Ray Hunter

Ray Hunter MHA, is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represents the district of Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.[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
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeRay Hunter2,13157.38%–
LiberalMerv Wiseman1,16531.37%
     NDP Clyde Bridger 418 11.25%
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeRay Hunter2,62069.22%–
LiberalAubrey Smith97325.71%
     NDP John L. Whelan 192 5.07%

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References
  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. 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
  3. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.


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