Bonavista South

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Bonavista South

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district

Bonavista South in relation to other district in Newfoundland

Provincial electoral district

Legislature

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Glen Little
Progressive Conservative

District created

1959

First contested

Last contested

Demographics

Population (2006)

10,014

Electors (2011)

6,843

Bonavista South is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 the district had 6,843 eligible voters.^[1]

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.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

	Member	Party	Term
	Glen Little	Progressive Conservative	2011–present
	Roger Fitzgerald	Progressive Conservative	1993-2011
	Aubrey Gover	Liberal	1989-1993
	Jim Morgan	Progressive Conservative	1971-1989
	Ross Barbour	Liberal	1959–1971
	Uriah Strickland	Liberal	1956-1959
	Clyde Brown	Liberal	1951-1956
	Edward Russell	Liberal	1949-1951

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Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Glen Little	2,214	56.14%	–
	NDP	Darryl Johnson	1,198	30.38%
	Liberal	Johanna Ryan Guy	532	13.49%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Fitzgerald	Acclaimed	100.00%	+20.24%
	Liberal	~~Clayton Hobbs~~	Withdrew	0.00%	-17.14%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Fitzgerald	4,354	79.58%	–
	Liberal	Betty Fitzgerald	938	17.14%
	NDP	Sam Kelly	179	3.27%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Fitzgerald	4,496	70.87
	Liberal	George Clements	1,768	27.87
	NDP	Shawn Crann	80	1.26

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Fitzgerald	4,781	–	–
	Liberal	Kay Young	2,474

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Fitzgerald	2,613	–	–
	Liberal	Aubrey Gover	2,235
	NDP	Malon Quinton	147

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Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Aubrey Gover	1952
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Fitzgerald	1932	–	–
	NDP	Rex Sheppard	259

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Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1985
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	James Morgan	2424	–	–
	Liberal	Ancel John Johnson	1193
	NDP	Harry Clarence Faulkner	519

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Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	James Morgan	2742	–	–
	Liberal	Cyril Roy Mifflin	992

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References

↑ "Summary of Polling Divisions BONAVISTA SOUTH". Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
↑ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

External links

v t e Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Electoral Districts

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