Sherry Gambin-Walsh

The Honourable
Sherry Gambin-Walsh
MHA
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Placentia-St. Mary's
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 30, 2015
Preceded byFelix Collins
Minister of Service NL of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
July 31, 2017 – April 4, 2020
Preceded byEddie Joyce
Succeeded byTom Osborne
Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
August 17, 2016 – July 31, 2017
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byLisa Dempster
Minister of Seniors, Wellness and Social Development of Newfoundland and Labrador
In office
December 14, 2015 – August 17, 2016
Preceded byClyde Jackman
Succeeded byOffice Abolished
Personal details
Political partyLiberal
OccupationNurse

Sherry Gambin-Walsh is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2015 provincial election.[1][2] She represents the electoral district of Placentia-St. Mary's as a member of the Liberal Party.[1] Prior to entering politics, Gambin-Walsh was a nurse.

Politics

Following the 2015 provincial election she served as Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development[3] until moving to Service NL in a 2017 cabinet shuffle.[4]

In April 2018, Gambin-Walsh confirmed she was one of the MHAs who filed a complaint against Cabinet Minister Eddie Joyce accusing him of bullying and harassment.[5][6][7] Joyce was subsequently removed from Cabinet and the Liberal caucus. Other allegations of bullying and harassment followed Gambin-Walsh's and the issue turned into a major political scandal.[8]

She was re-elected in the 2019 provincial election. On April 4, 2020, Gambin-Walsh was removed from cabinet as the RCMP launched a criminal investigation into allegations that she leaked cabinet documents.[9][10] On September 9, 2020 the RCMP stated that Gambin-Walsh broke cabinet confidentially by leaking information to Paul Didham, a senior police officer with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.[11] The RCMP stated that Gambin-Walsh would not be charged criminally as no one benefited from the information; however Premier Furey did not reappoint her to cabinet.[12][13]

She was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[14][15]

Personal life

Gambin-Walsh has two children, one of whom is developmentally delayed.[16][17]

Electoral record

2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Placentia-St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sherry Gambin-Walsh 2,552 50.85 +3.45
Progressive Conservative Calvin Manning 2,336 46.54 +8.04
NL Alliance Clem J. Whittle 131 2.61
Total valid votes 5,019
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing -2.30
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved March 27, 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sherry Gambin-Walsh 2,764 47.4
Progressive Conservative Hilda Whelan 2,245 38.5
Independent Steve Thorne 824 14.1
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sherry Gambin-Walsh 3,789 66.00 +45.09
Progressive Conservative Judy Manning 1,751 30.50 -19.36
New Democratic Peter Beck 197 3.40 -25.83
Total valid votes 5,737 100.0
Liberal gain Swing

References

  1. ^ a b "Placentia-St. Mary’s sees red". The Telegram, November 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "Dwight Ball, new Liberal cabinet sworn in at Government House". CBC.ca.
  4. ^ "New law strikes balance between landlords and tenants, Service NL Minister says". Cbc.ca. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "VOCM - Minister Gambin-Walsh Issues Statement on Harassment Controversy". Vocm.com. April 27, 2018. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "Outside investigators will be used in MHA harassment and bullying probes". CBC.ca. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "Eddie Joyce removed from Liberal caucus following complaints of harassment, bullying". Cbc.ca. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  8. ^ "Harassment scandal sparks proposed changes in N.L. legislature". Nationalpost.com. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Sherry Gambin-Walsh removed from provincial cabinet". Cbc.ca. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  10. ^ Maher, David (April 4, 2020). "Update: Premier removes Newfoundland MHA Sherry Gambin-Walsh from cabinet". The Telegram. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "Senior RNC officer also subject of RCMP probe into former N.L. cabinet minister". CBC.ca. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "Sherry Gambin-Walsh will not face charges after RCMP investigation". Cbc.ca.
  13. ^ "Gambin-Walsh will not return to cabinet, premier says". Cbc.ca.
  14. ^ "For Gambin Walsh, Placentia-St. Mary's is a district of regions". Theshoreline.ca. January 11, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  15. ^ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC.ca. March 27, 2021.
  16. ^ Ramona Dearing. "Minister says new rules coming to improve accessibility for people with disabilities". Cbc.ca. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  17. ^ Peter Cowan. "'Not acceptable': Minister blasts suggestion of assisted suicide for person with disability". Cbc.ca. Retrieved December 10, 2018.