# Rodney Weston

Rodney H. Weston (born March 28, 1964) is a businessman and politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the Saint John electoral district as a Member of Parliament from 2008 until 2015.

## Biography

Weston was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of Lester and Phyllis Weston. He was a post-secondary student at New Brunswick Community College.
Weston owned and operated a gas station and also was a trucking contractor as well as chief of the St. Martins Volunteer Fire Department.
Weston entered public life in his service as deputy mayor for St. Martins.
Weston ran to represent the riding of Saint John-Fundy in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Progressive Conservative member in the 1995 New Brunswick general election, coming second to Liberal incumbent Stuart Jamieson. He defeated Jamieson in 1999 and was Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Aquaculture from 2001 to 2003. In 2003, Jamieson defeated Weston when he ran for re-election. After the election, the province's premier, Bernard Lord, hired him as his chief of staff.
In his first foray into federal politics, in 2008, Weston was elected as Conservative MP for the electoral district of Saint John, defeating incumbent Liberal Paul Zed. He was re-elected in 2011 but did not hold his seat, in the now renamed Saint John—Rothesay, when at the 2015 Canadian federal election the Liberal Party of Canada won every seat east of Quebec. Weston personally lost to challenger Wayne Long, a business figure in Saint John.
Weston ran in Saint John—Rothesay again in 2019 but was not elected, coming second behind Long.

## Electoral record
### Federal

vte2019 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Wayne Long | 15,443 | 37.43 | -11.37 | $65,376.07 |
| | Conservative | Rodney Weston | 14,006 | 33.95 | +3.41 | $98,624.09 |
| | New Democratic | Armand Cormier | 5,046 | 12.23 | -5.30 | $2,746.93 |
| | Green | Ann McAllister | 4,165 | 10.10 | +6.97 | none listed |
| | People's | Adam J. C. Salesse | 1,260 | 3.05 | | none listed |
| | Independent | Stuart Jamieson | 1,183 | 2.87 | | $6,611.27 |
| | Independent | Neville Barnett | 150 | 0.36 | | $170.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 41,253 | 99.40 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 250 | 0.60 | +0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,503 | 65.18 | -3.65 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 63,677 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -7.39 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Wayne Long | 20,634 | 48.80 | +32.81 | – |
| | Conservative | Rodney Weston | 12,915 | 30.54 | -19.18 | – |
| | New Democratic | AJ Griffin | 7,411 | 17.53 | -13.2 | – |
| | Green | Sharon Murphy | 1,321 | 3.12 | +0.35 | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,281 | 100.0 | | $196,334.01 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 205 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,486 | 69.38 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 61,236 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2011 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Rodney Weston | 18,456 | 49.73 | +10.18 | $79,348.63 |
| | New Democratic | Rob Moir | 11,382 | 30.67 | +14.71 | $23,584.68 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Chase | 5,964 | 16.07 | -22.06 | $42,496.31 |
| | Green | Sharon Murphy-Flatt | 1,017 | 2.74 | -2.68 | $2,700.77 |
| | Independent | Arthur Watson Jr. | 294 | 0.79 | – | $251.37 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,113 | 100.0 | | $82,011.29 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 176 | 0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,289 | 58.02 | +4.01 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 64,264 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -2.26 |
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vte2008 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Rodney Weston | 13,782 | 39.55 | +0.25 | $73,497.84 |
| | Liberal | Paul Zed | 13,285 | 38.13 | -4.79 | $69,234.99 |
| | New Democratic | Tony Mowery | 5,560 | 15.96 | +0.32 | $2,720.91 |
| | Green | Mike Richardson | 1,888 | 5.42 | +3.28 | $1,008.49 |
| | Marijuana | Michael Moffat | 330 | 0.95 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,845 | 100.0 | | $79,702 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 187 | 0.53 | ±0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,032 | 54.01 | -7.38 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 64,868 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +2.52 |

### Provincial

2003 New Brunswick general election: Saint John-Fundy :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stuart Jamieson | 2,698 | 47.68 | +15.54 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rodney Weston | 2,271 | 40.14 | -17.60 |
| | New Democratic | Liam Freill | 517 | 9.14 | +0.93 |
| | Grey | Marjorie MacMurray | 172 | 3.04 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,658 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +16.57 |
1999 New Brunswick general election: Saint John-Fundy :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rodney Weston | 3,473 | 57.74 | +19.71 |
| | Liberal | Stuart Jamieson | 1,933 | 32.14 | -8.98 |
| | New Democratic | Robert E. Holmes-Lauder | 494 | 8.21 | -8.06 |
| | Confederation of Regions | David Lytle | 115 | 1.91 | -1.85 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,015 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +14.34 |
1995 New Brunswick general election: Saint John-Fundy :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stuart Jamieson | 2,447 | 41.12 | +9.60 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rodney Weston | 2,263 | 38.03 | +9.07 |
| | New Democratic | Aubrey Fougere | 968 | 16.27 | +3.35 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Bernard Toole | 224 | 3.76 | -22.85 |
| | Natural Law | Phyllis Johnston | 49 | 0.82 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,951 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +0.26 |