Lake Melville (electoral district)

Lake Melville is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 6,647 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

Lake Melville

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Lake Melville in relation to other districts in Labrador
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Perry Trimper Independent
District created	1975
First contested	1975
Last contested	2019
Demographics
Population (2006)	10,299
Electors (2011)	6,647

The district includes Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Churchill Falls, North West River, Sheshatshiu and Mud Lake. Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a service and defence town. Aboriginal issues, defence spending, hydroelectric power and control over development of forest resources are the major issues of the district.[2]

Sheshatshiu, a federal Innu reserve, is located approximately 30 kilometres north of Goose Bay.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

	Member	Party	Term
	Joseph Goudie	Progressive Conservative	1975–1985
	Jim Kelland	Liberal	1985–1992
	Ed Roberts	Liberal	1993–1996
	Ernie McLean	Liberal	1996–2003
	John Hickey	Progressive Conservative	2003–2011
	Keith Russell	Progressive Conservative	2011–2015
	Perry Trimper	Liberal	2015-2020
		Independent	2020-present

[2]

Labrador North

	Member	Party	Term
	Earl W. Winsor	Liberal	1956–1971
	Melvin Woodward	Liberal	1971–1975

Labrador

	Member	Party	Term
	Harold Horwood	Liberal	1949–1952
	Frederick William Rowe	Liberal	1952–1956

[3]

Election results

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Perry Trimper	1,517	45.8
	Progressive Conservative	Shannon John Tobin	1,189	35.9
	Independent	Jim Learning	603	18.2
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Perry Trimper	1,840	62.0%	+46.77
	Progressive Conservative	Keith Russell	850	28.6%	-21.39
	New Democratic	Arlene Michelin-Pittman	280	9.4%	-25.39
Total valid votes			2,970	100.0

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Keith Russell	1,740	49.99%	-6.69
	New Democratic	Arlene Michelin-Pittman	1,211	34.79%	+31.29
	Liberal	Chris Montague	530	15.23%	-24.59
Total valid votes			3,481	100.0

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	John Hickey	2,380	56.68%	–
	Liberal	Chris Montague	1,672	39.82%
	NDP	Bill Cooper	147	3.5%

[4]

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	John Hickey	1,776	39.27%	–
	Labrador Party	Brandon Pardy	1,486	32.85%
	Liberal	Ken Anthony	1,126	24.89%
	NDP	Barbara Stickley	135	2.98%

[5]

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ernie McLean	1,915	52.3%
	Progressive Conservative	Hayward Broomfield	1,413	38.6%	–
	NDP	Ronald W. Peddle	323	8.8%

[6]

References

1. "Summary of Polling Divisions LAKE MELVILLE" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
2. CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
3. Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
4. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
5. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
6. General Election Reports Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly