Baie Verte-Springdale

Infobox Canadian provincial riding
name = Baie Verte
province = Newfoundland and Labrador
legislature = Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly


member-type = MHA
party-colour = Progressive Conservatives
member = Kevin Pollard
member-party = Newfoundland Progressive Conservative Party
census-date = 2006
pop = 11525
election-date = 2007
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created = 2007 (from Baie Verte and Windsor-Springdale districts)
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Baie Verte is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2003 it had 5774 eligible voters.

It contains the communities of: La Scie, Shoe Cove, Nippers' Harbour, Smith's Harbour, Burlington, Middle Arm, Purbecks Cove, Westport, Seal Cove, Wild Cove, Fleur de Lys, Coachmen's Cove, Baie Verte, Ming's Bight, Pacquet, Woodstock, Harbour Round, Brent's Cove, Round Harbour, Snook's Arm, Harry's Harbour, Jackson's Cove, Silverdale, Langdon's Cove, Nick's Nose Cove, Rattling Brook, King's Point, Beachside, Little Bay, Coffee Cove, St. Patricks and Little Bay Islands.

The economy depends heavily on fishing and sealing. While sealing has done well in recent years, the groundfishery remains poor. Richmont operates a gold mine near King's Point, and mineral exploration continues in the area. The district has voted Tory since 1982, with the exception of a byelection. The district's borders shifted slightly south and west in the new redistribution, taking in small parts of the Humber Valley and the former Grand Falls-Buchans districts.

MHAs

*Tom Rideout, Liberal (1975-1982) then Prog. Cons. (1982-1991)
*Harold Small, Liberal (1991-1993)
*Paul Shelley, Prog. Cons. (1993-2007)
*Tom Rideout, Prog. Cons. (2007-2008)

Election Results

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Progressive Conservative
Kevin Pollard
align="right"|1,979
align="right"|55.90
align="right"
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Liberal
Shaun Lane
align="right"|1,245
align="right"|35.17
align="right"
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New Democratic Party
Tim Howse
align="right"|316
align="right"|8.97
align="right"
-!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"|3,540!align="right"
!align="right"

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Progressive Conservative
Tom Rideout
align="right"|3,388
align="right"|75.50
align="right"
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Liberal
Glendon Bungay
align="right"|798
align="right"|17.78
align="right"
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New Democratic Party
Tim Howse
align="right"|301
align="right"|6.70
align="right"
-!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"|4,487!align="right"
!align="right"

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Progressive Conservative
SHELLEY, Paul
align="right"|3045
align="right"|74.25
align="right"|+13.08
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Liberal
BUDGELL, Maurice
align="right"|927
align="right"|22.60
align="right"|-15.98
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Independent
DAY, William
align="right"|114
align="right"|2.78
align="right"|+2.78
-!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"

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Progressive Conservative
SHELLEY, Paul
align="right"|3152
align="right"|61.17
align="right"|+1.12
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Liberal
BURTON, Gerald
align="right"|1988
align="right"|38.58
align="right"|-1.37

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Progressive Conservative
SHELLEY, Paul
align="right"|3578
align="right"|60.05
align="right"
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Liberal
HULAN, Bud
align="right"|2380
align="right"|39.95
align="right"

External links

* [http://www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/ Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly]