Baie Verte-Green Bay
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|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 2007 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 13,773 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 8,067 | ||
Baie Verte-Green Bay (formerly Baie Verte-Springdale) is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 it has 8,067 eligible voters.[1] The district was redistributed in 2015.
It contains the communities of: Baie Verte, Beachside, Brent's Cove, Brighton, Burlington, Coachman's Cove, Fleur de Lys, King's Point, LaScie, Little Bay, Little Bay Islands, Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North, Middle Arm, Miles Cove, Ming's Bight, Nippers Harbour, Pacquet, Pilley's Island, Port Anson, Robert's Arm, Seal Cove, South Brook, Springdale, Tilt Cove, Triton, Westport, Woodstock, Harbour Round, Purbeck's Cove, Wild Cove, Sheppardville, St. Patricks, Round Harbour, Shoe Cove, Smith's Harbour, Snooks Arm, Harry's Harbour, Jackson's Cove-Langdon's Cove, Silverdale, and Rattling Brook.
The economy depends heavily on fishing and sealing. While sealing has done well in recent years, the groundfishery remains poor. Richmont operates a gold mine near King's Point, and mineral exploration continues in the area.
The district has voted Tory since 1982, with the exception of a by-election and the 2015 election. The district's borders shifted slightly south and west in the new redistribution, taking in small parts of the Humber Valley and the former Grand Falls-Buchans districts.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
| Member | Party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baie Verte-Green Bay | ||||
| Brian Warr | Liberal | 2015–present | ||
| Baie Verte-Springdale | ||||
| Kevin Pollard | Progressive Conservative | 2008–2015 | ||
| Tom Rideout | Progressive Conservative | 2007-2008 | ||
| Baie Verte | ||||
| Paul Shelley | Progressive Conservative | 1993-2007 | ||
| Baie Verte-White Bay | ||||
| Harold Small | Liberal | 1991-1993 | ||
| Tom Rideout | Progressive Conservative | 1980-1991 | ||
| Tom Rideout | Liberal | 1975-1980 | ||
Election results
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Brian Warr | 3,130 | 56.09 | +18.31 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin Pollard | 2,197 | 39.37 | -13.42 | ||||
| New Democratic | Matt Howse | 253 | 4.53 | -4.90 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,580 | 100% | ||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin Pollard | 2,553 | 52.79 | -3.11 | ||||
| Liberal | Neil Ward | 1,827 | 37.78 | +2.61 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tim Howse | 456 | 9.43 | +0.46 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,835 | 99.75 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 12 | 0.25 | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,847 | 59.78 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 8,107 | – | ||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, August 27, 2008 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin Pollard | 1,979 | 55.90 | |||||
| Liberal | Shaun Lane | 1,245 | 35.17 | |||||
| New Democratic | Tim Howse | 316 | 8.97 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,540 | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tom Rideout | 3,388 | 75.50 | |||||
| Liberal | Neil Ward | 798 | 17.78 | |||||
| New Democratic | Tim Howse | 301 | 6.70 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,487 | 99.51 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.49 | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,509 | 55.78 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 8,083 | – | ||||||
Results as Baie Verte
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Shelley | 3045 | 74.25 | +13.08 | |
| Liberal | Maurice Budgell | 927 | 22.60 | -15.98 | |
| Independent | William Day | 114 | 2.78 | +2.78 | |
| Total | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Shelley | 3152 | 61.17 | +1.12 | |
| Liberal | Gerald Burton | 1988 | 38.58 | -1.37 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Shelley | 3578 | 60.05 | – | |
| Liberal | Bud Hulan | 2380 | 39.95 | ||
External links
References
- ↑ "Summary of Polling Divisions BAIE VERTE - SPRINGDALE" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.