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Jim Baker (politician)

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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

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

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

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2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jim Baker 2204 50.8%
  NDP Darrel J. Brenton 1848 41.59%
  Liberal Karen Oldford 287 6.61%

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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

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References

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  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.