Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair

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Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district

Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair in relation to other districts in Labrador
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 
 
Lisa Dempster
Liberal
District created 1975
First contested 1975
Last contested 2011
Demographics
Population (2006) 4,713
Electors (2011) 3,131
Pop. density (per km²) Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".
Census divisions Division No. 10
Census subdivisions Cartwright, Charlottetown, Division No. 10, Subdivision A, Division No. 10, Subdivision B, Forteau, L'Anse-au-Clair, L'Anse-au-Loup, Mary's Harbour, Pinware, Port Hope Simpson, Red Bay, St. Lewis, West St. Modeste

Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, the are 3,131 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

The district covers remote communities in Southern Labrador that are mostly dependent on fishery. The district includes: Black Tickle, Charlottetown, Capstan Island, Cartwright, Domino, Forteau, L'Anse Amour, L'Anse au Clair, L'Anse au Loup, Lodge Bay, Mary's Harbour, Norman Bay, Paradise River, Pinsent's Arm, Pinware, Port Hope Simpson, Red Bay, St. Lewis, West St. Modeste and William's Harbour.

The district is considered one of the safest Liberal seats in the province; on only one occasion in 32 years have voters not elected a Liberal, and even then – in 1996 – it was with a Liberal running as an Independent; Yvonne Jones has been a mainstay of the Liberal caucus since, and served as Liberal party leader from 2007 to 2011.

Members of the House of Assembly

Labrador South

  Member Party Term
     George Sellars Liberal 1956-1962
     Gerald I. Hill Liberal 1962-1971
     Josiah Harvey Liberal 1971-1972
     Michael Martin Labrador Party 1972-1975

Eagle River

Member Party Term
    Ian Strachan Liberal 1975-1979
    Eugene Hiscock Liberal 1979-1989
    Danny Dumaresque Liberal 1989-1996

Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair

Member Party Term
    Yvonne Jones Independent 1996-1999
    Liberal 1999–2013
    Lisa Dempster Liberal 2013-present

Election results

Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair

By-election, June 25, 2013
Resignation of Yvonne Jones
Party Candidate Votes % +/-
     Liberal Lisa Dempster 1,141 53.54 -17.60
     NDP Jason Spingle 703 32.99 +30.92
     Progressive Conservative Dennis Normore 287 13.47 -13.33
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Yvonne Jones 1,516 71.14 -1.74
Progressive ConservativeGlen Acreman 571 26.79 -0.33
     NDP Bill Cooper 44 2.06
Total valid votes 2,131 100.0
Difference 945 44.35
Total rejected ballots 2 0.09
Turnout 2,133 67.87
     Liberal hold Swing -1.58

Source:


Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Yvonne Jones 1,736 72.88% +12.90%
Progressive ConservativeDennis Normore 646 27.12% -4.73%
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Yvonne Jones 1,514 59.98% -25.47%
Progressive ConservativeDennis Normore 804 31.85% +17.30%
     Labrador Party Frank Pye 206 8.16% +8.16%
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Yvonne Jones 1,832 85.45% +43.37%
Progressive ConservativeSharon Moores 312 14.55% +13.12%
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Independent Yvonne Jones 1,665 56.83%
     Liberal Danny Dumaresque 1,233 42.08%
Progressive ConservativeBerkley Bursey 42 1.43%

Eagle River

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Danny Dumaresque 1,578 66.95%
Progressive ConservativeMichael Kelly 486 20.62%
     NDP Jessie Bird 293 12.43%
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Danny Dumaresque 1,540 60.02%
Progressive ConservativeReginald Hancock 1,026 39.98%
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1985
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Eugene Hiscock 1,170 46.35%
Progressive ConservativeStanley Pike 782 30.98%
     NDP Claude Rumbolt 573 22.70%
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Eugene Hiscock 1,316 54.58%
     NDP Claude Rumbolt 568 23.56%
Progressive ConservativePhilip Stone 527 21.86%
Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Eugene Hiscock 865 51.00%
Progressive ConservativeClaude Rumbolt 754 44.46%
     NDP Elsie McDonald 77 4.54%
Newfoundland general election, 1975
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Ian Strachan 962 62.18%
Progressive ConservativeChurchill White 585 37.82%

Labrador South

Labrador South by-election, August 31, 1972
Void Election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Labrador Party Michael Martin 1.047 50.65%
     Liberal Josiah Harvey 899 43.05%
Progressive ConservativeEdward Kersey 132 6.30%
Newfoundland general election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Josiah Harvey 933 50.03%
     Labrador Party Michael Martin 932 49.97%
Newfoundland general election, 1971
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Josiah Harvey 890 47.52%
     Labrador Party Michael Martin 807 43.09%
Progressive ConservativeEdward Kean 176 9.40%
Newfoundland general election, 1966
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Gerald I. Hill 1,129 90.39%
Progressive ConservativeLeace Critch 120 9.61%
Newfoundland general election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Gerald I. Hill acc.
Labrador South by-election, March 19, 1962
Death of George Sellars
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Gerald I. Hill acc.
Newfoundland general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal George Sellars 1,061 90.84%
Progressive ConservativeRoderick Roberts 107 9.16%
Newfoundland general election, 1956
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal George Sellars acc.

References

  1. "Summary of Polling Divisions CARTWRIGHT - L'ANSE AU CLAIR". Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011. 

External links

Coordinates: 51°25′55″N 57°03′50″W / 51.43194°N 57.06389°W / 51.43194; -57.06389

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