Corner Brook (electoral district)

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Corner Brook
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
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Boundaries of Corner Brook
Coordinates: 48°56′41″N57°56′32″W / 48.944706°N 57.942125°W / 48.944706; -57.942125
Location of provincial district constituency office in Corner Brook (as of 7 December 2018)
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
Gerry Byrne
Liberal
District created2015
First contested 2015
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Population (2011)13,718
Electors (2015)10,495
Area (km²)50
Census division(s) Division No. 5
Census subdivision(s) Corner Brook (part)

Corner Brook is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011, there are 13,718 people living in the district.

Contents

Corner Brook merges most of the former district of Humber East and most of the former district of Humber West. The district was created following the 2015 electoral districts boundaries review. [1]

The district consists of parts of the city of Corner Brook.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
48th 2015-2019   Gerry Byrne Liberal
49th 2019-2021
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%±%
Liberal Gerry Byrne 2,59366.54+17.69
Progressive Conservative Tom Stewart1,30433.46-0.27
Total valid votes3,897
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +8.98
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%±%
Liberal Gerry Byrne 2,43648.85-17.83
Progressive Conservative Tom Stewart1,68233.73+17.09
New Democratic Mary B. Feltham73314.70-1.99
Independent Wayne Bennett1362.73–
Total valid votes4,98798.73
Total rejected ballots641.27+0.84
Turnout5,05149.87+4.63
Eligible voters10,128
Liberal hold Swing -17.46
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gerry Byrne 3,12166.67–
New Democratic Holly Pike78116.68–
Progressive Conservative Neville Wheaton77916.64–
Total valid votes4,68199.57–
Total rejected ballots200.43–
Turnout4,70145.24–
Eligible voters10,391
Liberal notional hold Swing –
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "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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