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Provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Straits – White Bay North is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The district was known as Strait of Belle Isle prior to the 1996 election. In the 2007 redistribution, it added five per cent of St. Barbe. As of 2011, there are 6,851 eligible voters living within the district.[1]
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Defunct provincial electoral district | |
Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly |
Last contested | 2011 |
Demographics | |
Population (2011) | 8,218 |
Electors (2011) | 6,851 |
The main communities include St. Anthony, Conche, Roddickton, Griquet and Quirpon. District also includes communities of: Bide Arm, Big Brook, Cape Norman, Cook's Harbour, Croque, Eddie's Cove, Englee, Flower's Cove, Great Brehat, Green Island Brook, Green Island Cove, Goose Cove, Goose Cove East, Hay Cove, Lower Cove, Main Brook, Nameless Cove, Noddy Bay, North Boat Harbour, North East Crouse, Pine Cove, Raleigh, St. Anthony Bight, St. Carol's, St. Julien's, St. Lunaire-Griquet, Sandy Cove, Save Cove, Ship Cove-Cape Onion and Wild Bight.
The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows.
The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Christopher Mitchelmore | Liberal | 2014–2015 | |
Independent | 2013–2014 | ||
NDP | 2011–2013 | ||
Marshall Dean | Liberal | 2009-2011 | |
Trevor Taylor | Progressive Conservative | 2001-2009 | |
Brian Tobin | Liberal | 1999-2000 | |
Chris Decker | Liberal | 1985-1999 | |
Ed Roberts | Liberal | 1966-1985 | |
Walter Carter | Liberal | 1962-1966 | |
C. Maxwell Lane | Liberal | 1956-1962 | |
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Samuel Drover | Liberal | 1949-1956 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NDP | Christopher Mitchelmore | 1,537 | 36.74 | +28.81 | |
Liberal | Marshall Dean | 1,327 | 31.71 | -15.87 | |
Progressive Conservative | Selma Pike | 1,320 | 31.55 | -12.92 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Marshall Dean | 1,925 | 47.58 | +15.09 | |
Progressive Conservative | Rick Pelley | 1,799 | 44.47 | -18.95 | |
NDP | Dale Colbourne | 321 | 7.93 | +3.84 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | Trevor Taylor | 2,651 | 63.42 | +0.92 | |
Liberal | Boyd Noel | 1,358 | 32.49 | -3.46 | |
NDP | Gerry Ryall | 171 | 4.09 | +2.53 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | Trevor Taylor | 3,133 | 62.50 | – | |
Liberal | Don McDonald | 1,802 | 35.95 | ||
} | Independent | Ford Mitchelmore | 78 | 1.56 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | Trevor Taylor | 2,590 | – | – | |
Liberal | Ross Pilgrim | 2,374 | |||
Independent | Ford Mitchelmore | 160 | |||
NDP | Holly Patey | 41 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Brian Tobin | 3,227 | 74.5 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Ford Mitchelmore | 1,089 | 25.1 | – |
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