Eddie Joyce

Canadian politician

The Honourable

Eddie Joyce

MHA

Leader of the Opposition in Newfoundland & Labrador
Interim
In office
July 18, 2013 – November 17, 2013
Preceded by| Dwight Ball
Succeeded by| Dwight Ball
Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (interim)
In office
July 18, 2013 – November 17, 2013
Preceded by| Dwight Ball
Succeeded by| Dwight Ball
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Humber-Bay of Islands
Bay of Islands
(1989, 1999–2007, 2011–2015)

Incumbent

Assumed office
October 27, 2011
Preceded by| Terry Loder
In office
February 9, 1999 – October 9, 2007
Preceded by| Brian Tobin
Succeeded by| Terry Loder
In office
April 20, 1989 – April 21, 1989
Preceded by| Ted Blanchard
Succeeded by| Clyde Wells
Personal details
Political party| Independent (since 2018)
Liberal (1989–2018)
Occupation| Political Assistant

Eddie Joyce is a Canadian politician, who represents the district of Humber-Bay of Islands in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Originally a member of the Liberal Party, he served as the party's interim leader and the leader of the official opposition in the House of Assembly from July until November 2013.[1] He served as a cabinet minister in the Ball government from 2015 to 2018.

He was born in Curling and was educated in Corner Brook's Memorial University campus, and at Acadia University. He won a bronze medal in boxing at the 1975 Canada Winter Games. Joyce served as chair of the Canadian Paraplegic Association.[2] In 2000, he was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Hall of Fame.[3]

## Politics

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Joyce was first elected in the 1989 election — however, as party leader Clyde Wells had been defeated by Lynn Verge in his own riding despite leading the Liberal Party to victory, Joyce stepped aside to allow Wells to contest the seat in a by-election. He worked in the executive offices of Wells and his successor as Premier, Brian Tobin, until the 1999 election, when he ran for office again in Bay of Islands. He won the seat and served until the 2007 election, when he was defeated by Terry Loder.[4][1] In October 2010, Joyce announced that he would re-seek the Liberal nomination, and in the 2011 provincial election he defeated Loder to reclaim his old seat.[5][6]

On July 18, 2013 Joyce was named Leader of the Opposition and interim Liberal leader, replacing Dwight Ball who resigned to run for the provincial leadership permanently in the party's 2013 convention.[1][7] Following the Liberals forming government in the 2015 election, Joyce was named to provincial cabinet.[8][9] On April 25, 2018, Joyce was formally accused of harassment by another Liberal MHA. He was subsequently removed from cabinet and caucus pending the outcome of an investigation.[10][11]

On August 27, 2018, CBC released a copy of the Commissioner for Legislative Standards report regarding allegations made by fellow Liberal MHA Colin Holloway which cleared Joyce and Dale Kirby of any wrongdoing.[12] On October 21, 2018, the Commissioner's report regarding the complaints made by Sherry Gambin-Walsh was leaked to the public. The report found that Joyce had broken the code of conduct for elected officials when he lobbied Minister Gambin-Walsh to hire a friend of his for a government job; Joyce was cleared on all other allegations.[13][14][15][16] On November 16, 2018 Joyce confirmed that he had been denied re-entry into the Liberal caucus.

Joyce contested the 2019 provincial election as an independent candidate in Humber-Bay of Islands. He was re-elected as an independent.[17][18] In the 2021 provincial election, Joyce was again re-elected.[19][20]

Following the retirement of MHA Tom Osborne in 2024, Joyce became the province's longest serving MHA. Joyce has been in the House of Assembly since 2011; he also previously served between 1999 and 2007.

## Electoral record

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2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Humber-Bay of Islands

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Independent | Eddie Joyce | 2,988 | 71.60 | +4.41
| Liberal | Stelman Flynn | 741 | 17.76 | +0.56
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Marche | 444 | 10.64 | +0.03
Total valid votes  | 4,173
Total rejected ballots  |
Turnout  |
Eligible voters  |
| Independent hold | Swing | +1.93
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[21]
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Independent | Eddie Joyce | 4,172 | 67.2% | –
| Liberal | Brian Dicks | 1,068 | 17.2% | -67.3
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Patrick Holden | 659 | 10.6% | +0.3
| New Democratic | Shawn Hodder | 310 | 5.0% | -0.2
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Eddie Joyce | 4,622 | 84.5% | +33.28
| Progressive Conservative | Ronald Jesseau | 564 | 10.3% | -27.5
| New Democratic | Conor Curtis | 282 | 5.2% | -6.4
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Eddie Joyce | 2,760 | 51.22 | +5.62
| Progressive Conservative | Terry Loder | 2,003 | 37.18 | -15.25
| NDP | Tony Adey  | 625  | 11.6  | +9.63
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Progressive Conservative | Terry Loder | 2854 | 52.43 | +3.00
| Liberal | Eddie Joyce | 2482 | 45.6 | -1.33
| NDP | Charles Murphy  | 107  | 1.97  | -1.67
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Eddie Joyce | 2907 | 49.43 | -8.13
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Monaghan | 2760 | 46.93 | +15.77
| NDP | Dave (Bud) Quigley  | 214  | 3.64  | -7.64
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Eddie Joyce | 3164 | 57.56 | -8.11
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Hunt | 1713 | 31.16 | +3.69
| NDP | Israel Hann  | 620  | 11.28  | +4.43

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Long-serving MHA Eddie Joyce named Opposition leader". CBC News. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
2. ^ O'Handley, Kathryn (2001). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. ISBN 0-7876-3561-8.
3. ^ "Hall of Fame". Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015.
4. ^ "Heartbreak for Liberals as Grit vote collapses". CBC News, October 9, 2007.
5. ^ Loder accepts Joyce's challenge, not his criticism. The Western Star, October 27, 2010.
6. ^ "Plenty of new faces heading to Confederation Building". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
7. ^ "Eddie Joyce named Opposition Leader". The Western Star. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
8. ^ "Knockout wins for Parsons, Crocker, Joyce". CBC News, December 1, 2015.
9. ^ "Dwight Ball, new Liberal cabinet sworn in at Government House". CBC News. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
10. ^ "Eddie Joyce removed from Liberal caucus following complaints of harassment, bullying". CBC News. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
11. ^ "Dale Kirby removed from cabinet and caucus after complaints". CBC News. April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
12. ^ Cooke, Ryan (Aug 27, 2018). "Kirby cleared of being Twitter troll, Joyce cleared of bullying MHA Colin Holloway". CBC News. Retrieved Oct 17, 2020.
13. ^ Tobin, Stephanie (Oct 23, 2018). "Eddie Joyce crossed line by lobbying to get friend a government job, report finds". CBC News. Retrieved Oct 17, 2020.
14. ^ "Fiery exchanges, pointed questions, but debate on harassment reports pushed to Wednesday". CBC News. Oct 23, 2018. Retrieved Oct 17, 2020.
15. ^ "Harassment scandal sparks proposed changes in N.L. legislature". nationalpost. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
16. ^ "Dwight Ball recruits new blood for cabinet to replace Kirby, Joyce". CBC News. November 8, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
17. ^ "'Dwight Ball, you can dismiss me, but you can't defeat me': Eddie Joyce nabs seat once again". CBC News. May 17, 2019. Retrieved Oct 17, 2020.
18. ^ "Cabinet ministers Letto and Hawkins among 9 defeated Liberals". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
19. ^ Mullin, Malone (27 March 2021). "Liberals claim slim majority in Newfoundland and Labrador, as voters tap Furey to lead". CBC News. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
20. ^ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
21. ^ "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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Current members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Liberal|

* Hogan
* vacant
* Bennett
* Byrne
* Coady
* Crocker
* Davis
* Dempster
* vacant
* Gambin-Walsh
* Haggie
* Howell
* Hutton
* Korab
* Loveless
* vacant
* P. Parsons
* Pike
* Reid
* Stoodley
* Stoyles
* Trimper

Progressive Conservative|

* Wakeham
* Conway-Ottenheimer
* P. Dinn
* Dwyer
* Evans
* Forsey
* McKenna
* O'Driscoll
* Paddock
* Pardy
* Parrott
* Petten
* Tibbs
* Wall

New Democratic|

* J. Dinn
* Brown

Independents|

* Joyce
* Lane

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