Bill Matthews

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Bill Matthews
Member of Parliament of Canada for Random—Burin—St. George's
(Burin—St. George's, 1997–2004)
In office
September 22, 1997 September 7, 2008
Liberal Carol Anne Haley 2,82251.6-27.8
Progressive Conservative Bill Matthews2,64548.4+39.6
Total valid votes5,467100
Total rejected ballots54
Turnout65.7%
Eligible voters8,403
Liberal hold Swing -27.8
2006 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Bill Matthews13,65245.49-1.28$24,312.48
Conservative Cynthia Downey12,23240.76+22.55$27,919.55
New Democratic Amanda Will3,70212.34-20.95$842.43
Green Mark A. Brennan 4261.42-0.37none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit30,012100.0   $85,393
Total rejected ballots1310.43-0.09
Turnout30,14352.09+7.18
Eligible voters57,869
Liberal hold Swing -11.92
2004 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Bill Matthews12,38346.77-1.03$32,788.03
New Democratic Desmond McGrath 8,79733.29+28.76$29,123.91
Conservative Larry Peckford4,82018.21-7.18$35,579.47
Green Justin Dollimont4741.79$468.70
Total valid votes/Expense limit26,474 100.0   $83,804
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots1390.52
Turnout26,61344.91-12.34
Eligible voters59,256
Liberal notional hold Swing -14.90
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.
2000 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Bill Matthews14,603
Independent Sam Synard7,891
Progressive Conservative Fred Pottle5,799
Alliance Peter Fenwick 1,511
New Democratic David Sullivan924
1997 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Bill Matthews13,884
Liberal Roger Simmons11,715
New Democratic David A. Sullivan4,784
1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Matthews3406
Liberal Judy Foote2805
  NDP Joseph L. Edwards181
1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Matthews394868.6
Liberal Graham Wood181131.5
1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Matthews302849.3
Liberal T. Maxwell Snook268943.7
  NDP Calvin Peach4317.0
1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Matthews285751.6
Liberal Leslie Thoms 244244.1
  NDP Eric Miller2344.23

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