Steve Crocker
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde
Trinity-Bay de Verde (2014-2015)
Assumed office
December 11, 2014
Preceded byCharlene Johnson
Personal details
Political partyLiberal Party
Residence(s)Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
OccupationBusinessman

Steve Crocker is a Canadian politician. He was elected to represent the district of Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in a 2014 by-election,[1] and re-elected in 2015.[2][3] He is a member of the Liberal Party.

Crocker served as Minister of Fisheries, and subsequently as Minister of Transportation and Works in the Ball government.

Crocker was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. On August 19, 2020, Crocker was appointed Minister of Justice and Public Safety, President of Treasury Board, and Government House Leader in the Furey government.[4][5]

Crocker was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[6] He was appointed Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation and Government House Leader.[7]

Before being elected, Crocker served as an executive assistant to Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal leader Dwight Ball.

Election results

2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steve Crocker 3,892 67.53 +7.25
Progressive Conservative Frank Butt 1,596 27.69 -6.32
New Democratic Matt Smith 261 4.53 -0.43
Independent Edward Thomas Cole 14 0.24 -0.50
Total valid votes 5,763
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +6.79
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved March 27, 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steve Crocker 4,292 60.3
Progressive Conservative Jason Oliver 2,422 34.0
New Democratic Kathleen Burt 353 5.0
Independent Edward Thomas Cole 53 0.7
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steve Crocker 4952
Progressive Conservative Tomás Shea 529
New Democratic David Coish 304
IND Ed Cole 38
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, 25 November 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steve Crocker 3,074 65.53 +41.60
Progressive Conservative Ronald Johnson 1,363 29.06 -32.86
New Democratic Tolson Rendell 254 5.41 -8.74
Total valid votes 4,691
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +37.23

References

  1. ^ Steve Crocker sweeps Trinity-Bay de Verde byelection for Liberals. CBC News, November 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "Dwight Ball, new Liberal cabinet sworn in at Government House". CBC News. December 14, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Knockout wins for Parsons, Crocker, Joyce". CBC News, December 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador's new premier doesn't clear the deck, but he certainly shuffled it | SaltWire".
  5. ^ "Andrew Furey takes office as 14th premier of N.L., names cabinet". CBC News. August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "Premier Furey Appoints New Cabinet". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. April 8, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

External links

Current members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
Cabinet of Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Andrew Furey (2020–)
Cabinet of Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Dwight Ball (2015–2020)
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