Barry Petten

Barry Petten (born July 22, 1966)[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Conception Bay South as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.[2]

Barry Petten MHA
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Conception Bay South
Incumbent
Assumed office November 30, 2015
Preceded by	Rex Hillier
Personal details
Political party	Progressive Conservative

Petten was a mental health counsellor for 20 years. He served on the NL Association of Social Workers and the Municipal Appeals Board. He was also President and Chief Shop Stewart of Local 6234. He worked as an executive assistant to various ministers from 2009 to 2015.

In 2018, Petten endorsed Ches Crosbie in the 2018 provincial PC leadership race.[3]

He was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election.[4]

Election results

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Barry Petten	3,447	62.5	+14.8
	Liberal	Kevin Baker	1,256	22.8	-21.4
	NL Alliance	Warrick Butler	810	14.7	–
Total valid votes			5,513	100
Total rejected ballots			55
Turnout			5,568	61.8	+6.8
Eligible voters			9,003

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Barry Petten	2,360	47.72	+0.04
	Liberal	Steve Porter	2,187	44.23	-5.04
	New Democratic	Jeanne Clarke	398	8.05	+5.00
Total valid votes			4,945	99.64	–
Total rejected ballots			18	0.36	–
Turnout			4,963	54.99	+11.42
Eligible voters			9,025
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+2.54
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[5]

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, November 5, 2014 upon the resignation of Terry French
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rex Hillier	2,102	49.27	+42.52
	Progressive Conservative	Barry Petten	2,034	47.68	-21.51
	New Democratic	Cameron Mercer-Maillet	130	3.05	-21.01
Total valid votes			4,266	99.77	–
Total rejected ballots			10	0.23	–
Turnout			4,276	43.57
Eligible voters			9,813
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+32.02
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[6]

References

1. "20 Questions for Barry Petten". The Telegram. January 10, 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
2. "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. November 30, 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
3. "MHAs throw support behind Ches Crosbie". The Telegram. January 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
5. "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
6. "November 5, 2014 By-Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.