Perry Canning
Perry Canning | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for Labrador West | |
| In office 22 February 1996 – 9 February 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Alec Snow |
| Succeeded by | Randy Collins |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal |
Perry Canning is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was the member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for Labrador West from 1996 to 1999.
Politics
[edit]Canning is from Happy Valley-Goose Bay in Labrador. He ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Menihek in 1993, but he lost to incumbent Progressive Conservative (PC) MHA Alec Snow. Canning challenged Snow again in the following 1996 election and won in the redistributed riding of Labrador West. While in the House of Assembly, Canning was appointed as the chair of the Resources Committee by Premier Brian Tobin.[1] He was narrowly defeated by New Democratic (NDP) candidate Randy Collins in the 1999 election.
Canning continued to work for the provincial government as an industry advisor in what was criticized by the opposition as a patronage appointment.[2][3] He later worked for Suncor Energy. In 2017, he was appointed as the Assistant Deputy Minister of Mines within the Department of Natural Resources in the Dwight Ball administration.[4]
Electoral history
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic | Randy Collins | 2,700 | 47.84 |  43.82 | |
| Liberal | Perry Canning | 2,544 | 45.07 |  16.70 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Susan Whitten | 400 | 7.09 | 31.14 | |
| Total valid votes | 5,644 | 99.68 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.32 | 0.09 | ||
| Total votes | 5,662 | 67.84 | 5.57 | ||
| Eligible voters | 8,346 | ||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | 30.26 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Perry Canning | 3,457 | 61.77 | 15.77 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Alec Snow | 2,140 | 38.23 | 11.75 | |
| Total valid votes | 5,597 | 99.77 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 13 | 0.23 | 0.03 | ||
| Total votes | 5,610 | 73.41 | 0.74 | ||
| Eligible voters | 7,642 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | 13.68 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Alec Snow | 3,086 | 49.98 | 3.17 | |
| Liberal | Perry Canning | 2,840 | 46.00 | 5.47 | |
| New Democratic | Ruth Larson | 248 | 4.02 | 2.30 | |
| Total valid votes | 6,174 | 99.74 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 16 | 0.26 | |||
| Total votes | 6,190 | 72.67 | |||
| Eligible voters | 8,518 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 4.32 | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Forty-Third General Assembly - First Session - 1996-1997 - Resource Committee". Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ↑ "Tories call Canning's appointment blatant patronage". CBC News. 22 February 1999. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ↑ "Kelly denies patronage behind appointment". CBC News. 23 February 1999. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ↑ "Former Liberal MHA recruited to senior role in natural resources department". CBC News. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2025.