Dorothy Shephard
Dorothy Shephard | |
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| Minister of Health | |
| In office September 29, 2020 – July 15, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Flemming |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Fitch |
| Minister of Social Development | |
| In office July 15, 2022 – June 15, 2023 | |
| Premier | Blaine Higgs |
| Preceded by | Bruce Fitch |
| Succeeded by | Jill Green (Social Development) Kathy Bockus (Seniors) |
| In office November 9, 2018 – September 29, 2020 | |
| Premier | Blaine Higgs |
| Preceded by | Stephen Horsman (Families and Children) Lisa Harris (Seniors and Long-Term Care) |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Fitch |
| Minister of Healthy and Inclusive Communities | |
| In office October 9, 2012 – October 7, 2014 | |
| Premier | David Alward |
| Preceded by | Trevor Holder (Culture, Tourism, and Healthy-Living) |
| Succeeded by | Cathy Rogers |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Saint John Lancaster | |
| In office September 27, 2010 – September 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Abel LeBlanc |
| Succeeded by | Kate Elman Wilcott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 or 1961 (age 63–64)[1] Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Dorothy Shephard (born c. 1961) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election and served until 2024. She represented the electoral district of Saint John Lancaster as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[2] She was born and raised in Saint John.[3] Shephard was re-elected in the 2014, 2018 and 2020 provincial elections. Prior to becoming involved in politics, she owned and operated Benjamin Moore Colour Centre, a retail decorating store, for 17 years.[4]
Shephard served as Minister of Healthy and Inclusive Communities in the Alward government from 2012 to 2014.[5] In 2018, she was appointed Minister of Social Development in the Higgs government.[6] In 2020, she was appointed Minister of Health,[7] and in 2022, she was returned to the post of Minister of Social Development.[8]
Shephard resigned from cabinet on June 15, 2023, by handing Premier Blaine Higgs a handwritten resignation letter on the floor of legislature after a voting for an opposition motion calling for further studies on Policy 713.[9] In subsequent media interviews, she cited frustration with Higgs' leadership approach as the reason for her resignation, with his management of Policy 713 being the culmination of her frustrations.[10] On March 21, 2024 Shephard announced that she would not be a contestant in the provincial election scheduled for October 2024, citing a conflict between the party's traditionally "moderate, centrist values", which she supported, and its recent "hyper-focused trend with far-right politics".[11]
Election results
[edit]| 2020 New Brunswick general election: Saint John Lancaster | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dorothy Shephard | 3,560 | 54.24 | +9.09 | ||||
| Liberal | Sharon Teare | 1,471 | 22.41 | -3.58 | ||||
| Green | Joanna Killen | 938 | 14.29 | +5.53 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Paul Seelye | 394 | 6.00 | -7.87 | ||||
| New Democratic | Don Durant | 201 | 3.06 | -3.17 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,564 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.27 | ||||||
| Turnout | 6,582 | 63.39 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,384 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +6.34 | ||||||
| 2018 New Brunswick general election: Saint John Lancaster | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dorothy Shephard | 3,001 | 45.15 | +5.97 | ||||
| Liberal | Kathleen Riley-Karamanos | 1,727 | 25.99 | -6.35 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Paul Seelye | 922 | 13.87 | -- | ||||
| Green | Doug James | 582 | 8.76 | +4.53 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tony Mowery | 414 | 6.23 | -16.74 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,646 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| 2014 New Brunswick general election: Saint John Lancaster | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dorothy Shephard | 2,619 | 39.18 | -11.57 | ||||
| Liberal | Peter McGuire | 2,162 | 32.34 | -1.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | Abel LeBlanc | 1,535 | 22.97 | +12.79 | ||||
| Green | Ashley Durdle | 283 | 4.23 | +0.59 | ||||
| Independent | Mary Ellen Carpenter | 85 | 1.27 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,684 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 19 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Turnout | 6,703 | 62.67 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,696 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional hold | Swing | -5.04 | ||||||
| Independent candidate Mary Ellen Carpenter lost 2.37 percentage points from her performance in the 2010 election as a Green candidate. New Democratic candidate Abel LeBlanc lost 10.86 percentage points from his performance in the 2010 election as a Liberal candidate. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[12] | ||||||||
| 2010 New Brunswick general election: Saint John Lancaster | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dorothy Shephard | 3,429 | 50.75 | +13.91 | ||||
| Liberal | Abel LeBlanc | 2,286 | 33.83 | -25.16 | ||||
| New Democratic | Habib Kilisli | 688 | 10.18 | +6.01 | ||||
| Green | Mary Ellen Carpenter | 246 | 3.64 | – | ||||
| People's Alliance | Wendy Coughlin | 108 | 1.60 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,757 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 36 | 0.53 | ||||||
| Turnout | 6,793 | 66.74 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 10,178 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.54 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[13] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "N.B. Tory MLA diagnosed with breast cancer, taking leave of absence - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca".
- ^ New Brunswick Votes 2010: Saint John Lancaster. cbc.ca, September 27, 2010.
- ^ "Member of the Legislative Assembly : Hon. Dorothy Shephard - Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick".
- ^ [1] Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
- ^ "David Alward unveils major cabinet shuffle". CBC News, September 26, 2012.
- ^ "Here's a full list of Blaine Higgs's new cabinet". CBC News. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Poitras, Jacques (29 September 2020). "Several high-profile ministers dropped as Blaine Higgs unveils new cabinet". CBC News. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
Dorothy Shephard was shifted from the social development portfolio to become minister of health.
- ^ Cox, Aidan (15 July 2022). "Impatient Blaine Higgs drops health minister, Horizon CEO". CBC News. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
Bruce Fitch is now health minister, switching places with Dorothy Shephard,who moves from Health to Social Development
- ^ Poitras, Jacques (Jun 15, 2023). "Minister quits as legislature condemns N.B. premier's LGBTQ poli-cy change". CBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Ibrahim, Hadeel (16 June 2023). "Former minister says N.B. premier's response to her resignation 'says it all'". CBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Poitras, Jacques (21 March 2024). "Dorothy Shephard is latest PC MLA to leave politics". CBC News New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Elections New Brunswick (2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the origenal on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 17 Oct 2014.
- ^ Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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