Bonavista North

Bonavista North

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Bonavista North in relation to other district in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created	1949
First contested	1949
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	10,064
Electors (2011)	6,956

Bonavista North was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It existed from when Newfoundland joined confederation in 1949 until 2015.

As of 2011 the district had 6,956 eligible voters.

When it was abolished in 2015, it contained the communities of: Trinity, Centreville, Wareham, Indian Bay, Greenspond, Valleyfield, Badger's Quay, Pool's Island, Brookfield, Wesleyville, Pound Cove, Templeman, Newtown, Cape Freels, Lumsden, Deadman's Bay, Musgrave Harbour, Ladle Cove, Aspen Cove, Carmanville, Noggin Cove, Frederickton, Davidsville, Main Point, Gander Bay South, Clarke's Head, Victoria Cove, and Wing's Point.

The district's principal industry was fishing. Former Premier Beaton Tulk represented the district until he resigned in 2002.

The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced almost entirely by Fogo Island-Cape Freels and a small piece going to Gander.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
29th	1949–1951		Joey Smallwood	Liberal
30th	1951–1956
31st	1956–1959
32nd	1959–1962		Edward S. Spencer
33rd	1962–1966		Joey Smallwood
34th	1966–1971		Beaton Abbott
35th	1971–1972		Paul S. Thoms
36th	1972–1975
37th	1975–1979		W. George Cross	Progressive Conservative
38th	1979–1982		Len Stirling	Liberal
39th	1982–1985		W. George Cross	Progressive Conservative
40th	1985–1989		Tom Lush	Liberal
41st	1989–1993
42nd	1993–1996
43rd	1996–1999		Beaton Tulk
43rd	1999–2002
	2002–2003		Harry Harding	Progressive Conservative
44th	2003–2007
45th	2007–2011
46th	2011–2015		Eli Cross

Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Eli Cross	1,723	46.47	-21.29
	Liberal	Paul Kean	1,518	40.94	+10.57
	New Democratic	John Coaker	467	12.59	+10.71
Total valid votes			3,708	99.54
Total rejected ballots			17	0.46	-0.42
Turnout			3,725	53.71	-5.49
Electors on the lists			6,935	–
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-15.93

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Harry Harding	2,883	67.76	+9.42
	Liberal	Winston Carter	1,292	30.36	-9.30
	New Democratic	E. Howard Parsons	80	1.88	-0.12
Total valid votes			4,255	99.02
Total rejected ballots			42	0.98	+0.79
Turnout			4,297	59.20	-15.21
Electors on the lists			7,258	–
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+9.36

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Harry Harding	3,384	58.33	+1.26
	Liberal	Churence Rogers	2,301	39.67	-2.67
	New Democratic	E. Howard Parsons	116	2.00	+1.42
Total valid votes			5,801	99.81
Total rejected ballots			11	0.19	-0.09
Turnout			5,812	74.42	-2.87
Electors on the lists			7,810	–
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+1.97

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, July 24, 2002 On the resignation of Beaton Tulk
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Harry Harding	3,424	57.08	+32.61
	Liberal	Beaton Tulk	2,540	42.34	-33.20
	New Democratic	E. Howard Parsons	35	0.58
Total valid votes			5,999	99.72
Total rejected ballots			17	0.28	-0.38
Turnout			6,016	77.29	+16.27
Electors on the lists			7,784	–
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+32.90

1999 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Beaton Tulk	3,943	75.54	+18.85
	Progressive Conservative	James Cooze	1,277	24.46	-14.38
Total valid votes			5,220	99.33
Total rejected ballots			35	0.67	+0.49
Turnout			5,255	61.01	-12.72
Electors on the lists			8,613	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		-16.62

1996 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Beaton Tulk	3,594	56.69
	Progressive Conservative	Sam Winsor	2,463	38.85
	New Democratic	Wayne Davis	283	4.46
Total valid votes			6,340	99.83
Total rejected ballots			11	0.17
Turnout			6,351	73.74
Electors on the lists			8,613	–

1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Lush	3722
	Progressive Conservative	John Ackermann	1770	–	–
	NDP	Ed Brown	349

1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Lush	3470
	Progressive Conservative	Eli Cross	2351	–	–
	NDP	Ingwald Feltham	117

1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Lush	2983
	Progressive Conservative	W. George Cross	2861	–	–
	NDP	John Blackwood	150
	Independent	Wayne Davis	58

1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Walter George Cross	2972	–	–
	Liberal	Len Stirling	2678

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
• Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.