Lake Melville is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 6,647 eligible voters living within the district.[1]
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lake Melville in relation to other districts in Labrador | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1975 | ||
| First contested | 1975 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2006) | 10,299 | ||
| Electors (2011) | 6,647 | ||
The district includes Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Churchill Falls, North West River, Sheshatshiu and Mud Lake. Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a service and defence town. Aboriginal issues, defence spending, hydroelectric power and control over development of forest resources are the major issues of the district.[2]
Sheshatshiu, a federal Innu reserve, is located approximately 30 kilometres north of Goose Bay.
Members of the House of Assembly edit
The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labrador | ||||
| 29th | 1949-1951 | Harold Horwood | Liberal | |
| 30th | 1951-1956 | Frederick William Rowe | ||
| Labrador North | ||||
| 31st | 1956-1959 | Earl W. Winsor | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1959-1962 | |||
| 33rd | 1962-1966 | |||
| 34th | 1966-1971 | |||
| 35th | 1972 | Melvin Woodward | ||
| 36th | 1972-1975 | |||
| Naskaupi | ||||
| 37th | 1975-1979 | Joseph Goudie | Progressive Conservative | |
| 38th | 1979-1982 | |||
| 39th | 1982-1985 | |||
| 40th | 1985-1989 | Jim Kelland | Liberal | |
| 41st | 1989-1992 | |||
| 1992-1993 | Ed Roberts | |||
| 42nd | 1993-1996 | |||
| Lake Melville | ||||
| 43rd | 1996-1999 | Ernie McLean | Liberal | |
| 44th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 45th | 2003-2007 | John Hickey | Progressive Conservative | |
| 46th | 2007-2011 | |||
| 47th | 2011-2015 | Keith Russell | ||
| 48th | 2015-2019 | Perry Trimper | Liberal | |
| 49th | 2019-2020 | |||
| 2020-2021 | Independent | |||
| 50th | 2021-2022 | |||
| 2022- | Liberal | |||
Election results edit
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Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent | Perry Trimper | 1,143 | 49.87 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Shannon John Tobin | 547 | 23.87 | -12.07 | ||||
| Liberal | Michelle Baikie | 306 | 13.35 | -32.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | Amy Norman | 279 | 12.17 | |||||
| Independent | Andrew T. Abbass | 17 | 0.74 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,292 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | +41.18 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021. | ||||||||
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Perry Trimper | 1,517 | 45.8 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Shannon John Tobin | 1,189 | 35.9 | |||||
| Independent | Jim Learning | 603 | 18.2 | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Perry Trimper | 1,840 | 62.0% | +46.77 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Russell | 850 | 28.6% | -21.39 | ||||
| New Democratic | Arlene Michelin-Pittman | 280 | 9.4% | -25.39 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,970 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Russell | 1,740 | 49.99% | -6.69 | ||||
| New Democratic | Arlene Michelin-Pittman | 1,211 | 34.79% | +31.29 | ||||
| Liberal | Chris Montague | 530 | 15.23% | -24.59 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,481 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | John Hickey | 2,380 | 56.68% | – | |
| Liberal | Chris Montague | 1,672 | 39.82% | ||
| NDP | Bill Cooper | 147 | 3.5% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | John Hickey | 1,776 | 39.27% | – | |
| Labrador Party | Brandon Pardy | 1,486 | 32.85% | ||
| Liberal | Ken Anthony | 1,126 | 24.89% | ||
| NDP | Barbara Stickley | 135 | 2.98% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ernie McLean | 1,915 | 52.3% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Hayward Broomfield | 1,413 | 38.6% | – | |
| NDP | Ronald W. Peddle | 323 | 8.8% | ||
References edit
- ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions LAKE MELVILLE" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
- ^ 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 Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
External links edit