Clayton Forsey MHA, (born August 21, 1953) is a Canadian politician, who represented the district of Exploits in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 2005 to 2015. Forsey is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party and served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Responsible for Forestry and Agrifoods.[1] He was defeated in the 2015 election.[2]
Clayton Forsey | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Exploits | |
| In office 2005 – November 27, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Grimes |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Dean |
| Progressive Conservative Party Caucus Whip | |
| In office March 31, 2007 – 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 21, 1953 Leading Tickles, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador |
His brother Pleaman Forsey was elected to represent his former district in 2019.[3]
Electoral record
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Exploits | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jerry Dean | 2,654 | 50.16% | +34.22 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clayton Forsey | 2,489 | 47.04% | -21.68 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bridget Henley | 148 | 2.80% | -12.53 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,291 | 100% | ||||||
| 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Exploits | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clayton Forsey | 2,819 | 68.72% | -3.67 | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Samson | 654 | 15.94% | -11.67 | ||||
| New Democratic | Grant Hameon | 629 | 15.33% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,102 | 100% | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Clayton Forsey | 3,396 | 72.39% | – | |
| Liberal | Jody Fancey | 1,295 | 27.61% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Clayton Forsey | 2,605 | 55.2 | ||
| Liberal | George Saunders | 1,958 | 41.5 | ||
| NDP | John Whelan | 159 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | 4,722 | 100% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Roger Grimes | 3,218 | 56.14% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Clayton Forsey | 2,346 | 40.93% | – | |
| NDP | John Whelan | 168 | 2.93% | ||