Rick Woodford
# Rick Woodford

Rick Woodford (1948–2006) was a former Newfoundland and Labrador MHA and cabinet minister.

Woodford served ten years as mayor of Cormack, also serving as a director for the Newfoundland Federation of Municipalities. He had been MHA for Humber Valley for 18 years, and became minister of forest resources and agrifoods in the Liberal government of Roger Grimes. He sat as a Progressive Conservative from 1985 to 1996, until running as a Liberal in 1996. He underwent surgery for a brain tumour in 2001 and retired in 2003 due to the pain and side effects associated with follow-on treatments.

He died in April 2006 in a canoeing incident, along with his female companion. The bodies were found on April 16 in Birchy Lake, near Cormack.

## Electoral record

Humber Valley - 1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Rick Woodford | 3,051 | 68.21% | -6.7 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Warren Rose | 1,422 | 31.79% | – |

Humber Valley - 1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Rick Woodford | 4,109 | 74.91% | +17.25 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Evelyn Organ | 1,376 | 25.09% | – |

Humber Valley - 1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Woodford | 2,944 | 57.66% | +1.82 |
| Liberal | Gary Gale | 2,063 | 40.40% | -3.76 |
| New Democratic | Catherine Shortall | 99 | 1.94% | – |

Humber Valley - 1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Woodford | 2,687 | 55.84% | +8.2 |
| | Liberal | Gary Gale | 2,125 | 44.16% | – |

Humber Valley - 1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Progressive Conservative | Rick Woodford | 2,197 | 47.64% | – |
| Liberal | David Hedd | 1,804 | 39.12% | – |
| New Democratic | Terry Brazil | 611 | 13.25% | – |
