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Exploits (electoral district)
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Exploits | |
| province | Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| image | [[File:Exploits electoral district map.svg | 300px]] |
| prov-status | active | |
| prov-created | 1975 | |
| prov-election-first | 1975 | |
| prov-election-last | 2025 | |
| prov-rep | Pleaman Forsey | |
| prov-rep-party | PC | |
| demo-census-date | 2011 | |
| demo-pop | 12667 | |
| demo-electors | 9456 | |
| demo-electors-date | 2015 | |
| demo-area | 3945 | |
| demo-cd | Division No. 6, Division No. 8 | |
| demo-csd | Bishop's Falls, Botwood, Grand Falls-Windsor (part), Leading Tickles, Norris Arm, Northern Arm, Peterview, Point Leamington, Point of Bay |
|prov-status = active |prov-created = 1975 |prov-election-first = 1975 |prov-election-last = 2025 |prov-rep = Pleaman Forsey |prov-rep-party = PC |demo-census-date = 2011 |demo-pop = 12667 |demo-electors = 9456 |demo-electors-date = 2015 |demo-area = 3945 |demo-cd = Division No. 6, Division No. 8 |demo-csd = Bishop's Falls, Botwood, Grand Falls-Windsor (part), Leading Tickles, Norris Arm, Northern Arm, Peterview, Point Leamington, Point of Bay
Exploits is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
In central Newfoundland on the Bay of Exploits, it lies between the Trans-Canada Highway in the south and Notre Dame Bay in the north. Most of the population lives in the southern centres of Botwood and Bishop's Falls.
To the north, Exploits includes communities in Notre Dame Bay such as Cottrell's Cove, but most of the population lives in southern centres such as Botwood and Bishop's Falls. Communities include: Bishop's Falls, Bishop's Falls South, Botwood, Charles Brook, Cottrell's Cove, Fortune Harbour, Glovers Harbour, Leading Tickles West, Moore's Cove, Northern Arm, Peterview, Phillip's Head, Pleasantview, Point Leamington, Point of Bay, Ritter's Arm and Wooddale.
The district was formerly represented by Liberal Premier Roger Grimes.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37th | 1975–1976 | Stephen Mulrooney | ||||
| 1976–1979 | NL | PC | background}} | Hugh Twomey | Progressive Conservative | |
| 38th | 1979–1982 | |||||
| 39th | 1982–1985 | |||||
| 40th | 1985–1989 | |||||
| 41st | 1989–1993 | NL | Liberal | background}} | Roger Grimes | |
| 42nd | 1993–1996 | |||||
| 43rd | 1996–1999 | |||||
| 44th | 1999–2003 | |||||
| 45th | 2003–2005 | |||||
| 2005–2007 | NL | PC | background}} | Clayton Forsey | Progressive Conservative | |
| 46th | 2007–2011 | |||||
| 47th | 2011–2015 | |||||
| 48th | 2015–2019 | Jerry Dean | ||||
| 49th | 2019–2021 | NL | PC | background}} | Pleaman Forsey | |
| 50th | 2021–2025 | |||||
| 51st | 2025–Present |
Election results
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On resignation of Roger Grimes}} |PC
| Clayton Forsey |
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| - |
| John Whelan |
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| NDP |
| John Whelan |
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| NDP |
| Arnold Best |
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References
References
- [http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2007/riding/013/ Newfoundland & Labrador Vote 2007]. [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- [http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2003/riding/013/ Newfoundland & Labrador Vote 2003]. [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
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