Grand Bank (electoral district)

Grand Bank

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created	1966
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	10,060

Grand Bank is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to the 1974 redistribution, the district was called Burin.

Grand Bank covers the southernmost part of the Burin Peninsula. The fishery, particularly deep-sea activity, has historically driven the economy of towns like Grand Bank, Fortune and Lawn. Mining was once prominent in St. Lawrence area, but no longer. Other communities include: Epworth, Frenchman's Cove, Grand Beach, Garnish, L'Anse au Loup, Lamaline, Lewin’s Cove, Little St. Lawrence, Lord's Cove, Point au Gaul, Point May, St. Lawrence, Salmonier, Taylor's Bay, Tides Brook and Winterland.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

	Member	Party	Term
	Darin King	Progressive Conservative	2007–2015
	Judy Foote	Liberal	1996-2007
	Bill Matthews	Progressive Conservative	1982-1996
	Leslie Thoms	Liberal	1979-1982
	Alexander Hickman	Progressive Conservative	1966-1979
	Eric Jones	Liberal	1956-1966
	Phillip Forsey	Liberal	1949-1956

Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Progressive Conservative	Darin King	3,271	68.52	−11.51
	Liberal	Carol Anne Haley	1,336	27.98	+8.01
	New Democratic	Wally Layman	167	3.5	+3.5

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Darin King	3563	80.03%	+31.5
	Liberal	Rod Cake	889	19.97%	-29.35

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Judy Foote	3101	49.32%	-20.86
	Progressive Conservative	Darin King	3058	48.53%	+28.24
	NDP	Bill Wakeley	136	2.15%	-7.37

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Judy Foote	3964	70.18
	Progressive Conservative	John Bolt	1146	20.29	–
	NDP	Richard Rennie	538	9.52

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Judy Foote	4136
	Progressive Conservative	Herb Edwards	2521	–	–

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1993

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Matthews	3406	–	–
	Liberal	Judy Foote	2805
	NDP	Joseph L. Edwards	181

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1989

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Matthews	3948	68.6	–
	Liberal	Graham Wood	1811	31.5

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Matthews	3028	49.3	–
	Liberal	T. Maxwell Snook	2689	43.7
	NDP	Calvin Peach	431	7.0

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	William Matthews	2857	51.6	–
	Liberal	Leslie R. Thoms	2442	44.1
	NDP	Eric Miller	234	4.23

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1979

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Leslie Thoms	3431	65.0
	Progressive Conservative	Clarence W. Rogers	1646	31.2	–
	NDP	Harvey Jr. Tulk	198	3.8

References

1. "Grand Bank District Profile 2007". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
2. "Grand Bank District Profile 2003". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 October 2011.

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly