Brian Warr
Canadian politician
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Brian H. Warr is a former Canadian politician. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election,[1] representing the electoral district of Baie Verte-Green Bay as a member of the Liberal Party until resigning in 2024.[1]
Brian Warr | |
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| Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development in Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office August 19, 2020 – April 8, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Dempster |
| Succeeded by | John Abbott |
| Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development in Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office May 30, 2019 – August 19, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Dempster |
| Succeeded by | Tom Osborne |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Baie Verte-Green Bay | |
| In office November 30, 2015 – March 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | Lin Paddock |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Prior to his election, Warr was a businessman in Springdale.[2]
In 2017, Warr was appointed Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the House of Assembly serving until the 2019 election.[3]
Warr was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. Following the Ball government's re-election, Warr has appointed to cabinet as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, making him the first new cabinet appointee following the 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[4] On August 19, 2020, Warr was appointed Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, Minister Responsible for NL Housing Corp, and Minister Responsible for Persons with Disabilities in the Furey government.[5]
Warr was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[6] He was dropped from Cabinet in April 2021.[7]
On March 1, 2024, Warr announced his retirement from politics to spend more time with family and promptly resigned his seat in the legislature.[8] The provincial by-election to replace him took place on May 27, 2024 electing PC Lin Paddock.[9]
Electoral record
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Baie Verte-Green Bay | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Brian Warr | 2,158 | 52.06 | +2.34 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lin Paddock | 1,987 | 47.94 | +14.80 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,145 | 99.38 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 26 | 0.62 | +0.22 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,171 | 42.11 | -17.85 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,906 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -6.23 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 General Election Report" (PDF). Retrieved 24 May 2024. | ||||||||
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Brian Warr | 2,809 | 49.7 | -6.4 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Neville Robinson | 1,872 | 33.1 | -6.3 | ||||
| NL Alliance | Ben Callahan | 968 | 17.1 | +17.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,649 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 23 | |||||||
| Turnout | 60.0 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 9,460 | |||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Brian Warr | 3,130 | 56.09 | +18.31 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin Pollard | 2,197 | 39.37 | -13.42 | ||||
| New Democratic | Matt Howse | 253 | 4.53 | -4.90 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,580 | 100% | ||||||