Bonavista (electoral district)
Bonavista is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is represented by one member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election.
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2019 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 12,591 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 9,203 | ||
| Area (km²) | 2,175 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 7 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Bonavista, Duntara, Elliston, Keels, King's Cove, Musgravetown, Port Rexton, Trinity, Trinity Bay North | ||
Prior to the district's creation in 2015 the area was largely represented by the district of Bonavista South.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48th | 2015-2019 | Neil King | Liberal | |
| 49th | 2019–Present | Craig Pardy | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Craig Pardy | 2,611 | 50.43 | +23.51 | ||||
| Liberal | Neil King | 2,566 | 49.57 | -16.45 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,177 | 99.33 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 35 | 0.67 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,212 | 59.36 | +1.28 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,781 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.98 | ||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Neil King | 3,508 | 66.01 | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Glen Little | 1,431 | 26.93 | – | ||||
| Independent | Johanna Ryan Guy | 259 | 4.88 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Adrian Power | 116 | 2.18 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,314 | 99.42 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 31 | 0.58 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 5,345 | 58.08 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,203 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[1] | ||||||||
References
- "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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