Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance

{{Infobox political party

| _subheader = Defunct provincial party

| logo = NL Alliance Logo, April 2019.png

| leader = Graydon Pelley

| president = Rudy Norman

| foundation = April 12, 2019

| dissolution = March 30, 2023

| split = Newfoundland and Labrador PC Party

| ideology = Populism{{cite web|title=Time for Newfoundland and Labrador to part with party lines?|url=https://www.thetelegram.com/news/time-for-newfoundland-and-labrador-to-part-with-party-lines-273505/|author=The Telegram|date=January 8, 2019|access-date=24 April 2019}}

| colours = Red, Blue, and Yellow

| colorcode = #F2BA00

| website =

| country = Canada

| state = Newfoundland and Labrador

| parties_dab1 = List of political parties in Newfoundland and Labrador

| elections_dab1 = List of Newfoundland and Labrador general elections

}}

The Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance{{cite news |last1=Maher |first1=David |title=Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance awaiting confirmation of official party status |url=https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/newfoundland-and-labrador-alliance-awaiting-confirmation-of-official-party-status-291464/ |access-date=25 April 2019 |publisher=The Telegram |date=12 March 2019}} (NL Alliance) was a political party in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The party was created by former PC Party president Graydon Pelley in November 2018, following a split over the direction of the party.{{cite web|title=Graydon Pelley walks away from PCs to start new political group|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/new-political-party-1.4904572|author=CBC News|date=November 14, 2018|access-date=24 April 2019}} It was registered with Elections Newfoundland and Labrador in April 2019.{{cite web|title=NL Alliance Registers as Official Political Party|url=https://vocm.com/news/nl-alliance-registers-as-official-political-party/|author=VOCM|date=April 12, 2019|access-date=24 April 2019}} In the 2019 and 2021 provincial elections the party failed to win any seats in the legislature.{{cite news |url=https://www.thewesternstar.com/news/local/newfoundland-and-labrador-alliance-happy-with-inaugural-effort-candidates-say-312754/ |title=NL VOTES: Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance happy with inaugural effort, candidates say |date=May 16, 2019 |first=Barb |last=Sweet |publisher=Saltwire Network |access-date=January 22, 2020}}{{cite news |url=http://ntv.ca/no-seats-for-upstart-n-l-alliance/ |title=No seats for upstart N.L. Alliance |date=May 17, 2019 |publisher=Newfoundland Broadcasting Corporation |website=NTV.ca |access-date=January 22, 2020}}{{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}} Pelley resigned from the party in 2023.{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Alex |title=Graydon Pelley resigns as leader of N.L. Alliance |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/graydon-pelley-resignation-1.6748307 |access-date=17 February 2023 |publisher=CBC News |date=14 February 2023}} The party was de-registered on March 30, 2023.

History and principles

In November 2018, Graydon Pelley, then-president of the PC Party, resigned from the party, citing a lack of "real change that people want" among the new leadership. Pelley had run for the PCs in the Humber-Gros Morne district in the 2015 election, coming in a distant second to Premier Dwight Ball.

Pelley stated the NL Alliance's principles were focused on fixing a "broken" political system, offering five points to fix what he sees as ills. They include:{{cite web|title=EDITORIAL: Mammoth task|url=https://www.thetelegram.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-mammoth-task-273947/|author=The Telegram|date=January 6, 2019|access-date=24 April 2019}}

Free votes in the House of Assembly
Having meetings to promote consensus among parties
Clean up behaviour in the House of Assembly
Opposing political appointees in provincial government jobs
Instituting recall legislation for MHAs

The NL Alliance held its first town hall meeting in January 2019 in the provincial capital of St. John's, with roughly 20 people in attendance, including Independent MHA Paul Lane. At the meeting, party founder Pelley laid out his basic premise for starting the party, claiming that status quo politics in the province wasn't working for residents.{{cite web|title=NL Alliance Holds First Town Hall Meeting in Capital City|url=http://vocm.com/news/nl-alliance-holds-first-town-hall-meeting-in-capital-city/|author=VOCM|date=January 6, 2019|access-date=24 April 2019}}

While Lane decided against joining the party and media gave little further attention, Pelley continued forward with his project, eventually gaining the necessary signatures to register the NL Alliance in time for the 2019 general election.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-alliance-fourth-party-nlpoli-election-1.5096525 |title=It's official: NL Alliance registered as 4th party heading into provincial election |date=April 12, 2019 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=January 23, 2020}} During the election, Pelley was included in the Federation of Labour leaders debate and the NLTA candidates forum, but was excluded from other debates.{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/election-debate-2019-federation-of-labour-1.5117885 |title=Here's what happened at the province's 1st election debate for 2019 campaign |date=May 1, 2019 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=January 23, 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://vocm.com/news/decision-to-leave-nl-alliance-out-of-debate-disappointing-says-leader/ |title=Decision To Leave NL Alliance Out Of Debate 'Disappointing' Says Leader |date=May 1, 2019 |website=VOCM.com |publisher=Stingray Group Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501125603/https://vocm.com/news/decision-to-leave-nl-alliance-out-of-debate-disappointing-says-leader/ |archive-date=May 1, 2019}}{{cite news |url=http://ntv.ca/graydon-pelley-speaks-out-after-being-left-out-of-leaders-debate/ |title=Graydon Pelley speaks out after being left out of leaders' debate |date=May 2, 2019 |publisher=Newfoundland Broadcasting Corporation |website=NTV.ca |access-date=January 23, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Replay: Newfoundland and Labrador leaders election debate|url=https://www.saltwire.com/news/local/newfoundland-and-labrador-leaders-election-debate-live-stream-tonight-307556/?location=west-coast |date=May 1, 2019 |publisher=Saltwire Network|access-date=January 23, 2020}}{{cite news |url=http://ntv.ca/two-empty-podiums-at-nlta-leaders-forum-on-education/ |title=Two empty podiums at NLTA leaders forum on education |date=May 14, 2019 |first=Beth |last=Penney |website=NTV.ca |publisher=Newfoundland Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=January 23, 2020}} Pelley personally contested the district of Mount Scio but finished a distant fourth.{{cite news |title=A heated doorstep debate symbolizes what's at stake in Mount Scio |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mount-scio-election-1.5120487 |date=May 3, 2019 |first=Terry |last=Roberts |publisher=CBC News|access-date=January 23, 2020}} In 2020, Pelley contested the by-election in his home district of Humber-Gros Morne; he finished a distant third.{{cite tweet |author=NL Alliance |user=alliance_nl |number=1292844391749517314 |date=10 August 2020 |title=***ANNOUNCEMENT*** The Provincial Executive is pleased to announce that Graydon Pelley (@gepelley) will represent NL Alliance in the District of Humber-Gros Morne in the next Provincial Election #nlpoli #workingtogetherforchange #jointheteam https://t.co/g1KtzKzjkH |language=en |access-date=4 January 2021}}{{cite tweet |last=Bradshaw |first=Don |user=DonBradshawNTV |number=1303735795208122372 |date=9 September 2020 |title=It's official. Nfld and Labrador Alliance party leader Graydon Pelley says he will be a candidate in the upcoming by-election in Humber-Gros Morne; the seat vacated by former Premier Dwight Ball earlier this week. Pelley speaks exclusively with @NTVNewsNL tonight at 6 pm. @nlpoli https://t.co/ltDJG36eef |language=en |access-date=4 January 2021}}

In the 2021 provincial election, the NL Alliance nominated six candidates.{{cite web |title=OFFICIALLY NOMINATED CANDIDATES General Election 2021 |url=https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/pdf/OfficialCandidatesGE2021.pdf |publisher=Elections NL |access-date=23 January 2021 |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123204256/https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/pdf/OfficialCandidatesGE2021.pdf |url-status=live }} Party leader Graydon Pelley withdrew his nomination in Humber-Gros Morne following a medical emergency.{{Cite web|last=Telegram|first=The|title=NL Alliance Leader Graydon Pelley suspends campaign due to medical emergency {{!}} The Telegram|url=http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/nl-alliance-leader-graydon-pelley-suspends-campaign-due-to-medical-emergency-541898/|access-date=2021-02-14|website=www.thetelegram.com|language=en}} After suspending his personal campaign, his candidacy did not appear on the ballot in the constituency.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=22 January 2021|title=NL Alliance Leader Graydon Pelley ends election campaign, citing medical emergency|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-alliance-graydon-pelley-campaign-1.5883425|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=CBC News}} The party failed to win any seats in the 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}}

In February 2023, Pelley and party president Rudy Norman both announced their departure from the party that they had established. In an interview with CBC News, Pelley remarked that it was difficult to promote election reform within a rigid provincial party system. The party remained registered with Elections NL, and Pelley expressed a hope that somebody would volunteer to maintain it. However, the party was de-registered on March 30, 2023.{{cite web |title=NL Alliance Deregisters With Elections NL |url=https://vocm.com/2023/03/30/nl-alliance-deregistered/ |website=VOCM |date=30 March 2023 |access-date=23 July 2023}}

Electoral history

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scope="col" \| Election year ! scope="col" \| No. of overall votes ! scope="col" \| % of overall total ! scope="col" \| No. of candidates who ran ! scope="col" \| No. of seats won ! scope="col" \| +/− ! scope="col" \| Government
2019 \| 5,086 \| 2.39 \| {{Composition bar\|9\|40\|hex=#F2BA00}} \| {{Composition bar\|0\|40\|hex=#F2BA00}} \| {{steady}} \| {{eliminated\|No seats}}
2021 \|557 \|0.31 \|{{Composition bar\|5\|40\|hex=#F2BA00}} \|{{Composition bar\|0\|40\|hex=#F2BA00}} \|{{steady}} \|{{eliminated\|No seats}}

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! scope="col" | No. of
overall votes

! scope="col" | % of
overall total

! scope="col" | No. of
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2019

| 5,086

| 2.39

| {{Composition bar|9|40|hex=#F2BA00}}

| {{Composition bar|0|40|hex=#F2BA00}}

| {{steady}}

| {{eliminated|No seats}}

2021

|557

|0.31

|{{Composition bar|5|40|hex=#F2BA00}}

|{{Composition bar|0|40|hex=#F2BA00}}

|{{steady}}

|{{eliminated|No seats}}

{{Election box begin | title=Humber-Gros Morne - By-election, 6 October 2020
Resignation of Dwight Ball}}

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Mike Goosney{{cite tweet |last=Connors |first=Michael |user=MikeConnors |number=1303704907489439745 |date=September 9, 2020 |title=Mike Goosney officially has the Tory nomination for the byelection in Humber-Gros Morne. #nlpoli |language=en |access-date=December 31, 2020}}|1,332|25.05|-5.01}}

{{CANelec |NL |Alliance |Graydon Pelley{{cite tweet |author=NL Alliance |user=alliance_nl |number=1292844391749517314 |date=August 10, 2020 |title=***ANNOUNCEMENT*** The Provincial Executive is pleased to announce that Graydon Pelley (@gepelley) will represent NL Alliance in the District of Humber-Gros Morne in the next Provincial Election #nlpoli #workingtogetherforchange #jointheteam https://t.co/g1KtzKzjkH |language=en |access-date=December 31, 2020}}{{cite tweet |last=Bradshaw |first=Don |user=DonBradshawNTV |number=1303735795208122372 |date=September 9, 2020 |title=It's official. Nfld and Labrador Alliance party leader Graydon Pelley says he will be a candidate in the upcoming by-election in Humber-Gros Morne; the seat vacated by former Premier Dwight Ball earlier this week. Pelley speaks exclusively with @NTVNewsNL tonight at 6 pm. @nlpoli https://t.co/ltDJG36eef |language=en |access-date=December 31, 2020}}|464|8.73|+8.73}}

{{CANelec |NL |NDP |Graham Downey-Sutton{{Cite tweet|number=1305483399713501185|user=MikeConnors|title=Graham Downey-Sutton has been nominated as the NDP candidate for the Humber-Gros Morne byelection.|date=14 September 2020|author=Michael Connors|access-date=14 September 2019}}|121|2.28|+2.28}}

References

Category:Provincial political parties in Newfoundland and Labrador

Category:Political parties established in 2019

Category:Political parties disestablished in 2023

Category:2019 establishments in Newfoundland and Labrador