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Rodney Weston

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Rodney H. Weston
Member of Parliament
for Saint John
In office
October 14, 2008 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byPaul Zed
Succeeded byWayne Long
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Saint John-Fundy
In office
1999–2003
Preceded byStuart Jamieson
Succeeded byStuart Jamieson
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
In office
February 3, 2009 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byFabian Manning
Succeeded byScott Simms
Personal details
Born (1964-03-28) March 28, 1964 (age 60)
Saint John, New Brunswick
Political partyConservative
SpouseDawn Connolly
ProfessionSmall business owner/operator

Rodney H. Weston (born March 28, 1964) is a businessman and politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the Saint John electoral district as a Member of Parliament from 2008 until 2015.

Biography

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Weston was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of Lester and Phyllis Weston. He was a post-secondary student at New Brunswick Community College.

Weston owned and operated a gas station and also was a trucking contractor as well as chief of the St. Martins Volunteer Fire Department.

Weston entered public life in his service as deputy mayor for St. Martins.

Weston ran to represent the riding of Saint John-Fundy in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Progressive Conservative member in the 1995 New Brunswick general election, coming second to Liberal incumbent Stuart Jamieson. He defeated Jamieson in 1999 and was Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Aquaculture from 2001 to 2003. In 2003, Jamieson defeated Weston when he ran for re-election. After the election, the province's premier, Bernard Lord, hired him as his chief of staff.[1]

In his first foray into federal politics, in 2008, Weston was elected as Conservative MP for the electoral district of Saint John, defeating incumbent Liberal Paul Zed. He was re-elected in 2011 but did not hold his seat, in the now renamed Saint John—Rothesay, when at the 2015 Canadian federal election the Liberal Party of Canada won every seat east of Quebec. Weston personally lost to challenger Wayne Long, a business figure in Saint John.

Weston ran in Saint John—Rothesay again in 2019 but was not elected, coming second behind Long.

Electoral record

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Federal

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2019 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Wayne Long 15,443 37.43 -11.37 $65,376.07
Conservative Rodney Weston 14,006 33.95 +3.41 $98,624.09
New Democratic Armand Cormier 5,046 12.23 -5.30 $2,746.93
Green Ann McAllister 4,165 10.10 +6.97 none listed
People's Adam J. C. Salesse 1,260 3.05 none listed
Independent Stuart Jamieson 1,183 2.87 $6,611.27
Independent Neville Barnett 150 0.36 $170.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,253 99.40
Total rejected ballots 250 0.60 +0.12
Turnout 41,503 65.18 -3.65
Eligible voters 63,677
Liberal hold Swing -7.39
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]
2015 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Wayne Long 20,634 48.80 +32.81 –
Conservative Rodney Weston 12,915 30.54 -19.18 –
New Democratic AJ Griffin 7,411 17.53 -13.2 –
Green Sharon Murphy 1,321 3.12 +0.35 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 42,281 100.0     $196,334.01
Total rejected ballots 205 – –
Turnout 42,486 69.38 –
Eligible voters 61,236
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rodney Weston 18,456 49.73 +10.18 $79,348.63
New Democratic Rob Moir 11,382 30.67 +14.71 $23,584.68
Liberal Stephen Chase 5,964 16.07 -22.06 $42,496.31
Green Sharon Murphy-Flatt 1,017 2.74 -2.68 $2,700.77
Independent Arthur Watson Jr. 294 0.79 – $251.37
Total valid votes/expense limit 37,113 100.0     $82,011.29
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 176 0.47
Turnout 37,289 58.02 +4.01
Eligible voters 64,264
Conservative hold Swing -2.26
Sources:[6][7]
2008 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rodney Weston 13,782 39.55 +0.25 $73,497.84
Liberal Paul Zed 13,285 38.13 -4.79 $69,234.99
New Democratic Tony Mowery 5,560 15.96 +0.32 $2,720.91
Green Mike Richardson 1,888 5.42 +3.28 $1,008.49
Marijuana Michael Moffat 330 0.95 – none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 34,845 100.0     $79,702
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 187 0.53 ±0
Turnout 35,032 54.01 -7.38
Eligible voters 64,868
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.52

Provincial

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2003 New Brunswick general election: Saint John-Fundy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stuart Jamieson 2,698 47.68 +15.54
Progressive Conservative Rodney Weston 2,271 40.14 -17.60
New Democratic Liam Freill 517 9.14 +0.93
Grey Marjorie MacMurray 172 3.04 –
Total valid votes 5,658 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +16.57
1999 New Brunswick general election: Saint John-Fundy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rodney Weston 3,473 57.74 +19.71
Liberal Stuart Jamieson 1,933 32.14 -8.98
New Democratic Robert E. Holmes-Lauder 494 8.21 -8.06
Confederation of Regions David Lytle 115 1.91 -1.85
Total valid votes 6,015 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +14.34
1995 New Brunswick general election: Saint John-Fundy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stuart Jamieson 2,447 41.12 +9.60
Progressive Conservative Rodney Weston 2,263 38.03 +9.07
New Democratic Aubrey Fougere 968 16.27 +3.35
Confederation of Regions Bernard Toole 224 3.76 -22.85
Natural Law Phyllis Johnston 49 0.82 –
Total valid votes 5,951 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +0.26

References

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  1. ^ Deputy minister appointments, promotions, new assignments, Office of the Premier
  2. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saint John—Rothesay, 30 September 2015
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
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New Brunswick provincial government of Bernard Lord
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Paul Robichaud Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Aquaculture
2001–2003 		David Alward
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