Jim McKenna (politician)
Jim McKenna | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Fogo Island-Cape Freels | |
| Assumed office April 15, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Derrick Bragg |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Alice Mckenna |
James "Jim" McKenna is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for the Progressive Conservative Party in the 2024 Fogo Island-Cape Freels provincial by-election.[1]
At the time of his by-election victory, he worked at the Canadian Coast Guard. He is also a former businessman and previously worked in the Alberta oil sands.[2]
McKenna was re-elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[3]
Electoral record
| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Fogo Island-Cape Freels | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim McKenna | 2,602 | 51.80 | -5.89 | ||||
| Liberal | Dale Lewis | 2,208 | 43.96 | +4.61 | ||||
| Independent | Garry Leyte | 144 | 2.87 | |||||
| New Democratic | Albert Murphy | 69 | 1.37 | -1.59 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,023 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -5.25 | ||||||
| [4] | ||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, April 15, 2024 Death of Derrick Bragg | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jim McKenna | 3,290 | 57.69 | +21.05 | ||||
| Liberal | Dana Blackmore | 2,244 | 39.35 | -21.70 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jim Gill | 169 | 2.96 | +0.65 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,703 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 55.90 | +15.16 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,241 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +21.38 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Fogo Island-Cape Freels swings blue with PC candidate Jim McKenna's win". CBC News. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Fogo Island-Cape Freels Byelection Results Indicate Desire for Change, Says MHA-Elect". VOCM. Stingray Group. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador 2025 live results". CBC News. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ^ https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/newfoundland-labrador/2025/results/#/riding/27291