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Bonavista South

FieldValue
nameBonavista South
provinceNewfoundland and Labrador
imageBonavista South.png
captionBonavista South in relation to other district in Newfoundland
prov-statusdefunct
prov-created1959
prov-election-first1959
prov-election-last2011
prov-repGlen Little
prov-rep-partyPC
demo-census-date2006
demo-pop10014
demo-electors6843
demo-electors-date2011

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Bonavista South is a former provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 the district had 6,843 eligible voters.

It contains the communities of: Bonavista, Spillars Cove, Birchy Cove, Newman's Cove, Amherst Cove, Elliston, Little Catalina, Knights Cove, Stock Cove, King's Cove, Duntara, Keels, Open Hall, Redcliff, Tickle Cove, Plate Cove, Summerville, Princeton, Southern Bay, Charleston, Sweet Bay, Bloomfield, Musgravetown, Lethbridge, Brooklyn, Portland, Jamestown, Winterbrook, Catalina, Port Union and Melrose.

The district is heavily dependent on the fishery, but agriculture and tourism are significant to the local economy.

The district was abolished in 2015 and largely replaced by the new district of Bonavista.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
29th1949–1951NLLiberalbackground}}Ted Russell
30th1951–1956Clyde Brown
31st1956–1959Uriah Strickland
32nd1959–1962Rossy Barbour
33rd1962–1966
34th1966–1971
35th1971–1972NLPCbackground}}Jim Morgan
36th1972–1975
37th1975–1979
38th1979–1982
39th1982–1985
40th1985–1989
41st1989–1993NLLiberalbackground}}Aubrey Gover
42nd1993–1996NLPCbackground}}Roger Fitzgerald
43rd1996–1999
43rd1999–2003
44th2003–2007
45th2007–2011
46th2011–2015Glen Little

Election results

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Sam Kelly

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Shawn Crann
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Malon Quinton
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Rex Sheppard
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Harry Clarence Faulkner
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References

References

  1. (3 August 2011}}{{dead link). "Summary of Polling Divisions BONAVISTA SOUTH". Elections Newfoundland and Labrador.
  2. [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/provincial-election-candidates-1.3343999 "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election"]. [[CBC News]], November 30, 2015.
  3. [[Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador]]
  4. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
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