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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

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.

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 Conservative Jack Marshall 9,765
Liberal Herman Maxwell Batten 9,482
New Democratic Calvin Morris Hillyard 3,276
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Jack Marshall 16,378
Liberal G.C. Meech Matthews 10,200
New Democratic Calvin Morris Hillyard 1,666
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Jack Marshall 16,500
Liberal Jim Campbell 10,049
New Democratic Ann Robbins 1,279
By-election on 16 October 1978

On Mr. Marshall's resignation, 23 March 1978

Party Candidate Votes
New Democratic Fonse Faour 12,386
Liberal George Billard 10,322
Progressive Conservative Bill Brown 5,851

See also