jimmy Tuttauk earned almost 8 percent of the vote in the district of Torngat Mountains.[8]
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History of the New Labrador Party (1969–1975)
January 01, 1970
labrador, party, name, political, parties, newfoundland, advocating, interests, region, labrador, canada, contents, 1969, 1975, second, leaders, also, notes, external, linksnew, 1969, 1975, editnew, provincial, political, partyfounded1969dissolved1975ideologyl. The Labrador Party or New Labrador Party was the name of two political parties in Newfoundland advocating the interests of the region of Labrador Canada Contents 1 New Labrador Party 1969 1975 2 Second Labrador Party 3 Leaders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External linksNew Labrador Party 1969 1975 editNew Labrador PartyProvincial political partyFounded1969Dissolved1975IdeologyLabrador interestsPolitics of CanadaPolitical partiesElections The party was founded in 1969 by Tom Burgess a disaffected former Liberal MHA who crossed the floor to become an independent when he was passed over for a cabinet seat He was re elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from Labrador West in the 1971 provincial election under the New Labrador Party banner The election returned a hung parliament Burgess initially indicated that he would support the opposition Progressive Conservative Party s bid to form a government and unseat Premier Joey Smallwood s Liberals but days after Conservative leader Frank Moores was sworn in as Premier Burgess was enticed to rejoin the Liberals under the false promise that he would succeed Joey Smallwood as Liberal leader and Premier Burgess joined the Liberals on January 31 1972 1 but was defeated in the party s leadership convention His defection and that of a Progressive Conservative MHA was enough to bring down the Moores government and force an election however Burgess lost his seat and Moores formed a majority Conservative government 2 Mike Martin won a seat for the party in a 1972 by election in Labrador South but the MHA retired prior to the 1975 election and the party was dissolved Second Labrador Party editLabrador PartyProvincial political partyFounded2003Dissolved2007IdeologyLabrador interestsColoursWhite greenPolitics of CanadaPolitical partiesElections Feelings among Labradorians that the region has been neglected by the Newfoundland and Labrador government led to the party s refounding in 2003 with Ern Condon as leader The party nominated candidates in each of Labrador s four ridings in that year s election with the hope of holding the balance of power in the House of Assembly and being able to trade political support for more services and attention to Labrador The party failed to win any seats though Brandon Pardy came in second in Lake Melville with 32 of the vote 3 The party received 12 of the vote in Labrador West 8 in Cartwright L Anse au Clair and 5 in Torngat Mountains 4 The party chose Ron Barron the Deputy Mayor of Wabush as the party leader in preparation for the next provincial election In a by election for the riding of Labrador West held on March 13 2007 Labrador Party candidate Ron Barron came in third winning 670 of a total of just over 4000 votes cast 5 In the fall election in 2007 the Labrador Party decided not to run candidates in three of Labrador s four ridings so the vote between parties opposed to the Progressive Conservatives would not get split 6 7 The party s only candidate Jimmy Tuttauk earned almost 8 percent of the vote in the district of Torngat Mountains 8 Leaders editTom Burgess 1969 1972 Ern Condon 2003 2004 Ron Barron 2004 2007 See also editList of political parties in Newfoundland and Labrador 2007 Labrador West provincial by electionNotes edit Timeline Changing Government 1971 72 Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Burgess Thomas William Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador p 288 Electoral districts Lake Melville Report on the October 21 2003 General Election PDF Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador 9 July 2004 Archived from the original PDF on 2014 04 13 Retrieved 21 November 2018 NDP support leaking to Labrador Party union official Archived from the original on 2007 02 28 Retrieved 2007 11 09 No regrets over pulling candidates Labrador Party says Tories defy energy critics in Labrador CBC CBC ca Newfoundland amp Labrador Votes 2007 District Profiles 12 October 2007 Archived from the original on 12 October 2007 Retrieved 16 March 2023 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link External links editHistory of the New Labrador Party 1969 1975 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Labrador Party amp oldid 1178150986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
