Graydon Pelley
Graydon Pelley | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the NL Alliance | |
| In office November 14, 2018 – February 13, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| President of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office 2016–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Whiffen |
| Succeeded by | Charlotte Halleran |
| Personal details | |
| Party | NL Alliance (2018–2023) |
Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (2015–2018) |
Graydon Pelley is a Canadian politician who served as the first and only leader of the NL Alliance. Graydon ran unsuccessfully in Humber-Gros Morne under the PC banner in 2015, losing to Dwight Ball.[1] In 2016, he became president of the PC party until his resignation in 2018.[2]
NL Alliance
In November 2018, the NL Alliance was formed, and on April 12, 2019, became an officially registered party with Elections NL.[3]
In 2019, he ran unsuccessfully the district of Mount Scio under the NL Alliance banner and losing to Sarah Stoodley.[4] In 2020, He ran in the Humber-Gros More by-election under the NL Alliance banner but lost to Andrew Furey.[5] He was going to run in Humber Gros-Morne in the 2021 Newfoundland & Labrador general election but dropped out due to medical reasons.[6]
On February 13, 2023, Graydon Pelley and NL Alliance president, Rudy Norman, resigned from their positions.[7] A month later, on March 30, 2023, the party was officially de-registered.[8]
Electoral record
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Andrew Furey | 3,401 | 63.95 | -5.99 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Goosney[9] | 1,332 | 25.05 | -5.01 | |
| NL Alliance | Graydon Pelley[10][11] | 464 | 8.73 | +8.73 | |
| New Democratic | Graham Downey-Sutton[12] | 121 | 2.28 | +2.28 | |
| Total valid votes | 5,318 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.49 | |||
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sarah Stoodley | 1,981 | 41.68 | -5.41 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lloyd Power | 1,769 | 37.22 | +9.84 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jason R. Mercer | 597 | 12.56 | -12.98 | ||||
| NL Alliance | Graydon Pelley | 406 | 8.54 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,753 | 99.69 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 15 | 0.31 | -0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,768 | 54.51 | +7.69 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 8,747 | – | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -7.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13] | ||||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Dwight Ball | 4,610 | 75.98 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Graydon Pelley | 983 | 16.20 | |||||
| New Democratic | Mike Goosney | 474 | 7.81 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,067 | 99.72 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 17 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Turnout | 6,084 | 64.64 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 9,412 | |||||||
References
- ↑ "Official Results for the 2015 Provincial Election". releases.gov.nl.ca. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2026-04-25.
- ↑ "Graydon Pelley walks away from PCs to start new political group". cbc.ca. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2026-04-25.
- ↑ Brown, Drew (2019-04-26). "The Passion of Graydon Pelley". theindependent.ca. Retrieved 2026-04-26.
- ↑ "Liberals to form minority government, CBC projects". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2026-04-26.
- ↑ "Four Candidates Running in Humber-Gros Morne as Nominations Close". VOCM. 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2026-04-26.
- ↑ "Leader of NL Alliance Ends Election Bid Due to Medical Reasons". VOCM. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2026-04-26.
- ↑ Alex, Kennedy (2023-02-14). "Graydon Pelley resigns as leader of N.L. Alliance". cbc.news. Retrieved 2026-04-26.
- ↑ Hood, Jillian. "Public Advisory: Deregistration of NL Alliance - News Releases". www.gov.nl.ca. Archived from the original on 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
- ↑ Connors, Michael [@MikeConnors] (September 9, 2020). "Mike Goosney officially has the Tory nomination for the byelection in Humber-Gros Morne. #nlpoli" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ NL Alliance [@alliance_nl] (August 10, 2020). "***ANNOUNCEMENT*** The Provincial Executive is pleased to announce that Graydon Pelley (@gepelley) will represent NL Alliance in the District of Humber-Gros Morne in the next Provincial Election #nlpoli #workingtogetherforchange #jointheteam https://t.co/g1KtzKzjkH" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Bradshaw, Don [@DonBradshawNTV] (September 9, 2020). "It's official. Nfld and Labrador Alliance party leader Graydon Pelley says he will be a candidate in the upcoming by-election in Humber-Gros Morne; the seat vacated by former Premier Dwight Ball earlier this week. Pelley speaks exclusively with @NTVNewsNL tonight at 6 pm. @nlpoli https://t.co/ltDJG36eef" (Tweet). Retrieved December 31, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Michael Connors [@MikeConnors] (14 September 2020). "Graham Downey-Sutton has been nominated as the NDP candidate for the Humber-Gros Morne byelection" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 September 2019 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-16.