Mary J. Hodder (April 5, 1945 – January 26, 2025) was a Canadian politician. She represented the
riding of
Burin-Placentia West
Burin-Placentia West was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The district was known as Placentia West prior to 1975. As of 2011 there were 7,673 eligible voters living within the distric ...
in the
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
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from 1996 to 2003 as a member of the
Liberal Party
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[Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2003: Burin-Placentia West]
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The daughter of Joseph Pittman and Elizabeth Drake, she worked for the
Avalon Telephone Company from 1964 to 1967. In 1966, she married Samuel H. Hodder.
She served as deputy mayor for Marystown.
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She was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1996 and re-elected in 1999. Hodder did not run for re-election in 2003.][
Hodder died on January 26, 2025, at the age of 79.Former MHA Mary Hodder Passes Away]
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1945 births
2025 deaths
Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs
Women MHAs in Newfoundland and Labrador
20th-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
21st-century Canadian women politicians
21st-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
20th-century Canadian women politicians
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