Brian Warr
MHA
Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
August 19, 2020 – April 8, 2021
Preceded byLisa Dempster
Succeeded byJohn Abbott
Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development in Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
May 30, 2019 – August 19, 2020
Preceded byLisa Dempster
Succeeded byTom Osborne
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Baie Verte-Green Bay
Assumed office
November 30, 2015
Preceded byRiding Established
Personal details
Political partyLiberal

Brian H. Warr is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Baie Verte-Green Bay as a member of the Liberal Party.[1]

Prior to his election, Warr was a businessman in Springdale.[2]

In 2017, Warr was appointed Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the House of Assembly serving until the 2019 election.[3]

Warr was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. Following the Ball government's re-election, Warr has appointed to cabinet as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, making him the first new cabinet appointee following the 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[4] On August 19, 2020, Warr was appointed Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, Minister Responsible for NL Housing Corp, and Minister Responsible for Persons with Disabilities in the Furey government.[5]

Warr was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[6] He was dropped from Cabinet in April 2021.[7]

Electoral record

2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Baie Verte-Green Bay
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBrian Warr2,15852.06+2.34
Progressive ConservativeLin Paddock1,98747.93+14.80
Total valid votes 4,145
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing -6.23
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBrian Warr2,80949.7-6.4
Progressive ConservativeNeville Robinson1,87233.1-6.3
NL AllianceBen Callahan96817.1+17.1
Total valid votes 5,649100
Total rejected ballots 23
Turnout 60.0
Eligible voters 9,460
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBrian Warr3,13056.09+18.31
Progressive ConservativeKevin Pollard2,19739.37-13.42
New DemocraticMatt Howse2534.53-4.90
Total valid votes 5,580100%

References

  1. 1 2 "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Adams, Tana (Jul 30, 2015). "Warr wins Liberal nomination". Saltwire News. Retrieved Mar 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ Hurley, Cory (Jan 10, 2018). "Brian Warr highlights what's in store for the district in 2018". Saltwire News. Retrieved Mar 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dwight Ball goes to Warr to fill out new cabinet". The Chronicle Herald. May 31, 2019. Retrieved Mar 7, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier doesn't clear the deck, but he certainly shuffled it". The Chronicle Herald. Aug 19, 2020. Retrieved Mar 7, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Premier Furey Appoints New Cabinet". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Apr 8, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
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