Bonavista South

Bonavista South

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Bonavista South in relation to other district in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	10,014
Electors (2011)	6,843

Bonavista South is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 the district had 6,843 eligible voters.

It contains the communities of: Bonavista, Spillars Cove, Birchy Cove, Newman's Cove, Amherst Cove, Elliston, Little Catalina, Knights Cove, Stock Cove, King's Cove, Duntara, Keels, Open Hall, Redcliff, Tickle Cove, Plate Cove, Summerville, Princeton, Southern Bay, Charleston, Sweet Bay, Bloomfield, Musgravetown, Musgravetown, Lethbridge, Brooklyn, Portland, Jamestown, Winterbrook, Catalina, Port Union and Melrose.

The district is heavily dependent on the fishery, but agriculture and tourism are significant to the local economy.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

	Member	Party	Term
	Glen Little	Progressive Conservative	2011–2015
	Roger Fitzgerald	Progressive Conservative	1993-2011
	Aubrey Gover	Liberal	1989-1993
	Jim Morgan	Progressive Conservative	1971-1989
	Rossy Barbour	Liberal	1959–1971
	Uriah Strickland	Liberal	1956-1959
	Clyde Brown	Liberal	1951-1956
	Ted Russell	Liberal	1949-1951

Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Glen Little	2,214	56.14
	New Democratic	Darryl Johnson	1,198	30.38
	Liberal	Johanna Ryan Guy	532	13.49
Total valid votes			3,944	99.74
Total rejected ballots			10	0.26
Turnout			3,954	57.95
Electors on the lists			6,823	–

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Fitzgerald	Acclaimed	100.00%	+20.24%
	Liberal	Clayton Hobbs	Withdrew	0.00%	-17.14%

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Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Fitzgerald	4,354	79.58%	–
	Liberal	Betty Fitzgerald	938	17.14%
NDP	Sam Kelly	179	3.27%

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Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Fitzgerald	4,496	70.87
	Liberal	George Clements	1,768	27.87
NDP	Shawn Crann	80	1.26

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Fitzgerald	4,781	–	–
	Liberal	Kay Young	2,474

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1993

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Fitzgerald	2,613	–	–
	Liberal	Aubrey Gover	2,235			NDP	Malon Quinton	147

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1989

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Aubrey Gover	1952
	Progressive Conservative	Roger Fitzgerald	1932	–	–	NDP	Rex Sheppard	259

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	James Morgan	2424	–	–
	Liberal	Ancel John Johnson	1193			NDP	Harry Clarence Faulkner	519

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	James Morgan	2742	–	–
	Liberal	Cyril Roy Mifflin	992

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
• Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2007
• Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2003