Baie Verte-Springdale

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**Baie Verte**
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly electoral district

Member of the House of Assembly		Tom Rideout Progressive Conservative
Population (2006)	11525
Electors (2007)
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created	2007 (from Baie Verte and Windsor-Springdale districts)
Census divisions
Subdivisions

Baie Verte is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2003 it had 5774 eligible voters.

It contains the communities of: La Scie, Shoe Cove, Nippers' Harbour, Smith's Harbour, Burlington, Middle Arm, Purbecks Cove, Westport, Seal Cove, Wild Cove, Fleur de Lys, Coachmen's Cove, Baie Verte, Ming's Bight, Pacquet, Woodstock, Harbour Round, Brent's Cove, Round Harbour, Snook's Arm, Harry's Harbour, Jackson's Cove, Silverdale, Langdon's Cove, Nick's Nose Cove, Rattling Brook, King's Point, Beachside, Little Bay, Coffee Cove, St. Patricks and Little Bay Islands.

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 byelection. 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.

[edit] MHAs

Tom Rideout, Liberal (1975-1982) then Prog. Cons. (1982-1991)
Harold Small, Liberal (1991-1993)
Paul Shelley, Prog. Cons. (1993-2007)
Tom Rideout, Prog. Cons. (2007-present)

[edit] Election Results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	SHELLEY, Paul	3045	74.25	+13.08
	Liberal	BUDGELL, Maurice	927	22.60	-15.98
	Independent	DAY, William	114	2.78	+2.78

Newfoundland general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	SHELLY, Paul	3152	61.17	+1.12
	Liberal	BURTON, Gerald	1988	38.58	-1.37

Newfoundland general election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	SHELLY, Paul	3578	60.05
	Liberal	HULAN, Bud	2380	39.95

[edit] External links

Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

v • d • e Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts

Baie Verte • Bay of Islands • Bellevue • Bonavista North • Bonavista South • Burgeo and La Poile • Burin-Placentia West • Cape St. Francis • Carbonear-Harbour Grace • Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair • Conception Bay East and Bell Island • Conception Bay South • Exploits • Ferryland • Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune• Gander • Grand Bank • Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans • Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South • Harbour Main • Humber East • Humber Valley • Humber West • Kilbride • Labrador West • Lake Melville • Lewisporte • Mount Pearl North • Mount Pearl South • Placentia and St. Mary's • Port au Port • Port de Grave • St. Barbe • St. George's-Stephenville East • St. John's Centre • St. John's East • St. John's North • St. John's South • St. John's West • Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi • Terra Nova • The Isles of Notre Dame • The Straits and White Bay North • Topsail • Torngat Mountains • Trinity-Bay de Verde • Trinity North • Virginia Waters

See also: 2007 general election • List of elections • Politics