Trinity North

Trinity North was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 8,278 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

Trinity North
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Trinity North in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created1972
First contested1972
Last contested2011
Demographics
Population (2006)11,495
Electors (2011)8,278

The riding was abolished in 2015 into Terra Nova and Bonavista.[2]

When it was abolished, the riding included many of the communities on the north side of Trinity Bay. Clarenville was the major service centre. While the fishery has been depleted, tourism in the Trinity area has been growing steadily.

Includes the communities of Adeytown, Aspey Brook, Brittania, Burgoynes Cove, Butter Cove, Caplin Cove, Champney's East, Champney's West, Clarenville, Clifton, Deep Bight, Dunfield, Elliott's Cove, English Harbour, George's Brook, Gin Cove, Goose Cove, Gooseberry Cove, Harcourt, Hatchet Cove, Hickman's Harbour, Hillview, Hodge's Cove, Ivany's Cove, Lady Cove, Little Heart's Ease, Lockston, Long Beach, Lower Lance Cove, Monroe, Milton, Old Bonaventure, New Bonaventure, Petley, Queen's Cove, Port Rexton, Random Heights, Robinson's Bight, St. Jones Within, Shoal Harbour, Snook's Harbour, Southport, Thorburn Lake, Trinity, Trinity East, Trouty, Waterville, Weybridge.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

 MemberPartyTerm
 Ross WisemanProgressive Conservative2001-2015
 Ross WisemanLiberal2000-2001
 Doug OldfordLiberal1991-2000
 Barry HynesProgressive Conservative1989-1991
 Charlie BrettProgressive Conservative1972-1989
 Uriah F. StricklandLiberal1971-1972
 C. Maxwell LaneLiberal1966-1971
 Arthur S. MifflinLiberal1956-1966
 Samuel J. HeffertonLiberal1949-1956

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Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRoss Wiseman3,21166.87
 NDPVanessa Wiseman1,24725.97
LiberalBrad Cabana3447.16
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRoss Wiseman3,93982.15
LiberalKathryn Small60912.70
 NDPJanet Stringer2475.15

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2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRoss Wiseman4,12667.57
LiberalKathryn Small1,64026.85
 NDPHoward W. Duffett3405.56

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By-election: April 25, 2000
On the resignation of Doug Oldford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRoss Wiseman2,65448.12
Progressive ConservativeBruce Stagg2,46344.66
 NDPPerry Feltham3987.21
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDoug Olford2,97950.6
Progressive ConservativeSheila Kelly-Blackmore2,18337.1
 NDPDan Corbett71412.1

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