{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1975)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Andrew Furey | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|FRCSC|size=100%}} | image = Andrew Furey 54199083677 (1).jpg | alt = | caption = Furey in 2024 | order = 14th | office = Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador | term_start = August 19, 2020 | term_end = May 9, 2025 | monarch = Elizabeth II <br> Charles III | lieutenant_governor = Judy Foote <br> Joan Marie Aylward | deputy = Siobhán Coady | predecessor = Dwight Ball | successor = John Hogan | office1 = Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador | term_start1 = August 3, 2020 | term_end1 = May 3, 2025 | predecessor1 = Dwight Ball | successor1 = John Hogan | office2 = Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly <br> for Humber-Gros Morne | term_start2 = October 22, 2020 | term_end2 = July 3, 2025 | predecessor2 = Dwight Ball | successor2 = Mike Goosney | birth_name = Andrew John Furey | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|7|2|mf=y}} | birth_place = St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | party = Liberal | father = George Furey | mother = Karen Furey | relatives = Chuck Furey (uncle) | alma_mater = Memorial University of Newfoundland (BS, MD) | profession = {{hlist|Politician|Orthopaedic surgeon}} }}
'''Andrew John Furey''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|FRCSC}} (born July 2, 1975)<ref name="FureyBirthday">{{Cite Instagram |user=nlliberals|postid=C862YV0ulQI|title=Happy birthday to Premier Dr. Andrew Furey! Thanks for all that you do. |date=2 July 2024}}</ref> is a Canadian politician and surgeon who was the 14th premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, from 2020 to 2025. A member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party, Furey represented Humber-Gros Morne in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2020-2025.
On February 25, 2025, Furey announced his intention to resign as premier and leader of the Liberal Party as soon as a successor was chosen.<ref name="ResignationJan25">{{cite news |last1=Cooke |first1=Ryan |title=Andrew Furey steps down as premier of N.L. after 4½ years in office |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/andrew-furey-steps-down-as-premier-of-n-l-after-4-years-in-office-1.7467923 |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=CBC News |date=2025-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Complete and utter shock' after abrupt resignations of two Atlantic premiers |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/11050606/abrupt-resignations-atlantic-premiers-newfoundland-pei/ |website=Global News}}</ref> His successor, John Hogan, was sworn-in on May 9, 2025.
== Early life and career == Furey was born in St. John's in July 2, 1975.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Maher|first=David|date=July 26, 2020|title=Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal leadership hopeful Andrew Furey's vision for the future, plus a glimpse at his past|url=https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/newfoundland-and-labrador-liberal-leadership-hopeful-andrew-fureys-vision-for-the-future-plus-a-glimpse-at-his-past-477779/|access-date=2020-08-04|website=The Telegram}}</ref><ref name=age>{{cite news |last=Dooley |first=Danette |date=19 January 2013 |title=20 Questions: Dr. Andrew Furey |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-telegram-st-johns/20130119/282321087367344 |work=The Telegram |location=St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref> His father George Furey, a school principal and barrister, was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1999 and served as the speaker of the Senate of Canada from 2015 until his retirement in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberals-setting-up-advisory-board-to-fill-empty-senate-seats/article27577333/|title=Liberals to set up advisory board for Senate nominees, but B.C. won't take part|first=Gloria|last=Galloway|date=December 3, 2015|via=www.theglobeandmail.com}}</ref> His uncle Chuck Furey was MHA for St. Barbe and subsequently served as a cabinet minister in the provincial governments of Clyde Wells and Brian Tobin.<ref name=officer>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/furey-steps-down-as-electoral-officer-1.665677|title=Furey steps down as electoral officer|publisher=CBC News|date=March 28, 2007|accessdate=2015-12-15}}</ref>
Raised in St. John's, Furey earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) and graduated from the MUN School of Medicine in 2001. He would later accept a Fellowship in orthopaedic trauma from R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland, from 2006–2007,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://andrewfurey.ca/about/professional-profile/ |title=Professional Profile – Dr. Andrew Furey |website=andrewfurey.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117125756/http://andrewfurey.ca/about/professional-profile |archive-date=2018-01-17}}</ref> before returning to Newfoundland to practise medicine at his own clinic. He was later named Memorial University of Newfoundland's Alumnus of the Year in 2012, and became a recipient of the Ignatian Spirit Award in 2015.<ref name="fureyaward">{{cite web |title=Ignatian Spirit Award, 2015 Recipient – Dr. Andrew Furey |url=https://www.stbons.ca/ignatian-spirit-award-recipients/ |publisher=St. Bonaventure's College |access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref> He also completed a diploma in organizational leadership from the University of Oxford that same year.<ref name=":0" /> In 2017, Furey was named the Canadian Red Cross' humanitarian of the year for Newfoundland and Labrador.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 16, 2017|title=Andrew Furey, founder of Team Broken Earth, named Red Cross humanitarian of the year|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/andrew-furey-humanitarian-of-the-year-1.4163980|website=CBC News}}</ref>
== Philanthropic work == In 2011, Furey co-founded Team Broken Earth, a volunteer task force supporting the relief effort in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 20, 2017|title=Team Broken Earth will keep going as long as there is a need: Dr. Andrew Furey|url=https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/team-broken-earth-will-keep-going-as-long-as-there-is-a-need-dr-andrew-furey-156616/|access-date=2020-08-04|website=The Telegram}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Newfoundland & Labrador – TeamBrokenEarth|url=https://brokenearth.ca/mission-teams/newfoundland-labrador/|access-date=2021-05-15|website=brokenearth.ca}}</ref> By 2013, the organization assisted hundreds of patients a week in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with Furey often personally leading the missions there.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sage |first1=Amanda |title=Dr. Andrew Furey, surgeon-educator-leader-healer |url=https://kickasscanadians.ca/andrew-furey/ |access-date=3 August 2020 |publisher=Kickass Canadians |date=11 May 2013}}</ref> The organization's efforts were temporarily halted in 2019 due to safety concerns amid rising violence in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kelly|first=Janelle|date=October 5, 2019|title=Team Broken Earth delays mission to Haiti amid escalating violence|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/team-broken-earth-delays-misison-1.5310562|website=CBC News}}</ref>
Furey also co-founded the "A Dollar a Day" foundation alongside singer-songwriter Alan Doyle and businessman Brendan Paddick, which aims to provide funding for mental health initiatives in Newfoundland and Labrador.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNeish |first1=Sam |title=A Dollar A Day foundation launches in St. John's, aims to change front lines of mental health |url=https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/a-dollar-a-day-foundation-launches-in-st-johns-aims-to-change-front-lines-of-mental-health-183882/ |access-date=3 August 2020 |publisher=The Telegram |date=6 February 2018}}</ref> In addition to this, Furey also serves as the co-chair for the Jack Hand Foundation.<ref name="fureyaward" />
In 2020, Furey released a book, ''Hope in the Balance: A Newfoundland Doctor Meets a World in Crisis'', discussing his experiences in Haiti.<ref>{{cite news |title=From premier to published author: Andrew Furey releases book about work in Haiti |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/andrew-furey-book-haiti-hope-in-the-balance-1.5759629|access-date=Oct 13, 2020 |publisher=CBC News |date=Oct 13, 2020 }}</ref>
== Political career == thumb|left|The logo of the Liberal Party during Furey's premiership. thumb|Furey in 2020
Furey first expressed interest in entering politics in 2015, saying that his work with Team Broken Earth "left me with a want and desire to do more".<ref>{{cite news |title=Political life a 'noble calling', says surgeon Andrew Furey |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/political-life-a-noble-calling-says-surgeon-andrew-furey-1.3030326 |access-date=3 August 2020 |publisher=CBC News |date=13 April 2015}}</ref> Speculation that Furey was being pitched to replace incumbent Premier Dwight Ball emerged as early as 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=No immediate plans to enter politics, Andrew Furey says amid rumours |url=http://ntv.ca/no-immediate-plans-to-enter-politics-andrew-furey-says-amid-rumours/ |access-date=3 August 2020 |publisher=NTV News |date=19 October 2017}}</ref>
When Ball announced his eventual resignation in February 2020, Furey quickly became a potential contender and was almost immediately regarded as the frontrunner to succeed him.<ref>{{cite news |title=With Deadline Looming, Still No Contenders for Liberal Leadership |url=https://vocm.com/2020/02/27/no-contenders-for-liberal-leadership/ |access-date=3 August 2020 |issue=27 February 2020 |publisher=VOCM}}</ref> Furey announced his intention to run for the leadership of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party on March 3, 2020 in St. John's,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maher|first=David|date=March 3, 2020|title=Andrew Furey launches bid for Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal leadership|url=https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/andrew-furey-launches-bid-for-newfoundland-and-labrador-liberal-leadership-418997/|access-date=2020-08-04|website=The Telegram}}</ref> and he was swiftly endorsed by the majority of Ball's cabinet.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKenzie-Sutter |first1=Holly |title=Nearly all of Dwight Ball's cabinet backs Andrew Furey as he enters N.L. Liberal leadership race |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-nearly-all-of-dwight-balls-cabinet-backs-andrew-furey-as-he-enters-n/ |access-date=3 August 2020 |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date=5 March 2020}}</ref> On August 3, 2020, he was elected leader at the party's convention, receiving approximately two-thirds of votes cast.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maher|first=David|date=August 3, 2020|title=Andrew Furey becomes premier-designate, will become 14th premier of Newfoundland and Labrador|url=https://www.saltwire.com/news/local/andrew-furey-becomes-premier-designate-will-become-14th-premier-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-480902/|access-date=2020-08-04|website=Saltwire Network}}</ref> On August 19, 2020, Furey was formally sworn in as Premier, along with his provincial cabinet.<ref>{{cite news |title=Andrew Furey takes office as 14th premier of N.L., names cabinet |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/andrew-furey-premier-1.5691667 |access-date=19 August 2020 |publisher=CBC News |date=19 August 2020}}</ref>
As Furey did not hold a seat in the legislature, he announced on September 7, 2020 that he would contest the by-election for Ball's former seat of Humber-Gros Morne.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ball resigns as MHA, Furey will run in his place |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dwight-ball-resigns-furey-running-deer-lake-1.5714946 |access-date=7 September 2020 |publisher=CBC News |date=7 September 2020}}</ref> On October 6, 2020 Furey won the by-election in Humber-Gros Morne.<ref>{{cite news |title=N.L. Premier Andrew Furey wins byelection, seat in House of Assembly |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/furey-humber-gros-morne-byelection-win-1.5752667|access-date=Oct 6, 2020 |publisher=CBC News |date=Oct 6, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Andrew Furey Takes Humber-Gros Morne Byelection and Secures Seat in Legislature |url=https://vocm.com/2020/10/06/andrew-furey-humber-gros-morne-win/|access-date=Oct 6, 2020 |publisher=VOCM News |date=Oct 6, 2020 }}</ref>
On January 15, 2021, Furey asked Lieutenant Governor Judy Foote to dissolve the House of Assembly to call for an election in order to obtain a stronger mandate in the form of a majority government.<ref>{{cite news |title=N.L. heading to the polls on Feb. 13 as Andrew Furey seeks Liberal majority |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/general-election-call-nl-2021-1.5871456 |access-date=23 August 2020 |publisher=CBC News |date=15 January 2021}}</ref> The election was originally scheduled for February 13, 2021, but a COVID-19 outbreak in St. John's forced Elections NL to switch to a mail-in election, cancelling in-person voting for all districts.<ref>{{cite news|title=COVID-19 count soars to 30 in N.L., as Fitzgerald orders 'circuit breaker' for St. John's region|language=en-US|work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-covid-update-feb-9-1.5906769|access-date=2021-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-09|title=N.L. logs record 30 new COVID-19 cases, implements 'circuit breaker' in St. John's|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/n-l-logs-record-30-new-covid-19-cases-implements-circuit-breaker-in-st-john-s-1.5301877|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-02-16 |website=CTV News|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209194550/https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/n-l-logs-record-30-new-covid-19-cases-implements-circuit-breaker-in-st-john-s-1.5301877 |archive-date=February 9, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Hold fast Newfoundland and Labrador': Province confirms outbreak of U.K. COVID-19 variant|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7638753/newfoundland-labrador-covid-19-variant-uk/|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Global News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jackson|first=Peter |date=2021-02-12 |title=Back to Alert Level 5: Newfoundland and Labrador on full lockdown with arrival of COVID-19 variant; voting will now be by mail-in ballot only |url=http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/canada/back-to-alert-level-5-newfoundland-and-labrador-on-full-lockdown-with-arrival-of-covid-19-variant-voting-will-now-be-by-mail-in-ballot-only-552169/ |access-date=2021-02-13|url-status=live |archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213162954/https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/canada/back-to-alert-level-5-newfoundland-and-labrador-on-full-lockdown-with-arrival-of-covid-19-variant-voting-will-now-be-by-mail-in-ballot-only-552169/|website=The Chronicle Herald|language=en}}</ref> The deadline was set on March 25, 2021, and the results were announced on March 27, 2021, with Furey's Liberals winning a majority government.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mullin |first1=Malone |title=Liberals claim slim majority in Newfoundland and Labrador, as voters tap Furey to lead |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-election-results-2021-1.5966912 |access-date = 27 March 2021 |agency=CBC News |date=27 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-election-list-of-winners-1.5965873 |publisher=CBC News |date=March 27, 2021}}</ref>
On June 23, 2021, Furey announced Nalcor Energy would be dismantled and folded into Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 23, 2021|title=Nalcor Energy to be no more: Crown corporation being folded into N.L. Hydro|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nalcor-press-conference-june-23-1.6076644|website=CBC News}}</ref>
On December 23, 2021, during the Omicron variant outbreak that put over 1,000 health-care workers in isolation, Furey helped administer vaccines to current and retired public service workers and their families at the Confederation Building.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ward|first=Nick|title=Premier Furey Helps Administer Booster Doses at Local Clinic|url=https://vocm.com/2021/12/23/premier-furey-booster-dsoses/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=VOCM|language=en}}</ref> Furey then travelled to Labrador, particularly Happy Valley-Goose Bay, on January 3, 2022, to help a team of physicians administer vaccines.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Furey|first=Andrew|date=January 3, 2022|title=Andrew Furey on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/fureyandrew/status/1477668824149282818|access-date=2022-01-19|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> Furey then travelled to Bell Island to help administer vaccines on January 13, 2022.
thumb|Furey in 2023 On January 30, 2024, Liberal candidate Fred Hutton was elected in the Conception Bay East - Bell Island by-election gaining the seat from the Progressive Conservatives.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 30, 2024 |title=Fred Hutton Elected MHA for Conception Bay East-Bell Island|url=https://vocm.com/2024/01/30/231498/|website=VOCM}}</ref>
In December 2024, Furey and Quebec premier François Legault signed a 50-year agreement renegotiating the 1969 Churchill Falls Generating Station agreement, which had become vastly more profitable for Hydro-Québec after energy prices significantly rose but the cost for Hydro-Québec to purchase energy was frozen by the contract until 2041. If ratified by both provinces, the rates for Churchill Falls would go up and Quebec would pay Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro $3.5 billion for co-development rights for two anticipated Churchill River energy projects.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smellie |first=Sarah |date=December 17, 2024 |title=After fanfare of Churchill Falls deal, Newfoundland urged to learn its dam lessons |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/after-fanfare-of-churchill-falls-deal-newfoundland-urged-to-learn-its-dam-lessons/ |access-date=December 18, 2024 |work=CTV News |agency=The Canadian Press}}</ref>
On February 25, 2025, Furey announced that he would be resigning as premier as soon as the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador elected a successor.<ref name="ResignationJan25" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Kilfoy |first=Cameron |date=2025-02-25 |title=UPDATED: NL Premier Andrew Furey announces he's stepping down, calls it 'a wild and unprecedented journey' |url=https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/nl-premier-andrew-furey-stepping-down |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=The Telegram}}</ref> In a letter shared publicly, Furey wrote that "it has been my honour to serve as your 14th Premier. With a heart full of pride and confidence in our future, my family and I have decided it is time for me to leave the Premier’s Office."<ref name=":1" /> On May 3, 2025, Windsor Lake MHA John Hogan won the 2025 Liberal leadership election.<ref>{{cite news |title=John Hogan announced as N.L. Liberal leader and premier-designate |url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6747378 |access-date=3 May 2025 |publisher=CBC News |date=3 May 2025}}</ref> On May 9, 2025, Furey officially was replaced by Hogan as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador.<ref>{{cite web |title=Premier John Hogan and new cabinet sworn in at Government House |url=https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/premier-john-hogan-and-new-cabinet-sworn-in-at-government-house |access-date=2025-05-09 |author=Telegram Staff |website=SaltWire}}</ref> On July 3, 2025, Furey officially resigned his seat of Humber-Gros Morne in the House of Assembly.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former premier Andrew Furey resigns as MHA for Humber-Gros Morne |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/andrew-furey-mha-resignation-1.7576315 |access-date=2025-07-07 |author=Kennedy, Alex |website=CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Former Premier Andrew Furey resigns seat in House of Assembly |url=https://ntv.ca/former-premier-andrew-furey-resigns-seat-in-house-of-assembly/ |access-date=2025-07-07 |author=Web Team |website=NTV News}}</ref> His seat was taken by the PC candidate Mike Goosney in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newfoundland and Labrador 2025 live results |url=https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/newfoundland-labrador/2025/results |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=CBC News |language=en}}</ref>
== Post politics == On September 15, 2025, Furey was appointed as the independent Director of the Board of New Found Gold, a Vancouver based company with mining interests in Newfoundland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gold mining company with interest in central Newfoundland adds Furey to board of directors |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/furey-new-found-gold-1.7635305#:~:text=Months%20after%20leaving%20political%20office,a%20member%20of%20its%20board. |access-date=2026-05-25 |date=2025-09-16 |first=Elizabeth |last=Whitten |website=cbc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New Found Gold Announces Dr. Andrew Furey, Former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Joining Board of Directors; Strengthens Management Team with the Appointment of New CFO and COO |url=https://newfoundgold.ca/new-found-gold-announces-dr-andrew-furey-former-11486/ |access-date=2026-05-25 |date=2025-09-15 |location=Vancouver, British Columbia |website=newfoundgold.ca}}</ref>
== Personal life == Furey resides in Portugal Cove–St. Philip's.<ref name=":0" /> He is married to Allison Furey and they have three children.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-25|title=Family Life in Newfoundland|url=https://andrewfurey.ca/about/family-life-in-newfoundland/|access-date=2020-08-04|website=Dr. Andrew Furey|language=en}}</ref> His wife works as an emergency physician at the Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre in St. John's. She was part of a 9-person, federally-funded volunteer team sent to Toronto to help with surging hospitalizations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario in April 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 27, 2021|title=Small team, 'big impact': N.L. medical volunteers depart for Ontario|work=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-medical-team-departs-ontario-1.6003286|access-date=April 27, 2021}}</ref>
== Electoral record == {{2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election/Humber-Gros Morne}}
{{Election box begin | title=Humber-Gros Morne - By-election, 6 October 2020<br />Resignation of Dwight Ball}} |- {{CANelec |NL |Liberal |'''Andrew Furey'''|3,401|63.95|-5.99}} {{CANelec |NL |PC |Mike Goosney<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Connors |first=Michael |user=MikeConnors |number=1303704907489439745 |date=9 September 2020 |title=Mike Goosney officially has the Tory nomination for the byelection in Humber-Gros Morne. #nlpoli |language=en |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>|1,332|25.05|-5.01}} {{CANelec |NL |Alliance |Graydon Pelley<ref>{{cite tweet |author=NL Alliance |user=alliance_nl |number=1292844391749517314 |date=10 August 2020 |title=***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 |language=en |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Bradshaw |first=Don |user=DonBradshawNTV |number=1303735795208122372 |date=9 September 2020 |title=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 |language=en |access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>|464|8.73|+8.73}} {{CANelec |NL |NDP |Graham Downey-Sutton<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1305483399713501185|user=MikeConnors|title=Graham Downey-Sutton has been nominated as the NDP candidate for the Humber-Gros Morne byelection.|date=14 September 2020|author=Michael Connors|access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref>|121|2.28|+2.28}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|5,318|55.11|-13.00}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|9,650<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crocker |first1=Diane |title=Slow start at the polls in Humber-Gros Morne |url=https://www.saltwire.com/news/local/slow-start-at-the-polls-in-humber-gros-morne-506374/ |publisher=The Telegram |date=6 October 2020}}</ref>|}} {{CANelec/hold|NL|Liberal|-0.49}}{{end}}
{|class="wikitable" |+ '''2020 Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election''' <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/abbott-furey-liberal-leader-nl-1.5672194 |title=Andrew Furey wins Liberal leadership race, will become 14th premier of N.L. |access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Maher |first1=David |title=Vote breakdown revealed in Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal leadership race |url=https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/vote-breakdown-revealed-in-newfoundland-and-labrador-liberal-leadership-race-481370/ |access-date=3 January 2021 |publisher=The Telegram |date=4 August 2020}}</ref> |- ! Candidate ! colspan="2"|{{nowrap|Ballot 1}} |- ! Name ! width = "50"|Votes ! width = "50"|Points |- style="text-align:right;background:#FF3333;" ||'''Andrew Furey''' || '''13,645'''<br />'''64.42%''' || '''26,443'''<br /> '''66.11%''' |- style="text-align:right;" || '''John Abbott''' || 7,537<br />35.58% || 13,557<br /> 33.89% |- style="text-align:right;" | style="text-align:left;"|'''Total''' || 21,182 || 40,000 |}
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{{NLPremiers}} {{Furey Ministry}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Furey, Andrew}} Category:Living people Category:Canadian orthopedic surgeons Category:Premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador Category:Memorial University of Newfoundland alumni Category:Politicians from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Category:1975 births Category:21st-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly