Norman Doyle | |
|---|---|
 Doyle in September 2017 | |
| Canadian Senator from Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office January 6, 2012 – November 11, 2020 | |
| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Appointed by | David Johnston |
| Preceded by | Bill Rompkey |
| Succeeded by | Iris Petten |
| Member of Parliament for St. John's East (St. John's North; 2004–2006) | |
| In office June 2, 1997 – October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Bonnie Hickey |
| Succeeded by | Jack Harris |
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Harbour Main (Harbour Main—Bell Island; 1979–1985) | |
| In office September 18, 1979 – May 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | William Doody |
| Succeeded by | Don Whelan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1945-11-11) November 11, 1945 |
| Party | Conservative |
Other party | Progressive Conservative (1997–2003) |
| Spouse | Belle (Hannifan) Doyle |
| Profession | Businessman |
Norman "Blicky" Doyle (born November 11, 1945) is a Canadian businessman and politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He was a member of the Senate of Canada from 2012 to 2020 and a Member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2008.
Political career
Provincial politics
Doyle was a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1979 to 1993. He represented the provincial electoral district of Harbour Main sitting with the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.
During his time in office he served multiple cabinet positions, Minister of Communications from 1982 to 1984 than ran the Municipal Affairs portfolio from 1984 to 1987 and then Transportation from 1987 to 1989 and finally as Labour Minister briefly in 1989.
House of Commons
He was a Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada. He represented the riding of St. John's East from 1997 to 2008. He has also been a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1997 until the party's merger in 2003 with the Canadian Alliance.
He was formerly chair of the Commons standing committee on Citizenship and Immigration.
He was the caucus chair of both the Conservative Party and the Progressive Conservative Party. He was the whip and deputy whip of the Progressive Conservative Party and was critic of Citizenship and Immigration, Labour, Transport, Human Resources Development, and Human Resources and Skill Development.[1]
Senate
Doyle was appointed to the Senate of Canada to represent the province of Newfoundland and Labrador on January 6, 2012, by Governor General David Johnston, on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.[2] He rejoined the Conservative caucus with which he previously sat in the House of Commons. He reached the mandatory retirement age on November 11, 2020.
Election results
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Norman Doyle | 19,110 | 46.56 | +5.16 | $72,442 | |||
| Liberal | Paul Antle | 14,345 | 34.95 | -1.70 | $71,682 | |||
| New Democratic | Mike Kehoe | 7,190 | 17.52 | -2.25 | $14,072 | |||
| Green | Stephen Eli Harris | 402 | 0.98 | -1.19 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,047 | 100.0 | – | $74,567 | ||||
| Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | 111 | 0.27 | -0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,158 | 60.50 | +4.88 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 68,026 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.43 | ||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Norman Doyle | 15,073 | 41.40 | -12.50 | $67,414 | |||
| Liberal | Walter Noel | 13,343 | 36.65 | +4.07 | $70,872 | |||
| New Democratic | Janine Piller | 7,198 | 19.77 | +7.09 | $17,703 | |||
| Green | Scott Vokey | 791 | 2.17 | – | $564 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,405 | 100.0 | – | $72,255 | ||||
| Total rejected, declined and unmarked ballots | 114 | 0.31 | ||||||
| Turnout | 36,519 | 55.62 | -1.47 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 65,660 | |||||||
| Conservative notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -8.28 | ||||||
| Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance. | ||||||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Doyle | 23,606 | 53.22 | +14.24 | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Miller | 13,835 | 31.19 | +4.02 | ||||
| New Democratic | Carol Cantwell | 5,395 | 12.16 | -15.93 | ||||
| Alliance | Garry Hartle | 1,144 | 2.58 | -1.88 | ||||
| Independent | Judy Day | 254 | 0.57 | |||||
| Natural Law | Michael Rayment | 122 | 0.28 | -0.15 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 44,356 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Changes for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party. | ||||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Doyle | 17,286 | 38.98 | -2.83 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ted Warren | 12,460 | 28.09 | +21.62 | ||||
| Liberal | Bonnie Hickey | 12,048 | 27.17 | -17.27 | ||||
| Reform | David Tulett | 1,977 | 4.46 | +1.56 | ||||
| Green | Jonathan C. Whalen | 388 | 0.87 | |||||
| Natural Law | Michael Rayment | 191 | 0.43 | -0.42 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 44,350 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Doyle | 4,123 | 65.59 | +6.71 | ||||
| Liberal | Rod Fowler | 1,485 | 23.62 | +17.43 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gus Flannigan | 678 | 10.79 | -24.14 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,286 | 99.46 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.54 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 6,320 | 78.65 | -0.62 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,036 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +12.07 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[3] | ||||||||
| 1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Doyle | 3,784 | 58.88 | -18.36 | ||||
| New Democratic | George J. Flaherty | 2,245 | 34.93 | +31.80 | ||||
| Liberal | Jerry J. Lewis | 398 | 6.19 | -13.44 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,427 | 99.67 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 21 | 0.33 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 6,448 | 79.27 | -2.40 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,134 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -25.08 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[4] | ||||||||
| 1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Doyle | 4,238 | 77.24 | +16.57 | ||||
| Liberal | Joe Furey | 1,077 | 19.63 | -11.70 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill Healey | 172 | 3.13 | -1.29 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,487 | 99.33 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.67 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 5,524 | 81.67 | +5.75 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 6,764 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +14.14 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[5] | ||||||||
| 1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Doyle | 3,100 | 60.67 | -5.29 | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Moore | 1,601 | 31.33 | -2.71 | ||||
| New Democratic | Margaret Peddle | 226 | 4.42 | +4.42 | ||||
| Independent | Michael J. Laurie | 183 | 3.58 | +3.58 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,110 | 99.51 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.49 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 5,135 | 75.92 | +6.68 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 6,764 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -4.00 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[6] | ||||||||
References
- "Veteran St. John's MP Doyle retiring from politics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- "Harper appoints 7 new senators". CBC News. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- "New Senator sought return to political life". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2018. - "Election Statistics 1989" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "Election Returns 1985" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 22 October 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "Election Returns 1982" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 August 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "Election Returns 1979" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 12 October 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.