Patty Pottle
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
October 30, 2007  October 28, 2011
Preceded byTom Rideout
Succeeded byNick McGrath
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Torngat Mountains
In office
November 1, 2007  September 19, 2011
Preceded byWally Andersen
Succeeded byRandy Edmunds
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party
ResidenceHopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador
OccupationBusinesswoman, educator

Patty Pottle is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. She represented the district of Torngat Mountains in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2007 to 2011. She was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party and served as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs in the provincial government.[1][2] She was defeated in the 2011 provincial election.[3][4]

Pottle is a businesswoman and former educator who owns DJ's Gift Shop and Amaguk Inn, located in Hopedale; along with Big Land Grocery in Hopedale and Makkovik.

Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalRandy Edmunds74449.08%
Progressive ConservativePatty Pottle58638.65%
  NDP Alex Saunders 186 12.27%
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativePatty Pottle68048.82%
LiberalDanny Dumaresque60443.36%
Labrador PartyJimmy Tuttauk1097.82%

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References

  1. "Williams recruits 5 rookies for expanded N.L. cabinet". CBC News. October 30, 2007. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  2. "High expectations for 2 Labrador cabinet ministers". CBC News. November 2, 2007. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  3. "Plenty of new faces heading to Confederation Building". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. "Skinner, Pottle lose but most PC ministers re-elected". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. CBC News.
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