Darryl Kelly (d. 2019) was[1] a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Humber Valley in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2007 to 2011 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[2]
Darryl Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Humber Valley | |
| In office November 1, 2007 – September 19, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Dwight Ball |
| Succeeded by | Dwight Ball |
| Personal details | |
| Died | May 19, 2019 |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Occupation | School teacher, principal |
Kelly stood as the Progressive Conservative candidate in a by-election in Humber Valley on February 13, 2007, losing by a margin of just seven votes to Liberal candidate Dwight Ball.[3][4] However, Kelly defeated Ball in the general election on October 9, 2007.[5] In the 2011 general election Kelly was defeated in a rematch against Ball.[6]
Electoral history edit
| 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Dwight Ball | 2,609 | 48.14 | +1.04 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl Kelly | 2,541 | 46.88 | -4.54 | ||||
| New Democratic | Sheldon Hynes | 270 | 4.98 | +3.50 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,420 | 99.65 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 19 | 0.35 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,439 | 67.77 | -6.52 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,026 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +2.79 | ||||||
| 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl Kelly | 3,023 | 51.42 | +2.88 | ||||
| Liberal | Dwight Ball | 2,769 | 47.10 | -1.60 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kris Hynes | 87 | 1.48 | -1.28 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,879 | 99.75 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 15 | 0.25 | +0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,894 | 74.29 | +12.21 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 7,934 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.24 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dwight Ball | 2,153 | 48.70 | +1.42 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Darryl Kelly | 2,146 | 48.54 | -4.18 | |
| New Democratic | Shelley Senior | 122 | 2.76 | – | |
| Total valid votes | 4,421 | 99.77 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 10 | 0.23 | -0.34 | ||
| Turnout | 4,431 | 62.08 | -15.95 | ||
| Eligible voters | 7,138 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +2.80 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Darryl Kelly, former Humber Valley MHA, remembered as 'advocate and friend' | CBC News".
- ^ "Darryl Kelly". Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Archived from the original on November 1, 2009.
- ^ "Judicial recount set for Humber Valley ballots". CBC News. Archived from the original on February 25, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
- ^ "Liberal declared winner in Humber Valley recount". CBC News. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2007.
- ^ "Dwight Ball named Liberal Party leader". The Telegram. December 14, 2011. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ Race with incumbent was too close to call: Ball Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. The Western Star. October 12, 2011.
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