Burin—Burgeo

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Burin—Burgeo
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1949
District abolished 1976
First contested 1949
Last contested 1974


Burin—Burgeo was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1979.

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

It was abolished in 1976 when it was merged into Burin—St. George's riding.

It initially consisted of the Districts of Placentia West, Burin, Fortune Bay-Hermitage, and Burgeo and LaPoile and all the unorganized territory bounded on the North and West by the District of Grand Falls, on the South by the Districts of Burgeo and LaPoile and Fortune Bay-Hermitage, on the East by the Districts of Trinity North, Bonavista South and Bonavista North.

In 1952, it was redefined to consist of the Districts of Placentia West excluding the Iona Islands, Burin, Fortune Bay and Hermitage and Burgeo and LaPoile.

In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the provincial districts of Placentia West, Burin, Burgeo and LaPoile, and those parts of the provincial districts of Fortune Bay, Hermitage, Grand Falls and St. George's not included in the electoral districts of Gander-Twillingate, Grand Falls-White Bay-Labrador and Humber-St. George's-St. Barbe.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Chesley William Carter 12,590
     Progressive Conservative Grace Margaret Sparkes 1,053


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Chesley William Carter 11,017
     Progressive Conservative Grace Margaret Sparkes 1,480


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Chesley William Carter acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Chesley William Carter 11,360
     Progressive Conservative Harvey Cole 4,847


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Chesley William Carter 12,533
     Progressive Conservative Alec Gordon Stacey 3,163


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Chesley William Carter 12,167
     Progressive Conservative Samuel Walters 2,439


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Chesley William Carter 11,350
     Progressive Conservative Mervin E. Pond 3,360
     Social Credit Eric Dixon Cave Hiscock 444


By-election on 19 September 1966

On Mr. Carter being called to the Senate, 8 July 1966

Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Don Jamieson 9,215
     Progressive Conservative Eric Dixon Cave Hiscock 1,107


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Don Jamieson 8,674
     Progressive Conservative Robert Michael McGrath 5,440
     New Democrat Donald Barton 758


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Don Jamieson 13,883
     Progressive Conservative Max Keeping 4,746
     New Democrat Lowell Paulson 336


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Don Jamieson 13,530
     Progressive Conservative Max Strong 2,254
     New Democrat Lowell Paulson 721

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