St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows

St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Andrea Barbour Progressive Conservative
District created	2015
First contested	2015
Last contested	2025
Demographics
Population (2011)	12,241
Electors (2015)	9,281
Area (km²)	8,600
Census division	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]

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:

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
48th	2015–2019		Chris Mitchelmore	Liberal
49th	2019–2021
50th	2021–2025		Krista Lynn Howell
51st	2025–present		Andrea Barbour	Progressive Conservative

Election results

Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Andrea Barbour	2,596	55.20	+8.69
	Liberal	Krista Howell	2,001	42.55	-8.62
	New Democratic	Beth Ryan	106	2.25	+1.44
Total valid votes			4,703
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+8.65
[2]

v t e 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Krista Lynn Howell	2,375	51.16	-10.00
	Progressive Conservative	Sheila Fitzgerald	2,159	46.51	+10.66
	Independent	Ford Mitchelmore	70	1.51	-1.48
	New Democratic	John McClusky	38	0.82
Total valid votes			4,642	99.68
Total rejected ballots			15	0.32
Turnout			4,657	51.30
Eligible voters			9,078
	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
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Mitchelmore	3,474	61.16	-28.16
	Progressive Conservative	Sheila Fitzgerald	2,036	35.85	+27.57
	Independent	Ford Mitchelmore	170	2.99
Total valid votes			5,680	99.49
Total rejected ballots			29	0.51	+0.12
Turnout			5,709	64.85	+12.07
Eligible voters			8,803
	Liberal hold		Swing		-27.86

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Chris Mitchelmore	4,359	89.32
	Progressive Conservative	Ford Mitchelmore	404	8.28
	New Democratic	Genevieve Brouillette	117	2.40
Total valid votes			4,880	99.61
Total rejected ballots			19	0.39
Turnout			4,899	52.79
Eligible voters			9,281
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador [3]

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
2. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/newfoundland-labrador/2025/results/#/riding/27307
3. "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.