Churence Rogers

Churence Rogers (born June 3, 1953) is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on December 11, 2017.^[3] He represented the electoral district of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada caucus until 2025.

Churence Rogers
Churence Rogers in June 2018
Member of Parliament for Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
In office December 11, 2017 – March 23, 2025
Preceded by	Judy Foote
Succeeded by	Jonathan Rowe
Personal details
Born	(1953-06-03) June 3, 1953 (age 72)[1] Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Party	Liberal
Residence	Centreville, Newfoundland and Labrador[2]
Website	http://crogers.liberal.ca/

Early life

Churence Rogers was born and raised in Centreville-Wareham-Trinity.

Political career

He served as Centreville-Wareham-Trinity mayor from 2009 to 2017, and previously served as mayor of Harbour Breton from 1997 to 2003.^[4][5]

From 2011 to 2015, Rogers also served as president of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL). Under his leadership, MNL negotiated a new fiscal framework arrangement with the provincial government that invested millions of dollars annually into municipalities across Newfoundland and Labrador, helping to improve the lives of families throughout our province. At the same time, he served on the national board of directors for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, and as the chair of its Atlantic Caucus.

Federal politics

Rogers was elected as member of parliament for the riding of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity in a by-election on December 11, 2017.^[6][7]

Rogers serves on the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainability. He briefly served as a member of the Standing Joint Committee on the Scrutiny of Regulations before being selected to sit on the House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. He is a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Caucus, Atlantic Caucus and Rural Caucus. Churence is also a member of the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group, the Canada-China Parliamentary Legislative Association, and the Canada-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Rogers was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.^[8]

Personal life

Rogers and his wife Yvonne have two children and four grandchildren.

Electoral record

Federal results

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Churence Rogers	13,972	46.59	+0.88	$68,517.84
	Conservative	Sharon Vokey	12,278	40.94	+1.48	$0.00
	New Democratic	Anne Marie Anonsen	2,484	8.28	-3.70	$393.05
	People's	Linda Hogan	1,257	4.19	–	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			29,991	98.42		$110,716.47
Total rejected ballots			482	1.58	-0.28
Turnout			30,473	51.12	-3.37
Registered voters			59,605
	Liberal hold		Swing		-0.30
Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Churence Rogers	14,707	45.70	-23.52	$23,874.25
	Conservative	Sharon Vokey	12,697	39.46	+16.65	none listed
	New Democratic	Matthew Cooper	3,855	11.98	+7.25	$6.68
	Green	Kelsey Reichel	920	2.86	+1.80	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			32,179	98.14	-1.42	107,548.45
Total rejected ballots			609	1.85	+1.43
Turnout			32,788	55.83	+34.28
Eligible voters			58,729
	Liberal hold		Swing		-20.09
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]

Canadian federal by-election, December 11, 2017: Bonavista—Burin—Trinity Resignation of Judy Foote
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Churence Rogers	8,717	69.2	-12.60
	Conservative	Mike Windsor	2,878	22.9	+12.83
	New Democratic	Tyler James Downey	598	4.7	-2.59
	Libertarian	Shane Stapleton	262	2.1	N/A
	Green	Tyler Colbourne	138	1.1	+0.25
Total valid votes/Expense limit				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			12,953	21.43
Eligible voters			58,771

Provincial results

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election: Bonavista North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Harry Harding	3384	58.33%	+1.26%
	Liberal	Churence Rogers	2301	39.67%	-2.67%
	New Democratic	E. Howard Parsons	116	2.00%	+1.42%