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 byTBD
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][3]

Byrne also contested the 2019 Prince Edward Island general election in District 12, Charlottetown-Victoria Park, losing to Green Party candidate Karla Bernard.[4] Byrne resigned as PEI NDP leader effective September 1, 2020.[5]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSean Casey8,81244.26−12.01
GreenDarcie Lanthier4,64823.35+17.57
ConservativeRobert A. Campbell4,04020.29+5.47
New DemocraticJoe Byrne2,23811.24−11.90
Christian HeritageFred MacLeod1720.86New
Total valid votes/Expense limit 19,910100.0   $85,261.73
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[6]
2019 Prince Edward Island general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GreenKarla Bernard1,27240.50+21.70
LiberalRichard Brown87527.90-7.00
Progressive ConservativeTim Keizer65620.90-6.56
New DemocraticJoe Byrne3368.19-6.16
Total valid votes 2,839100.0  
Green gain from Liberal Swing +14.35
2015 Canadian federal election: Charlottetown
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSean Casey11,91056.27+16.79–
New DemocraticJoe Byrne4,89723.14–1.94–
ConservativeRon MacMillan3,13614.82–17.89–
GreenBecka Viau1,2225.77+3.51–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 21,165100.0   $168,485.89
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[7][8]
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:[9][10]

References
  1. "The Cadre Chats with NDP Candidate Joe Byrne". The Cadre | UPEI. October 19, 2015.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Security Verification | LinkedIn".
  4. P.E.I. NDP leader says party will rebuild after poor election showing. The Guardian (PEI). April 23, 2019.
  5. "Joe Byrne resigns as leader of P.E.I. NDP". www.theguardian.pe.ca. September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  6. "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  7. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Charlottetown (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  8. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  9. "OVR / ROS". www.elections.ca.
  10. Canada, Elections. "Search for Financial Returns". www.elections.ca.


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