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

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.

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[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeRay Hunter2,62069.22%–
LiberalAubrey Smith97325.71%
  NDP John L. Whelan 192 5.07%

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. June 23, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  3. ↑ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.


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