Burin-Placentia West

Burin-Placentia West was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The district was known as Placentia West prior to 1975. As of 2011 there were 7,673 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

Burin-Placentia West

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Burin-Placentia West in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created	1949
First contested	1949
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	11,444
Electors (2011)	7,673

Primarily a fishing district with the Marystown Shipyard and offshore fabrication yard an important part of the economy. Like many other districts, it has faced some tough economic times. Production has dropped at OCI's Marystown fish plant and work at the shipyard has been erratic.

The main communities are Marystown, Burin and Rushoon.

Other communities include Baine Harbour, Beau Bois, Boat Harbour, Brookside, Fox Cove-Mortier, Garnish Pond, Jean de Baie, Parker's Cove, Petite Fort, Port au Bras, Red Harbour, Red Island, Rock Harbour, South East Bight, and Spanish Room.

The district was abolished in 2015 into Placentia West-Bellevue and Burin-Grand Bank.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

	Member	Party	Term
	Clyde Jackman	Progressive Conservative	2003–2015
	Mary Hodder	Liberal	1996–2003
	Glenn Tobin	Progressive Conservative	1982–1996
	Don Hollett	Liberal	1979–1982
	Patrick Canning	Liberal	1975–1979
	Leo Barry	Progressive Conservative	1972–1975
	Patrick Canning	Liberal	1949–1972

[2][3]

Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Clyde Jackman	2,538	48.45
	New Democratic	Julie Mitchell	2,498	47.69
	Liberal	Jacqueline Mullett	202	3.86
Total valid votes			5,238	99.77
Total rejected ballots			12	0.23
Turnout			5,250	69.00
Electors on the lists			7,591	–

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Clyde Jackman	3,141	59.24
	New Democratic	Julie Mitchell	1,704	32.14
	Liberal	George Brake	457	8.62
Total valid votes			5,302	99.73
Total rejected ballots			14	0.27
Turnout			5,316	69.36
Electors on the lists			7,664	–

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Clyde Jackman	3450	55.05%	+49.18%
	Liberal	Sam Synard	2133	34.03%	-19.27%
	NDP	Wayne Butler	684	10.91%	-35.79%

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Mary Hodder	3469	53.30%	-18.99%
	NDP	Wayne Butler	2658	40.83%	+40.83%
	Progressive Conservative	Dominic Lundrigan	382	5.87%	-21.84%

1996 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Mary Hodder	4944	72.29%
	Progressive Conservative	Terry Keating	1895	27.71%	–

References

1. "Summary of Polling Divisions BURIN - PLACENTIA WEST" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
2. CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
3. Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly