Brian Warr
# Brian Warr

Brian H. Warr is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Baie Verte-Green Bay as a member of the Liberal Party.

Prior to his election, Warr was a businessman in Springdale.

In 2017, Warr was appointed Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the House of Assembly serving until the 2019 election.

Warr was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. Following the Ball government's re-election, Warr has appointed to cabinet as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, making him the first new cabinet appointee following the 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election. On August 19, 2020, Warr was appointed Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, Minister Responsible for NL Housing Corp, and Minister Responsible for Persons with Disabilities in the Furey government.

Warr was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election. He was dropped from Cabinet in April 2021.

## Electoral record

vte2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Baie Verte-Green Bay :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Brian Warr | 2,158 | 52.06 | +2.34 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Lin Paddock | 1,987 | 47.93 | +14.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,145 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -6.23 |
| Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021. |||||||

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Brian Warr | 2,809 | 49.7 | -6.4 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Neville Robinson | 1,872 | 33.1 | -6.3 |
| | NL Alliance | Ben Callahan | 968 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,649 | 100 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,460 |

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Brian Warr | 3,130 | 56.09 | +18.31 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kevin Pollard | 2,197 | 39.37 | -13.42 |
| | New Democratic | Matt Howse | 253 | 4.53 | -4.90 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,580 | 100% |
