Terra Nova | |
Province: | Newfoundland and Labrador |
Prov-Status: | Active |
Prov-Created: | 1975 |
Prov-Election-First: | 1975 |
Prov-Election-Last: | 2021 |
Prov-Rep: | Lloyd Parrott |
Prov-Rep-Party: | PC |
Demo-Census-Date: | 2011 |
Demo-Pop: | 14275 |
Demo-Electors: | 9913 |
Demo-Electors-Date: | 2015 |
Demo-Area: | 6125 |
Demo-Cd: | Division No. 7 |
Demo-Csd: | Clarenville, Eastport, Glovertown, Happy Adventure, Port Blandford, Salvage, Sandringham, Sandy Cove, St. Brendan's, Terra Nova, Traytown |
Terra Nova is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there were 8,425 eligible voters within the district.[1]
The central Newfoundland district is found on the western shore of Bonavista Bay and Trinity Bay though it excludes the Bonavista Peninsula and includes the national park of same name. While farming and fishing have been traditional mainstays of the economy, tourism has become increasingly popular.
The largest community in this district is Clarenville. It also includes communities on Bonavista Bay from Glovertown south to Port Blandford and the Trinity Bay communities between Clarenville and Southport while it also includes St. Brendan's and Random Island.
The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | ||
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37th | 1975-1979 | Tom Lush | Liberal | ||
38th | 1979-1982 | ||||
39th | 1982-1983 | ||||
1983-1985 | Glenn Greening | Progressive Conservative | |||
40th | 1985-1989 | ||||
41st | 1989-1993 | ||||
42nd | 1993-1996 | Kay Young | Liberal | ||
43rd | 1996-1999 | Tom Lush | Liberal | ||
44th | 1999-2003 | ||||
45th | 2003-2007 | Paul Oram | Progressive Conservative | ||
46th | 2007-2009 | ||||
2009-2011 | Sandy Collins | Progressive Conservative | |||
47th | 2011-2015 | ||||
48th | 2015-2019 | Colin Holloway | Liberal | ||
49th | 2019-2021 | Lloyd Parrott | Progressive Conservative | ||
50th | 2021-Present |