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Bonavista (electoral district)

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Bonavista
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 
 
Craig Pardy
Progressive Conservative
District created2015
First contested2015
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)12,591
Electors (2015)9,203
Area (km²)2,175
Census division(s)Division No. 7
Census subdivision(s)Bonavista, Duntara, Elliston, Keels, King's Cove, Musgravetown, Port Rexton, Trinity, Trinity Bay North

Bonavista is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is represented by one member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election.

Prior to the district's creation in 2015 the area was largely represented by the district of Bonavista South.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly Years Member Party
48th 2015–2019     Neil King Liberal
49th 2019–2021     Craig Pardy Progressive Conservative
50th 2021–Present

Election results

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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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Craig Pardy 2,117 57.32 +6.89
Liberal Christine Gill 944 25.56 -24.00
Independent Neil King 562 15.22
New Democratic Timothy Whey 70 1.90
Total valid votes 3,693
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +15.45
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Craig Pardy 2,611 50.43 +23.51
Liberal Neil King 2,566 49.57 -16.45
Total valid votes 5,177 99.33
Total rejected ballots 35 0.67 +0.09
Turnout 5,212 59.36 +1.28
Eligible voters 8,781
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +19.98
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Neil King 3,508 66.01
Progressive Conservative Glen Little 1,431 26.93
Independent Johanna Ryan Guy 259 4.88
New Democratic Adrian Power 116 2.18
Total valid votes 5,314 99.42
Total rejected ballots 31 0.58
Turnout 5,345 58.08
Eligible voters 9,203
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.