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.^[1] 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.^[2] He underwent surgery for a brain tumour in 2001 and retired in 2003^[3] due to the pain and side effects associated with follow-on treatments.^[2]

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.^[3]

Electoral record

Humber Valley - 1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

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		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		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%	–