Humber—St. George's

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Humber—St. George's
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1949
District abolished 1966
First contested 1949
Last contested 1965


Humber—St. George's was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.

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

It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Burin—Burgeo and Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe ridings.

It consisted of the Districts of St. George's-Port au Port, Humber, and St. Barbe and all the unorganised territory bounded on the North by the District of Humber, on the East by the District of Grand Falls, on the South by the District of Burgeo and LaPoile, and on the West by the District of St. George's-Port au Port.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal William Richard Kent 11,930
     Progressive Conservative Clayton C. Loughlin 1,451


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Herman Batten 12,526
     Progressive Conservative Bertram Butler 3,612


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Herman Batten 10,272
     Progressive Conservative Henry A. Butler 5,080


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Herman Batten 13,468
     Progressive Conservative Thomas J. Cahill 10,239


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Herman Batten 12,771
     Progressive Conservative William J. Smith 7,887
     New Democrat Edward Finn 4,313


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Herman Batten 13,605
     New Democrat Edward Finn 4,873
     Progressive Conservative Edna Murphy 4,295


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Herman Batten 13,855
     Progressive Conservative James G. Tompkins 8,208

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