Lake Melville (electoral district)

Lake Melville is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 6,647 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

Lake Melville
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Lake Melville in relation to other districts in Labrador
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 
 
Perry Trimper
Liberal
District created1975
First contested1975
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2006)10,299
Electors (2011)6,647

The district includes Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Churchill Falls, North West River, Sheshatshiu and Mud Lake. Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a service and defence town. Aboriginal issues, defence spending, hydroelectric power and control over development of forest resources are the major issues of the district.[2]

Sheshatshiu, a federal Innu reserve, is located approximately 30 kilometres north of Goose Bay.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Labrador
29th1949-1951Harold HorwoodLiberal
30th1951-1956Frederick William Rowe
Labrador North
31st1956-1959Earl W. WinsorLiberal
32nd1959-1962
33rd1962-1966
34th1966-1971
35th1972Melvin Woodward
36th1972-1975
Naskaupi
37th1975-1979   Joseph GoudieProgressive Conservative
38th1979-1982
39th1982-1985
40th1985-1989Jim KellandLiberal
41st1989-1992
1992-1993Ed Roberts
42nd1993-1996
Lake Melville
43rd1996-1999Ernie McLeanLiberal
44th1999-2003
45th2003-2007   John HickeyProgressive Conservative
46th2007-2011
47th2011-2015Keith Russell
48th2015-2019Perry TrimperLiberal
49th2019-2020
2020-2021   Independent
50th2021-2022
2022-   Liberal

Election results

Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentPerry Trimper1,14349.87
Progressive ConservativeShannon John Tobin54723.87-12.07
LiberalMichelle Baikie30613.35-32.49
New DemocraticAmy Norman27912.17
IndependentAndrew T. Abbass170.74
Total valid votes 2,292
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Independent gain from LiberalSwing+41.18
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalPerry Trimper1,51745.8
Progressive ConservativeShannon John Tobin1,18935.9
IndependentJim Learning60318.2
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalPerry Trimper1,84062.0%+46.77
Progressive ConservativeKeith Russell85028.6%-21.39
New DemocraticArlene Michelin-Pittman2809.4%-25.39
Total valid votes2,970100.0
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKeith Russell1,74049.99%-6.69
New DemocraticArlene Michelin-Pittman1,21134.79%+31.29
LiberalChris Montague53015.23%-24.59
Total valid votes3,481100.0
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Hickey2,38056.68%
LiberalChris Montague1,67239.82%
 NDPBill Cooper1473.5%

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2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Hickey1,77639.27%
Labrador PartyBrandon Pardy1,48632.85%
LiberalKen Anthony1,12624.89%
 NDPBarbara Stickley1352.98%

[4]

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalErnie McLean1,91552.3%
Progressive ConservativeHayward Broomfield1,41338.6%
 NDPRonald W. Peddle3238.8%

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