Bonavista South

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Bonavista South

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly electoral district
MHA		Roger Fitzgerald Progressive Conservative
Population (2006)	10014
Electors (2007)
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created	1959
Census divisions
Subdivisions

Bonavista South is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

It contains the communities of: Bonavista, Spillars Cove, Birchy Cove, Newman's Cove, Amherst Cove, Elliston, Little Catalina, Knights Cove, Stock Cove, King's Cove, Duntara, Keels, Open Hall, Redcliff, Tickle Cove, Plate Cove, Summerville, Princeton, Southern Bay, Charleston, Sweet Bay, Bloomfield, Lethbridge, Brooklyn, Portland, Jamestown, Winterbrook, Catalina, Port Union and Melrose.

The district is heavily dependent on the fishery, but agriculture and tourism are significant to the local economy. The district was represented for its first 30 years by Liberal Ross Barbour. Current MHA Ross Fitzgerald has represented the district since 1993.

[edit] Election Results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Fitzgerald	Acclaimed	100.00%	+20.24%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Fitzgerald	4354	79.58%
	Liberal	Betty Fitzgerald	938	17.14%
	NDP	Sam Kelly	179	3.27%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	CLEMENTS, George
	Progressive Conservative	CRANN, Shawn
	NDP	KELLY, Sam

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	FITZGERALD, Roger	4781
	Liberal	YOUNG, Kay	2474

[edit] External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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