Tony Wakeham has won the elections with 21 seats from the Progressive Conservative party defeating the Liberals who won 15. John Hogan, the previous premiere, went out thanking his service and opportunity to serve his province. Since Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949, the Progressive Conservative Party has formed government multiple times under several leaders.
Danny Williams served as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from November 6, 2003, to December 3, 2010. Frank D. Moores served as premier from 1972 to 1979, leading a Progressive Conservative government for about seven years.
He was succeeded by Brian Peckford, who held office from 1979 to 1989 for roughly a decade. Tom Rideout briefly served as premier in 1989 for only a few months before the Liberals returned to power.
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After a long Liberal era, Kathy Dunderdale became premier in 2010 and governed until 2014, marking the province’s first female premier. She was followed by Paul Davis, who served from 2014 to 2015, just over a year before the PCs lost the next election.
These leaders, Moores, Peckford, Rideout, Dunderdale, and Davis, represent the key Progressive Conservative victories in Newfoundland and Labrador’s political history apart from Danny Williams’ tenure.
Current win
The PCs flipped Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde, central Labrador and Labrador West, Humber Gros Morne, Lewisporte-Twillingate, St. Barbe-L’Anse aux Meadows, and St. George’s-Humber.
It is said that a recounting is set in place. Wakeham, a former basketball coach, gave a sports analogy to his win as chants of Ton, Tony! sprang throughout the chorus, by stating, “Well, it was only a couple of months ago a whole lot of people were looking at the half-time score and thinking this election was over. Pollsters and pundits were saying it was going to be another Liberal majority…but we knew! All of us!”
The Newfoundland and Labrador political landscape has changed with this stunning political upset according to analysts.
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The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a centre to centre-right political party that played a dominant role in federal politics for much of the 20th century. The party was formed in 1942, when the historical Conservative Party adopted the name “Progressive Conservative” to broaden its appeal under leader John Bracken.
The PCs governed Canada several times, most notably under John Diefenbaker (1957–1963) and Brian Mulroney (1984–1993). Mulroney’s government introduced major economic reforms, including the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in 1991 and the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, both of which reshaped the country’s fiscal landscape.
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After suffering heavy defeats in the 1990s, the federal Progressive Conservative Party merged with the Canadian Alliance in 2003, forming today’s Conservative Party of Canada.
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Danny Williams served as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from November 6, 2003, to December 3, 2010. Frank D. Moores served as premier from 1972 to 1979, leading a Progressive Conservative government for about seven years.
He was succeeded by Brian Peckford, who held office from 1979 to 1989 for roughly a decade. Tom Rideout briefly served as premier in 1989 for only a few months before the Liberals returned to power.
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After a long Liberal era, Kathy Dunderdale became premier in 2010 and governed until 2014, marking the province’s first female premier. She was followed by Paul Davis, who served from 2014 to 2015, just over a year before the PCs lost the next election.
These leaders, Moores, Peckford, Rideout, Dunderdale, and Davis, represent the key Progressive Conservative victories in Newfoundland and Labrador’s political history apart from Danny Williams’ tenure.
Current win
The PCs flipped Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde, central Labrador and Labrador West, Humber Gros Morne, Lewisporte-Twillingate, St. Barbe-L’Anse aux Meadows, and St. George’s-Humber.
It is said that a recounting is set in place. Wakeham, a former basketball coach, gave a sports analogy to his win as chants of Ton, Tony! sprang throughout the chorus, by stating, “Well, it was only a couple of months ago a whole lot of people were looking at the half-time score and thinking this election was over. Pollsters and pundits were saying it was going to be another Liberal majority…but we knew! All of us!”
The Newfoundland and Labrador political landscape has changed with this stunning political upset according to analysts.
More on the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a centre to centre-right political party that played a dominant role in federal politics for much of the 20th century. The party was formed in 1942, when the historical Conservative Party adopted the name “Progressive Conservative” to broaden its appeal under leader John Bracken.
The PCs governed Canada several times, most notably under John Diefenbaker (1957–1963) and Brian Mulroney (1984–1993). Mulroney’s government introduced major economic reforms, including the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in 1991 and the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, both of which reshaped the country’s fiscal landscape.
Also read: Key promises of the main parties contesting Canada's election
After suffering heavy defeats in the 1990s, the federal Progressive Conservative Party merged with the Canadian Alliance in 2003, forming today’s Conservative Party of Canada.
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