Sam Winsor

Sam Winsor is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was the member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for Fogo from 1989 to 1993.

Sam Winsor MHA
Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for Fogo
In office 20 April 1989 (1989-04-20) – 3 May 1993 (1993-05-03)
Preceded by	Beaton Tulk
Succeeded by	Beaton Tulk
Personal details
Born	Wesleyville, Newfoundland, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Alma mater	Memorial University of Newfoundland
Profession	Teacher

Politics

Sam Winsor was born in Wesleyville, Bonavista Bay. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Memorial University of Newfoundland, he became a teacher in Musgrave Harbour and Carmanville.^[1] In 1988, he was elected as the deputy mayor of Carmanville.^[2]

Winsor was elected to the House of Assembly as the Progressive Conservative (PC) candidate for the district of Fogo in the 1989 provincial election, where he narrowly defeated Liberal incumbent Beaton Tulk. Winsor's victory was initially challenged by Tulk before the impending court case was dropped.^[3] He was defeated for re-election by Tulk in the 1993 election. Winsor attempted once more to re-enter the House of Assembly in 1996 for the district of Bonavista North before losing again to Tulk.

Following his exit from the House of Assembly, Winsor returned to municipal politics, serving as the mayor of Carmanville from 2009 to 2013.^[2]

Electoral history

1996 Newfoundland general election: Bonavista North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Beaton Tulk	3,594	56.69	7.03
	Progressive Conservative	Sam Winsor	2,463	38.85	8.55
	Independent	Wayne S. Davis	283	4.46	–
Total valid votes			6,340	99.83
Total rejected ballots			11	0.17
Total votes			6,351	73.74
Eligible voters			8,613
	Liberal hold		Swing		7.79

1993 Newfoundland general election: Fogo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Beaton Tulk	3,295	54.09	4.90
	Progressive Conservative	Sam Winsor	2,663	43.71	7.10
	New Democratic	Sam Kelly	134	50.81	–
Total valid votes			6,092	99.74
Total rejected ballots			16	0.26
Total votes			6,108	88.24	3.39
Eligible voters			6,904
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		6.00

1989 Newfoundland general election: Fogo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Sam Winsor	2,966	50.81	6.60
	Liberal	Beaton Tulk	2,872	49.19	4.34
Total valid votes			5,838	99.66
Total rejected ballots			20	0.34
Total votes			5,858	84.85
Eligible voters			6,904
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		5.47