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Fortune Bay—Cape La Hune is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. When created in 1975 it was called Fortune-Hermitage. As of 2011, there are 6,053 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
Elvis Loveless
Liberal
District created1975
First contested1975
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2006)8,715
Electors (2011)6,053

The district covers a larger section of Newfoundland's south coast. The district includes territory east of Burgeo, and stretches to the end of Fortune Bay near the beginning of the Burin Peninsula.

The district covers a number of communities including: Harbour Breton, Seal Cove, and Hermitage-Sandyville in Connaigre;[2] St. Albans, Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir, Morrisville, St. Joseph's Cove, and St. Veronica's in Bay d'Espoir; along with Belleoram, Pool's Cove, and St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove (St. Jacques, English Harbour West, Mose Ambrose, Boxey, Coomb's Cove, and Wreck Cove) in Fortune Bay.[2]

The Miawpukek First Nation reserve of Samiajij Miawpukek (Conne River) in Bay d'Espoir is located in the district.

The district contains intra-provincial ferries servicing Rencontre East,[2] Gaultois, and McCallum.[3] Francois, another isolated community in the district, can also be accessed via McCallum through the Francois – Grey River – Burgeo ferry route.


Members of the House of Assembly


Assembly Years Member Party
Fortune - Hermitage
37th 1975–1979     Jack Winsor Liberal
38th 1979–1982     Don Stewart Progressive Conservative
39th 1982–1985
40th 1985–1989     Roger Simmons Liberal
41st 1989–1993     Oliver Langdon Progressive Conservative
42nd 1993–1996     Liberal
Fortune Bay - Cape la Hune
43rd 1996–1999     Oliver Langdon Liberal
44th 1999–2003
45th 2003–2007
46th 2007–2011     Tracey Perry Progressive Conservative
47th 2011–2015
48th 2015–2019
49th 2019–2021     Elvis Loveless Liberal
50th 2021–Present



Former District of Hermitage


Assembly Years Member Party
33rd 1962–1966     John Cheeseman Liberal
34th 1966–1971 Abel Wornell
35th 1971 Harold Piercey
36th 1972-1975 Roy L. Cheeseman Progressive Conservative

Former District of Fortune/Fortune Bay


Assembly Years Member Party
33rd 1962–1966     H.R.V. Earle Liberal
34th 1966–1971
35th 1971 Augustus Oldford
36th 1972-1975 H.R.V. Earle Progressive Conservative

Former District of Fortune Bay - Hermitage/Fortune and Hermitage


Assembly Years Member Party
29th 1949-1951     John R. Courage Liberal
30th 1951-1956
31st 1956-1959
32nd 1959-1962

Election results


Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
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2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalElvis Loveless1,86868.22+14.84
Progressive ConservativeCharlene Walsh78128.52-18.09
New DemocraticNoel Joe893.25
Total valid votes 2,738
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +16.47
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%±%
LiberalElvis Loveless1,75953.38+15.74
Progressive ConservativeCharlene Walsh1,53646.62-2.42
Total valid votes 3,29599.49
Total rejected ballots 170.51+0.19
Turnout 3,31262.00-5.61
Eligible voters 5,342
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +9.08
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTracey Perry1,83049.04-18.24
LiberalBill Carter1,40537.65+22.18
New DemocraticMildred Skinner49713.32-3.94
Total valid votes 6,73299.68
Total rejected ballots 120.32+0.01
Turnout 3,74467.61+4.15
Eligible voters 5,538
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -20.21
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTracey Perry2,59267.27+4.08
New DemocraticSusan Skinner66517.26+15.17
LiberalEric Skinner59615.47-19.25
Total valid votes 3,85399.69
Total rejected ballots 120.31
Turnout 3,86563.45
Eligible voters 6,091
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeTracey Perry2,53963.19%–
LiberalElvis Loveless1,39534.72%
  NDP Sheldon Hynes 84 2.09%
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalOliver Langdon2,88058.79%
Progressive ConservativeAndrew Colford2,01941.21%–
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalOliver Langdon3,18969.9%
Progressive ConservativeBob Baker1,35329.7%–

References


  1. "Summary of Polling Divisions FORTUNE BAY - CAPE LA HUNE" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Touring Newfoundland's Connaigre Peninsula". Cape Breton Post. Saltwire Network. November 17, 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. "N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year". CBC. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  4. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.




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