Doyle Vermette
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name = Doyle Vermette
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
| residence =
| honorific-suffix =
| assembly = Saskatchewan Legislative
| constituency_AM = Cumberland
| term_start = June 25, 2008
| term_end = October 1, 2024
| predecessor = Joan Beatty
| successor = Jordan McPhail
| party = New Democratic Party
| occupation =
}}
Doyle Vermette is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing the electoral district of Cumberland as a member of the New Democratic Party until 2024. He was first elected in a 2008 by-election, and was most recently re-elected in the 2020 general election.
Political career
Vermette won a nomination race over two other candidates to run for the NDP in the Cumberland provincial electoral district by-election held on June 25, 2008,{{cite news|title=NDP Nominates Candidate For Cumberland By-Election|publisher=Saskatchewan NDP|date=May 12, 2008}} following the resignation of Joan Beatty from the legislature. He won the electoral district in the by-election defeating two other candidates.{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.sk.ca/cumberland/pdfs/preliminary-results.pdf |title=Cumberland Preliminary Results |publisher=Elections Saskatchewan |date=June 25, 2008 |access-date=2008-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612155526/http://www.elections.sk.ca/cumberland/pdfs/preliminary-results.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-12 }} On election night, the results see-sawed back and forth between Vermette and Saskatchewan Party candidate Dale McAuley, with Vermette ultimately being elected with a majority of 164.{{cite news|url=http://www.paherald.sk.ca/Regional/2008-06-26/article-172706/NDP-narrowly-regain-seat-in-Cumberland-byelection/1|title=NDP narrowly regain seat in Cumberland byelection|publisher=Canadian Press|date=June 26, 2008|access-date=2015-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208120007/http://www.paherald.sk.ca/Regional/2008-06-26/article-172706/NDP-narrowly-regain-seat-in-Cumberland-byelection/1|archive-date=December 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}
Vermette has served as the Opposition Whip in the Legislature. As of June 22, 2024, he served as the Official Opposition critic for Northern Affairs and as the associate critic for Truth and Reconciliation as well as for First Nations and Métis Relations. Vermette announced that he would not be a candidate in the 2024 provincial election.
Electoral record
= 2020 Saskatchewan general election =
{{Canadian election result/top|SK|2020|Cumberland (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)|Cumberland|percent=yes|change=yes|prelim=no}}
{{CANelec|SK|NDP|Doyle Vermette|2,807 |65.31 |+3.00}}
{{CANelec|SK|Saskatchewan|Darren Deschambeault|1,296 |30.15 |+0.43}}
{{CANelec|SK|Green|Aaron Oochoo|116 |2.70 |+1.25}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|4,298 |100.0 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|14,433}}
{{CANelec/hold|SK|NDP|-}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Saskatchewan }}
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= 2016 Saskatchewan general election =
{{Canadian election result/top|SK|2016|Cumberland (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)|Cumberland |percent=yes|change=yes|prelim=no}}
{{CANelec|SK|NDP|Doyle Vermette|3,375|62.31|-0.88}}
{{CANelec|SK|Saskatchewan|Thomas Sierzycki|1,610|29.72|-3.70}}
{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|George Morin|352|6.49|–}}
{{CANelec|SK|Green|Mick Taylor-Lessard|79|1.45|-1.94}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|5,416|100.0 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|–}}
{{CANelec/hold|SK|NDP|-}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Saskatchewan{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.sk.ca/candidates-political-parties/candidates/register-of-official-candidates-by-constituency---28th-general-election-final.pdf|title=Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL|publisher=Elections Saskatchewan|date=19 March 2016|access-date=23 March 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404145539/http://www.elections.sk.ca/candidates-political-parties/candidates/register-of-official-candidates-by-constituency---28th-general-election-final.pdf|archive-date=4 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://results.elections.sk.ca/|title= 2016 General Election Results|publisher=Elections Saskatchewan|date=4 April 2016|access-date=8 November 2016}}|}}
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= 2011 Saskatchewan general election =
{{Canadian election result/top|SK|2011|Cumberland (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)|Cumberland|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|SK|NDP|Doyle Vermette|3,319|63.19|+13.46}}
{{CANelec|SK|Saskatchewan|Joe Hordyski|1,755|33.42|–11.10}}
{{CANelec|SK|Green|Samuel Hardlotte|178|3.39|–2.37}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|5,252|100.0 }}
{{CANelec/hold|SK|NDP|+12.28}}
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= 2008 Cumberland by-election =
{{Canadian election result/top|SK|25 June 2008|Cumberland (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)|Cumberland|percent=yes|change=yes|by=yes|reason=On the resignation of Joan Beatty}}
{{CANelec|SK|NDP|Doyle Vermette|1,564|49.73|–16.23}}
{{CANelec|SK|Saskatchewan|Dale McAuley|1,400|44.52|+21.55}}
{{CANelec|SK|Green|Tory McGregor|181|5.76|–0.45}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|3,145|100.0 }}
{{CANelec/hold|SK|NDP|–18.89}}
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References
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Category:Politicians from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Category:Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Canadian Métis people
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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