CP NewsAlert: N.L. Progressive Conservative Leader Tony Wakeham wins riding

Progressive Conservative Leader Tony Wakeham takes questions from the media in the foyer of the House of Assembly during a break from the debate of the Churchill Falls Memorandum of Understanding between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec in St.John's on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

By The Canadian Press

Posted Oct 14, 2025 08:11:55 PM.

Last Updated Oct 14, 2025 08:15:15 PM.

Tony Wakeham, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, has won the riding of Stephenville — Port au Port.

Wakeham was first elected to the riding in 2019.

The Canadian Press

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