St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows 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. It was created out of all of The Straits-White Bay North and part of St. Barbe.
 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 | 2015 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 12,241 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 9,281 | ||
| Area (km²) | 8,600 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 9 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Anchor Point, Bird Cove, Conche, Cook's Harbour, Division No. 9, Subd. C, Division No. 9, Subd. D, Division No. 9, Subd. F, Division No. 9, Subd. G, Englee, Flower's Cove, Goose Cove East, Hawke's Bay, Main Brook, Port au Choix, Port Saunders, Raleigh, River of Ponds, Roddickton-Bide Arm, St. Anthony, St. Lunaire-Griquet | ||
Nearby districts include Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair and Humber-Gros Morne.
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 | Chris Mitchelmore | Liberal | |
| 49th | 2019–Present | Chris Mitchelmore | Liberal | |
Election results
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Chris Mitchelmore | 3,474 | 61.16 | -28.16 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sheila Fitzgerald | 2,036 | 35.85 | +27.57 | ||||
| Independent | Ford Mitchelmore | 170 | 2.99 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,680 | 99.49 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.51 | +0.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,709 | 64.85 | +12.07 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,803 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -27.86 | ||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Chris Mitchelmore | 4,359 | 89.32 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ford Mitchelmore | 404 | 8.28 | |||||
| New Democratic | Genevieve Brouillette | 117 | 2.40 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,880 | 99.61 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 19 | 0.39 | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,899 | 52.79 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 9,281 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[1] | ||||||||
References
- "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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