Jim Baker (politician)
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Jim Baker | |
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Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Labrador West | |
In office March 2007 – September 19, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Randy Collins |
Succeeded by | Nick McGrath |
Personal details | |
Born | Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Jim Baker is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Baker represented the district of Labrador West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Baker was first elected in a 2007 by-election, and was re-elected later that year in the provincial election. Baker did not run for re-election in the 2011 provincial election.
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Conservative | Jim Baker | 2204 | 50.8% | – | |
NDP | Darrel J. Brenton | 1848 | 41.59% | ||
Liberal | Karen Oldford | 287 | 6.61% |
By-Election - February 13, 2007 Resignation of Randy Collins | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
Progressive Conservative | Jim Baker | 1,666 | 41.6 | ||
NDP | Darrel Brenton | 1,240 | 31.0 | ||
Labrador Party | Ron Barron | 670 | 16.7 | ||
Liberal | Karen Oldford | 427 | 10.7 |
References
- ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ^ "Tories push past NDP to win Labrador West byelection". CBC News. March 13, 2007. Retrieved 2018-05-26.