Joseph Price
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Joseph Price was a Progressive Conservative party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was an educational administrator and teacher by career.
He was elected at Newfoundland's Burin—St. George's
electoral district in the 1984 federal election
, thus he served in the 33rd Canadian Parliament
. In the 1988 federal election
, he was defeated by Roger Simmons
of the Liberal party
and left national politics.
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. He was an educational administrator and teacher by career.
He was elected at Newfoundland's Burin—St. George's
Burin—St. George's
Burin—St. George's was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 2004....
electoral district in the 1984 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1984
The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
, thus he served in the 33rd Canadian Parliament
33rd Canadian Parliament
The 33rd Canadian Parliament was in session from November 5, 1984 until October 1, 1988. The membership was set by the 1984 federal election on September 4, 1984, and it only changed slightly due to resignations and by-elections prior to being dissolved before the 1988 election.It was controlled...
. In the 1988 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1988
The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement ....
, he was defeated by Roger Simmons
Roger Simmons
Roger Simmons, PC is a public policy consultant and former politician and diplomat in Canada.Simmons is originally from Newfoundland and Labrador where he was an active politician for many years. He is now based at the Vancouver, British Columbia office of the Gowlings law firm.Simmons was born in...
of the Liberal party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
and left national politics.