title: Burin—St. George's
text: # Burin—St. George's
  
  Burin—St. George's was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004.
  
  This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Burin—Burgeo, Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe ridings.
  
  It was abolished in 2003 when it was merged into Random—Burin—St. George's.
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  | Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Riding created from Burin—Burgeo and Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe |||||
  | 31st | 1979–1979 | Don Jamieson | Liberal |
  | 31st | 1979–1980 | Roger Simmons | Liberal |
  | 32nd | 1980–1984 | Roger Simmons | Liberal |
  | 33rd | 1984–1988 | Joseph Price | Progressive Conservative |
  | 34th | 1988–1993 | Roger Simmons | Liberal |
  | 35th | 1993–1997 | Roger Simmons | Liberal |
  | 36th | 1997–2000 | Bill Matthews | Progressive Conservative |
  | 37th | 2000–2004 | Bill Matthews | Liberal |
  | Riding dissolved into Random—Burin—St. George's |||||
  
  ## Election results
  
  1979 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | Liberal | Don Jamieson | 14,960 |
  | New Democratic | Ross Senior | 3,943 |
  | Progressive Conservative | Allen Evans | 2,366 |
  
  Canadian federal by-election, September 19, 1979 Resignation of Don Jamieson :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | Liberal | Roger Simmons | 10,434 |
  | New Democratic | Dave Mackinnon | 4,587 |
  | Progressive Conservative | Walter Carter | 4,308 |
  
  1980 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | Liberal | Roger Simmons | 14,979 |
  | Progressive Conservative | James Oxford | 3,522 |
  | New Democratic | Peter Fenwick | 2,929 |
  
  1984 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | Progressive Conservative | Joe Price | 13,184 |
  | Liberal | Roger Simmons | 12,885 |
  | New Democratic | L. Joseph Edwards | 1,767 |
  
  1988 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | Liberal | Roger Simmons | 18,527 |
  | Progressive Conservative | Joe Price | 17,488 |
  | New Democratic | L. Joseph Edwards | 2,299 |
  
  1993 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | Liberal | Roger Simmons | 24,600 |
  | Progressive Conservative | Paul A. Gallant | 4,935 |
  | New Democratic | Mark Noseworthy | 757 |
  | Natural Law | Michael Rendell | 418 |
  
  1997 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | Progressive Conservative | Bill Matthews | 13,884 |
  | Liberal | Roger Simmons | 11,715 |
  | New Democratic | David A. Sullivan | 4,784 |
  
  2000 Canadian federal election :
  
  | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - |
  | Liberal | Bill Matthews | 14,603 |
  | Independent | Sam Synard | 7,891 |
  | Progressive Conservative | Fred Pottle | 5,799 |
  | Alliance | Peter Fenwick | 1,511 |
  | New Democratic | David Sullivan | 924 |
  