Dennis O'Keefe (politician)

Dennis O'Keefe (politician)
Dennis O'Keefe
Mayor O'Keefe
14th Mayor of St. John's, NL
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 9, 2008
Preceded by Shannie Duff (Acting)
Acting Mayor of St. John's, NL
In office
March 3, 2008 – April 22, 2008
Preceded by Andy Wells
Succeeded by Shannie Duff (Acting)
Deputy Mayor of St. John's, NL
In office
2005 – March 3, 2008
Preceded by Gerry Colbert
Succeeded by Ron Ellsworth
Councillor At Large for St. John's, NL
In office
1997–2005
Personal details
Residence St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Dennis O'Keefe is the 14th and current mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

O'Keefe was elected to municipal politics in 1997 as a councillor at large and was subsequently re-elected to the position in 2001. In 2005 he was elected Deputy Mayor of the city and held that position till the resignation of Mayor Andy Wells in 2008.[1] He served as acting mayor from March to April 2008 before resigning to run in the June by-election to replace Wells, which he easily won.[2] In the 2009 municipal election O'Keefe was re-elected Mayor.[3]

In April 2011, it was announced that O'Keefe would undergo heart surgery and is expected to take a leave of absent of four to six weeks.[4]

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Electoral history

2009 Mayoral

Candidate Vote  %
Dennis O'Keefe (X) 20,944 57.44
Ron Ellsworth 13,427 36.73
Mark Wilson 2,130 5.83

2008 Mayoral By-election

Candidate Vote  %
Dennis O'Keefe 19,602 58.14
Marie White 14,109 41.85

2005 Deputy Mayoral

Candidate Vote  %
Dennis O'Keefe (X) 25,689 73.6
Fred Windsor 9,223 26.4

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