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Lisa Dempster
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| Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Minister Responsible for Labour, Minister Responsible for Workplace NL, and Deputy Government House Leader | |
| Assumed office July 19, 2024 |
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| Premier | Andrew Furey |
| Preceded by | Bernard Davis |
| Minister Responsible for the Status of Women | |
| In office August 19, 2020 – April 8, 2021 |
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| Premier | Andrew Furey |
| Preceded by | Carol Anne Haley |
| Succeeded by | Pam Parsons |
| Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs | |
| Assumed office 19 August 2020 |
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| Premier | Andrew Furey |
| Preceded by | Dwight Ball |
| Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation | |
| In office August 19, 2020 – July 19, 2024 |
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| Premier | Andrew Furey |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Scott Reid |
| Minister of Children, Seniors, and Social Development | |
| In office July 31, 2017 – August 19, 2020 |
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| Premier | Dwight Ball |
| Preceded by | Sherry Gambin-Walsh |
| Succeeded by | Brian Warr |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair |
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| Assumed office July 18, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Yvonne Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Gaius Dempster |
Lisa V. Dempster is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in a by-election on June 25, 2013. She represents the district of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair as a member of the Liberal Party.
History
A resident of Charlottetown, Labrador, Dempster has worked as an employment counsellor and as a municipal Councillor in Charlottetown, including serving as the town's deputy mayor. Dempster is a member of NunatuKavut.
After her re-election in the 2015 election, Dempster was named Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly. She was promoted to Minister of Children, Seniors, and Social Development in a cabinet shuffle on July 31, 2017.
She was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election.
On August 19, 2020, Dempster was appointed Minister Responsible for the Status of Women and Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister of Labrador Affairs, and Deputy Government House Leader in the Furey government.
She was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election. On July 19, 2024, she was appointed as Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Minister of Labrador Affairs, Minister Responsible for Labour, Minister Responsible for Workplace NL, and Deputy Government House Leader.
Electoral record
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2021 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 973 | 95.21 | +27.99 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joshua Nolan | 49 | 4.79 | -27.99 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,002 | 100 | ||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 1,132 | 67.22 | -25.8 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Normore | 552 | 32.78 | +29.6 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,684 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 24 | |||||||
| Turnout | 1,708 | 58.8 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,905 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -27.71
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| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 1,405 | 93.05 | +39.48 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jennifer Deon | 57 | 3.77 | -29.20 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jason MacKenzie | 48 | 3.18 | -10.29 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,510 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +34.34
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| By-election, June 25, 2013 Resignation of Yvonne Jones |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
| Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 1,141 | 53.54 | -17.60 | |
| NDP | Jason Spingle | 703 | 32.99 | +30.92 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Dennis Normore | 287 | 13.47 | -13.33 | |
