Burin—Burgeo

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.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Burin—Burgeo
21st  1949–1953     Chesley William Carter Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1966
 1966–1968 Don Jamieson
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
Riding dissolved into Burin—St. George's

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChesley William Carter 12,590
Progressive ConservativeGrace Margaret Sparkes 1,053
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChesley William Carter 11,017
Progressive ConservativeGrace Margaret Sparkes 1,480
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChesley William Carter acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChesley William Carter 11,360
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Cole 4,847
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChesley William Carter 12,533
Progressive ConservativeAlec Gordon Stacey 3,163
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChesley William Carter 12,167
Progressive ConservativeSamuel Walters 2,439
Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChesley William Carter 11,350
Progressive ConservativeMervin E. Pond 3,360
Social CreditEric Dixon Cave Hiscock 444
By-election on 19 September 1966

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

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDon Jamieson 9,215
Progressive ConservativeEric Dixon Cave Hiscock 1,107
Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDon Jamieson 8,674
Progressive ConservativeRobert Michael McGrath 5,440
New DemocraticDonald Barton 758
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDon Jamieson 13,883
Progressive ConservativeMax Keeping 4,746
New DemocraticLowell Paulson 336
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDon Jamieson 13,530
Progressive ConservativeMax Strong 2,254
New DemocraticLowell Paulson 721

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