Placentia West-Bellevue
Placentia West-Bellevue 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) | 13,554 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 9,698 | ||
| Area (km²) | 4,645 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 1, Division No. 2, Division No. 3 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Arnold's Cove, Baine Harbour, Chance Cove, Chapel Arm, Come By Chance, Division No. 1, Subd. A, Division No. 2, Subd. C, Division No. 2, Subd. D, Division No. 2, Subd. I, Division No. 2, Subd. J, Division No. 2, Subd. K, Division No. 2, Subd. L, Division No. 3, Subd. A, English Harbour East, Grand le Pierre, Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights, Marystown, Norman's Cove-Long Cove, Parker's Cove, Red Harbour, Rushoon, Southern Harbour, Sunnyside, Terrenceville | ||
The district was created following the 2015 redistribution which saw the elimination of the district of Bellevue. The district was largely preceded by the district of Burin-Placentia West which was abolished in 2015.
The district contains an intra-provincial ferry servicing South East Bight.
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 | Mark Browne | Liberal | |
| 49th | 2019–present | Jeff Dwyer | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jeff Dwyer | 3,363 | 55.77 | +22.02 | ||||
| Liberal | Mark Browne | 2,667 | 44.23 | -19.47 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,030 | 99.10 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 55 | 0.90 | +0.63 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,085 | 65.71 | +6.54 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,261 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +20.75 | ||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Mark Browne | 3,645 | 63.70 | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Calvin Peach | 1,931 | 33.75 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Bobbie Warren | 146 | 2.55 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,722 | 99.72 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 16 | 0.28 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 5,738 | 59.17 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,698 | |||||||
| 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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