Tony Cornect
| Tony Cornect | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Port au Port | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Hodder |
| Minister of Service NL of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office September 30, 2014 – March 12, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | David Brazil |
| Succeeded by | Dan Crummell |
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation of Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| In office July 17, 2014 – September 30, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Sandy Collins |
| Succeeded by | Darin King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cape St. George, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Kippens, Newfoundland and Labrador |
Tony Cornect MHA, is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. He represents the district of Port au Port in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Cornect previously served in the provincial cabinet, first as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation and then as Minister of Service NL.
Cornect previously served as a town councillor and mayor in Cape St. George. He was also formerly a board member of Le Gaboteur, the province's only French-language newspaper.[1] A fluently bilingual Franco-Newfoundlander, Cornect was the first MHA in the province ever to take his oath of office in French.[2]
Electoral record
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Cornect | 2,609 | 58.99% | – | |
| Liberal | Kate Mitchell Mansfield | 954 | 21.57% | ||
| NDP | Jamie Brace | 860 | 19.44% | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Cornect | 3,936 | 81.22% | – | |
| Liberal | Michelle Felix | 910 | 18.78% | ||
| By-election, February 8, 2007 resignation of Jim Hodder | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Cornect | 2,701 | 62.0 | ||
| Liberal | Mark Felix | 1,521 | 34.9 | ||
| New Democrat | Paul O'Keefe | 135 | 3.1 | ||
References
- ↑ "Newfoundland's French newspaper Le Gaboteur's future uncertain". cbc.ca, December 17, 1999.
- ↑ "Port au Port MHA pledges oath in French". cbc.ca, March 5, 2007.
- ↑ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
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