Wallace Young

Wallace "Wally" Young MHA, is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represented the district of St. Barbe in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party from 2001 until 2011.[1] Young was elected in a 2001 by-election and re-elected in the 2003 and 2007 provincial elections. Young was defeated in the 2011 provincial election by former Liberal leader Jim Bennett.[2]

Wallace Young
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for St. Barbe
In office
January 30, 2001  September 19, 2011
Preceded byChuck Furey
Succeeded byJim Bennett
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)Plum Point, Newfoundland and Labrador
OccupationBusinessman

Young served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development from November 27, 2009 until September 19, 2011.

Electoral history

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Jim Bennett 1816 45.05%
Progressive ConservativeWallace Young177844.11%
  NDP Diane Ryan 437 10.84%
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeWallace Young249158.65%
  Liberal Jim Bennett 1560 36.73%
  NDP B. Gary Noel 196 4.62%

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2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeWallace Young294861.18%
  Liberal Ralph Payne 1577 32.73%
  NDP Holly Patey 293 6.08%

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