Harbour Main

Harbour Main
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
	Harbour Main in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
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District created	1949
First contested	1949
Last contested	2019
Demographics
Population (2011)	14,885
Electors (2015)	10,208
Area (km²)	435
Census divisions	Division No. 1
Census subdivisions	Avondale, Brigus, Clarke's Beach, Colliers, Conception Bay South (part), Conception Harbour, Cupids, Division No. 1, Subd. M, Division No. 1, Subd. N, Division No. 1, Subd. O (part), Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview, Holyrood, North River, South River

Harbour Main, formerly Harbour Main-Whitbourne and Harbour Main-Bell Island, is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to 1975, the district elected two MHAs.

Historically a Tory stronghold, apart from a two-term Liberal breakthrough in the 1990s. It includes the southern portion of the town of Conception Bay South and the town of Holyrood, the farthest extern of the St. John's Metropolitan Area. As of 2011 the district has 9,005 eligible voters.[1]

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Dual-Member District

Legislature	Years		Party		Party
Harbour Main—Bell Island
29th	1949–1952	David Ignatius Jackman	Progressive Conservative	Ronald J. Fahey	Progressive Conservative
30th	1952–1956	David Ignatius Jackman	Progressive Conservative	Philip J. Lewis	Liberal
Harbour Main
31st	1956–1959	Matthew P. Whelan	Liberal	Philip J. Lewis	Liberal
32nd	1959–1962	Albert E. Furey	Progressive Conservative
33rd	1962–1966	Clifton Joseph Joy	Liberal
34th	1966–1971	John William Mahoney	Liberal
35th	1972	Gordon William Dawe	Progressive Conservative	C. William Doody	Progressive Conservative
36th	1972–1975	Gordon William Dawe	Progressive Conservative	C. William Doody	Progressive Conservative

Single-Member District

Assembly	Years		Party
Harbour Main—Bell Island
37th	1975-1979	C. William Doody	Progressive Conservative
38th	1979-1982	Norman Doyle	Progressive Conservative
39th	1982-1985	Norman Doyle	Progressive Conservative
Harbour Main
40th	1985-1989	Norman Doyle	Progressive Conservative
41st	1989-1993	Norman Doyle	Progressive Conservative
42nd	1993-1996	Don Whelan	Liberal
Harbour Main—Whitbourne
43rd	1996-1999	Don Whelan	Liberal
44th	1999-2003	Tom Hedderson	Progressive Conservative
45th	2003-2007	Tom Hedderson	Progressive Conservative
Harbour Main
46th	2007-2011	Tom Hedderson	Progressive Conservative
47th	2011-2015	Tom Hedderson	Progressive Conservative
48th	2015-2019	Betty Parsley	Liberal
49th	2019-present	Helen Conway-Ottenheimer	Progressive Conservative

Election results

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Helen Conway-Ottenheimer	4,169	60.1	+25.2
	Liberal	Betty Parsley	2,126	30.6	-8.8
	NL Alliance	Mike Cooze	643	9.3	–
Total valid votes			6,938	100
Total rejected ballots			57
Turnout			6,995	69.9	+13.5
Eligible voters			10,014

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Betty Parsley	2,253	39.41	+28.19
	Progressive Conservative	Curtis Buckle	1,998	34.95	-34.68
	New Democratic	Raymond Flaherty	1,381	24.16	+5.01
	Independent	Ted Noseworthy	85	1.49
Total valid votes			5,717	99.25
Total rejected ballots			43	0.75	+0.30
Turnout			5,760	56.43	-0.65
Eligible voters			10,208
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+31.44
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[2]

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Hedderson	3,600	69.63	-13.09
	New Democratic	Mike Maher	990	19.15	+13.32
	Liberal	Bern Hickey	580	11.22	-0.23
Total valid votes			5,170	99.56	–
Total rejected ballots			23	0.44	–
Turnout			5,193	57.08
Eligible voters			9,098
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-13.21
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[3]

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Hedderson	4,586	82.72	+12.00
	Liberal	Kevin Slaney	635	11.45	-10.52
	New Democratic	Jean Dandenault	323	5.83	-1.48
Total valid votes			5,544	99.43	–
Total rejected ballots			32	0.57	–
Turnout			5,576	62.51	-7.55
Eligible voters			8,920
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+11.26
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[4]

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Hedderson	4,769	70.72	+15.81
	Liberal	Fred Akerman	1,482	21.97	-15.47
	New Democratic	Eugene Conway	493	7.31	-0.34
Total valid votes			6,744	99.73	–
Total rejected ballots			18	0.27	–
Turnout			6,762	70.06	+2.30
Eligible voters			9,652
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+15.64
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[5]

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Hedderson	3,670	54.91	+13.14
	Liberal	Wanda Dawe	2,502	37.44	-15.17
	New Democratic	Fred Akerman	511	7.65	+3.96
Total valid votes			6,683	99.76	–
Total rejected ballots			16	0.24	–
Turnout			6,699	67.76	-3.01
Eligible voters			9,886
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+14.16
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[6]

1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Whelan	3,407	52.61	+6.82
	Progressive Conservative	Eugene Conway	2,705	41.77	-1.69
	New Democratic	Gus Flannigan	239	3.69	-7.06
	Independent	Norm Sylvia	125	1.93	+1.93
Total valid votes			6,476	99.83	–
Total rejected ballots			11	0.17	–
Turnout			6,487	70.77	+2.28
Eligible voters			9,167
	Liberal hold		Swing		+4.26
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[7]

1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Whelan	3,310	45.79	+22.17
	Progressive Conservative	Randy Simms	3,141	43.46	-22.13
	New Democratic	Gus Flannigan	777	10.75	-0.04
Total valid votes			7,228	99.75	–
Total rejected ballots			18	0.25	–
Turnout			7,246	68.49	-10.16
Eligible voters			10,580
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+22.15
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[8]

1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Norman Doyle	4,123	65.59	+6.71
	Liberal	Rod Fowler	1,485	23.62	+17.43
	New Democratic	Gus Flannigan	678	10.79	-24.14
Total valid votes			6,286	99.46	–
Total rejected ballots			34	0.54	–
Turnout			6,320	78.65	-0.62
Eligible voters			8,036
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+12.07
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[9]

1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Norman Doyle	3,784	58.88	-18.36
	New Democratic	George J. Flaherty	2,245	34.93	+31.80
	Liberal	Jerry J. Lewis	398	6.19	-13.44
Total valid votes			6,427	99.67	–
Total rejected ballots			21	0.33	–
Turnout			6,448	79.27	-2.40
Eligible voters			8,134
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-25.08
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[10]

1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Norman Doyle	4,238	77.24	+16.57
	Liberal	Joe Furey	1,077	19.63	-11.70
	New Democratic	Bill Healey	172	3.13	-1.29
Total valid votes			5,487	99.33	–
Total rejected ballots			37	0.67	–
Turnout			5,524	81.67	+5.75
Eligible voters			6,764
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+14.14
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[11]

1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Norman Doyle	3,100	60.67	-5.29
	Liberal	Thomas Moore	1,601	31.33	-2.71
	New Democratic	Margaret Peddle	226	4.42	+4.42
	Independent	Michael J. Laurie	183	3.58	+3.58
Total valid votes			5,110	99.51	–
Total rejected ballots			25	0.49	–
Turnout			5,135	75.92	+6.68
Eligible voters			6,764
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-4.00
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[12]

1975 Newfoundland general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	William Doody	2,944	65.96	-12.45
	Liberal	Wilfred Drover	1,519	34.04	+21.27
Total valid votes			4,463	99.38	–
Total rejected ballots			28	0.62	–
Turnout			4,491	69.24
Eligible voters			6,486
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+16.86
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[13]

1972 Newfoundland general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Elected
	Progressive Conservative	Gordon Dawe	5,181	40.09	+11.97	√
	Progressive Conservative	William Doody	4,953	38.32	+12.32	√
	Liberal	Richard Gosse	1,651	12.77	–
	Independent	Hugh Joseph Shea	1,140	8.82	–
Total valid votes			12,925	–
Total rejected ballots			48	–
Eligible voters			9,389
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[14]

1971 Newfoundland general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Elected
	Progressive Conservative	Gordon Dawe	4,417	28.12	+4.36	√
	Progressive Conservative	William Doody	4,084	26.00		√
	Liberal	John W. Mahoney	3,605	22.95	–3.67
	Liberal	Ralph E. Fagan	3,452	21.97	–
	New Democratic	Darrell Cole	151	0.96	–
Total valid votes			15,709	–

1966 Newfoundland general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Phillip J. Lewis	2,712	30.83	√
	Liberal	John W. Mahoney	2,342	26.62	√
	Progressive Conservative	Gordon Dawe	2,090	23.76
	Progressive Conservative	J. J. Carroll	1,120	12.73
	Independent	J. J. Hickey	534	6.07	–
Total valid votes			8,798	–

References

"Summary of Polling Divisions HARBOUR MAIN" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
"2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Report on the Provincial General Election, October 11, 2011" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
"Report on the Provincial General Election, October 9, 2007" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 7 July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Report on the October 21, 2003 General Election" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 July 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Fourth General Assembly, February 9, 1999" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 November 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Third General Assembly, February 22, 1996" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 28 October 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Second General Assembly, May 3, 1993" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Election Statistics 1989" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Election Returns 1985" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 22 October 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Election Returns 1982" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 August 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Election Returns 1979" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 12 October 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
"Election Returns 1975" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 30 April 1976. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
"General Election Returns, March 24, 1972" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

External links

Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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[1] "Summary of Polling Divisions HARBOUR MAIN" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

[2] "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[3] "Report on the Provincial General Election, October 11, 2011" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

[4] "Report on the Provincial General Election, October 9, 2007" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 7 July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[5] "Report on the October 21, 2003 General Election" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 July 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[6] "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Fourth General Assembly, February 9, 1999" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 November 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[7] "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Third General Assembly, February 22, 1996" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 28 October 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[8] "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Second General Assembly, May 3, 1993" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[9] "Election Statistics 1989" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[10] "Election Returns 1985" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 22 October 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[11] "Election Returns 1982" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 August 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[12] "Election Returns 1979" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 12 October 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

[13] "Election Returns 1975" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 30 April 1976. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

[14] "General Election Returns, March 24, 1972" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.