Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe

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

Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1976
First contested1968
Last contested1978 by-election

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

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Marshall9,765
LiberalHerman Maxwell Batten9,482
New DemocraticCalvin Morris Hillyard3,276
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Marshall16,378
LiberalG.C. Meech Matthews10,200
New DemocraticCalvin Morris Hillyard1,666
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Marshall16,500
LiberalJim Campbell10,049
New DemocraticAnn Robbins1,279
By-election on 16 October 1978

On Mr. Marshall's resignation, 23 March 1978

Party Candidate Votes
New DemocraticFonse Faour12,386
LiberalGeorge Billard10,322
Progressive ConservativeBill Brown5,851
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