Trinity—Conception

Trinity—Conception
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

Trinity—Conception 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 merged into Bonavista—Trinity—Conception riding.

It consisted of the Districts of Trinity North, Trinity South, Carbonear-Bay de Verde, Harbour Grace, and Port de Grave.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Trinity—Conception
21st  1949–1953     Leonard Stick Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962 James Roy Tucker
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Bonavista—Trinity—Conception

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLeonard Stick 10,929
Progressive ConservativeRichard Cramm 3,149
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLeonard Stick 8,814
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Ernest Simmons 2,704
Co-operative CommonwealthEdgar Alexander Russell 707
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLeonard Stick 8,360
Progressive ConservativeArthur E. Harnett 3,707
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Roy Tucker 12,599
Progressive ConservativeArthur E. Harnett 8,897
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Roy Tucker 12,104
Progressive ConservativeAlbert B. Butt 6,996
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Roy Tucker 12,331
Progressive ConservativeAlbert B. Butt 4,856
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Roy Tucker 10,377
Progressive ConservativeJoseph G. Noel 4,656
Independent LiberalSamuel Drover 1,022
New DemocraticHarold Horwood 560

See also

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