Lisa Dempster
Canadian politician
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Lisa Velma Dempster (Nee Powell) (Born May 24, 1968) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in a by-election on June 25, 2013.[1] She represents the district of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair as a member of the Liberal Party.[1]
Background
A resident of Charlottetown, Labrador,[2] Dempster has worked as an employment counsellor and as a municipal Councillor in Charlottetown, including serving as the town's deputy mayor.[2] Dempster is a member of NunatuKavut.[3]
Politics
Dempster was first elected in a 2013 by-election. After her re-election in the 2015 election, Dempster was named Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly.[4]
Cabinet Minister
Dempster was promoted to Minister of Children, Seniors, and Social Development in a cabinet shuffle on July 31, 2017.[5]
She was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election.[6]
On August 19, 2020, Dempster was appointed Minister Responsible for the Status of Women and Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister of Labrador Affairs, and Deputy Government House Leader in the Furey government.[7][8]
She was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[9] On July 19, 2024, she was appointed as Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Minister of Labrador Affairs, Minister Responsible for Labour, Minister Responsible for Workplace NL, and Deputy Government House Leader.[10] On May 9, 2025, she was appointed Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, Minister of Labrador Affairs, and Government House Leader.[11]
Dempster was re-elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[12]
Electoral record
| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 789 | 53.75 | -41.46 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Nina Rumbolt-Pye | 641 | 43.66 | +38.87 | ||||
| New Democratic | Patricia Bailey | 38 | 2.59 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,468 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -40.16 | ||||||
| [13] | ||||||||
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 973 | 95.21 | +27.99 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joshua Nolan | 49 | 4.79 | -27.99 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,002 | 100 | ||||||
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 1,132 | 67.22 | -25.8 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Normore | 552 | 32.78 | +29.6 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,684 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 24 | |||||||
| Turnout | 1,708 | 58.8 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,905 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -27.71 | ||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 1,405 | 93.05 | +39.48 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jennifer Deon | 57 | 3.77 | -29.20 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jason MacKenzie | 48 | 3.18 | -10.29 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,510 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +34.34 | ||||||
| By-election, June 25, 2013 Resignation of Yvonne Jones | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
| Liberal | Lisa Dempster | 1,141 | 53.54 | -17.60 | |
| NDP | Jason Spingle | 703 | 32.99 | +30.92 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Dennis Normore | 287 | 13.47 | -13.33 | |