Grand Bank (electoral district)

Grand Bank is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to the 1974 redistribution, the district was called Burin. The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by Burin-Grand Bank.

Grand Bank
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created1966
Last contested2011
Demographics
Population (2006)10,060

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:

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
29th1949–1951   Phillip ForseyLiberal
30th1951–1956
31st1956–1959Eric Jones
32nd1959–1962
33rd1962–1966
34th1966–1971   Alex HickmanProgressive Conservative
35th1971–1972
36th1972–1975
37th1975–1979
38th1979–1982   Leslie ThomsLiberal
39th1982–1985   Bill MatthewsProgressive Conservative
40th1985–1989
41st1989–1993
42nd1993–1996
43rd1996–1999   Judy FooteLiberal
43rd1999–2003
44th2003–2007
45th2007–2011   Darin KingProgressive Conservative
46th2011–2015

Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDarin King3,27168.52−11.51
LiberalCarol Anne Haley1,33627.98+8.01
New DemocraticWally Layman1673.5+3.5
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDarin King356380.03%+31.5
LiberalRod Cake88919.97%-29.35
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJudy Foote310149.32%-20.86
Progressive ConservativeDarin King305848.53%+28.24
 NDPBill Wakeley1362.15%-7.37
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJudy Foote396470.18
Progressive ConservativeJohn Bolt114620.29
 NDPRichard Rennie5389.52
1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalJudy Foote413662.13
Progressive ConservativeHerb Edwards252137.87
1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Matthews340653.29
LiberalJudy Foote280543.88
 NDPJoseph L. Edwards1812.83
1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Matthews394868.6
LiberalGraham Wood181131.5
1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Matthews302849.3
LiberalT. Maxwell Snook268943.7
 NDPCalvin Peach4317.0
1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Matthews285751.6
LiberalLeslie Thoms244244.1
 NDPEric Miller2344.23
1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalLeslie Thoms343165.0
Progressive ConservativeClarence Rogers164631.2
 NDPHarvey Tulk, Jr.1983.8

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