Judy Foote

The Honourable Judy Foote PC MP
Minister of Public Services and Procurement
Incumbent
Assumed office November 4, 2015
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Diane Finley
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bonavista—Burin—Trinity Random—Burin—St. George's (2008-2015)
Incumbent
Assumed office October 14, 2008
Preceded by	Bill Matthews
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Grand Bank
In office February 22, 1996 – October 9, 2007
Preceded by	Bill Matthews
Succeeded by	Darin King
Personal details
Born	June 23, 1952 Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Howard Foote
Children	Carla, Jason and Heidi
Residence	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Alma mater	Memorial University of Newfoundland, Lambton College
Occupation	Journalist

Judy M. Foote PC MP (born June 23, 1952) is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Foote has been the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity since the 2015 Canadian federal election, previously representing Random—Burin—St. George's. She is currently the Minister of Public Services and Procurement.

Early life

Foote was born on June 23, 1952 in Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador.^[1] She was the head of Memorial University of Newfoundland's university relations division before she entered politics.^[2]

Political career

Foote served as the communications director for premier Clyde Wells before she ran for an elected position^[2]

Foote represented the electoral district of Grand Bank in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2007 as a member of the Liberal Party.^[2]

She served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Development and Rural Renewal from 1996 to 1997, as Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology from 1997 to 1998, as Minister of Education from 1998 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2003.^[1] In February 2003, Foote became Newfoundland's Minister of Industry, Trade and Rural Development in a cabinet shuffle.^[3] Foote was narrowly reelected by 43 votes after a recount reduced her initial 50-vote lead in the Newfoundland and Labrador general election in October 2013.^[4]

In 2007, Foote stepped down from the House of Assembly after she won the Liberal party nomination for Random—Burin—St. George's against former Newfoundland cabinet minister Oliver Langdon and businessman Roger Jamieson to run in the 2008 Canadian federal election.^[2] Foote was then elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 2008, succeeding longtime Liberal MP Bill Matthews. In 2009, Foote, along with the other five Liberal MPs from Newfoundland, voted against the 2009 Canadian federal budget because it went against funding promises made to the province in the 1985 Atlantic Accord.^[5][6]

Foote became the Liberal Deputy House Leader in September 2010, but after she was reelected in the 2011 Canadian federal election, she accepted the position of Liberal Whip, which she held until the 2015 federal election.^[1][7] Upon the Liberal victory in 2015, she joined the cabinet as Minister of Public Services and Procurement.

Personal life

In 2000, Foote was diagnosed with breast cancer while serving as a provincial MHA for the District of Grand Bank and underwent procedures and treatments. In June 2014, Foote announced that she is battling breast cancer for the second time.^[8][9]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Judy M. Foote	28,645	81.8	–	–
	Conservative	Mike Windsor	3,534	10.1	–	–
	New Democratic	Jenn Brown	2,553	7.3	–	–
	Green	Tyler John Colbourne	297	0.8	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			–	100.0		$213,444.02
Total rejected ballots			–	–	–
Turnout			–	–	–
Eligible voters			61,088
Source: Elections Canada,[10][11] CBC,[12] National Post[13]

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Judy Foote	12,914	49.65	-4.10
	Conservative	John Ottenheimer	8,322	32.00	+11.49
	New Democratic	Stella Magalios	4,465	17.17	-6.60
	Green	Tanya Gutmanis	307	1.18	-0.80
Total valid votes/Expense limit			26,008	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			120	0.46	+0.06
Turnout			26,128	45.80	+4.73	–
Eligible voters			57,047	–	–

Random–Burin–St. George's - Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Judy Foote	12,557	53.7
	New Democratic	Terry White	5,553	23.8
	Conservative	Herb Davis	4,791	20.5
	Green	Kaitlin Wainwright	462	2.0
Total valid votes			23,363

Grand Bank - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Judy Foote	3101	49.32%
	Progressive Conservative	Darin King	3058	48.53%	–
	NDP	Bill Wakeley	136	2.15%

^[14]

Grand Bank - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Judy Foote	3964
	Progressive Conservative	John Bolt	1146	–	–
	NDP	Richard Rennie	538

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Judy Foote	4136
	Progressive Conservative	Herb Edwards	2521	–	–

^[15]

References

1. "FOOTE, Judy, B.A., B.Ed.". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
2. "Foote takes Liberal nomination for federal race". CBC News. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
3. Dunfield, Allison (22 April 2009). "Newfoundland cabinet shuffled". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
4. Canadian Press (21 November 2003). "Newfoundland recount confirms Liberal's win". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
5. Bryden, Joan (9 April 2009). "Newfoundland MPs test Ignatieff's grip on party". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
6. "MPs approve federal budget". cbc.ca. 2009-02-03. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
7. "Liberals unveil shadow cabinet". National Post. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
8. Herridge, Paul (June 12, 2014). "‘I intend to fight this’". The Southern Gazette. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
9. Thomas, Brodie (June 9, 2014). "MP Judy Foote battling breast cancer". The Western Star. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
10. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, 30 September 2015
11. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
13. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/canadian-election-results-2015-a-live-riding-by-riding-breakdown-of-the-vote
14. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
15. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

External links

• Judy Foote – Parliament of Canada biography