Ray Hunter MHA, is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represented the district of Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly until his retirement in 2015.[1] He has sat as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party (PC) since being first elected in the 1999 provincial election, he has since been re-elected in the 2003 and 2007 elections.

Ray Hunter
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South
In office
2007 – November 27, 2015
Preceded byfirst member
Succeeded byDistrict Abolished
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Windsor-Springdale
In office
1999–2007
Preceded byGraham Flight
Succeeded byriding redistributed
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceGrand Falls-Windsor
OccupationElectrician, Businessman

In June 2011, former Conservative Member of Parliament Rex Barnes challenged him for the PC nomination but Hunter easily defeated him and was re-elected in the October election.[2]

Electoral record edit

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Ray Hunter 2,131 57.38%
Liberal Merv Wiseman 1,165 31.37%
  NDP Clyde Bridger 418 11.25%
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Ray Hunter 2,620 69.22%
Liberal Aubrey Smith 973 25.71%
  NDP John L. Whelan 192 5.07%

References edit

  1. ^ "Grand Falls-Windsor lands 2010 Winter Games". Grand Falls-Windsor Advertiser, April 27, 2009.
  2. ^ "Hunter wins central Nfld. Tory nomination". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. June 23, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  3. ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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