Barry Petten

Barry Petten
MHA
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Conception Bay South
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 30, 2015
Preceded byRex Hillier
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceConception Bay South
OccupationMental health counsellor
political assistant

Barry Petten (born July 22, 1966)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Conception Bay South as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.[2]

Petten was a mental health counsellor for 20 years. He served on the NL Association of Social Workers and the Municipal Appeals Board. He was also President and Chief Shop Stewart of Local 6234. He worked as an executive assistant to various ministers from 2009 to 2015.

In 2018, Petten endorsed Ches Crosbie in the 2018 provincial PC leadership race.[3]

Petten was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 provincial elections.[4][5] Petten supported Tony Wakeham in the 2023 provincial PC party leadership race.

As of September 29, 2024, Petten serves as the Official Opposition House Leader and critic for the Management Commission, Health, Infrastructure, and the Public Procurement Agency.

Election results

2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Conception Bay South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Barry Petten 3,063 57.09 -5.43
Liberal Shelley Moores 1,941 36.18 +13.40
New Democratic Andrew Lovell 225 4.19
NL Alliance Warrick Butler 136 2.53 -12.16
Total valid votes 5,365
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.43
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved March 27, 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Barry Petten 3,447 62.5 +14.8
Liberal Kevin Baker 1,256 22.8 -21.4
NL Alliance Warrick Butler 810 14.7 –
Total valid votes 5,513 100
Total rejected ballots 55
Turnout 5,568 61.8 +6.8
Eligible voters 9,003
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Barry Petten 2,360 47.72 +0.04
Liberal Steve Porter 2,187 44.23 -5.04
New Democratic Jeanne Clarke 398 8.05 +5.00
Total valid votes 4,945 99.64 –
Total rejected ballots 18 0.36 –
Turnout 4,963 54.99 +11.42
Eligible voters 9,025
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.54
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[6]
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, November 5, 2014
upon the resignation of Terry French
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rex Hillier 2,102 49.27 +42.52
Progressive Conservative Barry Petten 2,034 47.68 -21.51
New Democratic Cameron Mercer-Maillet 130 3.05 -21.01
Total valid votes 4,266 99.77 –
Total rejected ballots 10 0.23 –
Turnout 4,276 43.57
Eligible voters 9,813
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +32.02
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[7]

References

  1. ^ "20 Questions for Barry Petten". The Telegram. January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. November 30, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "MHAs throw support behind Ches Crosbie". The Telegram. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "Crosbie breaks silence, backtracking from fiery speech on election night | CBC News".
  5. ^ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. July 25, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  7. ^ "November 5, 2014 By-Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. February 9, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.


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