Lisa V. Dempster is aCanadian politician, who was elected to theNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in aby-election on June 25, 2013.[3] She represents the district ofCartwright-L'Anse au Clair as a member of theLiberal Party.[3]
A resident ofCharlottetown, Labrador,[4] Dempster has worked as an employment counsellor and as a municipal Councillor in Charlottetown, including serving as the town's deputy mayor.[4] Dempster is a member ofNunatuKavut.[5]
After her re-election in the2015 election, Dempster was named Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly.[6] She was promoted to Minister of Children, Seniors, and Social Development in a cabinet shuffle on July 31, 2017.[7]
She was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election.
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.[8][9]
She was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[10] 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.[11]
| 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 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | 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 | ||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +34.34 | ||||||
| By-election, June 25, 2013 Resignation ofYvonne 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 | |
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