District created 1959 Last contested 2011 Electors (2011) 6,843 Elector 6,843 | First contested 1959 Population (2006) 10,014 | |
Legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | ||
Bonavista South is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 the district had 6,843 eligible voters.
It contains the communities of: Bonavista, Spillars Cove, Birchy Cove, Newman's Cove, Amherst Cove, Elliston, Little Catalina, Knights Cove, Stock Cove, King's Cove, Duntara, Keels, Open Hall, Redcliff, Tickle Cove, Plate Cove, Summerville, Princeton, Southern Bay, Charleston, Sweet Bay, Bloomfield, Musgravetown, Musgravetown, Lethbridge, Brooklyn, Portland, Jamestown, Winterbrook, Catalina, Port Union and Melrose.
The district is heavily dependent on the fishery, but agriculture and tourism are significant to the local economy.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly: