Lewisporte-Twillingate
Lewisporte-Twillingate 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 |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2019 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 13,501 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 10,366 | ||
| Area (km²) | 1,725 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 8 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Baytona, Birchy Bay, Campbellton, Comfort Cove-Newstead, Cottlesville, Crow Head, Embree, Lewisporte, Little Burnt Bay, Summerford, Twillingate | ||
The district was created following the 2015 redistribution and the elimination of the district of The Isles of Notre Dame.
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 | Derek Bennett | Liberal | |
| 49th | 2019-present | |||
Election results
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Derek Bennett | 3,190 | 54.0 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Krista Freake | 2,717 | 46.0 | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Derek Bennett | 3,254 | 53.88 | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Derrick Dalley | 2,686 | 44.48 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Hillary Bushell | 99 | 1.64 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,039 | 99.74 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 16 | 0.26 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 6,055 | 58.41 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,366 | |||||||
| 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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