St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows

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St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows electoral district map.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 
 
Krista Lynn Howell
Liberal
District created2015
First contested 2015
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Population (2011)12,241
Electors (2015)9,281
Area (km²)8,600
Census division(s) Division No. 9
Census subdivision(s) Anchor Point, Bird Cove, Conche, Cook's Harbour, Division No. 9, Subd. C, Division No. 9, Subd. D, Division No. 9, Subd. F, Division No. 9, Subd. G, Englee, Flower's Cove, Goose Cove East, Hawke's Bay, Main Brook, Port au Choix, Port Saunders, Raleigh, River of Ponds, Roddickton-Bide Arm, St. Anthony, St. Lunaire-Griquet

St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows 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. It was created out of all of The Straits-White Bay North and part of St. Barbe. St. Anthony is the largest population centre in the district. [1]

Contents

Nearby districts include Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair and Humber-Gros Morne.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
48th 2015–2019   Chris Mitchelmore Liberal
49th 2019–2021
50th 2021–Present Krista Lynn Howell

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 Krista Lynn Howell 2,37551.16-10.00
Progressive Conservative Sheila Fitzgerald2,15946.51+10.66
Independent Ford Mitchelmore701.51-1.48
New Democratic John McClusky380.82
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing -10.33
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 Chris Mitchelmore 3,47461.16-28.16
Progressive Conservative Sheila Fitzgerald2,03635.85+27.57
Independent Ford Mitchelmore1702.99
Total valid votes5,68099.49
Total rejected ballots290.51+0.12
Turnout5,70964.85+12.07
Eligible voters8,803
Liberal hold Swing -27.86
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Chris Mitchelmore 4,35989.32
Progressive Conservative Ford Mitchelmore4048.28
New Democratic Genevieve Brouillette1172.40
Total valid votes4,88099.61
Total rejected ballots190.39
Turnout4,89952.79
Eligible voters9,281
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [2]

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