John Hickey (c. 1955 – December 14,2017) was a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada. He represented the district of Lake Melville in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2003 to 2011. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party and served in the Cabinets of Danny Williams and Kathy Dunderdale. [1]
On July 5,2006,Hickey was appointed to the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador as Minister of Transportation and Works and Minister of Labrador Affairs. [2] Following the 2007 election,Hickey remained in cabinet as Minister of Labrador Affairs,but lost the transportation portfolio. [3] [4]
On June 22,2011,Hickey confirmed that he would not seek re-election in the October 2011 provincial election. [5] [6]
Prior to entering provincial politics,Hickey was a municipal councillor in Happy Valley-Goose Bay for 15 years,and served as mayor in 2003. [7]
In 2013,Hickey ran for mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay,but was defeated. [7] He ran again in the 2017 municipal election, [7] and was elected mayor by more than 800 votes. [8]
On December 9,2017,Hickey was seriously injured when he accidentally shot himself in the face in a hunting accident. [9] He died on December 14,aged 62. [10] [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | John Hickey | 2380 | 56.68% | – | |
Liberal | Chris Montague | 1672 | 39.82% | ||
NDP | Bill Cooper | 147 | 3.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | John Hickey | 1776 | 39.27% | – | |
Labrador Party | Brandon Pardy | 1486 | 32.85% | ||
Liberal | Ken Anthony | 1126 | 24.89% | ||
NDP | Barbara Stickley | 135 | 2.98% |
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