Clifford Small
Canadian politician
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Clifford Small MP (Born August 29, 1970) is a Canadian politician who is the Member of Parliament for Central Newfoundland, having defeated Liberal incumbent Scott Simms by a close margin of 264 votes in the 2021 general election.[1] He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the first Conservative MP from Newfoundland and Labrador since Peter Penashue resigned in 2013.[2][3] In Newfoundland alone, he is the first Conservative MP elected since Fabian Manning in 2006.[4] He was appointed Shadow Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency by Erin O'Toole on November 9, 2021.[5] He endorsed Pierre Poilievre in the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election. In October 2022, Poilievre appointed him as Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Shadow Minister and he remains shadow minister in 2025.[6] He was re-elected in 2025.[7]
Clifford Small | |
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| Member of Parliament for Central Newfoundland Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame (2021–2025) | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Scott Simms |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 29, 1970 (Age 55) Wild Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | College of the North Atlantic |
| Profession | Businessman |
Biography
Small grew up in Wild Cove, White Bay. He was educated at the College of the North Atlantic and graduated in electrical engineering technology. He worked in engineering design until 1994 when he started a fishing business. Following that, he opened three restaurants.[8]
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Central Newfoundland | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Clifford Small | 21,975 | 54.08 | +7.19 | ||||
| Liberal | Lynette Powell | 17,696 | 43.55 | −2.46 | ||||
| New Democratic | Darian Vincent | 965 | 2.37 | −4.73 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,636 | 98.80 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 492 | 1.20 | ||||||
| Turnout | 41,128 | 64.17 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 64,095 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | +4.83 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Clifford Small | 14,927 | 46.89 | +11.55 | $59,241.94 | |||
| Liberal | Scott Simms | 14,646 | 46.01 | −2.30 | $41,577.53 | |||
| New Democratic | Jamie Ruby | 2,261 | 7.10 | −5.25 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,834 | 97.86 | $124,135.56 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 695 | 2.14 | -0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 32,529 | 51.12 | -3.80 | |||||
| Registered voters | 63,631 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.93 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11][12] | ||||||||
