Torngat Mountains Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district |
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Torngat Mountains in relation to other districts in Labrador |
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Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly |
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MHA | Lela Evans Independent |
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District created | 1979 |
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First contested | 1979 |
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Last contested | 2021 |
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Population (2011) | 3,548 |
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Electors (2015) | 2,132 |
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Area (km²) | 113,100 |
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Census division(s) | Division No. 10 (part), Division No. 11 |
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Census subdivision(s) | Hopedale, Makkovik, Nain, Natuashish, Postville, Rigolet, (part), (part), , (part), |
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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] The district takes its name from the Torngat Mountains.
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. Evans was re-elected in 2021 and currently sits as an Independent.[2]
The district contains a large indigenous population, including the Inuit self-governing territory of Nunatsiavut,[3] as well as the Naskapi community of Natuashish which is a federal reserve.[4][5] The Voisey's Bay nickel mine, near Nain, is also in the district.[6][7][8]
All six indigenous communities in the district are inaccessible by road and may be reached only by air or sea.[9][10]
Members of the House of Assembly[]
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
Election results[]
Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes |
% |
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Liberal |
Wally Andersen |
1,036 |
85.06 |
+14.77
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Progressive Conservative |
Simeon Tshakapesh |
182 |
14.94 |
-14.77
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Total valid votes
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1,218 |
99.59 |
–
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Total rejected ballots
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5 |
0.41 |
–
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Turnout
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1,223 |
80.25 |
-4.38
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Eligible voters
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1,524
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Liberal hold
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Swing
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+14.77
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Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[15]
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1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes |
% |
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Liberal |
Wally Andersen |
795 |
70.29 |
+21.49
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Progressive Conservative |
Bill Flowers |
336 |
29.71 |
-18.85
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Total valid votes
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1,131 |
99.42 |
–
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Total rejected ballots
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3 |
0.58 |
–
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Turnout
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1,134 |
84.63 |
+1.66
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Eligible voters
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1,340
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Liberal hold
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Swing
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+20.17
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Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[16]
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1982 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes |
% |
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Liberal |
Garfield Warren |
925 |
81.21 |
+26.96
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Progressive Conservative |
David L. Hunt |
214 |
18.79 |
-26.96
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Total valid votes
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1,139 |
98.70 |
–
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Total rejected ballots
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15 |
1.30 |
–
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Turnout
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1,154 |
99.06 |
+25.07
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Eligible voters
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1,165
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Liberal hold
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Swing
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+26.96
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Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[20]
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References[]
- ^ "Summary of Polling Divisions TORNGAT MOUNTAINS" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ Staff, CBC News (25 October 2021). "Lela Evans, MHA for Labrador's Torngat Mountains district, leaving PC Party". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Land Claims". Department of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Archived from the original on May 11, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ "Mushuau Innu First Nation Band Order SOR/2002-415". Justice Canada. 21 November 2002.
- ^ "Archived - Reserve Creation at Natuashish". Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Nov 2007. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
- ^ "CBC My Region - Torngat Mountains".
- ^ "Voisey's Bay Mine Expansion". vale.com. 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Voisey's Bay underground development hits 10% completion". CBC News. Aug 28, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ Moore, Angel (Apr 5, 2020). "Indigenous leaders asking that access to Labrador be sealed off". APTN News. Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
- ^ Churchill Duke, Laura (20 Sep 2019). "Hopedale woman circulating petition calling for the province to subsidize flights to northern Labrador". Saltwire. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
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