Bettina Ford
Canadian politician
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Bettina Ford (born 1975) is a Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election she was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in Gander.[1]
Bettina Ford | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Gander | |
| Assumed office October 14, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | John Haggie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 (age 50–51) Gander, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
Career
In 1997, Ford became one of the youngest municipal officials in Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]
She was a Voluntary Resources Coordinator for the Community Sector Council of NL.[3] She is also Deputy Mayor of the Town of Gander.[4]
Since the Liberals lost the election, Ford entered the House of Assembly in opposition. She is the opposition critic for the ministries of Tourism, Culture and Arts, Sport, Recreation and Parks, PictureNL, the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council, and the Pippy Park Commission.[5]
Election results
| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Gander | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Bettina Ford | 3,063 | 58.29 | -12.65 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Healey | 2,054 | 39.09 | +13.15 | ||||
| New Democratic | Justin Foley | 138 | 2.63 | -0.50 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,255 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -12.90 | ||||||
| [6] | ||||||||
