Lewisporte is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011, there were 7,797 eligible voters living within the district. The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by Lewisporte-Twillingate.

The town of Lewisporte has been a major service centre in this northeastern district, and has many of the votes. Until the 2003 shipping season, it was the southern terminus of the Labrador coastal ferry service. The economy is traditionally dependent on the fishery but farming is also important.

Lewisporte district also includes the communities of Alderburn, Baytona, Birchy Bay, Boyd's Cove, Brown's Arm, Campbellton, Comfort Cove-Newstead, Embree, Horwood, Laurenceton, Little Burnt Bay, Loon Bay, Mason's Cove, Michael's Harbour, Norris Arm, Notre Dame Junction, Port Albert, Porterville, Sandy Point, Stanhope, and Stoneville.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

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! Assembly

! Years

! colspan="2" | Member

! Party

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 33rd

| 1962–1966

| rowspan=2 |    

| rowspan=2| Harold Starkes

| rowspan=2| Liberal

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 34th

| 1966–1971

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 35th

| 1971–1972

| rowspan=2 |    

| rowspan=2| James Russell

| rowspan=2| Progressive Conservative

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 36th

| 1972–1975

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 37th

| 1975–1979

| rowspan=2 |    

| rowspan=2| Freeman White

| rowspan=2| Liberal

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 38th

| 1979–1982

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 39th

| 1982–1985

| rowspan=2 |    

| rowspan=2| James Russell

| rowspan=2| Progressive Conservative

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 40th

| 1985–1989

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 41st

| 1989–1993

| rowspan=3 |    

| rowspan=3| Melvin Penney

| rowspan=3| Liberal

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 42nd

| 1993–1996

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 43rd

| 1996–1999

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| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 43rd

| 1999–2003

| rowspan=4 |    

| rowspan=2| Tom Rideout

| rowspan=4| Progressive Conservative

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 44th

| 2003–2007

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 45th

| 2007–2011

| rowspan=2| Wade Verge

|-

| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 46th

| 2011–2015

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|Independent

|Garry Vatcher

|align="right"|159

|align="right"|3.22%

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|NDP

|Michael Dwyer

|align="right"|125

|align="right"|2.1%

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See also

  • List of Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts
  • Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

  • Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly