Tony Wakeham
Tony Wakeham is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Stephenville-Port au Port as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party. He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[2]
Tony Wakeham | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Stephenville-Port au Port | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Finn |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
In 2018, Wakeham ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, but was defeated by St. John's lawyer Ches Crosbie. The final tally was Crosbie with 2,298.92 and Wakeham with 1,701.08 points respectively.[3][4][5]
Prior to entering politics, Wakeham was the CEO of Labrador-Grenfell Health Authority and was a franchisee of many KFC restaurants.[6][7]
Election results
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Stephenville-Port au Port | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Wakeham | 2,481 | 59.67 | +9.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Kevin Aylward | 1,574 | 37.85 | -11.83 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jamie Ruby | 103 | 2.48 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,158 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +10.60 | ||||||
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 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Wakeham | 2,512 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Finn | 2,481 | ||||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Candidate | Ballot 1 |
|---|---|
| Name | Points |
| Ches Crosbie | 2,298.92 57.47% |
| Tony Wakeham | 1,701.08 42.53% |
| Total points | 4,000.00 |
References
- "Cabinet ministers Letto and Hawkins among 9 defeated Liberals". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
- "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
- "Archived copy". www.cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "The new leader of the Progressive Conservative party in N.L. has a familiar last name". CBC News. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "Ches Crosbie is the new leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's PC party". The Telegram. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- "Archived copy". www.cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Tony Wakeham enters PC leadership race | The Telegram". www.thetelegram.com.
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