Clyde Jackman MHA

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:...

, is a Canadian 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. He is currently the Minister of Education in the cabinet

Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador

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 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...

.

Jackman represents the district

Electoral district (Canada)

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 of Burin-Placentia West

Burin-Placentia West

Burin-Placentia West is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The district was known as Placentia West prior to 1975. As of 2011 there were 7,673 eligible voters living within the district....

 in the House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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 for the Progressive Conservatives

Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

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. He has previously held the portfolios of Minister of Fisheries & Aquaculture, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation and Minister of Environment and Conservation.

Controversy

Jackman came under attack in February 2011, when a report, by a committee put in place by the government, recommended that the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture invest $450 million to downsize the commercial fishery. Jackman announced immediately that he would not to endorse the report because he felt it would not solve the problems in the fishery. Lorraine Michael

Lorraine Michael

Lorraine Michael, MHA is a social democratic Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Since 2006 Michael has been the leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party . She is a former nun, teacher, and social activist...

, the leader of the New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

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, called on Jackman to resign his post as minister.

Electoral history

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|Progressive Conservative
|Clyde Jackman
|align="right"|2538
|align="right"|48.45%
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|NDP
|Julie Mitchell
|align="right"|2498
|align="right"|47.69%
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|-

|Liberal
|Jacqueline Mullett
|align="right"|202
|align="right"|3.86%
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|}
|-

|Progressive Conservative
|Clyde Jackman|Clyde Jackman
|align="right"|3141
|align="right"|59.24%
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|-

|NDP
|Julie Mitchell
|align="right"|1704
|align="right"|32.14%
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|-

|Liberal
|George Brake
|align="right"|457
|align="right"|8.62%
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|}
|-

|Progressive Conservative
|Clyde Jackman|Clyde Jackman
|align="right"|3450
|align="right"|55.05%
|align="right"|+49.18%
|-

|Liberal
|Sam Synard
|align="right"|2133
|align="right"|34.03%
|align="right"|-19.27%
|-

|NDP
|Wayne Butler
|align="right"|684
|align="right"|10.91%
|align="right"|-35.79%
|}

External links

• Clyde Jackman's PC Party biography