Bill Matthews
Member of Parliament of Canada for Random—Burin—St. George's
(Burin—St. George's, 1997–2004)
In office
September 22, 1997 – September 7, 2008
Preceded byRoger Simmons
Succeeded byJudy Foote
Member of Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Grand Bank
In office
1982–1996
Preceded byLeslie Thoms
Succeeded byJudy Foote
Personal details
Born
William Matthews

(1947-07-22) July 22, 1947
Grand Bank, Newfoundland
Political partyLiberal (1999–2008)
Other political
affiliations		Progressive Conservative (1982–1999)
Residence(s)Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador
ProfessionTeacher
PortfolioFisheries & Oceans (Critic)

William Matthews (born July 22, 1947) is a Canadian politician.

Political career

Matthews was a Progressive Conservative member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1982 to 1996. During this time, he was a cabinet minister, as Minister of Culture, Recreation and Youth from 1985 to 1988 and Minister of Career Development and Advanced Studies from 1988 to 1989.

Matthews was later elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1997 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, representing the riding of Burin—St. George's. He crossed the floor to the Liberals in 1999, and continued to represent the riding until 2004. In that year's federal election, he was elected to the newly redistributed district of Random—Burin—St. George's, which he represented until 2008.

Matthews is a former teacher. He is a former Parliamentary Secretary to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Deputy House Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, and Progressive Conservative critic of Fisheries and Oceans.

In March 2007, Matthews called Prime Minister Stephen Harper a "liar." While Speaker of the House Peter Milliken didn't give in to demands from outraged Tories to throw Matthews out of the chamber, Milliken did not allow Matthews to rise in the House for what would be the last 14 months of Matthews' career.[1] Matthews did not run for reelection in the 2008 election.[2]

In October 2018, Matthews was appointed as Chief of Staff to provincial PC leader Ches Crosbie in the Opposition Office.[3]

Matthews contested the 2019 provincial election as the PC candidate in Burin-Grand Bank,[4] but was defeated by Liberal incumbent Carol Anne Haley.[5]

Electoral record

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCarol Anne Haley2,82251.6-27.8
Progressive ConservativeBill Matthews2,64548.4+39.6
Total valid votes 5,467100
Total rejected ballots 54
Turnout 65.7%
Eligible voters 8,403
Liberal hold Swing -27.8
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBill Matthews13,65245.49-1.28$24,312.48
ConservativeCynthia Downey12,23240.76+22.55$27,919.55
New DemocraticAmanda Will3,70212.34-20.95$842.43
GreenMark A. Brennan4261.42-0.37none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 30,012100.0  – $85,393
Total rejected ballots 1310.43-0.09
Turnout 30,14352.09+7.18
Eligible voters 57,869
Liberal hold Swing -11.92
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBill Matthews12,38346.77-1.03$32,788.03
New DemocraticDesmond McGrath8,79733.29+28.76$29,123.91
ConservativeLarry Peckford4,82018.21-7.18$35,579.47
GreenJustin Dollimont4741.79–$468.70
Total valid votes/Expense limit 26,474 100.0  – $83,804
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1390.52
Turnout 26,61344.91-12.34
Eligible voters 59,256
Liberal notional hold Swing -14.90
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalBill Matthews14,603
IndependentSam Synard7,891
Progressive ConservativeFred Pottle5,799
AlliancePeter Fenwick1,511
New DemocraticDavid Sullivan924
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeBill Matthews13,884
LiberalRoger Simmons11,715
New DemocraticDavid A. Sullivan4,784
1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Matthews3406––
LiberalJudy Foote2805
  NDP Joseph L. Edwards 181
1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Matthews394868.6–
LiberalGraham Wood181131.5
1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Matthews302849.3–
LiberalT. Maxwell Snook268943.7
  NDP Calvin Peach 431 7.0
1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Matthews285751.6–
LiberalLeslie Thoms244244.1
  NDP Eric Miller 234 4.23

References

  1. ↑ "Powering up the Speaker of the House". CBC News. December 28, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Time right to retire, Liberal MP Matthews says". CBC News. April 3, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Former MP Bill Matthews takes over as Ches Crosbie's chief of staff". NTV. October 5, 2018. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bill Matthews is a Tory again and running in this year's provincial election". CBC News. April 23, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Carol Anne Haley re-elected for Liberals in Burin-Grand Banks". The Packet. May 17, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
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