Politics
Byrne has been a Member of Parliament since 1996 when he won a by-election in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador to succeed Brian Tobin. Tobin resigned to run in the 1996 Newfoundland provincial election for Premier. Byrne currently represents the riding of Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte in the Canadian House of Commons.
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