Trinity—Conception
Former federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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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. 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.
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1949 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1949 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
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 | ||||||
| Liberal | Leonard Stick | 10,929 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Cramm | 3,149 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Leonard Stick | 8,814 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alfred Ernest Simmons | 2,704 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Edgar Alexander Russell | 707 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Leonard Stick | 8,360 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Arthur E. Harnett | 3,707 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Roy Tucker | 12,599 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Arthur E. Harnett | 8,897 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Roy Tucker | 12,104 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Albert B. Butt | 6,996 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Roy Tucker | 12,331 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Albert B. Butt | 4,856 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Roy Tucker | 10,377 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph G. Noel | 4,656 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | Samuel Drover | 1,022 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Harold Horwood | 560 | ||||||