Gudie Hutchings

The Honourable
Gudie Hutchings
PC MP
Minister of Rural Economic Development
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 26, 2021
Preceded byMaryam Monsef
Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 26, 2023
Preceded byGinette Petitpas Taylor
Member of Parliament
for Long Range Mountains
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byRiding established
Personal details
Born
Gudrid Ida Hutchings[1]

(1959-09-01) September 1, 1959 (age 65)
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political partyLiberal
SpouseJoseph Hutchings (divorced)[2]
ResidenceCorner Brook
ProfessionBusinesswoman

Gudrid Ida "Gudie" Hutchings[3] PC MP (born September 1, 1959) is a Canadian politician serves as Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. A member of the Liberal Party, Hutchings has represented Long Range Mountains in the House of Commons since the 2015 election.

Background

Hutchings was born on September 1, 1959, in Corner Brook to Arthur Lundrigan and Ida Lundrigan (née Johnson) and grew up in the Humber Valley.[4][5] She attended Acadia University.[3]

Prior to her election, Hutchings was a local businessperson with a nearly three-decade career, primarily in the tourism and outfitting industries.[6] She owned fly fishing lodges in Labrador, spent more than ten years on the board of the Newfoundland and Labrador Outfitters Association – rising to the position of president, and served on the inaugural national board of the Canadian Federation of Outfitting Associations.[5] She is also a former president of the Corner Brook Chamber of Commerce.[7] At the time of her election, Hutchings was also the chair of the Battle Harbour Historic Trust.[5] She volunteered for over 15 years with Girl Guides of Canada as a Brownie, Guide, Pathfinder, and Ranger Leader; further, Hutchings was a girl member during her childhood, calling it a "huge part of her growing up".[8]

Political career

Gerry Byrne, who held the riding of Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte for the Liberal Party since 1996, decided not to run in the 2015 federal election in June 2014; instead, he opted to run in the 2015 provincial election.[6][9] Hutchings, endorsed by Byrne,[9] decided to run for the nomination in November 2014.[5] She secured the nomination in March 2015 to run as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Long Range Mountains.[10]

Hutchings was elected in the federal election,[9] and on December 2, 2015, she was named the parliamentary secretary to the minister of small business and tourism.[11] On November 6, 2017, Hutchings was appointed to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians.[12]

Hutchings was re-elected in the 2019 federal election, and on December 12, 2019, was appointed as the parliamentary secretary to the minister for women and gender equality and rural economic development, Maryam Monsef.[13]

Following the 2021 federal election, Hutchings was re-elected;[14] however, Monsef lost her seat.[15] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assigned Hutchings the Rural Economic Development portfolio.[16] Following a major Cabinet shuffle on July 26, 2023, Hutchings was assigned the additional portfolio of Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.[17]

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election: Long Range Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Gudie Hutchings 16,178 44.39 -2.97 $92,705.20
Conservative Carol Anstey 14,344 39.36 +11.06 $56,261.52
New Democratic Kaila Mintz 4,347 11.93 -7.87 $6,169.08
People's Darrell Shelley 1,578 4.30 – none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 36,447 98.75 +0.23 $125,696.31
Total rejected ballots 461 1.25 +0.04
Turnout 36,908 53.33 -2.87
Registered voters 69,207
Liberal hold Swing -7.02
Source: Elections Canada[18][19]
2019 Canadian federal election: Long Range Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Gudie Hutchings 18,199 47.36 -26.49 $67,837.53
Conservative Josh Eisses 10,873 28.30 +16.14 none listed
New Democratic Holly Pike 7,609 19.80 +8.47 $43.82
Green Lucas Knill 1,334 3.47 +0.81 $533.12
Veterans Coalition Robert Miles 411 1.06 – none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 38,426 98.52 -1.22 122,089.44
Total rejected ballots 576 1.48 +1.22
Turnout 39,002 56.21 -2.82
Eligible voters 69,385
Liberal hold Swing -26.49
Source: Elections Canada[20][21][22]
2015 Canadian federal election: Long Range Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Gudie Hutchings 30,889 73.85 +18.70 $37,729.67
Conservative Wayne Ruth 5,085 12.16 –13.09 $21,208.61
New Democratic Devon Babstock 4,739 11.33 –6.51 $8,554.67
Green Terry Cormier 1,111 2.66 +1.62 $2,064.79
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,824 100.00   $242,285.48
Total rejected ballots 108 0.26 –
Turnout 41,932 59.03 –
Eligible voters 71,037
Liberal hold Swing +15.90
Source: Elections Canada[23][24]
2011 federal election redistributed results[25]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 19,770 55.16
  Conservative 9,051 25.25
  New Democratic 6,394 17.84
  Green 370 1.03
  Independent 258 0.72

References

  1. ^ The Canadian Ministry (by order of precedence
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  6. ^ a b "Long Range Mountains: The race guaranteed to produce a new MP". CBC News. October 14, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  7. ^ "Yvonne Jones, Gudie Hutchings named parliamentary secretaries". CBC News. December 2, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
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