Torngat Mountains (electoral district)
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Torngat Mountains in relation to other districts in Labrador | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
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| District created | 1979 | ||
| First contested | 1979 | ||
| Last contested | 2011 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 3,214 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 2,130 | ||
Torngat Mountains is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there are 2,130 eligible voters living within the district.[1]
Liberal, Randy Edmunds was elected as the Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for this district in the 2011 general election defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Patty Pottle. Pottle was first elected during the 2007 general election campaign.
Wally Andersen, Liberal resigned as MHA for this district before the 2007 general election, after being charged with fraud. A by-election was never called and the district's MHA seat remand vacant until the election.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Edmunds | Liberal | 2011–present | |
| Patty Pottle | Progressive Conservative | 2007-2011 | |
| Wally Andersen | Liberal | 1996-2007 | |
| William Andersen III | Liberal | 1993-1996 | |
| Garfield Warren | Progressive Conservative | 1985-1993 | |
| Liberal | 1979-1985 |
Election results
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Randy Edmunds | 744 | 49.08% | +6.72 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Patty Pottle | 586 | 38.65% | -10.17 | |
| NDP | Alex Saunders | 186 | 12.27% | – | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Patty Pottle | 680 | 48.82% | +22.89 | |
| Liberal | Danny Dumaresque | 604 | 43.36% | -25.57 | |
| Labrador Party | Jimmy Tuttauk | 109 | 7.82% | +2.73 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Wally Andersen (Inc.) | 934 | 68.93% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Winston White | 352 | 25.98% | – | |
| Labrador Party | Lucy Jararuse | 69 | 5.09% | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Wally Andersen | 1036 | 84.7% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Winston White | 182 | 14.9% | – | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Wally Anderson | 795 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Flowers | 336 | – | – | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1993 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | William III Andersen | 591 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Patricia Ford | 588 | 32 | – | |
| NDP | Felix Barnable | 32 | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1989 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Garfield Warren | 821 | – | – | |
| Liberal | Marvin Linstead | 414 | |||
| NDP | Bill Wheaton | 73 | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1985 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Garfield Warren | 589 | – | – | |
| Liberal | Melvin Woodward | 463 | |||
| NDP | John Terriak | 85 | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1982 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Garfield Warren | 925 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | David Hunt | 214 | – | – | |
References
- ↑ "Summary of Polling Divisions TORNGAT MOUNTAINS" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ↑ 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. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
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