Ernest J. "Ern" Condon is a politician

Politician

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 and retired guidance counsellor in Labrador

Labrador

Labrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...

, Canada

Canada

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.

Condon ran unsuccessfully as a New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

 candidate for the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 in the 1980

Canadian federal election, 1980

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 and 1984 elections

Canadian federal election, 1984

The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...

 in the riding of Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador.

In the 1988 election

Canadian federal election, 1988

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, he placed last as an independent in a field of four candidates in the new riding of Labrador

Labrador (electoral district)

Labrador is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949....

, winning 286 votes (2.15% of the total).

In 2003, he refounded the Labrador Party

Labrador Party

The Labrador Party was a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The party was founded in 1969, and it won its first seat in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in 1971. The newly elected Labrador Party Member of the House of Assembly soon defected, and...

, a political party

Political party

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 in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

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 that advocates Labrador "getting its fair share". Condon became its leader. He ran in the Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003

The 46th Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 21, 2003, to elect the 48 members of the 45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 17th general election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...

 in the riding of Labrador West, and finished third with 12.7% of the vote.

In the 2004 federal election

Canadian federal election, 2004

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, he ran as an independent in Labrador

Labrador (electoral district)

Labrador is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949....

 riding representing the Labrador Party

Labrador Party

The Labrador Party was a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The party was founded in 1969, and it won its first seat in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in 1971. The newly elected Labrador Party Member of the House of Assembly soon defected, and...

. He won 919 votes (10.35% of the total), and placed ahead of the NDP candidate.

In 2005, he ran again as an independent in Labrador

Labrador (electoral district)

Labrador is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949....

 in the May 24th by-election

By-election

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, and won 598 votes (5.66% of the total), placing fourth in a field of five candidates.

Labrador

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|Randy Collins

Randy Collins

Randy Collins is a Canadian politician and a former New Democratic Party member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. He represented the Labrador West riding until his resignation in early 2007 due to corruption charges....

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|Progressive Conservative
|Graham Letto

Graham Letto

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|Labrador Party

Labrador Party

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Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador