Clifford Small | |
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Member of Parliament for Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame | |
Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Scott Simms |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | College of the North Atlantic |
Profession | Businessman |
Clifford Small MP is a Canadian politician who is the Member of Parliament for Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame, having defeated Liberal incumbent Scott Simms by a close margin of 264 votes in the 2021 general election.[1] He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the first Conservative MP from Newfoundland and Labrador since Peter Penashue resigned in 2013.[2][3] In Newfoundland alone, he is the first Conservative MP elected since 2006.[4] He was appointed Shadow Minister for Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency by Erin O'Toole on November 9, 2021.[5] He endorsed Pierre Poilievre in the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election. In October 2022, Poilievre appointed him as Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Shadow Minister.[6]