 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
| MHA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 2015 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 13,781 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 9,860 | ||
| Area (km²) | 925 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 4 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Cape St. George, Division No. 4, Subd. D, Division No. 4, Subd. E, Kippens, Lourdes, Port au Port East, Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove, Stephenville | ||
Stephenville-Port au Port 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.
The district encompasses the town of Stephenville and the Port au Port Peninsula.
The district is represented by PC leader Tony Wakeham.[1]
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 48th | 2015-2019 | John Finn | Liberal | |
| 49th | 2019–2021 | Tony Wakeham | Progressive Conservative | |
| 50th | 2021–Present | |||
Election results
Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Wakeham | 2,481 | 59.67 | +9.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Kevin Aylward | 1,574 | 37.85 | -11.83 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jamie Ruby | 103 | 2.48 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,158 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +10.60 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021. "NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021. | ||||||||
| 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Wakeham | 2,512 | 50.31 | +25.02 | ||||
| Liberal | John Finn | 2,481 | 49.69 | -15.11 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,993 | 99.11 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 45 | 0.89 | +0.46 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,038 | 55.06 | +3.78 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,150 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +20.07 | ||||||
| 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Finn | 3,262 | 64.80 | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tony Cornect | 1,273 | 25.29 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Bernice Hancock | 499 | 9.91 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,034 | 99.56 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.44 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 5,056 | 51.28 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,860 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[2] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Tony Wakeham wins PC leadership, setting stage for next election". CBC News. Oct 14, 2023. Retrieved Oct 14, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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| Avalon Peninsula | ||
| Eastern Newfoundland | ||
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| Western Newfoundland | ||
| Labrador | ||
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