Jordan Brown (Newfoundland and Labrador politician)

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Jordan Brown MHA


House Leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2021
Leader	Alison Coffin and Jim Dinn
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Labrador West
Incumbent
Assumed office May 16, 2019
Preceded by	Graham Letto

Personal details
Born	(1989-09-14) September 14, 1989 (age 35)
Political party	New Democratic
Alma mater	College of the North Atlantic

Jordan Brown MHA (born September 14, 1989) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] He represents the electoral district of Labrador West as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party.^[5]^[6] He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.^[7]^[8]

Early life and career

Brown trained as a welder in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and returned to Labrador City to work. In 2013 he helped restart the local Heritage Society.^[9] In 2014, he led a successful year-long campaign to have the Labrador flag recognized as the symbol of Labrador and flown at the land border crossings in Labrador and at government buildings.^[10] In 2017, Brown unsuccessfully sought election to the Labrador City town council.

Political career

In 2022, Brown criticized the provincial government's claim that the Trans-Labrador Highway had been completed.^[11] He argued that it isn't finished until a road reaches Labrador's north coast as far as Nain. In 2023, Brown criticized the diversion of obstetrical services from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Labrador City, stating that Labrador City's hospital is too understaffed to provide for the central and northern regions of Labrador.^[12]

Brown has called for a provincial ban on scab workers.^[13]

In 2023, Brown criticized the Bloc Québécois for having a map Newfoundland and Labrador–Quebec border with Quebec having control of Labrador.^[14]^[15]

Awards and recognition

In 2017, Brown was awarded the Labradorians of Distinction Medal.^[16]

Electoral history

Labrador West - 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Jordan Brown	1,359	50.0	+7.8
	Liberal	Wayne Button	780	28.7	-13.4
	Progressive Conservative	Nick McGrath	577	21.3	+5.6
Total valid votes			2,716
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters

Labrador West - 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Jordan Brown	1,364	42.2	+7.47
	Liberal	Graham Letto	1,362	42.1	-1.71
	Progressive Conservative	Derick Sharron	509	15.7	-5.76
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters

2017 Labrador City municipal election	Vote	%
Wayne Button (elected mayor)	1,186	10.22
Fabian Benoit	1,030	8.87
Junior Humphries (X)	998	8.60
Nick McGrath	920	7.92
John Penney (X)	883	7.61
Kenneth Lawlor	863	7.43
Richard Fahey	783	6.74
Peter Pike	758	6.53
Edward Conway (X)	744	6.41
Corinna Wentzell	684	5.89
Jamie-Lynn Patterson	655	5.64
Toby Leon	629	5.42
Clarence Rogers (X)	584	5.03
Jordan Brown	515	3.44
Christopher Lacey (X)	377	3.25

References

^ "Cabinet ministers Letto and Hawkins among 9 defeated Liberals". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
^ "NDP clinging to 5-vote victory in Lab West after official addition of vote tally". CBC News. May 19, 2019. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019.
^ MacEachern, Daniel (May 16, 2019). "Exuberant NDP celebrates 'new era' as it holds St. John's seats, and wins back Labrador West". CBC News. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
^ Roberts, Kelly-Anne (May 17, 2019). "'We have the balance of power,' Alison Coffin says as NDP wins three seats". NTV. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
^ "NDP newcomer won by 5 votes in Labrador, causing minority Liberal N.L. government | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. May 19, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
^ "Five NDP votes in Labrador to determine status of N.L. Liberal government | The Star". thestar.com. May 19, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
^ Mullin, Malone (March 27, 2021). "Liberals claim slim majority in Newfoundland and Labrador, as voters tap Furey to lead". CBC News. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
^ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
^ "Happy Labrador Flag Day | SaltWire".
^ "Flags up without fanfare causing flap in Labrador | CBC News".
^ "Work to Connect Labrador Not Done Yet, Says MHA".
^ "Labrador Health Care in Crisis Following Years of Cuts: MHA".
^ "Brown Submits Letter Calling for Strengthened Workers Rights". November 3, 2022.
^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/labrador-quebec-bloc-map-1.6852445 ^{[bare URL]}
^ "'Fix your map': Labrador MHA calls out Bloc Québécois leader for removing border from map". May 24, 2023.
^ "Medal Recipients". Labradorians of Distinction. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

v t e Current members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
Liberal	Furey Abbott Bennett Byrne Coady Crocker Davis Dempster Gambin-Walsh Haggie Hogan Howell Hutton Korab Loveless A. Parsons P. Parsons Pike Reid Stoodley Stoyles Trimper
Progressive Conservative	Wakeham Conway-Ottenheimer P. Dinn Dwyer Evans Forsey McKenna O'Driscoll Paddock Pardy Parrott Petten Tibbs Wall
New Democratic	J. Dinn Brown
Independents	Joyce Lane

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