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♂ Derek J. Bennett
aliasDerek J. Bennett
Record
4073 · 4715

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
 Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 0 4
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth Unknown
   
First mandate 30 November 2015 → 8 years + 4 months ago
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Derek J. Bennett (? – )
© Photo 2018 JReynolds00 — licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Newfoundland and Labrador 8 4 26 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 50
LIB
 1 Speaker 25 Mar 2021 — 3 1 3

Electoral history

Races * 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Derrick Dalley  m 
 
 
Eligible: 10,366 Votes: 6,055 Participation: 58.41% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
48		 Newfoundland and Labrador
30 November 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7785(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
?
LIB
 1/3 3,254 53.88% +568 Loser:
PC
 2,686 44.48% Derrick Dalley

Service: 3 years 5 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,763 Votes: 5,955 Participation: 61.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
49		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 May 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 26762(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
?
LIB
 1/2 3,190 54.00% +473 Loser:
PC
 2,717 46.00% Krista Freake

Service: 1 year 10 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,166 Votes: 4,174 Participation: 41.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
50		 Newfoundland and Labrador
25 March 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 35765(F) — 30 Dec 2021 14:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
?
LIB
 1/2 2,593 62.44% +1,033 Loser:
PC
 1,560 37.56% Rhonda L. Simms

Service: 3 years 1 month 3 days (Gov't)
Lewisporte—Twillingate
Post-dated race
Provincial
51		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 November 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 39869(P) — 17 Apr 2024 20:18 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Gov't)
Age
?
LIB
 1/3   56.71%   Loser:
PC

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Derek Bennett		 06 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Apr 2024 20:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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