Humber—St. George's
 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 |
Humber—St. George's 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 redistributed into Burin—Burgeo and Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe ridings.
It consisted of the Districts of St. George's-Port au Port, Humber, and St. Barbe and all the unorganised territory bounded on the North by the District of Humber, on the East by the District of Grand Falls, on the South by the District of Burgeo and LaPoile, and on the West by the District of St. George's-Port au Port.
Members of Parliament[edit]
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humber—St. George's | ||||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | William Richard Kent | Liberal | |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Herman Maxwell Batten | ||
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | |||
| 24th | 1958–1962 | |||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | |||
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Burin—Burgeo and Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe |
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Election results[edit]
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Richard Kent | 11,930 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clayton C. Loughlin | 1,451 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Herman Batten | 12,526 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bertram Butler | 3,612 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Herman Batten | 10,272 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Henry A. Butler | 5,080 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Herman Batten | 13,468 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Thomas J. Cahill | 10,239 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Herman Batten | 12,771 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | William J. Smith | 7,887 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Edward Finn | 4,313 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Herman Batten | 13,605 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Edward Finn | 4,873 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Edna Murphy | 4,295 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Herman Batten | 13,855 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James G. Tompkins | 8,208 | ||||||