Mike Goosney

{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honorable | office = Member of the<br>Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly<br>for Humber-Gros Morne | term_start = October 14, 2025 | predecessor = Andrew Furey | office2 = Mayor of Deer Lake | term_start2 = {{start date|2021|09|28}} | term_end2 = {{start date|2025|09|15}} | predecessor2 = Dean Ball | successor2 = Dean Ball | birth_date = | birth_place = | party = Progressive Conservative | other_party = New Democratic (formerly) | office1 = Minister of Government Services, And Minister Responsible for the office of the chief information officer | term_start1 = October 29, 2025 | predecessor1 = Sarah Stoodley | office3 = Minister of Labour, And Minister Responsible for Workplace NL | predecessor3 = Pam Parsons | term_start3 = October 29, 2025 }}

'''Mike Goosney''' is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as the member for Humber-Gros Morne in the 2025 general election.

== Political career ==

Goosney was a steel worker before entering politics. He served on the town councils in Labrador City and Deer Lake, and he served as the mayor of Deer Lake for four years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Darrell |title=Tory candidate Mike Goosney hopes 3rd time's the charm in Humber-Gros Morne |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/humber-gros-morne-pc-campaign-1.7636578 |access-date=15 October 2025 |publisher=CBC News |date=18 September 2025}}</ref>

Goosney was previously a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party and competed in the party's 2015 leadership election, coming in second behind then-leader Earle McCurdy. He also ran as the party's candidate for Humber-Gros Morne in that year's general election. After joining the Progressive Conservative Party (PCs), Goosney competed in the 2020 by-election for the same riding, coming in second place behind Premier Andrew Furey.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crocker |first1=Diane |title=Deer Lake mayor wins PC nomination for Humber-Gros Morne |url=https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/deer-lake-mayor-pc-nomination-humber-gros-morne |access-date=15 October 2025 |publisher=The Telegram (SaltWire Network) |date=1 August 2025}}</ref> Goosney's third candidacy for the House of Assembly in 2025 was successful.

On October 29, 2025 Goosney was appointed Minister of Government Services, Minister of Labour, Minister Responsible for Office of the Chief Information Officer, and Minister Responsible for WorkplaceNL.<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>

== Election results == {{2025 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|1,332|25.05|-5.01}} {{CANelec |NL |Alliance |Graydon Pelley|464|8.73|+8.73}} {{CANelec |NL |NDP |Graham Downey-Sutton|121|2.28|+2.28}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|5,318|55.11|-13.00}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|9,650|}} {{CANelec/hold|NL|Liberal|-0.49}} {{Canadian election result/source|Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=October 6, 2020 Chief Electoral Officer Report Humber-Gros Morne |url=https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/resources/pdf/electionreports/byelections/OCEOHumberGrosMorneByElectionReport2020.pdf |access-date=2025-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Preliminary By-Election Result for Humber - Gros Morne |url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2020/elections/1006n04/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador}}</ref>}} {{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|NL|2015|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Dwight Ball|4,610|75.98}} |- {{CANelec|NL|PC|Graydon Pelley|983|16.20}} |- {{CANelec|NL|NDP|Mike Goosney|474|7.81}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,067|99.72}} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|17|0.28}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|6,084|64.64}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|9,412}} {{end}}

===2021 Deer Lake Mayoral election=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Mayoral Candidate<ref>{{cite web |title=NOTICE OF CANDIDATES |date=16 September 2021 |url=http://ntv.ca/race-for-mayor-heats-up-in-deer-lake/ |access-date=25 September 2021}}</ref> ! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ntv.ca/municipal-election-results-2/|title = Municipal Election Results|date = 28 September 2021}}</ref> ! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| % |- | '''Mike Goosney''' || 1,207 || 51.21 |- | Dean Ball (X) || 1,150 || 48.79

== References == {{Reflist}} {{Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs}} {{Wakeham ministry}}

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