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
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

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

Federal

2019 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalWayne Long15,44337.43-11.37$65,376.07
ConservativeRodney Weston14,00633.95+3.41$98,624.09
New DemocraticArmand Cormier5,04612.23-5.30$2,746.93
GreenAnn McAllister4,16510.10+6.97none listed
People'sAdam J. C. Salesse1,2603.05none listed
IndependentStuart Jamieson1,1832.87$6,611.27
IndependentNeville Barnett1500.36$170.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,25399.40
Total rejected ballots 2500.60+0.12
Turnout 41,50365.18-3.65
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
LiberalWayne Long20,63448.80+32.81–
ConservativeRodney Weston12,91530.54-19.18–
New DemocraticAJ Griffin7,41117.53-13.2–
GreenSharon Murphy1,3213.12+0.35–
Total valid votes/expense limit 42,281100.0   $196,334.01
Total rejected ballots 205––
Turnout 42,48669.38–
Eligible voters 61,236
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2011 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRodney Weston18,45649.73+10.18$79,348.63
New DemocraticRob Moir11,38230.67+14.71$23,584.68
LiberalStephen Chase5,96416.07-22.06$42,496.31
GreenSharon Murphy-Flatt1,0172.74-2.68$2,700.77
IndependentArthur Watson Jr.2940.79–$251.37
Total valid votes/expense limit 37,113100.0   $82,011.29
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1760.47
Turnout 37,28958.02+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
ConservativeRodney Weston13,78239.55+0.25$73,497.84
LiberalPaul Zed13,28538.13-4.79$69,234.99
New DemocraticTony Mowery5,56015.96+0.32$2,720.91
GreenMike Richardson1,8885.42+3.28$1,008.49
MarijuanaMichael Moffat3300.95–none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 34,845100.0   $79,702
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 1870.53±0
Turnout 35,03254.01-7.38
Eligible voters 64,868
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.52

Provincial

2003 New Brunswick general election: Saint John-Fundy
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalStuart Jamieson2,69847.68+15.54
Progressive ConservativeRodney Weston2,27140.14-17.60
New DemocraticLiam Freill5179.14+0.93
GreyMarjorie MacMurray1723.04–
Total valid votes 5,658100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +16.57
1999 New Brunswick general election: Saint John-Fundy
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRodney Weston3,47357.74+19.71
LiberalStuart Jamieson1,93332.14-8.98
New DemocraticRobert E. Holmes-Lauder4948.21-8.06
Confederation of RegionsDavid Lytle1151.91-1.85
Total valid votes 6,015100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +14.34
1995 New Brunswick general election: Saint John-Fundy
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalStuart Jamieson2,44741.12+9.60
Progressive ConservativeRodney Weston2,26338.03+9.07
New DemocraticAubrey Fougere96816.27+3.35
Confederation of RegionsBernard Toole2243.76-22.85
Natural LawPhyllis Johnston490.82–
Total valid votes 5,951100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +0.26

References

  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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