Tom Osborne and Don Bradshaw take nominations for the federal Liberals

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· Posted: Mar 22, 2025 11:30 AM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

The Liberal enactment of Canada has 2 caller candidates successful Newfoundland and Labrador.

Tom Osborne volition beryllium moving successful Cape Spear, and Don Bradshaw volition beryllium moving successful Long Range Mountains. 

At the extremity of the time Friday, Osborne received the 77 of the votes formed by Liberal enactment members, beating prospective candidates Nicole Kieley and Victoria Belbin.

Premier Andrew Furey posted connected societal media congratulating Osborne for winning the race. 

"I cognize from moving alongside you that your calm voice, your experience, and your emotion of the assemblage volition marque you a large MP," said Furey successful the post. 

Osborne is the province's longest-serving MHA, having worked successful N.L. legislature for 28-years as a member for some the Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives before announcing his status past May. At the clip helium was serving arsenic Health Minister.

Seamus O'Regan is the existent MP for St. John's South-Mount Pearl, which has present been incorporated into the newly-formed Cape Spear riding. He also posted connected societal media congratulating Osborne. 

"Tom volition marque an outstanding MP, and I'll enactment my bosom retired to marque that happen," said O'Regan successful the post. 

Local newsman gets westbound coast nomination

Meanwhile, successful the Long Range Mountains riding, erstwhile NTV quality newsman Don Bradshaw was acclaimed arsenic the Liberal candidate.

That spot was antecedently held bu Gudie Hutchings, who similar O'Regan is not moving successful the upcoming election.

The Liberal Party enactment retired an acclamation announcement Friday afternoon. Bradshaw posted a video connected societal media Saturday morning, officially announcing his candidacy. 

"You whitethorn cognize maine arsenic a newsman who's been covering Western Newfoundland for the amended portion of 3 decades," said Bradshaw successful the video. "I've been connected the sidelines for years watching the quality and events unfold. Now I privation to beryllium a portion of doing more."

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