Newfoundland and Labrador (N.L.) requires members of its House of Assembly (MHAs) to disclose property they own, sources of income and investments. These disclosure forms are publicly available.

Unlike every other province, N.L. does not make these forms available online. Instead, members of the public are required to go to an office to view them.

The Maple had a phone call with the Commissioner for Legislative Standards, who identified what MHAs (and/or their spouses/partners) fit into one or more of the following categories:

  • 1) “landlord”; 
  • 2) “non-residential property” (owning any property other than their personal residence or recreational property). 

These MHAs, along with their constituency and political affiliation, have been listed in the chart below. If your MHA does not appear in the chart, they did not meet the criteria. This chart is based on the most recent disclosure these MHAs made as of May 8, 2026, and their situation may have changed since.

An asterisk is included beside the MHA’s name if their categorization is due solely to someone other than them on their disclosure form, such as a spouse. 

In addition to the table, The Maple has listed all relevant details from each MHA’s disclosure form that were provided over the phone. 

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Here’s what we found.

A table of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs invested in real estate. Click on the image to redirect to a searchable copy

Disclosures for all MHAs were available at the time this data was collected.

About 15 per cent of N.L.’s MHAs met the criteria for inclusion in this article (six of the 40 MHAs), including Premier Tony Wakeham and 20 per cent of cabinet in general. 

Here is a breakdown by party.

  • Liberal: 2 MLAs included (13 per cent of caucus)
  • Progressive Conservative (PC): 4 MLAs included (19 per cent of caucus)

Disclosure Excerpts

Helen Conway Ottenheimer | John Hogan | Fred Hutton | Lin Paddock | Craig Pardy | Tony Wakeham

Helen Conway Ottenheimer

  • Rental property in St. John’s (spouse)

John Hogan

  • 50% ownership of residential property

Fred Hutton

  • Rental property Mount Pearl, joint with spouse
  • Rental property St. John’s, joint with spouse

Lin Paddock

  • Rental property in St. John’s

Craig Pardy

  • Six residential properties George’s Brook-Milton, joint with spouse

Tony Wakeham

  • Third ownership of a rented commercial office building in Grand Falls-Windsor
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