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Lake Melville (electoral district)

FieldValue
nameLake Melville
provinceNewfoundland and Labrador
imageLake Melville.png
captionLake Melville in relation to other districts in Labrador
prov-statusActive
prov-created1975
prov-election-first1975
prov-election-last2025
prov-repKeith Russell
prov-rep-partyProgressive Conservative
demo-census-date2006
demo-pop10299
demo-electors6647
demo-electors-date2011

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Lake Melville is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 6,647 eligible voters living within the district.

The district includes Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Churchill Falls, North West River, Sheshatshiu and Mud Lake. Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a service and defence town. Aboriginal issues, defence spending, hydroelectric power and control over development of forest resources are the major issues of the district.

Sheshatshiu, a federal Innu reserve, is located approximately 30 kilometres north of Goose Bay.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

AssemblyYearsMemberPartyLabradorLabrador NorthNaskaupiLake Melville
29th1949–1951NLLiberalbackground}}Harold HorwoodLiberal
30th1951–1956Frederick William Rowe
31st1956–1959NLLiberalbackground}}Earl W. WinsorLiberal
32nd1959–1962
33rd1962–1966
34th1966–1971
35th1972Melvin Woodward
36th1972–1975
37th1975–1979NLPCbackground}}Joseph GoudieProgressive Conservative
38th1979–1982
39th1982–1985
40th1985–1989NLLiberalbackground}}Jim KellandLiberal
41st1989–1992
1992–1993Ed Roberts
42nd1993–1996
43rd1996–1999NLLiberalbackground}}Ernie McLeanLiberal
44th1999–2003
45th2003–2007NLPCbackground}}John HickeyProgressive Conservative
46th2007–2011
47th2011–2015Keith Russell
48th2015–2019NLLiberalbackground}}Perry TrimperLiberal
49th2019–2020
2020–2021NLIndependentbackground}}Independent
50th2021–2022
2022–2025Liberal
51st2025–presentKeith RussellProgressive Conservative

Election results

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Bill Cooper
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NDP
Barbara Stickley
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NDP
Ronald W. Peddle
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References

References

  1. (4 July 2011}}{{Dead link). "Summary of Polling Divisions LAKE MELVILLE". Elections Newfoundland and Labrador.
  2. [http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2007/ridings/ CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles ]
  3. [http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2007/riding/025/ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007]. [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  4. [http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2003/riding/025/ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003]. [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  5. [http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/reports.asp General Election Reports] {{webarchive. link. (2011-07-06 . [[Elections Newfoundland & Labrador]]. Retrieved April 6, 2011.)
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