Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe (formerly known as Humber—St. Barbe) was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

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, Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1979 to 1988.

This riding was created in the 1976 redistribution as "Humber—St. Barbe" from parts of Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe

Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe

Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979....

 riding. The name of the electoral district was changed to "Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe" in 1978.

It was abolished in the 1987 redistribution when it was redistributed into Burin—St. George's

Burin—St. George's

Burin—St. George's was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 2004....

 and Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte

Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte

Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988.-Demographics:Ethnic groups: 96.2% White, 3.4% Native Canadian...

 ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979....  prior to 1976
31st Canadian federal election, 1979 The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...	1979-1980		Fonse Faour Fonse Faour Alphonsus Faour is a former Canadian politician. He was the first New Democratic Party Member of Parliament ever elected to the Canadian House of Commons from the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.Faour represented the electoral district of Humber—St. George's—St...	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...
32nd Canadian federal election, 1980 The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...	1980-1984		Brian Tobin Brian Tobin Brian Vincent Tobin, PC is a Canadian businessman and former politician. Tobin served as the sixth Premier of Newfoundland from 1996 to 2000. Tobin was also a prominent Member of Parliament and served as a Cabinet Minister in Jean Chrétien's Liberal government.- Early life, education, and family...	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
33rd 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...	1984-1988

Election results

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history for Humber—St. Barbe (1976–1978) from the Library of Parliament
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• Riding history for Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe (1978–1987) from the Library of Parliament
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