Rodney Weston

Rodney H. Weston (born March 28, 1964) is a businessman and politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the Saint John as a Member of Parliament from 2008 until 2015.

Rodney H. Weston
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint John
In office October 14, 2008 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by	Paul Zed
Succeeded by	Wayne Long
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Saint John-Fundy
In office 1999–2003
Preceded by	Stuart Jamieson
Succeeded by	Stuart Jamieson
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
In office February 3, 2009 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by	Fabian Manning
Succeeded by	Scott Simms
Personal details
Born	(1964-03-28) March 28, 1964 Saint John, New Brunswick
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Dawn Connolly
Profession	Small business owner/operator

Biography

Weston was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of Lester and Phyllis Weston. He was a post-secondary student at New Brunswick Community College.

Weston owned and operated a gas station and also was a trucking contractor as well as chief of the St. Martins Volunteer Fire Department.

Weston entered public life in his service as deputy mayor for St. Martins.

Weston represented from 1999 to 2003 the riding of Saint John-Fundy in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Progressive Conservative member, and was promoted Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Aquaculture from 2001 to 2003. In 2003 he lost his bid for re-election. He was then named chief of staff for Bernard Lord.[1]

Weston was elected as Conservative MP for Saint John in the 2008 federal election, defeating incumbent Liberal Paul Zed. He was re-elected in the 2011 federal election but in the wake of the Duffy affair was unable to retain his seat when at the 2015 Canadian federal election the Liberal Party of Canada won every seat East of Quebec.

Weston is a candidate in the 2019 Canadian federal election for the Saint John-Rothesay electoral district.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wayne Long	15,443	37.43	-11.37
	Conservative	Rodney Weston	14,006	33.95	+3.41
	New Democratic	Armand Cormier	5,046	12.23	-5.30
	Green	Ann McAllister	4,165	10.10	+6.97
	People's	Adam J. C. Salesse	1,260	3.05
	Independent	Stuart Jamieson	1,183	2.87
	Independent	Neville Barnett	150	0.36
Total valid votes/Expense limit			41,253	99.40
Total rejected ballots			250	0.60	+0.12
Turnout			41,503	65.49	-3.34
Eligible voters			63,371
	Liberal hold		Swing		-7.39
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]

2015 Canadian federal election: Saint_John—Rothesay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Wayne Long	20,634	48.80	+32.81	–
	Conservative	Rodney Weston	12,915	30.54	-19.18	–
	New Democratic	AJ Griffin	7,411	17.53	-13.2	–
	Green	Sharon Murphy	1,321	3.12	+0.35	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			42,281	100.0		$196,334.01
Total rejected ballots			205	–	–
Turnout			42,486	69.38	–
Eligible voters			61,236
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Rodney Weston	18,456	49.73	+10.18	$79,348.63
	New Democratic	Rob Moir	11,382	30.67	+14.71	$23,584.68
	Liberal	Stephen Chase	5,964	16.07	-22.06	$42,496.31
	Green	Sharon Murphy-Flatt	1,017	2.74	-2.68	$2,700.77
	Independent	Arthur Watson Jr.	294	0.79	–	$251.37
Total valid votes/Expense limit			37,113	100.0		$82,011.29
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			176	0.47
Turnout			37,289	58.02	+4.01
Eligible voters			64,264
	Conservative hold		Swing		-2.26
Sources:[6][7]

2008 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Rodney Weston	13,782	39.55	+0.25	$73,497.84
	Liberal	Paul Zed	13,285	38.13	-4.79	$69,234.99
	New Democratic	Tony Mowery	5,560	15.96	+0.32	$2,720.91
	Green	Mike Richardson	1,888	5.42	+3.28	$1,008.49
	Marijuana	Michael Moffat	330	0.95	–	none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit			34,845	100.0		$79,702
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			187	0.53	±0
Turnout			35,032	54.01	-7.38
Eligible voters			64,868
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+2.52

References

1. Deputy minister appointments, promotions, new assignments, Office of the Premier
2. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
3. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
4. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saint John—Rothesay, 30 September 2015
5. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
6. Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
7. Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election

External links

• New Brunswick MLAs, New Brunswick Legislative Library (pdf)
• Rodney Weston – Parliament of Canada biography

New Brunswick Provincial Government of Bernard Lord
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Paul Robichaud	Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Aquaculture 2001–2003	David Alward