- Ern Condon
Ernest J. "Ern" Condon is a
politician and retiredguidance counsellor inLabrador ,Canada .Condon ran unsuccessfully as a
New Democratic Party candidate for theCanadian House of Commons in the 1980 and 1984 elections in the riding ofGrand Falls-White Bay-Labrador .In the 1988 election, he placed last as an independent in a field of four candidates in the new riding of Labrador, winning 286 votes (2.15% of the total).
In 2003, he refounded the
Labrador Party , apolitical party in the province ofNewfoundland and Labrador that advocates Labrador "getting its fair share". Condon became its leader. He ran in theNewfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003 in the riding ofLabrador West , and finished third with 12.7% of the vote.In the 2004 federal election, he ran as an independent in Labrador riding representing the Labrador Party. He won 919 votes (10.35% of the total), and placed ahead of the NDP candidate.
In 2005, he ran again as an independent in Labrador in the May 24th by-election, and won 598 votes (5.66% of the total), placing fourth in a field of five candidates.
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