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Bonavista North
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bonavista North |
| province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| image | Bonavista North.png |
| caption | Bonavista North in relation to other district in Newfoundland |
| prov-status | defunct |
| prov-created | 1949 |
| prov-election-first | 1949 |
| prov-election-last | 2011 |
| prov-rep | Eli Cross |
| prov-rep-party | PC |
| demo-census-date | 2006 |
| demo-pop | 10064 |
| demo-electors | 6956 |
| demo-electors-date | 2011 |
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Bonavista North was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It existed from when Newfoundland joined confederation in 1949 until 2015.
As of 2011 the district had 6,956 eligible voters.
When it was abolished in 2015, it contained the communities of: Trinity, Centreville, Wareham, Indian Bay, Greenspond, Valleyfield, Badger's Quay, Pool's Island, Brookfield, Wesleyville, Pound Cove, Templeman, Newtown, Cape Freels, Lumsden, Deadman's Bay, Musgrave Harbour, Ladle Cove, Aspen Cove, Carmanville, Noggin Cove, Frederickton, Davidsville, Main Point, Gander Bay South, Clarke's Head, Victoria Cove, and Wing's Point.
The district's principal industry was fishing. Former Premier Beaton Tulk represented the district until he resigned in 2002.
The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced almost entirely by Fogo Island-Cape Freels and a small piece going to Gander.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29th | 1949–1951 | NL | Liberal | background}} | Joey Smallwood | |
| 30th | 1951–1956 | |||||
| 31st | 1956–1959 | |||||
| 32nd | 1959–1962 | Edward S. Spencer | ||||
| 33rd | 1962–1966 | Joey Smallwood | ||||
| 34th | 1966–1971 | Beaton Abbott | ||||
| 35th | 1971–1972 | Paul S. Thoms | ||||
| 36th | 1972–1975 | |||||
| 37th | 1975–1979 | NL | PC | background}} | W. George Cross | |
| 38th | 1979–1982 | NL | Liberal | background}} | Len Stirling | |
| 39th | 1982–1985 | NL | PC | background}} | W. George Cross | |
| 40th | 1985–1989 | NL | Liberal | background}} | Tom Lush | |
| 41st | 1989–1993 | |||||
| 42nd | 1993–1996 | |||||
| 43rd | 1996–1999 | Beaton Tulk | ||||
| 43rd | 1999–2002 | |||||
| 2002–2003 | NL | PC | background}} | Harry Harding | Progressive Conservative | |
| 44th | 2003–2007 | |||||
| 45th | 2007–2011 | |||||
| 46th | 2011–2015 | Eli Cross |
Election results
|NDP
| Ed Brown |
|---|
| } |
|NDP
| Ingwald Feltham |
|---|
| } |
|NDP |John Blackwood
|Independent
| Wayne Davis |
|---|
| } |
|- |}
References
References
- (3 August 2011}}{{dead link). "Summary of Polling Divisions BONAVISTA NORTH". Elections Newfoundland and Labrador.
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