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Lake Melville (electoral district)
Lake Melville is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 6,647 eligible voters living within the district.[1]
| Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Lake Melville in relation to other districts in Labrador | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1975 | ||
| First contested | 1975 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 10,299 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 6,647 | ||
The district includes Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Churchill Falls, North West River, Sheshatshiu and Mud Lake. Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a service and defence town. Aboriginal issues, defence spending, hydroelectric power and control over development of forest resources are the major issues of the district.[2]
Sheshatshiu, a federal Innu reserve, is located approximately 30 kilometres north of Goose Bay.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labrador | ||||
| 29th | 1949-1951 | Harold Horwood | Liberal | |
| 30th | 1951-1956 | Frederick William Rowe | ||
| Labrador North | ||||
| 31st | 1956-1959 | Earl W. Winsor | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1959-1962 | |||
| 33rd | 1962-1966 | |||
| 34th | 1966-1971 | |||
| 35th | 1972 | Melvin Woodward | ||
| 36th | 1972-1975 | |||
| Naskaupi | ||||
| 37th | 1975-1979 | Joseph Goudie | Progressive Conservative | |
| 38th | 1979-1982 | |||
| 39th | 1982-1985 | |||
| 40th | 1985-1989 | Jim Kelland | Liberal | |
| 41st | 1989-1992 | |||
| 1992-1993 | Ed Roberts | |||
| 42nd | 1993-1996 | |||
| Lake Melville | ||||
| 43rd | 1996-1999 | Ernie McLean | Liberal | |
| 44th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 45th | 2003-2007 | John Hickey | Progressive Conservative | |
| 46th | 2007-2011 | |||
| 47th | 2011-2015 | Keith Russell | ||
| 48th | 2015-2019 | Perry Trimper | Liberal | |
| 49th | 2019-2020 | |||
| 2020-2021 | Independent | |||
| 50th | 2021-2022 | |||
| 2022- | Liberal | |||
Election results
Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent | Perry Trimper | 1,143 | 49.87 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Shannon John Tobin | 547 | 23.87 | -12.07 | ||||
| Liberal | Michelle Baikie | 306 | 13.35 | -32.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | Amy Norman | 279 | 12.17 | |||||
| Independent | Andrew T. Abbass | 17 | 0.74 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,292 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | +41.18 | ||||||
Source(s) "Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021. | ||||||||
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Perry Trimper | 1,517 | 45.8 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Shannon John Tobin | 1,189 | 35.9 | |||||
| Independent | Jim Learning | 603 | 18.2 | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Perry Trimper | 1,840 | 62.0% | +46.77 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Russell | 850 | 28.6% | -21.39 | ||||
| New Democratic | Arlene Michelin-Pittman | 280 | 9.4% | -25.39 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,970 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Russell | 1,740 | 49.99% | -6.69 | ||||
| New Democratic | Arlene Michelin-Pittman | 1,211 | 34.79% | +31.29 | ||||
| Liberal | Chris Montague | 530 | 15.23% | -24.59 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,481 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | John Hickey | 2,380 | 56.68% | – | |
| Liberal | Chris Montague | 1,672 | 39.82% | ||
| NDP | Bill Cooper | 147 | 3.5% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | John Hickey | 1,776 | 39.27% | – | |
| Labrador Party | Brandon Pardy | 1,486 | 32.85% | ||
| Liberal | Ken Anthony | 1,126 | 24.89% | ||
| NDP | Barbara Stickley | 135 | 2.98% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ernie McLean | 1,915 | 52.3% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Hayward Broomfield | 1,413 | 38.6% | – | |
| NDP | Ronald W. Peddle | 323 | 8.8% | ||
References
- ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions LAKE MELVILLE" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
- ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ^ General Election Reports 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
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