Tony Wakeham

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Tony Wakeham
MHA
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Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
Assumed office
October 14, 2023 [1]
Point allocation by ballot
CandidateBallot 1Ballot 2
NameVotesVotes
Tony Wakeham 1,816
45.4%
2,091
52.0%
Eugene Manning 1,636
40.9%
1,909
48.0%
Lloyd Parrott 548
13.7%
Eliminated
Total Points4,000.004,000.00

Provincial elections

2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election : Stephenville-Port au Port
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Tony Wakeham 2,48159.67+9.36
Liberal Kevin Aylward 1,57437.85-11.83
New Democratic Jamie 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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Tony Wakeham2,512
Liberal John Finn2,481
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
2018 Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership electionPoint allocation by ballot
CandidateBallot 1
NamePoints
Ches Crosbie2,298.92
57.47%
Tony Wakeham1,701.08
42.53%
Total points4,000.00

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