Burin—St. George's was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004.
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1976 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 2004 |
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Burin—Burgeo, Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe ridings.
It was abolished in 2003 when it was merged into Random—Burin—St. George's.
Members of Parliament
edit| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Burin—Burgeo and Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe | ||||
| 31st | 1979–1979 | Don Jamieson | Liberal | |
| 1979–1980 | Roger Simmons | |||
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Joseph Price | Progressive Conservative | |
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Roger Simmons | Liberal | |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | |||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Bill Matthews | Progressive Conservative | |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Liberal | ||
| Riding dissolved into Random—Burin—St. George's | ||||
Election results
edit| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Don Jamieson | 14,960 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Ross Senior | 3,943 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Allen Evans | 2,366 | ||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, September 19, 1979 Resignation of Don Jamieson | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Roger Simmons | 10,434 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Dave Mackinnon | 4,587 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Walter Carter | 4,308 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Roger Simmons | 14,979 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Oxford | 3,522 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Peter Fenwick | 2,929 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joe Price | 13,184 | ||||||
| Liberal | Roger Simmons | 12,885 | ||||||
| New Democratic | L. Joseph Edwards | 1,767 | ||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Roger Simmons | 18,527 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joe Price | 17,488 | ||||||
| New Democratic | L. Joseph Edwards | 2,299 | ||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Roger Simmons | 24,600 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Paul A. Gallant | 4,935 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Mark Noseworthy | 757 | ||||||
| Natural Law | Michael Rendell | 418 | ||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Matthews | 13,884 | ||||||
| Liberal | Roger Simmons | 11,715 | ||||||
| New Democratic | David A. Sullivan | 4,784 | ||||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Bill Matthews | 14,603 | ||||||
| Independent | Sam Synard | 7,891 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Fred Pottle | 5,799 | ||||||
| Alliance | Peter Fenwick | 1,511 | ||||||
| New Democratic | David Sullivan | 924 | ||||||
See also
editExternal links
edit- Riding history for Burin—St. George's (1976–1996) from Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Burin—St. George's (1996–2003) from Library of Parliament