Tony Wakeham
MHA
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
Assumed office
October 14, 2023[1]
Preceded byDavid Brazil (interim)
Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
October 14, 2023
Preceded byDavid Brazil (interim)
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Stephenville-Port au Port
Assumed office
May 16, 2019
Preceded byJohn Finn
Personal details
BornJuly 16
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceKippens, Newfoundland and Labrador
OccupationPublic servant
Businessman

Tony Wakeham is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election, and was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[2][3] He represents the electoral district of Stephenville-Port au Port as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party. On January 17, 2023, Wakeham announced he would be a candidate in the 2023 provincial PC leadership election.[4] He won the election and became Leader of the Opposition.[5]

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.[6][7][8]

Prior to entering politics, Wakeham was the CEO of Labrador-Grenfell Health Authority, was a franchisee of many KFC restaurants[9][10] and has served as the President of both the Newfoundland and Labrador Basketball Association and Basketball Canada.

Election results

2023 leadership election

(Voting Held October 4-14, 2023) [11]

  = Eliminated from next round
  = Winner
Point allocation by ballot
Candidate Ballot 1 Ballot 2
Name Votes Votes
Tony Wakeham1,816
45.4%		2,091
52.0%
Eugene Manning1,636
40.9% 		1,909
48.0%
Lloyd Parrott548
13.7%		Eliminated
Total Points4,000.004,000.00

Provincial elections

2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Stephenville-Port au Port
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTony Wakeham2,48159.67+9.36
LiberalKevin Aylward1,57437.85-11.83
New DemocraticJamie Ruby1032.48
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
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTony Wakeham2,512
LiberalJohn Finn2,481
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
2018 Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election Point allocation by ballot
Candidate Ballot 1
Name Points
Ches Crosbie2,298.92
57.47%
Tony Wakeham1,701.08
42.53%
Total points4,000.00

References


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