| Tony Wakeham | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MHA |
| Birth Date: | July 16 |
| Residence: | Kippens, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Office1: | Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Term Start1: | October 14, 2023[1] |
| Predecessor1: | David Brazil (interim) |
| Office2: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Term Start2: | October 14, 2023 |
| Predecessor2: | David Brazil (interim) |
| Assembly3: | Newfoundland and Labrador House of |
| Constituency Am3: | Stephenville-Port au Port |
| Term Start3: | May 16, 2019 |
| Predecessor3: | John Finn |
| Party: | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation: | Public servant Businessman |
Tony Wakeham is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election, and was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[2] [3] He represents the electoral district of Stephenville-Port au Port as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party. On January 17, 2023, Wakeham announced he would be a candidate in the 2023 provincial PC leadership election.[4] He won the election and became Leader of the Opposition.[5]
In 2018, Wakeham ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, but was defeated by St. John's lawyer Ches Crosbie. The final tally was Crosbie with 2,298.92 and Wakeham with 1,701.08 points respectively.[6] [7] [8]
Prior to entering politics, Wakeham was the CEO of Labrador-Grenfell Health Authority, was a franchisee of many KFC restaurants[9] [10] and has served as the President of both the Newfoundland and Labrador Basketball Association and Basketball Canada.
(Voting Held October 4–14, 2023) [11]
= Eliminated from next round
= Winner
| Candidate | Ballot 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Votes | Votes | |
| 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 Points | 4,000.00 | 4,000.00 |
| Candidate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Points | |
| Ches Crosbie | 2,298.92 57.47% | |
| Tony Wakeham | 1,701.08 42.53% | |
| Total points | 4,000.00 |