Lloyd Parrott
Lloyd Parrott | |
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| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Terra Nova | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Colin Holloway |
| Minister of Energy and Mines | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Crocker |
| Government House Leader | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Dempster |
| Minister of Labour | |
| Assumed office August 20, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Goosney |
| Minister of Government Services | |
| Assumed office August 20, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Goosney |
| Minister of Red Tape Reduction | |
| Assumed office August 20, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Politician, soldier |
Lloyd K. Parrott is a Newfoundland Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Terra Nova as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party.
Background
[edit]Parrott grew up in Wabush, Labrador and moved to Clarenville in 2011.[2] Parrott is a former member of the Clarenville town council (2017-2019).[3][2] He is a retired member of the military, and has served on various boards in the province, including the Hebron Project Employers Association, Construction Labour Relations Association of N.L., Alpine Development Alliance Corp. and a trustee of the Teamsters Union in N.L.[2]
Parrott is an amputee stating to CBC News in 2023: "I lost my leg because of military injury in 2007".[4] Parrott is the first amputee to serve in the provincial legislature.
Provincial Politics
[edit]Parrott was first elected in 2019. He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[5]
On July 4, 2022, Parrott announced he would be a candidate in the 2023 provincial PC leadership election.[6] Parrott formally launched his campaign on April 18, 2023 in Clarenville.[7] Parrott lost placing a distant third on the first ballot.[8]
Parrott was re-elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[9]
Cabinet Minister
[edit]The PC Party won a majority in the 2025 election. On October 29, 2025, Parrott was appointed to Minister of Energy and Mines, and Government House Leader.[10]
On May 21, 2026, Parrott was entangled in a shouting match with Liberal MHA Elvis Loveless in the House of Assembly, with spillovers outside the House.[11] On May 25, Speaker Paul Lane deemed both Parrott's and Loveless's behavior 'unacceptable' and both were made to withdraw from the House.[12]
On August 20, 2026, a cabinet shuffled occurred within the Wakeham ministry. Parrott kept all his portfolios, but gained Minister of Labour, Minister of Government Services, and Minister of Red Tape Reduction.[13]
On September 17, 2026, Parrott voted to approve the Churchill Falls Definitive Cooperation and Implementation Agreement (DCIA) in the House of Assembly along with the PC caucus.[14][15][16][17]
Election results
[edit]2023 leadership election
[edit](Voting Held October 4–14, 2023) [18]
- = Eliminated from next round
- = Winner
| Candidate | Ballot 1 | Ballot 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Votes | Votes |
| Tony Wakeham | 1,816 45.4% | 2,091 52.0% |
| Eugene Manning | 1,636 40.9% | 1,909 48.0% |
| Lloyd Parrott | 548 13.7% | Eliminated |
| Total Points | 4,000.00 | 4,000.00 |
Provincial elections
[edit]| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Terra Nova | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lloyd Parrott | 3,875 | 66.7% | +13.5 | ||||
| Liberal | Greg French | 1,704 | 29.3% | -14.26 | ||||
| New Democratic | Melanie Adams | 231 | 4.0% | +0.76 | ||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | + | ||||||
| [19] | ||||||||
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Terra Nova | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lloyd Parrott | 2,837 | 53.20 | +5.02 | ||||
| Liberal | Steve Denty | 2,323 | 43.56 | +0.09 | ||||
| New Democratic | Anne Marie Anonsen | 173 | 3.24 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,333 | 99.59 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.41 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,355 | 53.25 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,057 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +2.47 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 Report" (PDF). Retrieved 5 October 2025. | ||||||||
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lloyd Parrott | 2,876 | 48.17 | +5.39 | ||||
| Liberal | Colin Holloway | 2,595 | 43.47 | -0.27 | ||||
| NL Alliance | Barry Moores | 499 | 8.36 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,970 | 99.48 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 31 | 0.52 | +0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,001 | 64.25 | +6.89 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,340 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.83 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cabinet ministers Letto and Hawkins among 9 defeated Liberals". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
- 1 2 3 "PC Party names Lloyd Parrott as Terra Nova candidate for provincial election". SaltWire Network. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "Clarenville town council will meet less frequently". SaltWire Network. 5 Feb 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ Cowan, Peter (2023-09-27). "Lloyd Parrott lost a leg but gained a new perspective in his race to be PC leader". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
- ↑ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
- ↑ Roberts, Terry (5 July 2022). "Lloyd Parrott, first to enter race to guide the PC Party, says 'now is the time to lead'". CBC News. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "Lloyd Parrott holds formal launch for PC leadership campaign in Clarenville". NTV News. April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Tony Wakeham wins PC leadership, setting stage for next election". CBC News. Oct 14, 2023. Retrieved Oct 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Newfoundland and Labrador 2025 live results". CBC News. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ↑ "Premier Wakeham Announces New Cabinet". Government of Newfoundland & Labrador. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ↑ "Tensions Boil Over in House of Assembly". vocm.com. Stingray Radio. 2026-05-21. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
- ↑ "Speaker Orders Lloyd Parrott and Elvis Loveless to Withdraw from Legislature Following Shouting Match". vocm.com. Stingray Radio. 2026-05-25. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
- ↑ "Premier Wakeham Announces Changes to Cabinet". gov.nl.ca. Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador. 2026-08-20. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Ashley; Cole, Abby (2026-09-17). "House of Assembly votes in favour of moving forward with Churchill River power agreement". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ "Churchill Falls Deal Passes Vote in House of Assembly". VOCM News. VOCM. 2026-09-17. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ "After Initial Passing in Legislature, Focus Now Shifts to Negotiating Definitive Churchill Falls Agreements". VOCM News. VOCM. 2026-09-18. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ "Innu Nation Had Called on Government to Vote Against Hydro Deal; Province to Focus on Reconciling". VOCM News. VOCM. 2026-09-18. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ "Wakeham Claims PC Party Leadership With Second-Ballot Victory". VOCM News. Oct 14, 2023. Retrieved Oct 14, 2023.
- ↑ https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/newfoundland-labrador/2025/results/#/riding/27313
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