Chris Tibbs
Canadian politician
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Christopher Tibbs (born April 8, 1977) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party. He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[3]
Chris Tibbs | |
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| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Al Hawkins |
| Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Minister of Community Engagement and Minister Responsible for the Multi-materials Stewardship Board | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Pike |
| Minister of Environment, Conservation, and Climate Change | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Scott Reid |
| Registrar General | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Pike |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 8, 1977 |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Paramedic, politician |
As of September 2022, Tibbs is in the Newfoundland and Labrador shadow cabinet, with responsibilities for Digital Government and Service NL, OCIO, and Fire and Emergency Services NL.[4]
Prior to politics, Tibbs worked as a paramedic. Since the mid-2000s, he has worked in the oil and gas sector.[1]
Tibbs was re-elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[5]
On October 29, 2025, Tibbs was appointed Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Registrar General, Minister of Community Engagement, Minister of Environment, Conservation, and Climate change, and Minister Responsible for Multi-Material Stewardship Board.[6]
Election results
| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Tibbs | 3,408 | 59.0% | |||||
| Liberal | Barry Manuel | 2,144 | 37.1% | |||||
| New Democratic | Liz Noseworthy | 229 | 4.0/5 | |||||
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| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | + | ||||||
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| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Tibbs | 2,735 | 59.24 | +6.08 | ||||
| Liberal | Debbie Ball | 1,776 | 38.47 | -8.37 | ||||
| New Democratic | Holly Pike | 106 | 2.30 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,617 | |||||||
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| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -7.23 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021. | ||||||||
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Chris Tibbs | 2,935 | ||||||
| Liberal | Al Hawkins | 2,586 | ||||||
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