Placentia West-Bellevue

Placentia West-Bellevue is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is represented by one member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election.[1]

Placentia West-Bellevue
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
Jeff Dwyer
Progressive Conservative
District created2015
First contested2015
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)13,554
Electors (2015)9,698
Area (km²)4,645
Census division(s)Division No. 1, Division No. 2, Division No. 3
Census subdivision(s)Arnold's Cove, Baine Harbour, Chance Cove, Chapel Arm, Come By Chance, Division No. 1, Subd. A, Division No. 2, Subd. C, Division No. 2, Subd. D, Division No. 2, Subd. I, Division No. 2, Subd. J, Division No. 2, Subd. K, Division No. 2, Subd. L, Division No. 3, Subd. A, English Harbour East, Grand le Pierre, Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights, Marystown, Norman's Cove-Long Cove, Parker's Cove, Red Harbour, Rushoon, Southern Harbour, Sunnyside, Terrenceville

The district was created following the 2015 redistribution which saw the elimination of the district of Bellevue. The district was largely preceded by the district of Burin-Placentia West which was abolished in 2015.

The district contains an intra-provincial ferry servicing South East Bight.[2][3][4]

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly Years Member Party
48th 2015-2019     Mark Browne Liberal
49th 2019–2021     Jeff Dwyer Progressive Conservative
50th 2021-Present

Election results
Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJeff Dwyer2,96554.32-1.45
LiberalSam Synard2,30442.21-2.02
New DemocraticCarolyn Davis1893.46
Total valid votes 5,458
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.28
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJeff Dwyer3,36355.77+22.02
LiberalMark Browne2,66744.23-19.47
Total valid votes 6,03099.10
Total rejected ballots 550.90+0.63
Turnout 6,08565.71+6.54
Eligible voters 9,261
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +20.75
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMark Browne3,64563.70–
Progressive ConservativeCalvin Peach1,93133.75–
New DemocraticBobbie Warren1462.55–
Total valid votes 5,72299.72–
Total rejected ballots 160.28–
Turnout 5,73859.17–
Eligible voters 9,698
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing –
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[5]

References
  1. "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
  2. Gale, Paula (November 25, 2017). "Faces and Places: A peek inside the isolated outport of South East Bight". cbc.ca. CBC News. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  3. "South East Bight – Petite Forte ferry schedule". Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. "N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year". CBC. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  5. "2015 Provincial General Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.


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