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]
 Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district | |
|---|---|
 The Isles of Notre Dame in relation to other districts in Newfoundland | |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly |
| District created | 1996 |
| First contested | 1996 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2006) | 10,160 |
| Electors (2011) | 6,990 |
The district was created prior to the 1996 election from Twillingate and part of Fogo. The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by Lewisporte-Twillingate[2][3] and Fogo Island-Cape Freels.
This district was represented by former Liberal party leader, Gerry Reid from 1996 to 2007.[4][5]
Members of the House of Assembly
editThe 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
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Carter | Liberal | 1985-1996 | |
| Ida M. Reid | Progressive Conservative | 1982-1985 | |
| William Rowe | Liberal | 1977-1982 | |
| Joey Smallwood | Reform Liberal | 1975-1977 | |
| Herbert Gillett | Liberal | 1972-1975 | |
| William Adams | Liberal | 1971-1972 | |
| Leslie Curtis | Liberal | 1949-1971 |
Election results
editThe Isles of Notre Dame
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Derrick Dalley | 2,764 | 67.65% | – | |
| Liberal | Danny Dumaresque | 1,070 | 26.19% | ||
| NDP | Tree Walsh | 252 | 6.17% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Derrick Dalley | 2371 | 50.07% | +5.82 | |
| Liberal | Gerry Reid | 2364 | 49.93% | -5.82 | |
Twillingate and Fogo
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Gerry Reid | 2941 | 55.75 | -10.07 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Derrick Dalley | 2344 | 44.25 | +15.39 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Gerry Reid | 3343 | 65.82 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald McKenna | 1466 | 28.86 | – | |
| Independent | Dallas Mitchell | 270 | 5.32 | ||
Boundary description
editThe 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
edit- Barr'd Islands
- Black Duck Cove
- Bridgeport
- Carter's Cove
- ChancePort
- Change Islands
- Cobb's Arm
- Crow Head
- Deep Bay
- Fairbank
- Fogo
- Fogo Island Centre
- Green Cove
- Herring Neck
- Hillgrade
- Indian Cove
- Island Harbour
- Joe Batt's Arm
- Kettle Cove
- Little Harbour
- Little Seldom
- Merritt's Harbour
- Moreton's Harbour
- Newville
- Paradise
- Pike's Arm
- Purcell's Harbour
- Ragged Point
- Rogers Cove
- Salt Harbour
- Seldom
- Shoal Bay
- Stag Harbour
- Summerford
- Tilting
- Tizzard's Harbour
- Toogood Arm
- Twillingate
- Valley Pond
- Virgin Arm
References
edit- ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions THE ISLES OF NOTRE DAME" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
- ^ "Liberal Jim Bennett loses nomination in new district of Lewisporte-Twillingate". CBC News, August 20, 2015.
- ^ "Heartbreak for Liberals as Grit vote collapses". CBC News, October 9, 2007.
- ^ "Reid resigns leadership, vows Grit rebuilding". CBC News, November 13, 2007.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
- ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ^ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
External links
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