The Isles of Notre Dame

The Isles of Notre Dame, formerly called Twillingate and Fogo, is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 the district had 6,990 eligible voters.[1] The district was abolished in 2015 and largely replaced by Lewisporte-Twillingate.

The Isles of Notre Dame
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
The Isles of Notre Dame in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created1996
First contested1996
Last contested2011
Demographics
Population (2006)10,160
Electors (2011)6,990

This district was represented by former Liberal party leader, Gerry Reid from 1996 to 2007.

Members of the House of Assembly

The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:

  Member Party Term
  Derrick Dalley Progressive Conservative 2007–2015
  Gerry Reid Liberal 1996-2007

Twillingate
  Member Party Term
  Walter Carter Liberal 1985-1996
  Ida M. Reid Progressive Conservative 1982-1985
  William Rowe Liberal 1977-1982
     Joey Smallwood Newfoundland Reform Liberal Party 1975-1977
  Herbert Gillett Liberal 1972-1975
  William Adams Liberal 1971-1972
  Leslie Curtis Liberal 1949-1971

Fogo
  Member Party Term
  Beaton Tulk Liberal 1993-1996
  Sam Winsor Progressive Conservative 1989-1993
  Beaton Tulk Liberal 1979-1989
  Earl Winsor Liberal 1971-1979
  Eric Jones Liberal 1966-1971
  Edward Spencer Liberal 1962-1966
  Isaac Mercer Liberal 1956-1962
  Gordon Janes Liberal 1949-1956

[2]

Election results

Results as The Isles of Notre Dame
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeDerrick Dalley2,76467.65%–
LiberalDanny Dumaresque1,07026.19%
  NDP Tree Walsh 252 6.17%
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeDerrick Dalley237150.07%+5.82
LiberalGerry Reid236449.93%-5.82

[3]

Results as Twillingate and Fogo
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalGerry Reid294155.75-10.07
Progressive ConservativeDerrick Dalley234444.25+15.39

[4]

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalGerry Reid334365.82
Progressive ConservativeGerald McKenna146628.86–
 } Independent Dallas Mitchell 270 5.32

Boundary description

The District of The Isles of Notre Dame shall consist of and include all that part of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador to include the islands of Twillingate, New World Island, Change Islands, Fogo Island and the following adjacent islands: Black Island, Western Indian Island, Eastern Indian Island and Bacalhao Island.

Communities
  1. Barr'd Islands
  2. Black Duck Cove
  3. Bridgeport
  4. Carter's Cove
  5. ChancePort
  6. Change Islands
  7. Cobb's Arm
  8. Crow Head
  9. Deep Bay
  10. Fairbank
  11. Fogo
  12. Fogo Island Centre
  13. Green Cove
  14. Herring Neck
  15. Hillgrade
  16. Indian Cove
  17. Island Harbour
  18. Joe Batt's Arm
  19. Kettle Cove
  20. Little Harbour
  21. Little Seldom
  22. Merritt's Harbour
  23. Moreton's Harbour
  24. Newville
  25. Paradise
  26. Pike's Arm
  27. Purcell's Harbour
  28. Ragged Point
  29. Rogers Cove
  30. Salt Harbour
  31. Seldom
  32. Shoal Bay
  33. Stag Harbour
  34. Summerford
  35. Tilting
  36. Tizzard's Harbour
  37. Toogood Arm
  38. Twillingate
  39. Valley Pond
  40. Virgin Arm

References
  1. "Summary of Polling Divisions THE ISLES OF NOTRE DAME" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
  3. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  4. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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