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The Honourable
Derek Bennett
44th Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
In office
April 12, 2021[1] – October 14, 2025
Preceded byScott Reid
Succeeded byPaul Lane
Minister of Environment, Climate Change, and Municipalities
In office
August 19, 2020[2] – April 8, 2021
PremierAndrew Furey
Preceded byDerrick Bragg
Succeeded byposition abolished[3]
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Lewisporte-Twillingate
In office
November 30, 2015 – October 14, 2025
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byMark Butt
Personal details
PartyLiberal

Derek John Bennett is a Canadian politician, who served in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2015 to 2025. Bennett was first elected in the 2015 provincial election.[4][5] He represented the electoral district of Lewisporte-Twillingate as a member of the Liberal Party.[4]

He was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election.[6]

Bennett was promoted to cabinet on August 19, 2020 as provincial Minister of Environment, Climate Change, and Municipalities.[7]

He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[8] He was dropped from Cabinet in April 2021.[9] Bennett was elected Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly on April 12, 2021, defeating 4 other candidates.[10]

Bennett narrowly lost his seat in the 2025 provincial election. On October 24, Bennett filed for a recount with the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador.[11] On November 14, Supreme Court Justice Alphonsus Faour denied the recount.[12]

Electoral record

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2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Lewisporte-Twillingate
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMark Butt2,57049.30+11.74
LiberalDerek Bennett2,55248.95-13.48
New DemocraticSteven Kent761.46
IndependentStacy Coish150.29
Total valid votes 5,213
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.61
[13]
2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Lewisporte-Twillingate
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDerek Bennett2,59362.44+8.44
Progressive ConservativeRhonda Lee Simms1,56037.56-8.44
Total valid votes 4,15399.50
Total rejected ballots 210.50
Turnout 4,17441.06
Eligible voters 10,166
Liberal hold Swing +8.44
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved March 27, 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDerek Bennett3,19054.0
Progressive ConservativeKrista Freake2,71746.0
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDerek Bennett3,25453.88–
Progressive ConservativeDerrick Dalley2,68644.48–
New DemocraticHillary Bushell991.64–
Total valid votes 6,03999.74–
Total rejected ballots 160.26–
Turnout 6,05558.41–
Eligible voters 10,366
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing –
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[14]

References

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  1. ↑ @MikeConnors (April 12, 2021). "Derek Bennett has been elected..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Lindsay Bird (August 19, 2020). "New N.L. premier, new finance minister: Andrew Furey takes office and shuffles cabinet". CBC. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Cabinet".
  4. 1 2 "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Liberal Jim Bennett loses nomination in new district of Lewisporte-Twillingate". CBC News, August 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Here's the list of the winning candidates in the 2019 N.L. election". CBC News, May 17, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier doesn't clear the deck, but he certainly shuffled it | SaltWire".
  8. ↑ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Premier Furey Appoints New Cabinet". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. April 8, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  10. ↑ Connors, Michael (April 12, 2021). "Premier promises provincial budget by June as Derek Bennett elected Speaker of the House". ntv.ca. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Derek Bennett requests judicial recount after losing Lewisporte-Twillingate seat by 18 votes". CBC News. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ Sarah Smellie. "Judge orders recount in Newfoundland district after last month's provincial election". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  13. ↑ https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/newfoundland-labrador/2025/results/#/riding/27301
  14. ↑ "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. July 25, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
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