Craig Pardy
Canadian politician
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Craig Pardy is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Bonavista as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party. He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[2] Pardy supported Tony Wakeham in the 2023 provincial PC party leadership race.
Craig Pardy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Bonavista | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Neil King |
| Minister of Finance, President of the Treasury Board], Minister Responsible for the NL Liquor Corporation, and Minister Responsible for the Public service commission | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Siobhan Coady |
| Minister for Seniors | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jamie Korab |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Teacher, politician |
Prior to politics, Pardy was a teacher and served as Chairperson of the Milton local service district and later as Mayor of the incorporated town of George's Brook-Milton.[3][4] Pardy was diagnosed with cancer in 2021.
Pardy was re-elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[5]
On October 29, 2025 Pardy was appointed Minister of Finance, President of Treasury board, Minister of Seniors, Minister Responsible for the Public Service Commission, Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation.[6]
Election results
| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Bonavista | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Craig Pardy | 3,260 | 71.65 | +14.32 | ||||
| Liberal | Heather Matthews | 1,037 | 22.79 | -2.77 | ||||
| New Democratic | David Ellis | 253 | 5.56 | +3.66 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,550 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +8.55 | ||||||
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| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Bonavista | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Craig Pardy | 2,117 | 57.32 | +6.89 | ||||
| Liberal | Christine Gill | 944 | 25.56 | -24.00 | ||||
| Independent | Neil King | 562 | 15.22 | |||||
| New Democratic | Timothy Whey | 70 | 1.90 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,693 | 99.49 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 19 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Turnout | 3,712 | 40.48 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 9,169 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +15.45 | ||||||
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 | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Craig Pardy | 2,611 | 50.43 | +23.51 | ||||
| Liberal | Neil King | 2,566 | 49.57 | -16.45 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,177 | 99.33 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 35 | 0.67 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,212 | 59.36 | +1.28 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,781 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.98 | ||||||
