Rodney Weston

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Rodney H. Weston
Member of the Canadian 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 56)
Saint John, New Brunswick
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Dawn 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 as a Member of Parliament from 2008 until 2015.

Biography[edit]

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 represented from 1999 to 2003 the riding of Saint John-Fundy in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Progressive Conservative member, and was promoted Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Aquaculture from 2001 to 2003. In 2003 he lost his bid for re-election. He was then named chief of staff for Bernard Lord.[1]

Weston was elected as Conservative MP for Saint John in the 2008 federal election, defeating incumbent Liberal Paul Zed. He was re-elected in the 2011 federal election but in the wake of the Duffy affair was unable to retain his seat when at the 2015 Canadian federal election the Liberal Party of Canada won every seat East of Quebec.

Weston is a candidate in the 2019 Canadian federal election for the Saint John-Rothesay electoral district.

Electoral record[edit]

2019 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wayne Long 15,443 37.43 -11.37
Conservative Rodney Weston 14,006 33.95 +3.41
New Democratic Armand Cormier 5,046 12.23 -5.30
Green Ann McAllister 4,165 10.10 +6.97
People's Adam J. C. Salesse 1,260 3.05
Independent Stuart Jamieson 1,183 2.87
Independent Neville Barnett 150 0.36
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,253 99.40
Total rejected ballots 250 0.60 +0.12
Turnout 41,503 65.49 -3.34
Eligible voters 63,371
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
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
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


References[edit]

  1. ^ Deputy minister appointments, promotions, new assignments, Office of the Premier
  2. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  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

External links[edit]

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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