Danny Dumaresque

Danny Wade Dumaresque (born November 6, 1959) is a Canadian politician.[1] He represented the riding of Eagle River in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1989 to 1996 as a member of the Liberal Party.[2] Dumaresque has been a Director of NL Hydro and an outspoken critic of the Muskrat Falls hydro development.

Danny Dumaresque
President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party
In office 2006–2009
Preceded by	Tom Lush
Succeeded by	Judy Morrow
MHA for Eagle River
In office 1989–1996
Preceded by	Eugene Hiscock
Succeeded by	Riding Redistricted
Personal details
Born	(1959-11-06) November 6, 1959 St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political party	Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

In the 1996 election, Dumaresque defeated Yvonne Jones for the Liberal nomination in the redistricted riding of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair. Jones ran as an independent candidate, however, and defeated Dumaresque in the general election. She later joined the Liberal caucus.

He later served as John Efford's campaign manager in the party's leadership convention in 2001.[3] He subsequently threatened to sue the victorious candidate, Roger Grimes, for libel after Grimes reportedly stated that he "would never be able to sleep any one night in comfort, knowing he had a minister in confidence who had Danny Dumaresque as an advisor to him."[3] Premier Grimes issued and official apology stating there was no basis for his statement and Mr. Dumaresque dropped his suit.

He also served as president of the provincial Liberal Party from 2006 until 2009. He was succeeded in this role by Judy Morrow.

Dumaresque ran as the Liberal candidate in Torngat Mountains in the 2007 election,[2] but narrowly lost to Patty Pottle.

He was also frequently rumoured as a possible candidate for the leadership of the provincial Liberal party in their 2010 leadership election.[4] After he had previously stated that he would not rule it out, on July 29, 2010 he announced he would not run and would instead focus on his business career. To date he has owned and operated seafood processing plants in Quebec and Newfoundland and successfully marketed various seafood products to the international marketplace.

In March 2011, he announced that he was considering running for the Liberals in the 2011 provincial election in the district of Lake Melville, but on August 22, 2011, he was acclaimed as the party's candidate in The Isles of Notre Dame and lost in the general election.[5][6] He was an unsuccessful candidate in the leadership election to replace Yvonne Jones in August 2011.[6][7]

On July 2, 2013 Dumaresque announced he was running for the leadership of the provincial Liberal Party in their 2013 election.[8] He was, again, ultimately unsuccessful in his bid to lead the party.[9]

Dumaresque ran for the Liberal nomination in Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair for the 2015 provincial election but lost to Lisa Dempster.[10] He later won a Party nomination in Conception Bay East – Bell Island,[11] but lost to the Progressive Conservative incumbent, David Brazil.[12]

Electoral record

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	David Brazil	3,463	59.22
	Liberal	Danny Dumaresque	1,582	27.05
	New Democratic	Bill Kavanagh	803	13.73
Total valid votes			5,848	100.00

2013 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election

	Ballot 1				Ballot 2				Ballot 3
Candidate	Votes	%	Points	%	Votes	%	Points	%	Votes	%	Points	%
Dwight Ball	10,944	45.94%	2,130.05	44.38%	11,306	48.45%	2,257.15	47.02%	12,598	60.64%	2,832.29	59.01%
Paul Antle	6,340	26.61%	1,321.15	27.52%	6,600	28.28%	1,397.86	29.12%	8,178	39.36%	1,967.71	40.99%
Cathy Bennett	5,252	22.05%	1,089.05	22.69%	5,431	23.27%	1,144.99	23.85%
Danny Dumaresque	670	2.81%	131.69	2.74%
Jim Bennett	617	2.59%	128.05	2.67%
Total	23,823	100.00	4,800.00	100.00	23,337	100.00	4,800.00	100.00	20,776	100.00	4,800.00	100.00

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Derrick Dalley	2,764	67.65%	–
	Liberal	Danny Dumaresque	1,070	26.19%
	NDP	Tree Walsh	252	6.17%

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Patty Pottle	680	48.82%	–
	Liberal	Danny Dumaresque	604	43.36%
	Labrador Party	Jimmy Tuttauk	109	7.82%

[13]

1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Yvonne Jones	1,665	56.83%
	Liberal	Danny Dumaresque	1,233	42.08%
	Progressive Conservative	Berkley Bursey	42	1.43%	–

1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Danny Dumaresque	1,578	66.95%
	Progressive Conservative	Michael Kelly	486	20.62%	–
	NDP	Jessie Bird	293	12.43%

1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Danny Dumaresque	1,540	60.02%
	Progressive Conservative	Reginald Hancock	1,026	39.98%	–

References

2. "Former MHA Dumaresque wins Grit nod in Torngat Mountains". CBC News. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
3. "Dumaresque gives Grimes last chance to say he's sorry". CBC News. 16 February 2001. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
4. "N.L. Liberals set leadership convention date". CBC News. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
5. "Dumaresque considering political comeback". CBC News. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
6. "Dumaresque to run in The Isles of Notre Dame". The Telegram. 22 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
7. "Liberal Dumaresque to run in northeastern Nfld". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
8. "Danny Dumaresque launches Liberal leadership bid". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
9. "Dwight Ball wins Liberal leadership". CBC News. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
10. "Danny Dumaresque loses Liberal nomination to Lisa Dempster". CBC News. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
11. "Danny Dumaresque Liberal candidate for Conception Bay East-Bell Island". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
12. "4 Tory cabinet ministers fall to defeat in Liberal rout". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
13. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.