Jim Bennett is a Canadian

Canada

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 politician. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador General Assembly meets in the Confederation Building at St...

 in the 2011 provincial election

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011

The 48th Newfoundland and Labrador general election occurred on October 11, 2011, to elect members of the 47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 19th election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...

. He ran in St. Barbe

St. Barbe (electoral district)

St. Barbe is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 7,064 eligible voters living within the district....

 during the 2007 general election

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007

The 47th Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 9, 2007 to elect members of the 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 18th general election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.-Campaign:...

 but lost to Wallace Young

Wallace Young

Wallace "Wally" Young MHA, is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represented the district of St. Barbe in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party from 2001 until 2011....

. Bennett previously served as leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and the provincial wing of the Liberal Party of Canada. It is the Official Opposition and currently holds six seats in the provincial legislature.-Origins:The party originated in...

 from February 6, 2006 until he resigned from the post just over three months later. This came after many differences in opinion with the Liberal Party caucus

Caucus

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. During his time as leader of the Liberal Party he never did gain a seat in the House of Assembly. He was replaced by former interim leader Gerry Reid

Gerry Reid

Gerry Reid was the Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. He initially served as interim leader from 2005 to 2006, until Jim Bennett replaced him in February 2006...

. Bennett was successful in getting elected to the Daniel's Harbour town council

Town council

A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or civil parishes. A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch....

 in the September 2009 municipal elections

Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections, 2009

The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador held municipal elections in its municipalities on September 29, 2009.Listed are the results of selected municipal mayoral races in the province.-Bay Roberts:-Clarenville:-Mayoral:-City council:...

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In March 2010, Bennett was hired by the town of St. Anthony to help in a legal case over the moving of air ambulance service to Labrador. He filed an injunction to stop the province from moving the air ambulance services but was unsuccessful.

Personal life

Bennett is a lawyer

Lawyer

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, and is married to Sandra Pupatello

Sandra Pupatello

Sandra Pupatello was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2011 as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party, serving as a Minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty....

, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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 and Minister of Economic Development and Trade in the Ontario Liberal Party

Ontario Liberal Party

The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...

 government of Dalton McGuinty

Dalton McGuinty

Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr., MPP is a Canadian lawyer, politician and, since October 23, 2003, the 24th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario....

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Bennett is based in the western Newfoundland coast community of Daniel's Harbour

Daniel's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

Daniel's Harbour is a community on the west coast of Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.-References:...

 after living a number of years in Windsor, Ontario

Windsor, Ontario

Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...

. While living in Windsor, Bennett twice unsuccessfully sought election to Windsor's city council.

Provincial electoral history

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|Liberal
|Jim Bennett

Jim Bennett (politician)

Jim Bennett is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2011 provincial election. He ran in St. Barbe during the 2007 general election but lost to Wallace Young. Bennett previously served as leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and...

|align="right"|1816
|align="right"|45.05%
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|Progressive Conservative
|Wallace Young
|align="right"|1778
|align="right"|44.11%
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|NDP
|Diane Ryan
|align="right"|437
|align="right"|10.84%
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|Progressive Conservative
|Wallace Young
|align="right"|2491
|align="right"|58.65%
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|Liberal
|Jim Bennett
|align="right"|1560
|align="right"|36.73%
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|NDP
|Gary B. Noel
|align="right"|196
|align="right"|4.62%
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External links

• Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador