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Port au Port (electoral district)

FieldValue
namePort au Port
provinceNewfoundland and Labrador
imagePort au Port.png
captionPort au Port in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
prov-statusDefunct
prov-created1972
prov-election-first1972
prov-election-last2011
prov-repTony Cornect
prov-rep-partyPC
demo-census-date2006
demo-pop11,076
demo-electors8,439
demo-electors-date2011

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Port au Port is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 8,439 eligible voters living within the district.

The district covers the Port au Port Peninsula, and is among the poorest in the province. The district also has a substantial francophone population.

The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by Stephenville-Port au Port.

Communities

It contains the western part of the town of Stephenville, as well as the communities of Abraham's Cove, Aguathuna, Berry Head, Black Duck Brook, Boswarlos, Campbell's Creek, Cape St. George, De Grau, Felix Cove, Fox Island River, Jerry's Nose, Kippens, Lourdes, Lower Cove, Mainland, Marches Point, Piccadilly, Point au Mal, Port au Port, Red Brook, Sheaves Cove, Ship Cove, Three Rock Cove, West Bay, West Bay Centre and Winterhouse.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

MemberPartyTerm
Tony CornectProgressive Conservative2007–2015Jim Hodder
William R. CallahanLiberal1966-1971
Stephen K. SmithLiberal1956-1966

Election results

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PartyCandidateVotes%+/-
Progressive ConservativeTony Cornect2,70162.0
New DemocratPaul O'Keefe1353.1
IndependentFrederick G. Ollerhead841.51

References

References

  1. (3 August 2011}}{{Dead link). "Summary of Polling Divisions PORT AU PORT". Elections Newfoundland and Labrador.
  2. [http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2007/riding/007/ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007]. [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  3. [http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2003/riding/007/ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003]. [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
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