Exploits (electoral district)

Exploits

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Pleaman Forsey Progressive Conservative
District created	1975
First contested	1975
Last contested	2019
Demographics
Population (2011)	12,667
Electors (2015)	9,456
Area (km²)	3,945
Pop. density (per km²)	3.2
Census division(s)	Division No. 6, Division No. 8
Census subdivision(s)	Bishop's Falls, Botwood, Grand Falls-Windsor (part), Leading Tickles, Norris Arm, Northern Arm, Peterview, Point Leamington, Point of Bay

Exploits is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

In central Newfoundland on Bay of Exploits, it lies between the Trans-Canada Highway in the south and Notre Dame Bay in the north. Most of the population lives in the southern centres of Botwood and Bishop's Falls.

To the north, Exploits includes communities in Notre Dame Bay such as Cottrell's Cove, but most of the population lives in southern centres such as Botwood and Bishop's Falls. Communities include: Bishop's Falls, Bishop's Falls South, Botwood, Charles Brook, Cottrell's Cove, Fortune Harbour, Glover's Harbour, Leading Tickles West, Moore's Cove, Northern Arm, Peterview, Phillip's Head, Pleasantview, Point Leamington, Point of Bay, Ritter's Arm and Wooddale.

The district was formerly represented by Liberal Premier Roger Grimes.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

	Member	Party	Term
	Pleaman Forsey	Progressive Conservative	2019–present
	Jerry Dean	Liberal	2015-2019
	Clayton Forsey	Progressive Conservative	2005-2015
	Roger Grimes	Liberal	1989-2005
	Hugh Twomey	Progressive Conservative	1976-1989
	Stephen Mulrooney	Liberal	1975-1976

Election results

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Pleaman Forsey	2,874	49.4	+2.4
	Liberal	Jerry Dean	1,924	33.1	-17.1
	Independent	Gloria Cooper	1,015	17.5	-
Total valid votes			5,813	100
Total rejected ballots			17
Turnout			5,830	64.7
Eligible voters			9,015

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jerry Dean	2,654	50.16%	+34.22
	Progressive Conservative	Clayton Forsey	2,489	47.04%	-21.68
	New Democratic	Bridget Henley	148	2.80%	-12.53
Total valid votes			5,291	100%

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Clayton Forsey	2,819	68.72%	-3.67
	Liberal	Jim Samson	654	15.94%	-11.67
	New Democratic	Grant Hameon	629	15.33%
Total valid votes			4,102	100%

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Clayton Forsey	3,396	72.39%	–
	Liberal	Jody Fancey	1,295	27.61%

By-election: June 23, 2005 On resignation of Roger Grimes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PC	Clayton Forsey	2,605	55.2
	Liberal	George Saunders	1,958	41.5
	NDP	John Whelan	159	3.4
Total			4,722	100%

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Grimes	3,218	56.14%
	Progressive Conservative	Clayton Forsey	2,346	40.93%	–
	NDP	John Whelan	168	2.93%

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Grimes	2,526
	Progressive Conservative	Gonzo Gillingham	1,944	–	–
	NDP	Arnold Best	633

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly