Lloyd Parrott

{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Lloyd Parrott | image = Lloyd Parrott.jpg | honorific_suffix = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = | assembly = Newfoundland and Labrador House of | constituency_AM = Terra Nova | term_start = May 16, 2019 | term_end = | predecessor = Colin Holloway | successor = | party = Progressive Conservative | website = | occupation = Politician | office1 = Minister of Energy and Mines | term_start1 = October 29, 2025 | predecessor1 = Steve Crocker | office2 = Government House Leader | term_start2 = October 29, 2025 | predecessor2 = Lisa Dempster }}

'''Lloyd K. Parrott''' is a Newfoundland Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/defeated-incumbents-1.5139759 "Cabinet ministers Letto and Hawkins among 9 defeated Liberals"]. CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.</ref> He represents the electoral district of Terra Nova as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party. He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.<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>

Parrott grew up in Wabush, Labrador and moved to Clarenville in 2011.<ref name="2019nomination"/> Parrott is a former member of the Clarenville town council (2017-2019).<ref name="towncouncil">{{cite news|url=https://www.thelabradorvoice.ca/news/regional/clarenville-town-council-will-meet-less-frequently-281873/ |title=Clarenville town council will meet less frequently|date=5 Feb 2019|publisher=SaltWire Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617232937/https://www.thelabradorvoice.ca/news/regional/clarenville-town-council-will-meet-less-frequently-281873/ | accessdate=1 August 2021|archive-date=2019-06-17 }}</ref><ref name="2019nomination">{{cite news|url=https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/news/pc-party-names-lloyd-parrott-as-terra-nova-candidate-for-provincial-election-297674/ |title=PC Party names Lloyd Parrott as Terra Nova candidate for provincial election|date=3 April 2019|publisher=SaltWire Network| accessdate=1 August 2021}}</ref> He is a retired member of the military, and has served on various boards in the province, including the Hebron Project Employers Association, Construction Labour Relations Association of N.L., Alpine Development Alliance Corp. and a trustee of the Teamsters Union in N.L.<ref name="2019nomination"/> On July 4, 2022, Parrott announced he would be a candidate in the 2023 provincial PC leadership election.<ref name="ParrottAnnounces">{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Terry |title=Lloyd Parrott, first to enter race to guide the PC Party, says 'now is the time to lead' |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/lloyd-parrott-leadership-1.6510836 |access-date=12 January 2023 |publisher=CBC News |date=5 July 2022}}</ref> Parrott formally launched his campaign on April 18, 2023 in Clarenville.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ntv.ca/lloyd-parrott-holds-formal-launch-for-pc-leadership-campaign-in-clarenville/|title=Lloyd Parrott holds formal launch for PC leadership campaign in Clarenville|publisher=NTV News|date=April 18, 2023|accessdate=April 30, 2023}}</ref> Parrott lost placing third.<ref name="WakehamWins">{{cite news|title=Tony Wakeham wins PC leadership, setting stage for next election |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/tory-leadership-newfoundland-labrador-1.6995742 |access-date= Oct 14, 2023 |publisher=CBC News |date= Oct 14, 2023}}</ref>

Parrott was re-elected 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>

On October 29, 2025, Parrott was appointed to Minister of Energy and Mines, and Government House Leader.<ref>{{cite news |title=Premier Wakeham Announces New Cabinet |url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2025/exec/1029n01/ |access-date=30 October 2025 |publisher=Government of Newfoundland & Labrador |date=29 October 2025}}</ref>

On May 21, 2026, Parrott was entangled in a shouting match with Liberal MHA Elvis Loveless in the House of Assembly, with spillovers outside the House.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tensions Boil Over in House of Assembly |url=https://vocm.com/2026/05/21/tensions-boil-over-in-house-of-assembly/ |access-date=2026-05-25 |date=2026-05-21 |website=vocm.com |publisher=Stingray Radio}}</ref> On May 25, Speaker Paul Lane deemed both Parrott's and Loveless' behavior 'unacceptable' and both were made to withdraw from the House.<ref>{{cite web |title=Speaker Orders Lloyd Parrott and Elvis Loveless to Withdraw from Legislature Following Shouting Match |url=https://vocm.com/2026/05/21/tensions-boil-over-in-house-of-assembly/ |access-date=2026-05-25 |date=2026-05-25 |website=vocm.com |publisher=Stingray Radio}}</ref>

== Election results == ===2023 leadership election=== (Voting Held October 4–14, 2023) <ref name="Wakeham">{{cite news|title=Wakeham Claims PC Party Leadership With Second-Ballot Victory |url=https://vocm.com/2023/10/14/wakeham-leadership-win/ |access-date= Oct 14, 2023 |publisher=VOCM News |date= Oct 14, 2023}}</ref> :{{Color box|pink|border=darkgray}} = Eliminated from next round :{{Color box|lightgreen|border=darkgray}} = Winner

{|class="wikitable" |+ '''Point allocation by ballot''' |- ! Candidate ! |{{nowrap|Ballot 1}} ! colspan = "1"|Ballot 2 |- ! Name ! width = "50"|Votes ! width = "50"|Votes |- style="text-align:right;background:lightgreen;" || '''Tony Wakeham''' || '''1,816 45.4%''' || '''2,091 52.0%''' |- style="text-align:right;" || '''Eugene Manning''' || 1,636 40.9% || 1,909 48.0%

|- style="text-align:right;" || '''Lloyd Parrott''' || 548 13.7% || style="text-align:center; background:pink" colspan=1 |Eliminated |- style="text-align:right;" | style="text-align:left;"|'''Total Points''' || '''4,000.00''' || '''4,000.00''' |}

===Provincial elections=== {{2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election/Terra Nova}} {{2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election/Terra Nova}}

{{Canadian election result/top|NL|2019|percent=yes|change=yes|}} {{CANelec|NL|PC|Lloyd Parrott|2,876|48.17|+5.39}} {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Colin Holloway|2,595|43.47|-0.27}} {{CANelec|NL|Alliance|Barry Moores |499|8.36|}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|5,970|99.48|}} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|31|0.52|+0.08}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|6,001|64.25|+6.89}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|9,340|}} {{CANelec/gain|NL|PC|Liberal|+2.83}} {{end}}

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