Trinity—Conception

Trinity—Conception was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968.

Trinity—Conception
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1949
District abolished1966
First contested1949
Last contested1965

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

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLeonard Stick10,929
Progressive ConservativeRichard Cramm3,149
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLeonard Stick8,814
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Ernest Simmons2,704
Co-operative CommonwealthEdgar Alexander Russell707
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLeonard Stick8,360
Progressive ConservativeArthur E. Harnett3,707
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Roy Tucker12,599
Progressive ConservativeArthur E. Harnett8,897
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Roy Tucker12,104
Progressive ConservativeAlbert B. Butt6,996
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Roy Tucker12,331
Progressive ConservativeAlbert B. Butt4,856
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Roy Tucker10,377
Progressive ConservativeJoseph G. Noel4,656
Independent LiberalSamuel Drover1,022
New DemocraticHarold Horwood560

See also

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