Jim Baker (politician)

Jim Baker is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

For other people named Jim Baker, see James Baker (disambiguation).

Jim Baker
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Labrador West
In office
March 2007 – September 19, 2011
Preceded byRandy Collins
Succeeded byNick McGrath
Personal details
BornMarystown, Newfoundland and Labrador
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Baker represented the district of Labrador West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Baker was first elected in a 2007 by-election,[1] and was re-elected later that year in the provincial election.[2] Baker did not run for re-election in the 2011 provincial election.

Election results
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeJim Baker220450.8%–
  NDP Darrel J. Brenton 1848 41.59%
  Liberal Karen Oldford 287 6.61%

[3]

2007 Labrador West provincial by-election
Resignation of Randy Collins
Party Candidate Votes % +/-
  Progressive Conservative Jim Baker 1,666 41.6
  NDP Darrel Brenton 1,240 31.0
  Labrador Party Ron Barron 670 16.7
  Liberal Karen Oldford 427 10.7

[4]

References
  1. "NDP support leaking to Labrador Party: union official". CBC News. February 23, 2007.
  2. "NDP Leader Michael alone again". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  3. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  4. "Tories push past NDP to win Labrador West byelection". CBC News. March 13, 2007. Retrieved 2018-05-26.


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