Tom Hedderson
Encyclopedia
Thomas J. Hedderson MHA
, (born May 7, 1954) is a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador
, Canada
. He is the Minister of Transportation and Works in the Cabinet
of Kathy Dunderdale
.
Hedderson has represented the district of Harbour Main since 1999, and has been re-elected three times. He previously held the portfolios of Minister of Education, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Before entering politics Hedderson worked as a principal.
|Progressive Conservative
|Tom Hedderson
|align="right"|3600
|align="right"|69.67%
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|-
|NDP
|Mike Maher
|align="right"|987
|align="right"|19.10%
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|-
|Liberal
|Bern Hickey
|align="right"|580
|align="right"|11.23%
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|}
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Tom Hedderson
|align="right"|4606
|align="right"|82.78%
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|-
|Liberal
|Kevin Slaney
|align="right"|635
|align="right"|11.41%
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|-
|NDP
|Jean Dandenault
|align="right"|323
|align="right"|5.81%
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|}
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Tom Hedderson
|align="right"|4769
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|-
|Liberal
|Fred Akerman
|align="right"|1482
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|-
|NDP
|Eugene Conway
|align="right"|493
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|}
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Tom Hedderson
|align="right"|3670
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|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Wanda Dawe
|align="right"|2502
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|-
|NDP
|Fred Akerman
|align="right"|511
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|}
Member of the House of Assembly
A Member of the House of Assembly is a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in Canada.Other Provinces and TerritoriesMembers of other Canadian provincial and territorial assemblies employ the titles:...
, (born May 7, 1954) is a politician in 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...
. He is the Minister of Transportation and Works in the Cabinet
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...
.
Hedderson has represented the district of Harbour Main since 1999, and has been re-elected three times. He previously held the portfolios of Minister of Education, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Before entering politics Hedderson worked as a principal.
Electoral record
|-|Progressive Conservative
|Tom Hedderson
|align="right"|3600
|align="right"|69.67%
|align="right"|
|-
|NDP
|Mike Maher
|align="right"|987
|align="right"|19.10%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Bern Hickey
|align="right"|580
|align="right"|11.23%
|align="right"|
|}
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Tom Hedderson
|align="right"|4606
|align="right"|82.78%
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Kevin Slaney
|align="right"|635
|align="right"|11.41%
|align="right"|
|-
|NDP
|Jean Dandenault
|align="right"|323
|align="right"|5.81%
|align="right"|
|}
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Tom Hedderson
|align="right"|4769
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Fred Akerman
|align="right"|1482
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|-
|NDP
|Eugene Conway
|align="right"|493
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|}
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Tom Hedderson
|align="right"|3670
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Wanda Dawe
|align="right"|2502
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|-
|NDP
|Fred Akerman
|align="right"|511
|align="right"|
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|}