Churence Rogers
Churence Rogers | |
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 Churence Rogers in June 2018 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bonavista—Burin—Trinity | |
| Assumed office December 11, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Judy Foote |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 3, 1953[1] Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Website | http://crogers.liberal.ca/ |
Churence Rogers MP (born June 3, 1953) is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on December 11, 2017.[2] He represents the electoral district of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada caucus.
Early life[edit]
Born and raised in Centreville-Wareham-Trinity.
Political career[edit]
He has served as Centreville-Wareham-Trinity Mayor from 2009 to 2017, and previously served as Mayor of Harbour Breton from 1997 to 2003.[3][4]
From 2011 to 2015, Churence also served as President of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL). Under his leadership, MNL negotiated a new fiscal framework arrangement with the provincial government that invested millions of dollars annually into municipalities across Newfoundland and Labrador, helping to improve the lives of families throughout our province. At the same time, he served on the national Board of Directors for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and as the Chair of its Atlantic Caucus.
Federal Politics[edit]
Rogers was elected as member of parliament for the riding of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity in a by-election on December 11, 2017.
He serves on the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainability. He briefly served as a Member of the Standing Joint Committee on the Scrutiny of Regulations before being selected to sit on the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. He is a Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Caucus, Atlantic Caucus and Rural Caucus. Churence is also a Member of the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group, the Canada-China Parliamentary Legislative Association, and the Canada-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group.
He was re-elected in the 2019 federal election.
Personal life[edit]
Rogers and his wife Yvonne have two children and four grandchildren.
Electoral record[edit]
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Bonavista—Burin—Trinity | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Churence Rogers | 14,707 | 45.7 | -23.52 | ||||
| Conservative | Sharon Vokey | 12,697 | 39.5 | +16.65 | ||||
| New Democratic | Matthew Cooper | 3,855 | 12.0 | +7.25 | ||||
| Green | Kelsey Reichel | 920 | 2.9 | +1.80 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 32,179 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 609 | |||||||
| Turnout | 32,788 | 55.8 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 58,729 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, December 11, 2017: Bonavista—Burin—Trinity Resignation of Judy Foote | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Churence Rogers | 8,717 | 69.2 | -12.60 | ||||
| Conservative | Mike Windsor | 2,878 | 22.9 | +12.83 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tyler James Downey | 598 | 4.7 | -2.59 | ||||
| Libertarian | Shane Stapleton | 262 | 2.1 | N/A | ||||
| Green | Tyler Colbourne | 138 | 1.1 | +0.25 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 100.00 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 12,953 | 21.43 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 58,771 | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Harry Harding | 3384 | 58.33% | +1.26% | |
| Liberal | Churence Rogers | 2301 | 39.67% | -2.67% | |
| New Democratic | E. Howard Parsons | 116 | 2.00% | +1.42% | |
References[edit]
- ^ Rogers, Churence (June 3, 2018). "Celebrating my 65th Birthday in the nation's Capital city of Ottawa today. Missing my NL family and friends but grateful for the opportunity to be serving as the Member of Parliament for Bonavista- Burin- Trinity. I am truly thankful for all of the B Day wishes and support !!". Twitter. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Liberals on course to win in N.L. federal byelection, voting continues in 3 others". CBC News, December 11, 2017.
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- ^ [2]
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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