Burin—St. George's
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 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district |
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|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1976 |
| District abolished | 2003 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 2004 |
Burin—St. George's was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 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
| 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
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Roger Simmons | 10,434 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Dave Mackinnon | 4,587 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Walter Carter | 4,308 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Roger Simmons | 14,979 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Oxford | 3,522 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Peter Fenwick | 2,929 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joe Price | 13,184 | ||||||
| Liberal | Roger Simmons | 12,885 | ||||||
| New Democratic | L. Joseph Edwards | 1,767 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Roger Simmons | 18,527 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joe Price | 17,488 | ||||||
| New Democratic | L. Joseph Edwards | 2,299 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Matthews | 13,884 | ||||||
| Liberal | Roger Simmons | 11,715 | ||||||
| New Democratic | David A. Sullivan | 4,784 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
External links
- 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
