St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows

St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows 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. It was created out of all of The Straits-White Bay North and part of St. Barbe. St. Anthony is the largest population centre in the district.[1]

St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
Krista Lynn Howell
Liberal
District created2015
First contested2015
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)12,241
Electors (2015)9,281
Area (km²)8,600
Census division(s)Division No. 9
Census subdivision(s)Anchor Point, Bird Cove, Conche, Cook's Harbour, Division No. 9, Subd. C, Division No. 9, Subd. D, Division No. 9, Subd. F, Division No. 9, Subd. G, Englee, Flower's Cove, Goose Cove East, Hawke's Bay, Main Brook, Port au Choix, Port Saunders, Raleigh, River of Ponds, Roddickton-Bide Arm, St. Anthony, St. Lunaire-Griquet

Nearby districts include Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair and Humber-Gros Morne.

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     Chris Mitchelmore Liberal
49th 2019–2021
50th 2021–Present Krista Lynn Howell

Election results
Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKrista Lynn Howell2,37551.16-10.00
Progressive ConservativeSheila Fitzgerald2,15946.51+10.66
IndependentFord Mitchelmore701.51-1.48
New DemocraticJohn McClusky380.82
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing -10.33
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
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalChris Mitchelmore3,47461.16-28.16
Progressive ConservativeSheila Fitzgerald2,03635.85+27.57
IndependentFord Mitchelmore1702.99
Total valid votes 5,68099.49
Total rejected ballots 290.51+0.12
Turnout 5,70964.85+12.07
Eligible voters 8,803
Liberal hold Swing -27.86
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalChris Mitchelmore4,35989.32
Progressive ConservativeFord Mitchelmore4048.28
New DemocraticGenevieve Brouillette1172.40
Total valid votes 4,88099.61
Total rejected ballots 190.39
Turnout 4,89952.79
Eligible voters 9,281
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[2]

References
  1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.


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