Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1976 |
| District abolished | 1987 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 1984 |
Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe (formerly known as Humber—St. Barbe) was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988.
This riding was created in the 1976 redistribution as "Humber—St. Barbe" from parts of Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe riding. The name of the electoral district was changed to "Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe" in 1978.
It was abolished in the 1987 redistribution when it was redistributed into Burin—St. George's and Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe prior to 1976 | ||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Fonse Faour | New Democratic Party | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | Brian Tobin | Liberal | |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| New Democratic | Fonse Faour | 15,872 | ||||||
| Liberal | George Billard | 8,782 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Hutchings | 5,941 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Brian Tobin | 13,170 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Fonse Faour | 9,535 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ben Alexander | 6,852 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Brian Tobin | 17,409 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Monaghan | 16,916 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Ken Gould | 1,530 | ||||||
| Independent | Derek Ernest Woodman | 196 | ||||||
See also
External links
- Riding history for Humber—St. Barbe (1976–1978) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe (1978–1987) from the Library of Parliament
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, August 21, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.