Labrador West (electoral district)

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Labrador West
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Labrador West.png
Labrador West in relation to other districts in Labrador
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
Jordan Brown
New Democratic
District created1962
First contested1962
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)9,238
Electors (2015)6,202
Area (km²)60,350
Census division(s)Division No. 10
Census subdivision(s)Labrador City, Wabush,

Labrador West is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From 1975 to 1996, the district was known as Menihek.

Known as the iron ore capital of Canada with two modern mining communities, Labrador City and Wabush, the district has a strong base of labour support.[1] This district was the first in Newfoundland and Labrador to send a New Democratic member to the House of Assembly, electing party leader Peter Fenwick in a 1984 by-election. The NDP regained the seat in 2019 election, beating the Liberals by a mere two votes and holding the riding in the 2021 general election by a twenty one point margin.[2][3][4]

Members of the House of Assembly[]

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

Assembly Years Member Party
Labrador West
33rd 1962-1966     Charles Devine Independent
34th 1966-1969 Thomas W. Burgess Liberal
1969-1971 Labrador Party
35th 1972
1972 Liberal
36th 1972-1975 Joseph G. Rousseau Progressive Conservative
Menihek
37th 1975-1979 Joseph G. Rousseau Progressive Conservative
38th 1979-1982 Peter J. Walsh
39th 1982-1984
1984-1985 Peter Fenwick New Democratic
40th 1985-1989
41st 1989-1993 Alec Snow Progressive Conservative
42nd 1993-1996
Labrador West
43rd 1996-1999 Liberal
44th 1999-2003 Randy Collins New Democratic
45th 2003-2007
2007 Jim Baker Progressive Conservative
46th 2007-2011
47th 2011-2015 Nick McGrath
48th 2015-2019 Graham Letto Liberal
49th 2019–2021 Jordan Brown New Democratic
50th 2021–Present

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 % ±%
New Democratic Jordan Brown 1,359 50.04 +7.87
Liberal Wayne Button 780 28.72 -13.38
Progressive Conservative Nick McGrath 577 21.24 +5.51
Total valid votes 2,716
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
New Democratic hold Swing +10.63
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 % ±%
New Democratic Jordan Brown 1,364 42.16 +7.43
Liberal Graham Letto 1,362 42.10 -1.70
Progressive Conservative Derick Sharron 509 15.73 -5.73
Total valid votes 3,235 99.20
Total rejected ballots 26 0.80 +0.38
Turnout 3,261 54.21 +0.51
Eligible voters 6,015
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +4.57
These results were subject to a recount, where Brown's lead was reduced from four votes to two.
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Graham Letto 1,453 43.81 +27.42
New Democratic Ron Barron 1,152 34.73 +2.06
Progressive Conservative Nick McGrath 712 21.46 -29.48
Total valid votes 3,317 99.58 –
Total rejected ballots 14 0.42 –
Turnout 3,331 53.71 -3.33
Eligible voters 6,202
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +14.74
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[5]
2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Nick McGrath 1,843 50.94 +0.14
New Democratic Tom Harris 1,182 32.67 -9.92
Liberal Karen Oldford 593 16.39 +9.78
Total valid votes 3,618 99.72 –
Total rejected ballots 10 0.28 –
Turnout 3,628 57.04 -11.33
Eligible voters 6,360
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.03
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[6]
2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jim Baker 2,204 50.80 +9.18
New Democratic Darrel J. Brenton 1,848 42.59 +11.62
Liberal Karen Oldford 287 6.61 -4.06
Total valid votes 4,339 99.79 –
Total rejected ballots 9 0.21 –
Turnout 4,348 68.37 +18.28
Eligible voters 6,360
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +10.40
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[7]


Newfoundland and Labrador provincial by-election, March 13, 2007
upon the resignation of Randy Collins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jim Baker 1,666 41.62 +18.59
New Democratic Darrel J. Brenton 1,240 30.97 -24.74
Labrador Ron Barron 670 16.74 +4.01
Liberal Karen Oldford 427 10.67 +2.14
Total valid votes 4,003 99.80 –
Total rejected ballots 8 0.20 –
Turnout 4,011 50.09 -10.90
Eligible voters 8,008
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +21.67
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[8]
2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Randy Collins 2,762 55.71 +7.87
Progressive Conservative Graham Letto 1,142 23.03 +15.94
Labrador Ern Condon 631 12.73 +12.73
Liberal Doris Sacrey 423 8.53 -36.54
Total valid votes 4,958 99.80 –
Total rejected ballots 10 0.20 –
Turnout 4,968 60.99 -6.85
Eligible voters 8,145
New Democratic hold Swing +11.91
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[9]
1999 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Randy Collins 2,700 47.84 +47.84
Liberal Perry Canning 2,544 45.07 -16.69
Progressive Conservative Susan Whitten 400 7.09 -31.15
Total valid votes 5,644 99.68 –
Total rejected ballots 18 0.32 –
Turnout 5,662 67.84 -5.57
Eligible voters 8,346
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +32.27
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[10]
1996 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Perry Canning 3,457 61.76 +15.76
Progressive Conservative Alec Snow 2,140 38.24 -11.74
Total valid votes 5,597 99.77 –
Total rejected ballots 13 0.23 –
Turnout 5,610 73.41 +0.74
Eligible voters 7,642
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +13.75
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[11]
1993 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Alec Snow 3,086 49.98 -3.17
Liberal Perry Canning 2,840 46.00 +5.47
New Democratic Ruth Larson 248 4.02 -2.30
Total valid votes 6,174 99.74 –
Total rejected ballots 16 0.26 –
Turnout 6,190 72.67 -14.35
Eligible voters 8,518
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.32
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[12]
1989 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Alec Snow 3,004 53.15 +7.76
Liberal Bill Kelly 2,291 40.53 +35.33
New Democratic Nelson Larson 357 6.32 -43.09
Total valid votes 5,652 99.86 –
Total rejected ballots 8 0.14 –
Turnout 5,660 87.02 -3.80
Eligible voters 6,504
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +21.55
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[13]
1985 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Peter Fenwick 2,841 49.41 +9.09
Progressive Conservative Alec Snow 2,610 45.39 +6.45
Liberal Andrew Spracklin 299 5.20 -15.54
Total valid votes 5,750 99.71 –
Total rejected ballots 17 0.29 –
Turnout 5,767 90.82 +31.99
Eligible voters 6,350
New Democratic hold Swing +7.77
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[14]


Newfoundland provincial by-election, October 9, 1984
upon the resignation of Peter J. Walsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Peter Fenwick 1,744 40.32 +26.02
Progressive Conservative Alec Snow 1,684 38.94 -19.91
Liberal Danny Dumaresque 897 20.74 -6.11
Total valid votes 4,325 99.77 –
Total rejected ballots 10 0.23 –
Turnout 4,335 58.83 -24.09
Eligible voters 7,369
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +22.97
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[15]
1982 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Peter J. Walsh 3,589 58.85 +23.35
Liberal Gordon C. Manstan 1,637 26.85 -7.01
New Democratic Roland LeGrow 872 14.30 -16.34
Total valid votes 6,098 99.80 –
Total rejected ballots 12 0.20 –
Turnout 6,110 82.92 +11.45
Eligible voters 7,369
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +15.18
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[16]
1979 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Peter J. Walsh 1,862 35.50 -29.50
Liberal Gordon C. Manstan 1,776 33.86 +18.10
New Democratic Nelson Larson 1,607 30.64 +22.42
Total valid votes 5,245 99.62 –
Total rejected ballots 20 0.38 –
Turnout 5,265 71.45 +21.06
Eligible voters 7,369
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -23.80
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[17]
1975 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Joseph G. Rousseau 2,561 65.00 +4.16
Liberal Eric Phillip Chaulk 621 15.76 -15.77
Reform Liberal Eugene William Canning 434 11.02 +11.02
New Democratic William James Smeaton 324 8.22 +8.22
Total valid votes 3,940 99.67 –
Total rejected ballots 13 0.33 –
Turnout 3,953 50.39 -42.60
Eligible voters 7,845
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +9.97
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[18]
1972 Newfoundland general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Joseph G. Rousseau 3,494 60.84
Liberal Thomas W. Burgess 1,811 31.53
Labrador Gerald Thomas Neary 438 7.63
Total valid votes 5,743 99.19 –
Total rejected ballots 14 0.81 –
Turnout 5,757 92.99
Eligible voters 6,191
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing –
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[19]

See also[]

References[]

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