Allan Evans (February 19, 1917 – 1992?) was a salesman and politician in

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. He represented Burgeo & La Poile in the

Newfoundland House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is the unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Building in St. Jo ...

from 1971 to 1975. The son of Frederick Theodore Evans and Elvira Savoury, he was born in St. Jacques and was educated there, at

Bishop Feild College Bishop Feild College (originally Church of England Academy; formerly Church of England College and Bishop Feild Elementary; currently Bishop Feild School), founded in 1844, is a school in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, Newfou ...

and at

Memorial University Memorial University of Newfoundland, also known as Memorial University or MUN (), is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook, elsewhere in Newfoundland and ...

. In 1938, Evans married Winifred Hayman. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1956, 1959, 1962 and 1966 before being elected in 1971; he was reelected in 1972.

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1917 births 1992 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs {{Newfoundland-politician-stub