Loyola O'Driscoll
Loyola O'Driscoll | |
|---|---|
 Loyola O'Driscoll in 2020 | |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Ferryland | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Keith Hutchings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 2 Bay Bulls, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Bay Bulls, NL |
Loyola O'Driscoll is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Ferryland as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party. He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[2] O'Driscoll supported Tony Wakeham in the 2023 provincial PC party leadership race.
As of September 22, 2024, O'Driscoll serves as the Official Opposition caucus Whip as well as critic for Digital Government and Service NL, OCIO, and NL Liquor Corporation.
Prior to politics, O'Driscoll worked for Hickman Motors.
Election results
[edit]| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Ferryland | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Loyola O'Driscoll | 3,197 | 52.33 | -8.26 | ||||
| Liberal | Cheryl O'Brien | 2,696 | 44.43 | +9.18 | ||||
| New Democratic | Paul Murphy | 216 | 3.54 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,109 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -8.72 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021. | ||||||||
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Loyola O'Driscoll | 4,074 | 60.6 | +10.8 | ||||
| Liberal | Janice Ryan | 2,350 | 34.9 | -6.2 | ||||
| Independent | Chris Molloy | 300 | 4.5 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,724 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 52 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,776 | 69.3 | +7.0 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,782 | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Here's the list of the winning candidates in the 2019 N.L. election". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
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