Helen Conway-Ottenheimer
Helen Conway-Ottenheimer | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Harbour Main | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Betty Parsley |
| Minister of Justice, Public Safety, and Attorney General, Minister Responsible for Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Office | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | John Haggie |
| Minister of Women and Gender Equality | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Sherry Gambin-Walsh |
| Minister Responsible for Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Office | |
| Assumed office October 29, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | John Haggie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Helen Conway |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | John Ottenheimer |
| Residence | Marysvale |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Helen Conway-Ottenheimer (née Conway) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.[1][2] She represents the electoral district of Harbour Main as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party. She was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[3] Conway-Ottenheimer supported Eugene Manning in the 2023 provincial PC party leadership race.
Conway-Ottenheimer served on the executive of the youth branch of the PC Party, and became its president at age 20. She is a lawyer by trade and has practiced in the areas of human rights law and criminal defence.[4][5]
Conway-Ottenheimer was re-elected in the 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election.[6]
On October 29, 2025, Conway-Ottenheimer was appointed to the Executive Council as Minister of Justice and Public Safety, Attorney General, Minister Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management, Minister of Women and Gender Equality, Minister Responsible for Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Office, Minister Responsible for the Human Rights Commission.[7]
Personal life
She is married to former MHA John Ottenheimer.
Electoral record
| 2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Harbour Main | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Helen Conway-Ottenheimer | 4,187 | 61.2% | |||||
| Liberal | Don Lewis | 2,297 | 33.6% | |||||
| New Democratic | Dion Hynes | 263 | 3.8% | |||||
| Independent | Clem Whittle | 93 | 1.4% | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +7% | ||||||
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| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Harbour Main | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Helen Conway-Ottenheimer | 3,180 | 54.47 | -5.62 | ||||
| Liberal | George Murphy | 2,430 | 41.62 | +10.98 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tony Chadwick | 228 | 3.91 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,838 | 98.80 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 71 | 1.20 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,909 | 53.70 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,004 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -8.30 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved March 3, 2021. "NL Election 2021 Report" (PDF). Retrieved October 5, 2025. | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Here are 3 of the 14 first-timers headed to the House of Assembly". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Cabinet ministers Letto and Hawkins among 9 defeated Liberals". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
- ^ "Lawyer, lifelong PC supporter Conway – Ottenheimer on the ballot". May 9, 2019.
- ^ "TELEGRAM CANDIDATE SURVEY: Helen Conway-Ottenheimer, Progressive Conservative (Harbour Main) | The Compass". www.cbncompass.ca. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "Newfoundland and Labrador 2025 live results". CBC News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ "Premier Wakeham Announces New Cabinet". Government of Newfoundland & Labrador. October 29, 2025. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ^ https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/newfoundland-labrador/2025/results/#/riding/27296