Lewisporte (electoral district) explained

Lewisporte
Province:Newfoundland and Labrador
Prov-Status:defunct
Prov-Created:1975
Prov-Election-First:1975
Prov-Election-Last:2011
Prov-Rep:Wade Verge
Prov-Rep-Party:PC
Prov-Rep-Party-Link:Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
Demo-Census-Date:2006
Demo-Pop:10,074
Demo-Electors:7,797
Demo-Electors-Date:2011

Lewisporte is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 7,797 eligible voters living within the district.[1] The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by Lewisporte-Twillingate.

The town of Lewisporte has been a major service centre in this northeastern district, and has many of the votes. Until the 2003 shipping season, it was the southern terminus of the Labrador coastal ferry service. The economy is traditionally dependent on the fishery but farming is also important.

Lewisporte district also includes the communities of Alderburn, Baytona, Birchy Bay, Boyd's Cove, Brown's Arm, Campbellton, Comfort Cove-Newstead, Embree, Horwood, Laurenceton, Little Burnt Bay, Loon Bay, Mason's Cove, Michael's Harbour, Norris Arm, Notre Dame Junction, Port Albert, Porterville, Sandy Point, Stanhope and Stoneville.[2]

Members of the House of Assembly

The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
33rd1962–1966   Harold StarkesLiberal
34th1966–1971
35th1971–1972   James RussellProgressive Conservative
36th1972–1975
37th1975–1979   Freeman WhiteLiberal
38th1979–1982
39th1982–1985   James RussellProgressive Conservative
40th1985–1989
41st1989–1993   Melvin PenneyLiberal
42nd1993–1996
43rd1996–1999
43rd1999–2003   Tom RideoutProgressive Conservative
44th2003–2007
45th2007–2011Wade Verge
46th2011–2015
[2]

Election results

|-|- |NDP|Lloyd Snow|align="right"|988|align="right"|22.82%|align="right"||-|}

|-|-|- |NDP|Garry Vatcher|align="right"|460|align="right"|12.21%|align="right"||}[3]

|-|-|-|Independent|Garry Vatcher|align="right"|159|align="right"|3.22%|align="right"||}[4]

|-|-|- |NDP|Michael Dwyer|align="right"|125|align="right"|2.1%|align="right"||}[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summary of Polling Divisions Lewisporte. Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 26 September 2011. 3 August 2011.
  2. http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2007/ridings/ CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
  3. http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2007/riding/027/ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007
  4. http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2003/riding/026/ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003
  5. http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/reports.asp General Election Reports