Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe

Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1966
District abolished 1976
First contested 1968
Last contested 1978 by-election

Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979.

This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador and Humber—St. George's ridings.

It was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed into Burin—St. George's and Humber—St. Barbe ridings.

It initially consisted of the provincial districts of Port au Port, Humber East, Humber West, St. Barbe South and St. Barbe North, and that part of the provincial district of St. George's not included in the electoral district of Burin-Burgeo.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe
Riding created from Humber—St. George's and
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador
21st  1968–1972     Jack Marshall Progressive Conservative
22nd  1972–1974
23rd  1974–1978
 1978–1979     Fonse Faour New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Humber—St. Barbe and Burin—St. George's

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Marshall 9,765
LiberalHerman Maxwell Batten 9,482
New DemocraticCalvin Morris Hillyard 3,276
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Marshall 16,378
LiberalG.C. Meech Matthews 10,200
New DemocraticCalvin Morris Hillyard 1,666
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Marshall 16,500
LiberalJim Campbell 10,049
New DemocraticAnn Robbins 1,279
By-election on 16 October 1978

On Mr. Marshall's resignation, 23 March 1978

Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticFonse Faour 12,386
LiberalGeorge Billard 10,322
Progressive ConservativeBill Brown 5,851

See also

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