Labrador West (electoral district)

Labrador West

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Labrador West in relation to other districts in Labrador
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Jordan Brown New Democratic
District created	1962
First contested	1962
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Population (2011)	9,238
Electors (2015)	6,202
Area (km²)	60,350
Census division(s)	Division No. 10
Census subdivision(s)	Labrador City, Wabush, Division No. 10, Subd. D

Labrador West is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From 1975 to 1996, the district was known as Menihek.

Known as the iron ore capital of Canada with two modern mining communities, Labrador City and Wabush, the district has a strong base of labour support. ^[1] This district was the first in Newfoundland and Labrador to send a New Democratic member to the House of Assembly, electing party leader Peter Fenwick in a 1984 by-election. The NDP regained the seat in 2019 election, beating the Liberals by a mere two votes and holding the riding in the 2021 general election by a twenty one point margin. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Labrador West
33rd	1962-1966		Charles Devine	Independent
34th	1966-1969		Thomas W. Burgess	Liberal
	1969-1971			Labrador Party
35th	1972
	1972			Liberal
36th	1972-1975		Joseph G. Rousseau	Progressive Conservative
Menihek
37th	1975-1979		Joseph G. Rousseau	Progressive Conservative
38th	1979-1982		Peter J. Walsh
39th	1982-1984
	1984-1985		Peter Fenwick	New Democratic
40th	1985-1989
41st	1989-1993		Alec Snow	Progressive Conservative
42nd	1993-1996
Labrador West
43rd	1996-1999		Perry Canning	Liberal
44th	1999-2003		Randy Collins	New Democratic
45th	2003-2007
	2007		Jim Baker	Progressive Conservative
46th	2007-2011
47th	2011-2015		Nick McGrath
48th	2015-2019		Graham Letto	Liberal
49th	2019–2021		Jordan Brown	New Democratic
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)

v t e 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Jordan Brown	1,359	50.04	+7.87
	Liberal	Wayne Button	780	28.72	-13.38
	Progressive Conservative	Nick McGrath	577	21.24	+5.51
Total valid votes			2,716
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+10.63
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
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Jordan Brown	1,364	42.16	+7.43
	Liberal	Graham Letto	1,362	42.10	-1.70
	Progressive Conservative	Derick Sharron	509	15.73	-5.73
Total valid votes			3,235	99.20
Total rejected ballots			26	0.80	+0.38
Turnout			3,261	54.21	+0.51
Eligible voters			6,015
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		+4.57
These results were subject to a recount, where Brown's lead was reduced from four votes to two.

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Letto	1,453	43.81	+27.42
	New Democratic	Ron Barron	1,152	34.73	+2.06
	Progressive Conservative	Nick McGrath	712	21.46	-29.48
Total valid votes			3,317	99.58	–
Total rejected ballots			14	0.42	–
Turnout			3,331	53.71	-3.33
Eligible voters			6,202
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+14.74
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [5]

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Nick McGrath	1,843	50.94	+0.14
	New Democratic	Tom Harris	1,182	32.67	-9.92
	Liberal	Karen Oldford	593	16.39	+9.78
Total valid votes			3,618	99.72	–
Total rejected ballots			10	0.28	–
Turnout			3,628	57.04	-11.33
Eligible voters			6,360
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+5.03
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [6]

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jim Baker	2,204	50.80	+9.18
	New Democratic	Darrel J. Brenton	1,848	42.59	+11.62
	Liberal	Karen Oldford	287	6.61	-4.06
Total valid votes			4,339	99.79	–
Total rejected ballots			9	0.21	–
Turnout			4,348	68.37	+18.28
Eligible voters			6,360
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+10.40
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [7]

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, March 13, 2007 upon the resignation of Randy Collins
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jim Baker	1,666	41.62	+18.59
	New Democratic	Darrel J. Brenton	1,240	30.97	-24.74
	Labrador	Ron Barron	670	16.74	+4.01
	Liberal	Karen Oldford	427	10.67	+2.14
Total valid votes			4,003	99.80	–
Total rejected ballots			8	0.20	–
Turnout			4,011	50.09	-10.90
Eligible voters			8,008
	Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+21.67
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [8]

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Randy Collins	2,762	55.71	+7.87
	Progressive Conservative	Graham Letto	1,142	23.03	+15.94
	Labrador	Ern Condon	631	12.73	+12.73
	Liberal	Doris Sacrey	423	8.53	-36.54
Total valid votes			4,958	99.80	–
Total rejected ballots			10	0.20	–
Turnout			4,968	60.99	-6.85
Eligible voters			8,145
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+11.91
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [9]

1999 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Randy Collins	2,700	47.84	+47.84
	Liberal	Perry Canning	2,544	45.07	-16.69
	Progressive Conservative	Susan Whitten	400	7.09	-31.15
Total valid votes			5,644	99.68	–
Total rejected ballots			18	0.32	–
Turnout			5,662	67.84	-5.57
Eligible voters			8,346
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		+32.27
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [10]

1996 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Perry Canning	3,457	61.76	+15.76
	Progressive Conservative	Alec Snow	2,140	38.24	-11.74
Total valid votes			5,597	99.77	–
Total rejected ballots			13	0.23	–
Turnout			5,610	73.41	+0.74
Eligible voters			7,642
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+13.75
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [11]

1993 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Alec Snow	3,086	49.98	-3.17
	Liberal	Perry Canning	2,840	46.00	+5.47
	New Democratic	Ruth Larson	248	4.02	-2.30
Total valid votes			6,174	99.74	–
Total rejected ballots			16	0.26	–
Turnout			6,190	72.67	-14.35
Eligible voters			8,518
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-4.32
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [12]

1989 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Alec Snow	3,004	53.15	+7.76
	Liberal	Bill Kelly	2,291	40.53	+35.33
	New Democratic	Nelson Larson	357	6.32	-43.09
Total valid votes			5,652	99.86	–
Total rejected ballots			8	0.14	–
Turnout			5,660	87.02	-3.80
Eligible voters			6,504
	Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+21.55
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [13]

1985 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Peter Fenwick	2,841	49.41	+9.09
	Progressive Conservative	Alec Snow	2,610	45.39	+6.45
	Liberal	Andrew Spracklin	299	5.20	-15.54
Total valid votes			5,750	99.71	–
Total rejected ballots			17	0.29	–
Turnout			5,767	90.82	+31.99
Eligible voters			6,350
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+7.77
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [14]

Newfoundland provincial by-election, October 9, 1984 upon the resignation of Peter J. Walsh
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Peter Fenwick	1,744	40.32	+26.02
	Progressive Conservative	Alec Snow	1,684	38.94	-19.91
	Liberal	Danny Dumaresque	897	20.74	-6.11
Total valid votes			4,325	99.77	–
Total rejected ballots			10	0.23	–
Turnout			4,335	58.83	-24.09
Eligible voters			7,369
	New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+22.97
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [15]

1982 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Peter J. Walsh	3,589	58.85	+23.35
	Liberal	Gordon C. Manstan	1,637	26.85	-7.01
	New Democratic	Roland LeGrow	872	14.30	-16.34
Total valid votes			6,098	99.80	–
Total rejected ballots			12	0.20	–
Turnout			6,110	82.92	+11.45
Eligible voters			7,369
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+15.18
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [16]

1979 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Peter J. Walsh	1,862	35.50	-29.50
	Liberal	Gordon C. Manstan	1,776	33.86	+18.10
	New Democratic	Nelson Larson	1,607	30.64	+22.42
Total valid votes			5,245	99.62	–
Total rejected ballots			20	0.38	–
Turnout			5,265	71.45	+21.06
Eligible voters			7,369
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-23.80
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [17]

1975 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Joseph G. Rousseau	2,561	65.00	+4.16
	Liberal	Eric Phillip Chaulk	621	15.76	-15.77
	Reform Liberal	Eugene William Canning	434	11.02	+11.02
	New Democratic	William James Smeaton	324	8.22	+8.22
Total valid votes			3,940	99.67	–
Total rejected ballots			13	0.33	–
Turnout			3,953	50.39	-42.60
Eligible voters			7,845
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+9.97
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [18]

1972 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Joseph G. Rousseau	3,494	60.84
	Liberal	Thomas W. Burgess	1,811	31.53
	Labrador	Gerald Thomas Neary	438	7.63
Total valid votes			5,743	99.19	–
Total rejected ballots			14	0.81	–
Turnout			5,757	92.99
Eligible voters			6,191
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		–
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [19]

See also

• Labrador City
• Labrador West
• Labrador Party
• New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

References

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2. "NDP clinging to 5-vote victory in Lab West after official addition of vote tally". CBC News. May 19, 2019. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019.
3. MacEachern, Daniel (May 16, 2019). "Exuberant NDP celebrates 'new era' as it holds St. John's seats, and wins back Labrador West". CBC News. Retrieved Nov 25, 2020.
4. Roberts, Kelly-Anne (May 17, 2019). "'We have the balance of power,' Alison Coffin says as NDP wins three seats". NTV. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
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9. "Report on the October 21, 2003 General Election" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 July 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
10. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Fourth General Assembly, February 9, 1999" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 November 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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12. "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Second General Assembly, May 3, 1993" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
13. "Election Statistics 1989" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
14. "Election Returns 1985" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 22 October 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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16. "Election Returns 1982" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 August 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
17. "Election Returns 1979" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 12 October 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
18. "Election Returns 1975" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 30 April 1976. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
19. "General Election Returns, March 24, 1972" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly