Fonse Faour

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Alphonsus (Fonse) Faour (born November 16, 1951, in Corner Brook, Newfoundland) is a former Canadian politician.Faour represented the electoral district of Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe, which he won in a 1978 by-election following the resignation of Jack Marshall. In the general election the following year, Faour retained the renamed seat of Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe. However, in the 1980 election, Faour was defeated by Brian Tobin. In 2003, Faour was appointed to the trial division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. rdf:langString
rdf:langString Fonse Faour
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rdf:langString last member, riding abolished
rdf:langString first member
rdf:langString Leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party
rdf:langString Member of Parliament for Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe
rdf:langString Member of Parliament for Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe
xsd:integer 1978 1979 1980
rdf:langString Alphonsus (Fonse) Faour (born November 16, 1951, in Corner Brook, Newfoundland) is a former Canadian politician.Faour represented the electoral district of Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe, which he won in a 1978 by-election following the resignation of Jack Marshall. In the general election the following year, Faour retained the renamed seat of Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe. However, in the 1980 election, Faour was defeated by Brian Tobin. After the election, he became leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party from 1980 to 1981. He resigned due to difficulties in concurrently maintaining his law practice and leading the party without a seat in the legislature. In 2003, Faour was appointed to the trial division of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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