Ross Wiseman is a politician from Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Wiseman represents the district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 of Trinity North

Trinity North

Trinity North is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 8,278 eligible voters living within the district....

 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador General Assembly meets in the Confederation Building at St...

. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives

Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

For pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Originally founded in 1949 the party has formed the Government of...

, and is the Minister of Environment and Conservation in the government

Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador is the cabinet of that Canadian province....

 of Kathy Dunderdale

Kathy Dunderdale

Kathleen Mary Margaret "Kathy" Dunderdale MHA is a Canadian politician and the tenth and current Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, having served in this capacity since December 3, 2010...

.

He was first elected as a Liberal

Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and the provincial wing of the Liberal Party of Canada. It is the Official Opposition and currently holds six seats in the provincial legislature.-Origins:The party originated in...

 in a by-election on April 15, 2000 in Trinity North, however he crossed the floor to the Progressive Conservative caucus in 2001. Danny Williams

Danny Williams (politician)

Daniel E. "Danny" Williams, QC, MHA is a Canadian politician, businessman and lawyer who served as the ninth Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador between November 6, 2003, and December 3, 2010. Williams was born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador...

 appointed him as Minister of Health and Community Services in 2007 and in a minor cabinet shuffle in 2009, he became Minister of Business. On January 13, 2011, Premier Dunderdale shuffled the cabinet, and Wiseman became Minister of Environment and Conservation.

Following his re-election in the October 2011, election

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011

The 48th Newfoundland and Labrador general election occurred on October 11, 2011, to elect members of the 47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 19th election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...

 Wiseman was uncontested for the role of Speaker of the House of Assembly

Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador is the presiding officer of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.The current Speaker of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is Ross Wiseman, who was uncontested for the role following the 2011 General...

.

Electoral record

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|Progressive Conservative
|Ross Wiseman
|align="right"|3,211
|align="right"|66.87
|align="right"|
|-

|NDP
|Vanessa Wiseman
|align="right"|1,247
|align="right"|25.97
|align="right"|
|-

|Liberal
|Brad Cabana
|align="right"|344
|align="right"|7.16
|align="right"|
|}
|-

|Progressive Conservative
|Ross Wiseman
|align="right"|3939
|align="right"|82.15
|align="right"|
|-

|Liberal
|Kathryn Small
|align="right"|609
|align="right"|12.7
|align="right"|
|-

|NDP
|Janet Stringer
|align="right"|247
|align="right"|5.15
|align="right"|
|}
|-

|Progressive Conservative
|Ross Wiseman
|align="right"|4,126
|align="right"|67.57
|align="right"|
|-

|Liberal
|Kathryn Small
|align="right"|1,640
|align="right"|26.85
|align="right"|
|-

|NDP
|Howard W. Duffett
|align="right"|340
|align="right"|5.56
|align="right"|
|}
|-

|Liberal
|Ross Wiseman
|align="right"| 2,654
|align="right"|48.12
|align="right"|
|-

|Progressive Conservative
|Bruce Stagg
|align="right"|2,463
|align="right"|44.66
|align="right"|
|-

|NDP
|Perry Feltham
|align="right"|398
|align="right"|7.21
|align="right"|
|}

External links

• Ross Wiseman's PC Party biography