Joe Byrne (Canadian politician)

Joe Byrne (born December 26, 1961) served as leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island from 2018 to 2020. He became leader on April 7, 2018, after defeating two other candidates on the first ballot of the NDP leadership convention.

Joe Byrne
Leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island
In office
April 7, 2018 – September 1, 2020
Preceded byMichael Redmond
Succeeded byMichelle Neill
Personal details
Born (1961-12-26) December 26, 1961
Sept-Îles, Quebec
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Prince Edward Island
Professioncommunity outreach worker, administrator

Previously, Byrne was the federal NDP candidate in Charlottetown riding in the 2011, 2015 and 2019 federal elections, placing second behind Liberal candidate Sean Casey in 2015, and fourth in 2019.

Byrne was a missionary in the Dominican Republic for seven years and then served as director of youth ministry at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown for 12 years. Since 2010, he has been community connections supervisor with the PEI Association of Newcomers to Canada, where he has helped plan the annual ‘DiverseCity’ festival.[1][2]

Byrne also contested the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election in District 12, Charlottetown-Victoria Park, losing to Green Party candidate Karla Bernard.[3] Byrne resigned as PEI NDP leader effective September 1, 2020.[4]

Electoral record
2023 Prince Edward Island general election: Charlottetown-Victoria Park
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GreenKarla Bernard1,05242.0+1.5
Progressive ConservativeTim Keizer97839.0+18.2
LiberalBarb MacLeod29311.7-16.2
New DemocraticJoe Byrne1506.0-4.8
IslandDanni Moher321.3
Total valid votes 2,505 100.0
Green hold Swing -4.8
Source(s)
[5]
2019 Prince Edward Island general election: Charlottetown-Victoria Park
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
GreenKarla Bernard1,27240.5+21.7$5,713.87
LiberalRichard Brown87527.9-11.5$8,745.20
Progressive ConservativeTim Keizer65620.9-6.6$8,352.69
New DemocraticJoe Byrne33810.8-3.6$20,244.92
Total valid votes/expense limit 3,141 99.5   $11,564.28
Rejected ballots 17 0.5
Turnout 3,158 74.55 −6.1
Eligible voters 4,236
Green gain from Liberal Swing +14.4
Source: Elections PEI[6]
2019 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSean Casey8,81244.26−12.01$81,859.21
GreenDarcie Lanthier4,64823.35+17.57$36,415.23
ConservativeRobert A. Campbell4,04020.29+5.47$46,459.01
New DemocraticJoe Byrne2,23811.24−11.90$4,819.38
Christian HeritageFred MacLeod1720.86New$1,200.90
Total valid votes/expense limit 19,910100.0   $86,542.92
Total rejected ballots 2741.36+0.89
Turnout 20,18473.45−2.14
Eligible voters 27,480
Liberal hold Swing −14.79
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2015 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSean Casey11,91056.27+16.79$133,567.53
New DemocraticJoe Byrne4,89723.14–1.94$51,147.58
ConservativeRon MacMillan3,13614.82–17.89$73,560.00
GreenBecka Viau1,2225.77+3.51$5,912.52
Total valid votes/expense limit 21,16599.53 $170,107.74
Total rejected ballots 990.47–0.14
Turnout 21,26476.24+6.14
Eligible voters 27,891
Liberal hold Swing +9.36
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2011 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSean Casey7,29239.48-10.58$61,465.09
ConservativeDonna Profit6,04032.71+0.60$48,556.35
New DemocraticJoe Byrne4,63225.08+12.77$45,026.11
GreenEliza Knockwood4172.26-2.57$2,301.92
Christian HeritageBaird Judson870.47-0.23$3,159.86
Total valid votes/expense limit 18,468100.0  –$69,664.10
Total rejected ballots 113 0.61-0.16
Turnout 18,581 70.10 +3.96
Eligible voters 26,507
Liberal hold Swing -5.59
Sources:[10][11]

References
  1. "The Cadre Chats with NDP Candidate Joe Byrne". The Cadre | UPEI. October 19, 2015.
  2. "Meet the Staff (Community Outreach tab)". PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018.
  3. P.E.I. NDP leader says party will rebuild after poor election showing. The Guardian (PEI). April 23, 2019.
  4. "Joe Byrne resigns as leader of P.E.I. NDP". www.theguardian.pe.ca. September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  5. "2023 Election Results". Elections PEI. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  6. Garrity, Tim (November 12, 2019). Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of PEI: 2019 Provincial General Election (PDF) (Report). Elections Prince Edward Island. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  7. "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  8. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Charlottetown (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  9. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  10. Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  11. Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
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