Lewisporte (electoral district)

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.

Lewisporte

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Lewisporte in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created	1975
First contested	1975
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	10,074
Electors (2011)	7,797

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:

	Member	Party	Term
	Wade Verge	Progressive Conservative	2007-2015
	Tom Rideout	Progressive Conservative	1999–2007
	Melvin Penney	Liberal	1989–1999
	Jim Russell	Progressive Conservative	1982–1989
	Freeman White	Liberal	1975–1982
	M. James Russell	Progressive Conservative	1971–1975
	Harold Starkes	Liberal	1962–1971

[2]

Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Wade Verge	2450	56.60%	–
	NDP	Lloyd Snow	988	22.82%
	Liberal	Todd Manuel	891	20.58%

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Wade Verge	2660	70.61%	–
	Liberal	Jack Martin	647	17.18%
	NDP	Garry Vatcher	460	12.21%

[3]

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Rideout	3503	70.95%	–
	Liberal	P. Todd Manue	1275	25.83%
	Independent	Garry Vatcher	159	3.22%

[4]

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Rideout	3791	62.8%	–
	Liberal	Melvin Penney	2116	35.0%
	NDP	Michael Dwyer	125	2.1%

[5]

References

1. "Summary of Polling Divisions Lewisporte" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
2. CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
3. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
4. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
5. General Election Reports Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly