Ray Hunter

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.

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 by	first member
Succeeded by	District Abolished
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for Windsor-Springdale
In office 1999–2007
Preceded by	Graham Flight
Succeeded by	riding redistributed
Personal details
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence	Grand Falls-Windsor
Occupation	Electrician, Businessman

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 Conservative	Ray Hunter	2,131	57.38%	–
	Liberal	Merv Wiseman	1,165	31.37%
	NDP	Clyde Bridger	418	11.25%

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Ray Hunter	2,620	69.22%	–
	Liberal	Aubrey Smith	973	25.71%
	NDP	John L. Whelan	192	5.07%