Randy Edmunds (politician)

Randy Edmunds is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2011 provincial election.[1] A member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, he represented the electoral district of Torngat Mountains until 2019.

Randy Edmunds MHA
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Torngat Mountains
In office October 27, 2011 – April 17, 2019
Preceded by	Patty Pottle
Succeeded by	Lela Evans
Personal details
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Makkovik, Newfoundland and Labrador

Personal life

Edmunds is the son of Bill Edmunds, co-founder of the Labrador Inuit Association (predecessor to Nunatsiavut) and Ruth Flowers, an advocate for women's issues in Labrador.[2]

His uncle Wally Andersen is also a politician.[3]

Political career

Edmunds, who is of Inuit descent and was born in North West River, was first elected in 2011.[4][5] His district is the largest of the provincial electoral districts covering roughly 28% of the province's area. However, this district contains only 6 communities, none of which are reachable by road and the total population is below 4,000 (as of 2011). The district includes the Inuit self-governing territory known as Nunatsiavut, as well as the Naskapi community of Natuashish.

Edmunds was re-elected in 2015 but with only around 700 votes. His district had the lowest turnout in the province (less than 40% of eligible voters voted).

Edmunds was defeated in the 2019 provincial election by his cousin Progressive Conservative candidate Lela Evans.[6]

Electoral record

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Lela Evans	623	56.64	+53.90
	Liberal	Randy Edmunds	477	43.36	-48.46
Total valid votes			1,100
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+51.58

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Randy Edmunds	779	92.6%	+43.5
	NDP	Mark Sharkey	39	4.6%	-7.7
	Progressive Conservative	Sharon Vokey	23	2.7%	-36.0

[7]

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Randy Edmunds	744	49.08%	+6.72
	Progressive Conservative	Patty Pottle	586	38.65%	-10.17
	NDP	Alex Saunders	186	12.27%	–

References

1. "Plenty of new faces heading to Confederation Building" Archived 2013-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News, October 12, 2011.
2. "RANDY EDMUNDS". The Liberal Party of Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
3. http://www.oksociety.com/randy-edmunds-is-the-liberal-candidate-for-upcoming-provincial-election/
4. "Randy Edmunds". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
5. "Aboriginal sentences sometimes too light, Inuit MHA says". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
6. "Here are 3 of the 14 first-timers headed to the House of Assembly" Archived 2019-05-23 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
7. "2015 Provincial Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2016.