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| Member of Parliament forCape Spear | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Seamus O'Regan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office June 5, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Shafqat Ali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of theNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly forWaterford Valley St. John's South (1996-2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office February 22, 1996 – July 5, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tom Murphy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jamie Korab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1964-09-20)September 20, 1964 (age 61) St. John's,Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Liberal (federal) Liberal (provincial, since 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative (until 2012) Independent (2012–2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Sheila Osborne (Mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas OsborneMP (born September 20, 1964) is a politician inNewfoundland and Labrador,Canada. He represented thedistrict ofWaterford Valley in theNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2024. He was a member of theLiberal Party, a former member of theProgressive Conservative Party, and a former Minister inDanny Williams' first cabinet.[2] He served as Minister of Health and Community Services, and Minister of Education in the Furey government. He was Speaker of the House of Assembly from 2015 to 2017. In 2025 he won the federal seat ofCape Spear and became an MP.
At the time of his retirement from provincial politics, Osborne was the province's longest consecutively-serving MHA having been in the House of Assembly from 1996 to 2024.[3][4]
Prior to entering politics Osborne worked forStatistics Canada, Small Business Enterprise, and with the Penney Group of Companies.[5] Born in St. John's on September 20, 1964, he is the son Tom and former Newfoundland MHASheila Osborne.[6][7]
Osborne was first elected to theNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the1996 provincial election in thedistrict ofSt. John's South. The election resulted in a landslide victory forBrian Tobin'sLiberals and Osborne was one of only nine Progressive Conservatives elected. Osborne was re-elected in the1999 election and though the PC's had gained 5 seats the Liberals still won a large majority government.
With the victory of the Progressive Conservatives in the2003 election[8] PremierDanny Williams appointed Osborne to Cabinet as the Minister responsible for Environment and Labour. On February 20, 2004 Government announced a restructuring of departments, which saw the creation of the new Department of Environment and Conservation, which Osborne remained minister of.
On March 14, 2006, Osborne became Minister of Health and Community Services succeedingJohn Ottenheimer. During his time as Minister of Health more information on errors in hormone receptor breast cancer testing were coming to light. The errors eventually led to theCommission of Inquiry on Hormone Receptor Testing.[9]
In January 2007, with the announcement that several cabinet Ministers would not be seeking re-election in that October'sgeneral election Williams shuffled his Cabinet. Osborne was assigned the Justice portfolio taking over forPaul Shelley who was retiring from politics in October.[10]
With the re-election of the Progressive Conservatives in 2007, Osborne was replaced as Justice Minister byJerome Kennedy. Williams announced he would be nominating Osborne to serve as Deputy Chair of Committees in the House of Assembly and on November 1, 2007, he was confirmed to serve as Deputy Chair of Committees in the House of Assembly.[11]
In 2008, Osborne testified at theCommission of Inquiry on Hormone Receptor Testing and was asked about his time as Minister of Health.[12]
He was re-elected in the2011 general election.
In September 2012, Osborne resigned from the Progressive Conservative party citing the leadership of PremierKathy Dunderdale and began sitting as an Independent.[13] On August 29, 2013, Osborne joined the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.[14]
In the 2015 election the Liberal Party won control of the House of Assembly and Osborne was chosen as Speaker. Following the resignation of Cathy Bennett, Osborne was appointed Minister of Finance in the Ball government on July 31, 2017.[15][16] He was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. On August 19, 2020, he was appointed Minister of Education in the Furey government.[17][18]
He was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[19] On July 6, 2022, he was appointed Minister of Health and Community Services.[20] On May 24, 2024, Osborne announced his retirement effective in July 2024.[21] On July 5, 2024, Osborne resigned.[22] TheWaterford Valley provincial by-election was scheduled for August 22, 2024.[23] On August 22, 2024, Liberal Jamie Korab won theprovincial by-election.[24]
In March 2025, Osborne announced that he is seeking the federal Liberal nomination inCape Spear.[25] He won the nomination on March 21, defeating two other candidates.[26] He was elected by a wide margin. On June 5, 2025, Osborne was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board.[27]
| 2025 Canadian federal election:Cape Spear | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Tom Osborne | 31,388 | 68.25 | +13.53 | ||||
| Conservative | Corey Curtis | 11,844 | 25.75 | +5.37 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brenda Walsh | 2,446 | 5.32 | −17.81 | ||||
| Animal Protection | Mike Peach | 170 | 0.37 | N/A | ||||
| Green | Kaelem Tingate | 140 | 0.30 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,988 | 99.03 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 451 | 0.97 | ||||||
| Turnout | 46,439 | 66.50 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 69,828 | |||||||
| Liberalnotional hold | Swing | +4.08 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[28] | ||||||||
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election:Waterford Valley | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Tom Osborne | 3,592 | 66.79 | -1.77 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Holden | 1,348 | 25.07 | |||||
| New Democratic | Peter Young | 438 | 8.14 | -23.29 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,378 | 99.13 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 47 | 0.87 | -1.42 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,425 | 52.80 | +0.26 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,274 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | -13.42 | ||||||
Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021"(PDF).Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. RetrievedMarch 3, 2021. "2021 Provincial General Election Report"(PDF). RetrievedAugust 8, 2024. | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tom Osborne | 3,487 | 68.6% | – | |
| NDP | Matthew Cooper | 1,599 | 31.4% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tom Osborne | 3,588 | 65.9% | – | |
| NDP | Alison Coffin | 1,062 | 19.5% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Alison Stoodley | 792 | 14.6% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Osborne | 2,966 | 57.90% | – | |
| NDP | Keith Dunne | 1,994 | 38.92% | ||
| Liberal | Trevor Hickey | 163 | 3.18% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Osborne | 3887 | 79.6% | – | |
| NDP | Clyde Bridger | 571 | 11.69% | ||
| Liberal | Rex Gibbons | 425 | 8.7% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Osborne | 4,532 | 76.0% | – | |
| Liberal | Dennis O'Keefe* | 756 | 12.7% | ||
| NDP | Tom McGinnis | 676 | 11.3% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Osborne | 4,041 | 66.32% | – | |
| Liberal | Patrick Kennedy | 1563 | 25.65% | ||
| NDP | Judy Vanata | 374 | 6.14% | ||
| Independent | Jason Crummey | 101 | 1.66% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Osborne | 2,521 | 42.17% | – | |
| Liberal | Tom Murphy | 2,417 | 40.43% | ||
| NDP | Sue Skipton | 858 | 14.35% | ||
| Independent | Bill Maddigan | 155 | 2.59% | ||
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