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Corner Brook (electoral district)

Coordinates: 48°56′41″N 57°56′32″W / 48.944706°N 57.942125°W / 48.944706; -57.942125
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Corner Brook
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Coordinates:48°56′41″N 57°56′32″W / 48.944706°N 57.942125°W / 48.944706; -57.942125
Location of provincial district constituency office in Corner Brook (as of 7 December 2018)
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 
 
Gerry Byrne
Liberal
District created2015
First contested2015
Last contested2019
Demographics
Population (2011)13,718
Electors (2015)10,495
Area (km²)50
Census division(s)Division No. 5
Census subdivision(s)Corner Brook (part)

Corner Brook is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011, there are 13,718 people living in the district.

Corner Brook merges most of the former district of Humber East and most of the former district of Humber West. The district was created following the 2015 electoral districts boundaries review.

The district consists of parts of the city of Corner Brook.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly Years Member Party
48th 2015-2019     Gerry Byrne Liberal
49th 2019-Present     Gerry Byrne Liberal

Election results

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gerry Byrne 2,436 48.8 -17.9
Progressive Conservative Tom Stewart 1,682 33.7 +17.1
New Democratic Mary B. Feltham 733 14.7 -1.9
Independent Wayne Bennett 136 2.7
Total valid votes 4,987 100
Total rejected ballots 64
Turnout 5,051 49.9 +4.7
Eligible voters 10,128
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gerry Byrne 3,121 66.67
New Democratic Holly Pike 781 16.68
Progressive Conservative Neville Wheaton 779 16.64
Total valid votes 4,681 99.57
Total rejected ballots 20 0.43
Turnout 4,701 45.24
Eligible voters 10,391
Liberal notional hold Swing
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[1]

References

  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.