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Bonavista—Trinity—Conception

Bonavista—Trinity—Conception
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished2003
First contested1968
Last contested2002 by-election

Bonavista—Trinity—Conception was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 2003.

This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Bonavista—Twillingate and Trinity—Conception ridings. It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Avalon, Bonavista—Exploits and Random—Burin—St. George's ridings.

It initially consisted of the provincial districts of Trinity North, Trinity South, Bay de Verde, Carbonear, Harbour Grace and Port de Grave, and part of the provincial district of Bonavista South.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Bonavista—Trinity—Conception
Riding created from Bonavista—Twillingate and Trinity—Conception
28th  1968–1972     Frank Moores Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974     Dave Rooney Liberal
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Morrissey Johnson Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993     Fred Mifflin Liberal
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2002 Brian Tobin
 2002–2004 John Efford
Riding dissolved into Avalon, Bonavista—Exploits
and Random—Burin—St. George's

Election results

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Frank Moores 14,823 58.27
Liberal James Roy Tucker 10,082 39.64
New Democratic Fraser Lloyd March 532 2.09
Total valid votes 25,437 100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Rooney 12,635 54.91 +15.27
Progressive Conservative Fred Woodman 8,799 38.24 -20.03
New Democratic Edgar Alexander Russell 832 3.62 +1.53
Independent Sam Drover 616 2.68
Social Credit S. Carey Skinner 127 0.55
Total valid votes 23,009 100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Rooney 13,258 50.12 -4.79
Progressive Conservative John Lundrigan 12,117 45.81 +7.57
New Democratic Ted Noseworthy 1,078 4.08 +0.46
Total valid votes 26,453 100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Rooney 11,314 45.80 -4.32
New Democratic W.A. Bill Parsons 7,448 30.15 +26.07
Progressive Conservative Patrick J. Layman 5,943 24.06 -21.75
Total valid votes 24,705 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dave Rooney 14,467 52.08 +6.28
Progressive Conservative Edward G. Bailey 8,388 30.20 +6.14
New Democratic Anne Robbins 4,619 16.63 -13.52
Independent Ted Noseworthy 302 1.09
Total valid votes 27,776 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Morrissey Johnson 19,015 55.04 +24.84
Liberal Dave Rooney 14,103 40.82 -11.26
New Democratic Susan Maher 1,432 4.15 -12.48
Total valid votes 34,550 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%}
Liberal Fred Mifflin 21,290 51.34 +10.52
Progressive Conservative Morrissey Johnson 17,809 42.94 -12.10
New Democratic Larry Welsh 2,372 5.72 +1.57
Total valid votes 41,471 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fred Mifflin 26,435 74.83 23.49
Progressive Conservative Charlie Brett 7,479 21.17 -21.77
New Democratic Clem George 1,043 2.95 -2.77
Natural Law Lynn Tobin 370 1.05
Total valid votes 35,327 100.0
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fred Mifflin 12,929 35.25 -39.58
New Democratic Fraser March 12,359 33.70 +30.75
Progressive Conservative Randy Dawe 10,332 28.17 +7.00
Independent L. Christopher Randell 1,054 2.87
Total valid votes 36,674 100.0
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brian Tobin 22,096 54.38 +19.13
Progressive Conservative Jim Morgan 11,009 27.10 -1.07
New Democratic Fraser March 6,473 15.93 -17.77
Alliance Randy Wayne Dawe 1,051 2.59
Total valid votes 40,629 100.0
Canadian federal by-election, May 13, 2002: Bonavista-Trinity-Conception
Resignation of Brian Tobin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Efford 18,665 74.82 20.44
Progressive Conservative Michelle Brazil 5,281 21.17 -5.93
New Democratic Jim Gill 588 2.36 -13.57
Alliance David Tulett 166 0.67 -1.92
Green Chris Bradshaw 139 0.56
Independent Brent Rockwood 106 0.42
Total valid votes 24,945 100.0

See also