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Canadian politician

Rick Woodford (1948–2006) was a former Newfoundland and Labrador MHA and cabinet minister.

Woodford served ten years as mayor of Cormack, also serving as a director for the Newfoundland Federation of Municipalities. He had been MHA for Humber Valley for 18 years, and became minister of forest resources and agrifoods in the Liberal government of Roger Grimes. He sat as a Progressive Conservative from 1985 to 1996, until running as a Liberal in 1996. He underwent surgery for a brain tumour in 2001 and retired in 2003 due to the pain and side effects associated with follow-on treatments.

He died in April 2006 in a canoeing incident, along with his female companion. The bodies were found on April 16 in Birchy Lake, near Cormack.

Electoral record

Humber Valley - 1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rick Woodford 3,051 68.21% -6.7
Progressive Conservative Warren Rose 1,422 31.79%
Humber Valley - 1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rick Woodford 4,109 74.91% +17.25
Progressive Conservative Evelyn Organ 1,376 25.09%
Humber Valley - 1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rick Woodford 2,944 57.66% +1.82
Liberal Gary Gale 2,063 40.40% -3.76
New Democratic Catherine Shortall 99 1.94%
Humber Valley - 1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rick Woodford 2,687 55.84% +8.2
Liberal Gary Gale 2,125 44.16%
Humber Valley - 1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rick Woodford 2,197 47.64%
Liberal David Hedd 1,804 39.12%
New Democratic Terry Brazil 611 13.25%

References

  1. "Hansard". Newfoundland House of Assembly. May 1, 2006.
  2. ^ "Humber Valley". Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2003. CBC News.
  3. ^ "Canoe mishap kills former N.L. politician, companion". CBC News. April 17, 2006.


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