Placentia West-Bellevue 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.[1]
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
MHA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
District created | 2015 | ||
First contested | 2015 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011) | 13,554 | ||
Electors (2015) | 9,698 | ||
Area (km²) | 4,645 | ||
Census division(s) | Division No. 1, Division No. 2, Division No. 3 | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Arnold's Cove, Baine Harbour, Chance Cove, Chapel Arm, Come By Chance, Division No. 1, Subd. A, Division No. 2, Subd. C, Division No. 2, Subd. D, Division No. 2, Subd. I, Division No. 2, Subd. J, Division No. 2, Subd. K, Division No. 2, Subd. L, Division No. 3, Subd. A, English Harbour East, Grand le Pierre, Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights, Marystown, Norman's Cove-Long Cove, Parker's Cove, Red Harbour, Rushoon, Southern Harbour, Sunnyside, Terrenceville |
The district was created following the 2015 redistribution which saw the elimination of the district of Bellevue. The district was largely preceded by the district of Burin-Placentia West which was abolished in 2015.
The district contains an intra-provincial ferry servicing South East Bight.[2][3][4]
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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48th | 2015-2019 | Mark Browne | Liberal | |
49th | 2019–2021 | Jeff Dwyer | Progressive Conservative | |
50th | 2021-Present |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jeff Dwyer | 2,965 | 54.32 | -1.45 | ||||
Liberal | Sam Synard | 2,304 | 42.21 | -2.02 | ||||
New Democratic | Carolyn Davis | 189 | 3.46 | |||||
Total valid votes | 5,458 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Eligible voters | ||||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +0.28 | ||||||
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 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jeff Dwyer | 3,363 | 55.77 | +22.02 | ||||
Liberal | Mark Browne | 2,667 | 44.23 | -19.47 | ||||
Total valid votes | 6,030 | 99.10 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 55 | 0.90 | +0.63 | |||||
Turnout | 6,085 | 65.71 | +6.54 | |||||
Eligible voters | 9,261 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +20.75 |
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Mark Browne | 3,645 | 63.70 | – | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Calvin Peach | 1,931 | 33.75 | – | ||||
New Democratic | Bobbie Warren | 146 | 2.55 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 5,722 | 99.72 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 16 | 0.28 | – | |||||
Turnout | 5,738 | 59.17 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 9,698 | |||||||
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | – | ||||||
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[5] |
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