Bernie Collins
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Souris—Moose Mountain
In office
1993–1997
Preceded byLeonard Gustafson
Succeeded byRoy Bailey
Personal details
Born
Alphonsus Bernard Collins

(1935-06-18)18 June 1935
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died26 March 2018(2018-03-26) (aged 82)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Political partyLiberal
Occupationeducator, administrator

Alphonsus Bernard Collins (18 June 1935 – 26 March 2018) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada at the Souris—Moose Mountain electoral district from 1993 to 1997. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, his career has been in education and administration.

He was elected to Parliament as a Liberal party candidate in the 1993 federal election then served in the 35th Canadian Parliament. Collins left Canadian politics after losing the riding to Reform party candidate Roy Bailey in the 1997 election. He died in 2018 at the age of 82.[1][2]

Electoral record

1997 Canadian federal election: Souris—Moose Mountain
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ReformRoy Bailey13,73241.2+10.5$24,042
LiberalBernie Collins9,07727.2-5.0$42,840
New DemocraticGary Lake6,20918.6+2.1$26,063
Progressive ConservativeGreg Douglas4,33313.0-2.0$11,530
Total valid votes 33,351100.0 
Total rejected ballots 1280.4
Turnout 33,47967.0
1993 Canadian federal election: Souris—Moose Mountain
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBernie Collins10,82932.2+13.2
ReformDoug Heimlick10,33030.7
New DemocraticCaroline Saxon5,53916.5-16.0
Progressive ConservativeEarl Silcox5,05115.0-31.8
IndependentArt Mainil9182.7
IndependentDavid Davis7012.1
Canada PartyDavid Bouchard2710.8
Total valid votes 33,639100.0

References

  1. "Bernard Collins Obituary (2018) - ESTEVAN, SK - Saskatoon StarPhoenix".
  2. "Former mayor and MP Collins has died". SaskToday.ca. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2022.


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