Jordan Brown (Newfoundland and Labrador politician)
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jordan Brown
| honorific-suffix = MHA
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|9|14}}
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| office1 = House Leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party
| term_start1 = October 2021
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| leader1 = Alison Coffin and Jim Dinn
| constituency_AM2 = Labrador West
| assembly2 = Newfoundland and Labrador House of
| term_start2 = May 16, 2019
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| predecessor2 = Graham Letto
| successor2 = Incumbent
| party = New Democratic
| alma_mater = College of the North Atlantic
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Jordan Brown {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MHA}} (born September 14, 1989) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/defeated-incumbents-1.5139759 "Cabinet ministers Letto and Hawkins among 9 defeated Liberals"]. CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/judicial-recount-for-labrador-west-district-1.5142220|title=NDP clinging to 5-vote victory in Lab West after official addition of vote tally|date=May 19, 2019|publisher=CBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520114223/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/judicial-recount-for-labrador-west-district-1.5142220|archive-date=May 20, 2019|url-status=}}{{cite web|publisher=CBC News|access-date=Nov 25, 2020|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ndp-three-seats-1.5139681|title=Exuberant NDP celebrates 'new era' as it holds St. John's seats, and wins back Labrador West|date=May 16, 2019 |first=Daniel|last=MacEachern}}{{cite web|publisher=NTV|url=http://ntv.ca/we-have-the-balance-of-power-alison-coffin-says-as-ndp-wins-three-seats/|title='We have the balance of power,' Alison Coffin says as NDP wins three seats|date=May 17, 2019|first=Kelly-Anne|last=Roberts|access-date=January 22, 2022|archive-date=May 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524022102/http://ntv.ca/we-have-the-balance-of-power-alison-coffin-says-as-ndp-wins-three-seats/|url-status=dead}} He represents the electoral district of Labrador West as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party.{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5294332/newfoundland-election-five-votes/|title=NDP newcomer won by 5 votes in Labrador, causing minority Liberal N.L. government {{!}} Globalnews.ca|date=2019-05-19|website=globalnews.ca|language=en|access-date=2019-05-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/05/19/five-ndp-votes-in-labrador-to-determine-status-of-nl-liberal-government.html|title=Five NDP votes in Labrador to determine status of N.L. Liberal government {{!}} The Star|website=thestar.com|date=19 May 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-22}} He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.{{cite news |last1=Mullin |first1=Malone |title=Liberals claim slim majority in Newfoundland and Labrador, as voters tap Furey to lead |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-election-results-2021-1.5966912 |access-date=March 27, 2021 |agency=CBC News |date=March 27, 2021}}{{cite news |title=Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-election-list-of-winners-1.5965873 |publisher=CBC News |date=March 27, 2021}}
Early life and career
Brown trained as a welder in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and returned to Labrador City to work. In 2013 he helped restart the local Heritage Society.{{cite web| url = https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/happy-labrador-flag-day-24928/| title = Happy Labrador Flag Day {{!}} SaltWire}} In 2014, he led a successful year-long campaign to have the Labrador flag recognized as the symbol of Labrador and flown at the land border crossings in Labrador and at government buildings.{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/labrador-flag-border-jordan-brown-1.3339980| title = Flags up without fanfare causing flap in Labrador {{!}} CBC News}} In 2017, Brown unsuccessfully sought election to the Labrador City town council.
Political career
In 2022, Brown criticized the provincial government's claim that the Trans-Labrador Highway had been completed.{{cite web | url=https://vocm.com/2022/07/06/trans-labrador-highway/ | title=Work to Connect Labrador Not Done Yet, Says MHA }} He argued that it isn't finished until a road reaches Labrador's north coast as far as Nain. In 2023, Brown criticized the diversion of obstetrical services from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Labrador City, stating that Labrador City's hospital is too understaffed to provide for the central and northern regions of Labrador.{{cite web | url=https://vocm.com/2023/01/19/labrador-health-care-in-crisis-following-years-of-cuts-mha/ | title=Labrador Health Care in Crisis Following Years of Cuts: MHA }}
Brown has called for a provincial ban on scab workers.{{cite web | url=https://www.nl.ndp.ca/post/brown-submits-letter-calling-for-strengthened-workers-rights | title=Brown Submits Letter Calling for Strengthened Workers Rights | date=3 November 2022 }}
In 2023, Brown criticized the Bloc Québécois for having a map of the Newfoundland and Labrador–Quebec border with Quebec having control of Labrador.{{Cite web |date=24 May 2023 |title='Fix your map': Labrador MHA calls out Bloc Québécois leader for removing border from map |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/labrador-quebec-bloc-map-1.6852445}}{{cite web | url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/fix-map-labrador-mha-calls-084018795.html | title='Fix your map': Labrador MHA calls out Bloc Québécois leader for removing border from map | date=May 24, 2023 }}
Awards and recognition
In 2017, Brown was awarded the Labradorians of Distinction Medal.{{cite web |url=https://www.labradoriansofdistinction.com/2017-recipient |title=Medal Recipients |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Labradorians of Distinction |access-date=March 27, 2024 |quote=}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin | title= Labrador West - 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}}
{{CANelec|NL|NDP|Jordan Brown|1,359|50.0|+7.8}}
{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Wayne Button|780|28.7|-13.4}}
{{CANelec|NL|PC|Nick McGrath|577|21.3|+5.6}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|2,716||}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|||}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|||}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters||}}
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{{Election box begin | title= Labrador West - 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}}
{{CANelec|NL|NDP|Jordan Brown|1,364|42.2|+7.47}}
{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Graham Letto|1,362|42.1|-1.71}}
{{CANelec|NL|PC|Derick Sharron|509|15.7|-5.76}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|||}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|||}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|||}}
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| style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| 2017 Labrador City municipal election
! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote ! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Button (elected mayor) | 1,186 | 10.22 |
| Fabian Benoit | 1,030 | 8.87 |
| Junior Humphries (X) | 998 | 8.60 |
| Nick McGrath | 920 | 7.92 |
| John Penney (X) | 883 | 7.61 |
| Kenneth Lawlor | 863 | 7.43 |
| Richard Fahey | 783 | 6.74 |
| Peter Pike | 758 | 6.53 |
| Edward Conway (X) | 744 | 6.41 |
| Corinna Wentzell | 684 | 5.89 |
| Jamie-Lynn Patterson | 655 | 5.64 |
| Toby Leon | 629 | 5.42 |
| Clarence Rogers (X) | 584 | 5.03 |
| Jordan Brown | 515 | 3.44 |
| Christopher Lacey (X) | 377 | 3.25 |
References
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