Carbonear-Harbour Grace

Carbonear-Harbour Grace is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011 there were 9,205 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

Carbonear-Harbour Grace
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Carbonear-Harbour Grace in relation to other district in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created1995
First contested1996
Last contested2013
Demographics
Population (2006)12,051
Electors (2011)9,205

Being a regional services centre heavily influences the district's economy. Communities include: Carbonear, Harbour Grace, Bristol's Hope, Bryant's Cove, Freshwater, Harbour Grace South, Riverhead, Spaniard's Bay, Tilton Upper Island Cove, and Victoria.

The district was abolished in 2015, and was succeeded by the new districts of Harbour Grace-Port de Grave and Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde.

Members of the House of Assembly

Carbonear-Harbour Grace
  Member Party Term
  Art Reid Liberal 1996–1998
  George Sweeney Liberal 1998–2007
  Jerome Kennedy Progressive Conservative 2007–2013
  Sam Slade Liberal 2013–2015

Carbonear
  Member Party Term
  George Clarke Liberal 1962–1971
  Augustus Rowe Progressive Conservative 1971–1975
  Rod Moores Liberal Reform Party 1975-1982
  Milton Peach Progressive Conservative 1982–1989
  Art Reid Liberal 1989–1995

Carbonear-Bay de Verde
  Member Party Term
  Herbert Pottle Liberal 1949–1956
  George Clarke Liberal 1956–1962

Harbour Grace
  Member Party Term
  James Chalker Liberal 1949–1956
  Claude Sheppard Liberal 1956–1966
  Alec Moores Liberal 1966–1971
  Hubert Kitchen Liberal 1971–1972
  Haig Young Progressive Conservative 1972–1989
  John Crane Liberal 1989–1995

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Election results

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By-election, November 26, 2013 On the resignation of Jerome Kennedy, October 2, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalSam Slade2,76950.42+35.63
Progressive ConservativeJack Harrington 2,313 42.12 -34.17
  NDP Charlene Sudbrink 410 7.47 -1.03
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +34.90
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive ConservativeJerome Kennedy3,99376.29+1.38
LiberalPhillip Earle77414.79-10.31
  NDP Shawn Hyde 445 8.50
  Independent Kyle Brookings 22 0.42
Total valid votes 5,234  
Rejected 24 0.46 -0.56
Turnout 5,258 56.71 -10.69
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.85
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive ConservativeJerome Kennedy4,36774.91+28.80
LiberalPaul Baldwin1,46325.09-28.80
Total valid votes 5,830  
Rejected 60 1.02
Turnout 5,890 67.40
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +28.80

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2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalGeorge Sweeney3,69953.89-7.0
Progressive ConservativeJohn Babb3,16546.11+12.73
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalGeorge Sweeney4,13260.86+4.60
Progressive ConservativeClaude Garland2,26633.38-6.06
  NDP Kevin Noel 391 5.73 +1.46
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalArt Reid3,84656.26
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Faulkner2,69839.47–
  NDP Linda Soper 292 4.27

References
  1. "Summary of Polling Divisions CARBONEAR - HARBOUR GRACE" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-04-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)]. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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