Trinity—Conception was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.

Trinity—Conception
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1949
District abolished1966
First contested1949
Last contested1965

This riding was created in 1949 when Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation.

It was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Bonavista—Trinity—Conception riding.

It consisted of the Districts of Trinity North, Trinity South, Carbonear-Bay de Verde, Harbour Grace, and Port de Grave.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Trinity—Conception
21st  1949–1953     Leonard Stick Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962 James Roy Tucker
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Bonavista—Trinity—Conception

Election results

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1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Leonard Stick 10,929
Progressive Conservative Richard Cramm 3,149
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Leonard Stick 8,814
Progressive Conservative Alfred Ernest Simmons 2,704
Co-operative Commonwealth Edgar Alexander Russell 707
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Leonard Stick 8,360
Progressive Conservative Arthur E. Harnett 3,707
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Roy Tucker 12,599
Progressive Conservative Arthur E. Harnett 8,897
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Roy Tucker 12,104
Progressive Conservative Albert B. Butt 6,996
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Roy Tucker 12,331
Progressive Conservative Albert B. Butt 4,856
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Roy Tucker 10,377
Progressive Conservative Joseph G. Noel 4,656
Independent Liberal Samuel Drover 1,022
New Democratic Harold Horwood 560

See also

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