Bellevue (electoral district)
Bellevue is a former provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2003 it had 7310 eligible voters. The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by Placentia West-Bellevue.
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 Bellvue in relation to other district in Newfoundland | |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly |
| District created | 1975 |
| First contested | 1975 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2006) | 11,005 |
| Electors (2011) | 7,680 |
The district combines traditional fishing communities such as Southern Harbour and Arnold's Cove with the heavy industry of Come By Chance (an oil refinery) and Sunnyside (near the Bull Arm offshore fabrication site). It is also one of the few districts to have elected a member of the Reform Liberal Party - a breakoff bloc of the provincial Liberals led by ex-Liberal leader Joey Smallwood in the 1970s.
The communities located within the district; Arnold's Cove, Bay L'Argent, Bellevue, Blaketown, Chance Cove, Chapel Arm, Come by Chance, English Harbour East, Fair Haven, Garden Cove, Goobies, Grand le Pierre, Harbour Mille, Jacques Fontaine, Little Bay East, Little Harbour East, Long Cove, Long Harbour, Mount Arlington Heights, Monkstown, Norman's Cove, North Harbour, Old Shop, St. Bernard's, South Dildo, Southern Harbour, Sunnyside, Swift Current, Terrenceville, Thornlea.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
| Election | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | 1975-1976 | Wilson Callan | Reform Liberal | |
| 1976-1979 | Liberal | |||
| 10th | 1979-1981 | Don Jamieson | Liberal | |
| 1981 by-election -1982 | Wilson Callan | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 11th | 1982-1985 | |||
| 12th | 1985-1989 | Percy Barrett | Liberal | |
| 13th | 1989-1993 | |||
| 14th | 1993-1996 | |||
| 15th | 1996-1999 | |||
| 16th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 17th | 2003-2007 | |||
| 18th | 2007-2011 | Calvin Peach | Progressive Conservative | |
| 19th | 2011–2015 | |||
Election results
| 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Calvin Peach | 3,005 | 60.26 | |||||
| New Democratic | Gabe Ryan | 1,356 | 27.19 | |||||
| Liberal | Pamela Pardy-Ghent | 626 | 12.55 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,987 | 99.78 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 11 | 0.22 | ||||||
| Turnout | 4,998 | 65.34 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 7,649 | – | ||||||
| 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Calvin Peach | 2,908 | 55.9 | |||||
| Liberal | Denise Pike | 2,139 | 41.12 | |||||
| New Democratic | Ian Slade | 155 | 3.10 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,202 | 99.84 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 8 | 0.16 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,210 | 68.11 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 7,649 | – | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Percy Barrett | 2623 | 48.17 | -13.09 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Joan Cleary | 2523 | 46.34 | +14.71 | |
| NDP | Michael Fahey | 299 | 5.49 | -1.62 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Percy Barrett | 3229 | 61.26 | -1.85% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Gus Coombs | 1667 | 31.63 | -0.70% | |
| NDP | Moses Ingram | 375 | 7.11 | +2.56% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Percy Barrett | 3576 | 63.11 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Nick Careen | 1832 | 32.33 | – | |
| NDP | Lee Ingram | 258 | 4.55 | ||
External links
- Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
- Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.