Carbonear-Harbour Grace

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Carbonear-Harbour Grace
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
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Carbonear-Harbour Grace in relation to other district in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created1995
First contested 1996
Last contested2013
Demographics
Population (2006)12,051
Electors (2011)9,205

Carbonear-Harbour Grace is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011 there were 9,205 eligible voters living within the district. [1]

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Being a regional services centre heavily influences the district's economy. Communities include: Carbonear, Harbour Grace, Bristol's Hope, Bryant's Cove, Freshwater, Harbour Grace South, Riverhead, Spaniard's Bay, Tilton Upper Island Cove, and Victoria.

The district was abolished in 2015, and was succeeded by the new districts of Harbour Grace-Port de Grave and Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde.

Members of the House of Assembly

Carbonear-Harbour Grace

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Carbonear–Bay de Verde
29th 1949–1951   Herbert Pottle Liberal
30th 1951–1956
31st 1956–1959 George W. Clarke
32nd 1959–1962
Carbonear
33rd 1962–1966   George W. Clarke Liberal
34th 1966–1971
35th 1971–1972   Augustus Rowe Progressive Conservative
36th 1972–1975
37th 1975–1977   Rod Moores Reform Liberal
1977–1979 Liberal
38th 1979–1982
39th 1982–1985   Milton Peach Progressive Conservative
40th 1985–1989
41st 1989–1993   Art Reid Liberal
42nd 1993–1996
Carbonear–Harbour Grace
43rd 1996–1999   Art Reid Liberal
43rd 1999–2003 George Sweeney
44th 2003–2007
45th 2007–2011   Jerome Kennedy Progressive Conservative
46th 2011–2013
2013–2015   Sam Slade Liberal

Harbour Grace

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
29th 1949–1951   James Chalker Liberal
30th 1951–1956
31st 1956–1959 Claude Sheppard
32nd 1959–1962
33rd 1962–1966
34th 1966–1971 Alec Moores
35th 1971–1972 Hubert Kitchen
36th 1972–1975   Haig Young Progressive Conservative
37th 1975–1979
38th 1979–1982
39th 1982–1985
40th 1985–1989
41st 1989–1993   John Crane Liberal
42nd 1993–1996

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Election results

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By-election, November 26, 2013 On the resignation of Jerome Kennedy, October 2, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sam Slade 2,76950.42+35.63
Progressive Conservative Jack Harrington2,31342.12-34.17
  NDP Charlene Sudbrink4107.47-1.03
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +34.90
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jerome Kennedy3,99376.29+1.38
Liberal Phillip Earle77414.79-10.31
  NDP Shawn Hyde4458.50
  Independent Kyle Brookings220.42
Total valid votes 5,234  
Rejected24 0.46 -0.56
Turnout 5,258 56.71 -10.69
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.85
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jerome Kennedy4,36774.91+28.80
Liberal Paul Baldwin1,46325.09-28.80
Total valid votes 5,830  
Rejected60 1.02
Turnout 5,890 67.40
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +28.80

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2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Sweeney3,69953.89-7.0
Progressive Conservative John Babb3,16546.11+12.73
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Sweeney4,13260.86+4.60
Progressive Conservative Claude Garland2,26633.38-6.06
  NDP Kevin Noel3915.73+1.46
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Art Reid3,84656.26
Progressive Conservative George Faulkner2,69839.47–
  NDP Linda Soper2924.27

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References

  1. ↑ "Summary of Polling Divisions CARBONEAR - HARBOUR GRACE" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-04-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)]. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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