| Barry PettenMHA | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Conception Bay South | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 30, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Rex Hillier |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Conception Bay South |
| Occupation | Mental health counsellor political assistant |
Barry Petten (born July 22, 1966) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Conception Bay South as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Petten was a mental health counsellor for 20 years. He served on the NL Association of Social Workers and the Municipal Appeals Board. He was also President and Chief Shop Stewart of Local 6234. He worked as an executive assistant to various ministers from 2009 to 2015.
In 2018, Petten endorsed Ches Crosbie in the 2018 provincial PC leadership race.
Petten was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 provincial elections. Petten supported Tony Wakeham in the 2023 provincial PC party leadership race.
As of September 29, 2024, Petten serves as the Official Opposition House Leader and critic for the Management Commission, Health, Infrastructure, and the Public Procurement Agency.
Election results
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Conception Bay South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Barry Petten | 3,063 | 57.09 | -5.43 | ||||
| Liberal | Shelley Moores | 1,941 | 36.18 | +13.40 | ||||
| New Democratic | Andrew Lovell | 225 | 4.19 | |||||
| NL Alliance | Warrick Butler | 136 | 2.53 | -12.16 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,365 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.43 | ||||||
| Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved March 3, 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved March 27, 2021. | ||||||||
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Barry Petten | 3,447 | 62.5 | +14.8 | ||||
| Liberal | Kevin Baker | 1,256 | 22.8 | -21.4 | ||||
| NL Alliance | Warrick Butler | 810 | 14.7 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,513 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 55 | |||||||
| Turnout | 5,568 | 61.8 | +6.8 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,003 | |||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Barry Petten | 2,360 | 47.72 | +0.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Steve Porter | 2,187 | 44.23 | -5.04 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jeanne Clarke | 398 | 8.05 | +5.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,945 | 99.64 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.36 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 4,963 | 54.99 | +11.42 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,025 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.54 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, November 5, 2014 upon the resignation of Terry French | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Rex Hillier | 2,102 | 49.27 | +42.52 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Barry Petten | 2,034 | 47.68 | -21.51 | ||||
| New Democratic | Cameron Mercer-Maillet | 130 | 3.05 | -21.01 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,266 | 99.77 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 10 | 0.23 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 4,276 | 43.57 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 9,813 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +32.02 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||
References
- "20 Questions for Barry Petten". The Telegram. January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. November 30, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- "MHAs throw support behind Ches Crosbie". The Telegram. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- "Crosbie breaks silence, backtracking from fiery speech on election night | CBC News".
- "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
- "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. July 25, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- "November 5, 2014 By-Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. February 9, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
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