Doyle Vermette
| Doyle Vermette | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Cumberland | |
| Assumed office 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Joan Beatty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
Doyle Vermette (born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing the electoral district of Cumberland as a member of the New Democratic Party. He was first elected in the 2007 general election, and was most recently re-elected in the 2016 general election.
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Political career[edit]
Vermette won a nomination race over two other candidates to run for the NDP in the Cumberland provincial electoral district by-election held on June 25, 2008,[1] following the resignation of Joan Beatty from the legislature. He won the electoral district in the by-election defeating two other candidates.[2] On election night, the results see-sawed back and forth between Vermette and Saskatchewan Party candidate Dale McAuley, with Vermette ultimately being elected with a majority of 164.[3]
Vermette is the Opposition Whip in the Legislature, and serves in various portfolios within the provincial shadow cabinet.[4]
Electoral record[edit]
2016 Saskatchewan general election[edit]
| Saskatchewan general election, 2016: Meadow Lake | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| New Democratic | Doyle Vermette | 3,337 | – | – | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Thomas Sierzycki | 1,577 | – | – | ||||
| Liberal | George Morin | 347 | – | – | ||||
| Green | Mick Taylor-Lessard | 74 | – | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | – | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | - | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[5][6] | ||||||||
2011 Saskatchewan general election[edit]
| Saskatchewan general election, 2011: Cumberland | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| New Democratic | Doyle Vermette | 3,319 | 63.19 | +13.46 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Joe Hordyski | 1,755 | 33.42 | –11.10 | ||||
| Green | Samuel Hardlotte | 178 | 3.39 | –2.37 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,252 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +12.28 | ||||||
2008 Cumberland by-election[edit]
| Saskatchewan provincial by-election, 25 June 2008: Cumberland On the resignation of Joan Beatty |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| New Democratic | Doyle Vermette | 1,564 | 49.73 | –16.23 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Dale McAuley | 1,400 | 44.52 | +21.55 | ||||
| Green | Tory McGregor | 181 | 5.76 | –0.45 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,145 | 100.0 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | –18.89 | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "NDP Nominates Candidate For Cumberland By-Election". Saskatchewan NDP. May 12, 2008.
- ^ "Cumberland Preliminary Results" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. June 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ "NDP narrowly regain seat in Cumberland byelection". Canadian Press. June 26, 2008. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ [Doyle Vermette "MR. DOYLE VERMETTE - NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY"] Check
|url=value (help). Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 10 April 2016. - ^ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Preliminary voting results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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