District created 1975 Last contested 2011 | First contested 1975 Population (2006) 11,085 Elector 8,425 | |
MHA Sandy CollinsProgressive Conservative | ||
Terra Nova is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there were 8,425 eligible voters within the district.
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The central Newfoundland district is found on the western shore of Bonavista Bay and includes the national park of same name. While farming and fishing have been traditional mainstays of the economy, tourism has become increasingly popular.
Includes the communities of Bunyan's Cove, Burnside, Canning's Cove, Charlottetown, Cull's Harbour, Dover, Eastport, Gambo, Gambo Pond, Glovertown, Happy Adventure, Hare Bay, Muddy Brook, Musgravetown, Port Blandford, St. Brendan's, St. Chad’s, Salvage, Sandringham, Sandy Cove, Terra Nova, Terra Nova Park and Traytown.
Members of the House of Assembly
The district has elected the following Members of the House of Assembly:
Election results
{{Election box begin | title=Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996 |- | style="background:#EA6D6A; width: 16px"| | style="width: 180px; text-align:left;" | Liberal||Tom Lush ||style="text-align:right;"|4,049 ||style="text-align:right;"|66.14% ||style="text-align:right;"| |- | style="background:#9999FF; width: 16px"| | style="width: 180px; text-align:left;" | Progressive Conservative||Glenn Greening ||style="text-align:right;"|2,057 ||style="text-align:right;"|33.60% ||style="text-align:right;"|– |}