Trinity North

Trinity North was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 8,278 eligible voters living within the district.[1]

Trinity North

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Trinity North in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created	1972
First contested	1972
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	11,495
Electors (2011)	8,278

The riding was abolished in 2015 into Terra Nova and Bonavista.

When it was abolished, the riding included many of the communities on the north side of Trinity Bay. Clarenville was the major service centre. While the fishery has been depleted, tourism in the Trinity area has been growing steadily.

Includes the communities of Adeytown, Aspey Brook, Brittania, Burgoynes Cove, Butter Cove, Caplin Cove, Champney's East, Champney's West, Clarenville, Clifton, Deep Bight, Dunfield, Elliott's Cove, English Harbour, George's Brook, Gin Cove, Goose Cove, Gooseberry Cove, Harcourt, Hatchet Cove, Hickman's Harbour, Hillview, Hodge's Cove, Ivany's Cove, Lady Cove, Little Heart's Ease, Lockston, Long Beach, Lower Lance Cove, Monroe, Milton, Old Bonaventure, New Bonaventure, Petley, Queen's Cove, Port Rexton, Random Heights, Robinson's Bight, St. Jones Within, Shoal Harbour, Snook's Harbour, Southport, Thorburn Lake, Trinity, Trinity East, Trouty, Waterville, Weybridge.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

	Member	Party	Term
	Ross Wiseman	Progressive Conservative	2001-2015
	Ross Wiseman	Liberal	2000-2001
	Doug Oldford	Liberal	1991-2000
	Barry Hynes	Progressive Conservative	1989-1991
	Charlie Brett	Progressive Conservative	1972-1989
	Uriah F. Strickland	Liberal	1971-1972
	C. Maxwell Lane	Liberal	1966-1971
	Arthur S. Mifflin	Liberal	1956-1966
	Samuel J. Hefferton	Liberal	1949-1956

[2][3]

Election results

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Ross Wiseman	3,211	66.87	–
	NDP	Vanessa Wiseman	1,247	25.97
	Liberal	Brad Cabana	344	7.16

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Ross Wiseman	3,939	82.15	–
	Liberal	Kathryn Small	609	12.70
	NDP	Janet Stringer	247	5.15

[4]

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Ross Wiseman	4,126	67.57	–
	Liberal	Kathryn Small	1,640	26.85
	NDP	Howard W. Duffett	340	5.56

[5]

By-election: April 25, 2000
On the resignation of Doug Oldford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ross Wiseman	2,654	48.12
	Progressive Conservative	Bruce Stagg	2,463	44.66	–
	NDP	Perry Feltham	398	7.21

1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Doug Olford	2,979	50.6
	Progressive Conservative	Sheila Kelly-Blackmore	2,183	37.1	–
	NDP	Dan Corbett	714	12.1

[6]

References

1. "Summary of Polling Divisions TRINITY NORTH" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
2. CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
3. Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
4. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
5. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
6. General Election Reports Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly