Bonavista South
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district |
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Bonavista South in relation to other district in Newfoundland
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly |
| District created | 1959 |
| First contested | 1959 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2006) | 10,014 |
| Electors (2011) | 6,843 |
Bonavista South is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 the district had 6,843 eligible voters.[1]
It contains the communities of: Bonavista, Spillars Cove, Birchy Cove, Newman's Cove, Amherst Cove, Elliston, Little Catalina, Knights Cove, Stock Cove, King's Cove, Duntara, Keels, Open Hall, Redcliff, Tickle Cove, Plate Cove, Summerville, Princeton, Southern Bay, Charleston, Sweet Bay, Bloomfield, Musgravetown, Musgravetown, Lethbridge, Brooklyn, Portland, Jamestown, Winterbrook, Catalina, Port Union and Melrose.
The district is heavily dependent on the fishery, but agriculture and tourism are significant to the local economy.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Glen Little | Progressive Conservative | 2011–2015 | |
| Roger Fitzgerald | Progressive Conservative | 1993-2011 | |
| Aubrey Gover | Liberal | 1989-1993 | |
| Jim Morgan | Progressive Conservative | 1971-1989 | |
| Rossy Barbour | Liberal | 1959–1971 | |
| Uriah Strickland | Liberal | 1956-1959 | |
| Clyde Brown | Liberal | 1951-1956 | |
| Ted Russell | Liberal | 1949-1951 |
Election results
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Glen Little | 2,214 | 56.14 | |||||
| New Democratic | Darryl Johnson | 1,198 | 30.38 | |||||
| Liberal | Johanna Ryan Guy | 532 | 13.49 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,944 | 99.74 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 10 | 0.26 | ||||||
| Turnout | 3,954 | 57.95 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 6,823 | – | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Progressive Conservative | Roger Fitzgerald | Acclaimed | 100.00% | +20.24% | |
| Liberal | Withdrew | 0.00% | -17.14% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Fitzgerald | 4,354 | 79.58% | – | |
| Liberal | Betty Fitzgerald | 938 | 17.14% | ||
| NDP | Sam Kelly | 179 | 3.27% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Progressive Conservative | Roger Fitzgerald | 4,496 | 70.87 | ||
| Liberal | George Clements | 1,768 | 27.87 | ||
| NDP | Shawn Crann | 80 | 1.26 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Progressive Conservative | Roger Fitzgerald | 4,781 | – | – | |
| Liberal | Kay Young | 2,474 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Progressive Conservative | Roger Fitzgerald | 2,613 | – | – | |
| Liberal | Aubrey Gover | 2,235 | |||
| NDP | Malon Quinton | 147 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Aubrey Gover | 1952 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Roger Fitzgerald | 1932 | – | – | |
| NDP | Rex Sheppard | 259 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Progressive Conservative | James Morgan | 2424 | – | – | |
| Liberal | Ancel John Johnson | 1193 | |||
| NDP | Harry Clarence Faulkner | 519 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Progressive Conservative | James Morgan | 2742 | – | – | |
| Liberal | Cyril Roy Mifflin | 992 | |||
References
External links
- Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
- Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2007
- Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2003
