Placentia West-Bellevue

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Placentia West-Bellevue
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Placentia West-Bellevue electoral district map.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 
 
Jeff Dwyer
Progressive Conservative
District created2015
First contested 2015
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Population (2011)13,554
Electors (2015)9,698
Area (km²)4,645
Census division(s) Division No. 1, Division No. 2, Division No. 3
Census subdivision(s) Arnold's Cove, Baine Harbour, Chance Cove, Chapel Arm, Come By Chance, Division No. 1, Subd. A, Division No. 2, Subd. C, Division No. 2, Subd. D, Division No. 2, Subd. I, Division No. 2, Subd. J, Division No. 2, Subd. K, Division No. 2, Subd. L, Division No. 3, Subd. A, English Harbour East, Grand le Pierre, Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights, Marystown, Norman's Cove-Long Cove, Parker's Cove, Red Harbour, Rushoon, Southern Harbour, Sunnyside, Terrenceville

Placentia West-Bellevue 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. [1]

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The district was created following the 2015 redistribution which saw the elimination of the district of Bellevue. The district was largely preceded by the district of Burin-Placentia West which was abolished in 2015. Marystown is the largest population centre in the district. [2] [3] [4] [5]

The district contains an intra-provincial ferry servicing South East Bight. [6] [7] [8]

Members of the House of Assembly

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

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
48th 2015-2019   Mark Browne Liberal
49th 2019–2021   Jeff Dwyer 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 Jeff Dwyer 2,96554.32-1.45
Liberal Sam Synard2,30442.21-2.02
New Democratic Carolyn Davis1893.46
Total valid votes5,458
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.28
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 Jeff Dwyer 3,36355.77+22.02
Liberal Mark Browne 2,66744.23-19.47
Total valid votes6,03099.10
Total rejected ballots550.90+0.63
Turnout6,08565.71+6.54
Eligible voters9,261
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +20.75
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mark Browne 3,64563.70
Progressive Conservative Calvin Peach 1,93133.75
New Democratic Bobbie Warren1462.55
Total valid votes5,72299.72
Total rejected ballots160.28
Turnout5,73859.17
Eligible voters9,698
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [9]

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