Carbonear-Harbour Grace

Carbonear-Harbour Grace is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011 there were 9,205 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

Carbonear-Harbour Grace
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Carbonear-Harbour Grace in relation to other district in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created1995
First contested1996
Last contested2013
Demographics
Population (2006)12,051
Electors (2011)9,205

Being a regional services centre heavily influences the district's economy. Communities include: Carbonear, Harbour Grace, Bristol's Hope, Bryant's Cove, Freshwater, Harbour Grace South, Riverhead, Spaniard's Bay, Tilton Upper Island Cove, and Victoria.

The district was abolished in 2015, and was succeeded by the new districts of Harbour Grace-Port de Grave and Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde.

Members of the House of Assembly

Carbonear-Harbour Grace

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Carbonear–Bay de Verde
29th1949–1951   Herbert PottleLiberal
30th1951–1956
31st1956–1959 George W. Clarke
32nd1959–1962
Carbonear
33rd1962–1966    George W. ClarkeLiberal
34th1966–1971
35th1971–1972   Augustus RoweProgressive Conservative
36th1972–1975
37th1975–1977   Rod MooresReform Liberal
1977–1979Liberal
38th1979–1982
39th1982–1985   Milton PeachProgressive Conservative
40th1985–1989
41st1989–1993   Art ReidLiberal
42nd1993–1996
Carbonear–Harbour Grace
43rd1996–1999   Art ReidLiberal
43rd1999–2003George Sweeney
44th2003–2007
45th2007–2011   Jerome KennedyProgressive Conservative
46th2011–2013
2013–2015   Sam SladeLiberal

Harbour Grace

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
29th1949–1951   James ChalkerLiberal
30th1951–1956
31st1956–1959Claude Sheppard
32nd1959–1962
33rd1962–1966
34th1966–1971Alec Moores
35th1971–1972Hubert Kitchen
36th1972–1975   Haig YoungProgressive Conservative
37th1975–1979
38th1979–1982
39th1982–1985
40th1985–1989
41st1989–1993   John CraneLiberal
42nd1993–1996

[2]

Election results

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By-election, November 26, 2013On the resignation of Jerome Kennedy, October 2, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalSam Slade2,76950.42+35.63
Progressive ConservativeJack Harrington2,31342.12-34.17
 NDPCharlene Sudbrink4107.47-1.03
Liberal gain from Progressive ConservativeSwing+34.90
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJerome Kennedy3,99376.29+1.38
LiberalPhillip Earle77414.79-10.31
 NDPShawn Hyde4458.50
 IndependentKyle Brookings220.42
Total valid votes 5,234  
Rejected24 0.46 -0.56
Turnout 5,258 56.71 -10.69
Progressive Conservative holdSwing+5.85
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJerome Kennedy4,36774.91+28.80
LiberalPaul Baldwin1,46325.09-28.80
Total valid votes 5,830  
Rejected60 1.02
Turnout 5,890 67.40
Progressive Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+28.80

[3]

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalGeorge Sweeney3,69953.89-7.0
Progressive ConservativeJohn Babb3,16546.11+12.73
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalGeorge Sweeney4,13260.86+4.60
Progressive ConservativeClaude Garland2,26633.38-6.06
 NDPKevin Noel3915.73+1.46
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalArt Reid3,84656.26
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Faulkner2,69839.47
 NDPLinda Soper2924.27

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