Wallace House (politician)

H. Wallace House (1929 – February 3, 1985) was an educator and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Humber Valley in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1975 to 1985.[1][2]

He was born in Bellburns and was educated there, at Memorial University and at Boston University. His career in education in Newfoundland lasted twenty years; he was a teacher and principal and served as superintendent of education for the Deer Lake Integrated School Board. He also was president for various local branches of the Newfoundland Teachers' Association and president of the Regional Administrators Association.[1]

House was elected to the Deer Lake town council in 1969, and served as mayor from 1969 to 1975. He was a founding member of the Deer Lake Public Health Corporation and served as its secretary and treasurer. House was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1975;[1] he was reelected in 1979 and 1982.[3] He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Education, as Minister of Labour and Manpower and as Minister of Health.[1]

House died in office[4] in 1985.[2]

Electoral record
Humber Valley - 1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeWallace House3,48063.53%+10.89
LiberalKevin Saunders1,99836.47%+0.32
Humber Valley - 1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeWallace House2,46552.64%-0.39
LiberalKevin Saunders1,72336.79%–
New DemocraticAllan Harvey French49510.57%–
Humber Valley - Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeWallace House2,22153.03%–
LiberalStanley Earl Parsons90221.54%–
Reform LiberalAlex John Wiseman86520.65%–
IndependentKenneth R.J. Prowse2004.78%–

[5]

References
  1. "House, H Wallace". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. p. 1089.
  2. "People" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review: 39. Spring 1985.
  3. "Humber Valley". Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. CBC News.
  4. "Hansard" (PDF). Newfoundland House of Assembly. February 26, 1985.
  5. General Election Reports. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.