Vaughn Granter (born September 14, 1965) is a politician in

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who currently serves as a second term City Councillor in Corner Brook. Granter previously served in various portfolios including as Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Davis government. He was elected to serve in the

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly () is the Unicameralism, unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Bu ...

on February 15, 2011 and re-elected in the 2011 general election. Granter worked as in the education profession since 1987, most recently as a high school principal at Corner Brook Regional High. Granter ran for public office in the electoral district of

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in a by-election that was called after the resignation of Premier Danny Williams. He defeated two other opponents including Liberal, Mark Watton on February 15, 2011 with a large majority to hold the seat for the Progressive Conservative party. Granter did not run for re-election in the 2015 provincial election. In 2017, Granter successfully ran for

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City Council. He was re-elected in the 2021 municipal elections.

Electoral history

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Granter, Vaughn 1965 births Living people Members of the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs St. Francis Xavier University alumni People from Corner Brook 21st-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador municipal councillors