Burin—Burgeo

Burin—Burgeo was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1979.

Burin—Burgeo
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1949
District abolished1976
First contested1949
Last contested1974

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
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChesley William Carter12,590
Progressive ConservativeGrace Margaret Sparkes1,053
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChesley William Carter11,017
Progressive ConservativeGrace Margaret Sparkes1,480
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChesley William Carteracclaimed
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChesley William Carter11,360
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Cole4,847
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChesley William Carter12,533
Progressive ConservativeAlec Gordon Stacey3,163
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChesley William Carter12,167
Progressive ConservativeSamuel Walters2,439
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalChesley William Carter11,350
Progressive ConservativeMervin E. Pond3,360
Social CreditEric Dixon Cave Hiscock444
By-election on 19 September 1966

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

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDon Jamieson9,215
Progressive ConservativeEric Dixon Cave Hiscock1,107
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDon Jamieson8,674
Progressive ConservativeRobert Michael McGrath5,440
New DemocraticDonald Barton758
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDon Jamieson13,883
Progressive ConservativeMax Keeping4,746
New DemocraticLowell Paulson336
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalDon Jamieson13,530
Progressive ConservativeMax Strong2,254
New DemocraticLowell Paulson721
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