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Port au Port (electoral district)

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District created
  
1972

Last contested
  
2011

Electors (2011)
  
8,439

First contested
  
1972

Population (2006)
  
11,076

Province
  
Newfoundland and Labrador


Legislature
  
Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Port au Port is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 8,439 eligible voters living within the district.

Contents

The district covers the Port au Port Peninsula, and is among the poorest in the province. The district also has a substantial francophone population.

Communities

It contains the western part of the town of Stephenville, as well as the communities of Abraham's Cove, Aguathuna, Berry Head, Black Duck Brook, Boswarlos, Campbell's Creek, Cape St. George, De Grau, Felix Cove, Fox Island River, Jerry's Nose, Kippens, Lourdes, Lower Cove, Mainland, Marches Point, Piccadilly, Point au Mal, Port au Port, Red Brook, Sheaves Cove, Ship Cove, Three Rock Cove, West Bay, West Bay Centre and Winterhouse.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

References

Port au Port (electoral district) Wikipedia