Bonavista (electoral district)

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Bonavista
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Bonavista electoral district map.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
Craig Pardy
Progressive Conservative
District created2015
First contested 2015
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Population (2011)12,591
Electors (2015)9,203
Area (km²)2,175
Census division(s) Division No. 7
Census subdivision(s) Bonavista, Duntara, Elliston, Keels, King's Cove, Musgravetown, Port Rexton, Trinity, Trinity Bay North

Bonavista 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.

Contents

Prior to the district's creation in 2015 the area was largely represented by the district of Bonavista South.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
48th 2015–2019   Neil King Liberal
49th 2019–2021   Craig Pardy 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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Craig Pardy 2,11757.32+6.89
Liberal Christine Gill94425.56-24.00
Independent Neil King 56215.22
New Democratic Timothy Whey701.90
Total valid votes 3,693
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +15.45
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Craig Pardy 2,61150.43+23.51
Liberal Neil King 2,56649.57-16.45
Total valid votes5,17799.33
Total rejected ballots350.67+0.09
Turnout5,21259.36+1.28
Eligible voters8,781
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +19.98
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Neil King 3,50866.01–
Progressive Conservative Glen Little 1,43126.93–
Independent Johanna Ryan Guy2594.88–
New Democratic Adrian Power1162.18–
Total valid votes5,31499.42–
Total rejected ballots310.58–
Turnout5,34558.08–
Eligible voters9,203
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing –
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "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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