Stephenville-Port au Port 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.
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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) | 13,781 | ||
Electors (2015) | 9,860 | ||
Area (km²) | 925 | ||
Census division(s) | Division No. 4 | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Cape St. George, Division No. 4, Subd. D, Division No. 4, Subd. E, Kippens, Lourdes, Port au Port East, Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove, Stephenville |
The district encompasses the town of Stephenville and the Port au Port Peninsula.
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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48th | 2015-2019 | John Finn | Liberal | |
49th | 2019–2021 | Tony Wakeham | Progressive Conservative | |
50th | 2021–Present |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Tony Wakeham | 2,481 | 59.67 | +9.36 | ||||
Liberal | Kevin Aylward | 1,574 | 37.85 | -11.83 | ||||
New Democratic | Jamie Ruby | 103 | 2.48 | |||||
Total valid votes | 4,158 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Eligible voters | ||||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +10.60 | ||||||
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 | Tony Wakeham | 2,512 | 50.31 | +25.02 | ||||
Liberal | John Finn | 2,481 | 49.69 | -15.11 | ||||
Total valid votes | 4,993 | 99.11 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 45 | 0.89 | +0.46 | |||||
Turnout | 5,038 | 55.06 | +3.78 | |||||
Eligible voters | 9,150 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +20.07 |
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | John Finn | 3,262 | 64.80 | – | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Tony Cornect | 1,273 | 25.29 | – | ||||
New Democratic | Bernice Hancock | 499 | 9.91 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 5,034 | 99.56 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.44 | – | |||||
Turnout | 5,056 | 51.28 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 9,860 | |||||||
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | – | ||||||
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[1] |
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