Torngat Mountains (electoral district)

Torngat Mountains
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
	Torngat Mountains in relation to other districts in Labrador
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
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District created	1979
First contested	1979
Last contested	2019
Demographics
Population (2011)	3,548
Electors (2015)	2,132
Area (km²)	113,100
Census division(s)	Division No. 10 (part), Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)	Hopedale, Makkovik, Nain, Natuashish, Postville, Rigolet, Division No. 10, Subd. C (part), Division No. 10, Subd. D (part), Division No. 10, Subd. E, Division No. 11, Subd. C (part), Division No. 11, Subd. E

Torngat Mountains is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there are 2,130 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

Progressive Conservative, Lela Evans was elected as the Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for this district in the 2019 general election defeating Liberal incumbent Randy Edmunds. Edmunds was first elected during the 2011 general election campaign.

The district contains a large indigenous population, including the Inuit self-governing territory of Nunatsiavut, as well as the Naskapi community of Natuashish which is a federal reserve. The Voisey's Bay nickel mine, near Nain, is also in the district.[2]

All six indigenous communities in the district are inaccessible by road and may be reached only by air or sea.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly	Years		Party
38th	1979-1982	Garfield Warren	Liberal
39th	1982-1985		Liberal
39th	1985		Progressive Conservative
40th	1985-1989
41st	1989-1993
42nd	1993-1996	William Andersen III	Liberal
43rd	1996-1999	Wally Andersen	Liberal
44th	1999-2003
45th	2003-2007
46th	2007-2011	Patty Pottle	Progressive Conservative
47th	2011-2015	Randy Edmunds	Liberal
48th	2015-2019	Randy Edmunds	Liberal
49th	2019–present	Lela Evans	Progressive Conservative

Election results

2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Lela Evans	623	56.58	+53.85
	Liberal	Randy Edmunds	478	43.42	-49.21
Total valid votes			1,100	98.57
Total rejected ballots			16	1.43	+0.26
Turnout			1,117	55.24	+15.33
Eligible voters			2,022
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+51.53

2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Randy Edmunds	779	92.63	+43.55
	New Democratic	Mark Sharkey	39	4.64	-7.63
	Progressive Conservative	Sharon Vokey	23	2.73	-35.91
Total valid votes			841	98.82	–
Total rejected ballots			10	1.18	–
Turnout			851	39.92	-34.92
Eligible voters			2,132
	Liberal hold		Swing		+25.59
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[3]

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Randy Edmunds	744	49.08	+7.88
	Progressive Conservative	Patty Pottle	586	38.65	-15.51
	New Democratic	Alex Saunders	186	12.27	+12.27
Total valid votes			1,516	97.43	–
Total rejected ballots			40	2.57	–
Turnout			1,556	74.84	+3.65
Eligible voters			2,079
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+11.70
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[4]

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Patty Pottle	794	54.16	+28.18
	Liberal	Danny Dumaresque	604	41.20	-27.73
	Labrador	Jimmy Tuttauk	68	4.64	-0.45
Total valid votes			1,466	99.05	–
Total rejected ballots			14	0.95	–
Turnout			1,480	71.19	+3.60
Eligible voters			2,079
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+27.95
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[5]

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wally Andersen	934	68.93	-16.13
	Progressive Conservative	Winston White	352	25.98	+11.04
	Labrador	Lucy Jararuse	69	5.09	+5.09
Total valid votes			1,355	99.05	–
Total rejected ballots			13	0.95	–
Turnout			1,368	67.59	-12.66
Eligible voters			2,024
	Liberal hold		Swing		-13.59
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[6]

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wally Andersen	1,036	85.06	+14.77
	Progressive Conservative	Simeon Tshakapesh	182	14.94	-14.77
Total valid votes			1,218	99.59	–
Total rejected ballots			5	0.41	–
Turnout			1,223	80.25	-4.38
Eligible voters			1,524
	Liberal hold		Swing		+14.77
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[7]

1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wally Andersen	795	70.29	+21.49
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Flowers	336	29.71	-18.85
Total valid votes			1,131	99.42	–
Total rejected ballots			3	0.58	–
Turnout			1,134	84.63	+1.66
Eligible voters			1,340
	Liberal hold		Swing		+20.17
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[8]

1993 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Andersen III	591	48.80	+17.15
	Progressive Conservative	Patricia Ford	588	48.56	-14.21
	New Democratic	Felix Barnable	32	2.64	-2.94
Total valid votes			1,211	99.43	–
Total rejected ballots			7	0.57	–
Turnout			1,218	82.97	-7.43
Eligible voters			1,468
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+15.68
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[9]

1989 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Garfield Warren	821	62.77	+10.97
	Liberal	Mervin Linstead	414	31.65	-9.07
	New Democratic	Bill Wheaton	73	5.58	-1.90
Total valid votes			1,308	98.57	–
Total rejected ballots			19	1.43	–
Turnout			1,327	90.40	+8.71
Eligible voters			1,468
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+10.02
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[10]

1985 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Garfield Warren	589	51.80	+33.01
	Liberal	Melvin Woodward	463	40.72	-40.49
	New Democratic	John Terriak	85	7.48	+7.48
Total valid votes			1,137	98.78	–
Total rejected ballots			14	1.22	–
Turnout			1,151	81.69	-17.37
Eligible voters			1,409
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+36.75
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[11]

1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Garfield Warren	925	81.21	+26.96
	Progressive Conservative	David L. Hunt	214	18.79	-26.96
Total valid votes			1,139	98.70	–
Total rejected ballots			15	1.30	–
Turnout			1,154	99.06	+25.07
Eligible voters			1,165
	Liberal hold		Swing		+26.96
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[12]

1979 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Garfield Warren	460	54.25	–
	Progressive Conservative	William Harold Flowers	388	45.75	–
Total valid votes			848	98.38	–
Total rejected ballots			14	1.62	–
Turnout			862	73.99	–
Eligible voters			1,165
	Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		–
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[13]

References

"Summary of Polling Divisions TORNGAT MOUNTAINS" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
"2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Report on the Provincial General Election, October 11, 2011" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Report on the Provincial General Election, October 9, 2007" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Report on the October 21, 2003 General Election" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Fourth General Assembly, February 9, 1999" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 November 1999. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Third General Assembly, February 22, 1996" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 28 October 1996. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Second General Assembly, May 3, 1993" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1994. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Election Statistics 1989" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1989. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Election Returns 1985" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 22 October 1985. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Election Returns 1982" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 August 1982. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
"Election Returns 1979" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 12 October 1979. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

External links

Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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[1] "Summary of Polling Divisions TORNGAT MOUNTAINS" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.

[3] "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[4] "Report on the Provincial General Election, October 11, 2011" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[5] "Report on the Provincial General Election, October 9, 2007" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[6] "Report on the October 21, 2003 General Election" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[7] "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Fourth General Assembly, February 9, 1999" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 9 November 1999. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[8] "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Third General Assembly, February 22, 1996" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 28 October 1996. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[9] "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the General Election for the Forty-Second General Assembly, May 3, 1993" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1994. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[10] "Election Statistics 1989" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1989. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[11] "Election Returns 1985" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 22 October 1985. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[12] "Election Returns 1982" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 August 1982. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[13] "Election Returns 1979" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Newfoundland and Labrador. 12 October 1979. Retrieved 22 November 2018.