| Jordan Brown | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MHA |
| Birth Date: | 14 September 1989 |
| Office1: | House Leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party |
| Term Start1: | October 2021 |
| Constituency Am2: | Labrador West |
| Assembly2: | Newfoundland and Labrador House of |
| Term Start2: | May 16, 2019 |
| Predecessor2: | Graham Letto |
| Successor2: | Incumbent |
| Party: | New Democratic |
| Alma Mater: | College of the North Atlantic |
Jordan Brown (born September 14, 1989) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[1] [2] [3] [4] He represents the electoral district of Labrador West as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party.[5] [6] He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[7] [8]
Brown trained as a welder in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and returned to Labrador City to work. In 2013 he helped restart the local Heritage Society.[9] In 2014, he led a successful year-long campaign to have the Labrador flag recognized as the symbol of Labrador and flown at the land border crossings in Labrador and at government buildings.[10] In 2017, Brown unsuccessfully sought election to the Labrador City town council.
In 2022, Brown criticized the provincial government's claim that the Trans-Labrador Highway had been completed.[11] He argued that it isn't finished until a road reaches Labrador's north coast as far as Nain. In 2023, Brown criticized the diversion of obstetrical services from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Labrador City, stating that Labrador City's hospital is too understaffed to provide for the central and northern regions of Labrador.[12]
Brown has called for a provincial ban on scab workers.[13]
In 2023, Brown criticized the Bloc Québécois for having a map Newfoundland and Labrador–Quebec border with Quebec having control of Labrador.[14] [15]
In 2017, Brown was awarded the Labradorians of Distinction Medal.[16]
| 2017 Labrador City municipal election | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Button (elected mayor) | 1,186 | 10.22 | |
| Fabian Benoit | 1,030 | 8.87 | |
| Junior Humphries (X) | 998 | 8.60 | |
| Nick McGrath | 920 | 7.92 | |
| John Penney (X) | 883 | 7.61 | |
| Kenneth Lawlor | 863 | 7.43 | |
| Richard Fahey | 783 | 6.74 | |
| Peter Pike | 758 | 6.53 | |
| Edward Conway (X) | 744 | 6.41 | |
| Corinna Wentzell | 684 | 5.89 | |
| Jamie-Lynn Patterson | 655 | 5.64 | |
| Toby Leon | 629 | 5.42 | |
| Clarence Rogers (X) | 584 | 5.03 | |
| Jordan Brown | 515 | 3.44 | |
| Christopher Lacey (X) | 377 | 3.25 |