Cartwright-L'Anse Au Clair

Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair is a provincial

Provinces and territories of Canada

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electoral district

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for the House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

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of Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

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, Canada

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. As of 2011, the are 3,131 eligible voters living within the district.

Covers remote communities in Southern Labrador

Labrador

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that are mostly dependent on fishery

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. The district includes: Black Tickle, Charlottetown, Capstan Island, Cartwright

Cartwright, Newfoundland and Labrador

-Further reading:*Buckle, Francis Labrador Diary, 1915-1925: the Gordon journals. Cartwright: Anglican Parish ISBN 0-9733448-0-6 -External links:*...

, Domino, Forteau, L'Anse Amour, L'Anse au Clair, L'Anse au Loup, Lodge Bay, Mary's Harbour

Mary's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

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, Norman Bay, Paradise River, Pinsent's Arm, Pinware, Port Hope Simpson, Red Bay

Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

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, St. Lewis

St. Lewis, Newfoundland and Labrador

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, West St. Modeste and William's Harbour.

The district is considered one of the safest Liberal seats in the province; on only one occasion in 32 years have voters not elected a Liberal, and even then – in 1996 – it was with a Liberal running as an Independent; Yvonne Jones

Yvonne Jones

Yvonne Jones is a Canadian politician and former leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. She currently represents the riding of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, and was one of only three Liberal incumbents re-elected in the province's...

has been a mainstay of the Liberal caucus since, and served as Liberal party leader from 2007 to 2011.

Labrador South

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	Member	Party
George Sellars	Liberal	1956-1962
Gerald I. Hill	Liberal	1962-1971
Josiah Harvey	Liberal	1971-1972
Michael Martin	Labrador Party Labrador Party The Labrador Party was a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The party was founded in 1969, and it won its first seat in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in 1971. The newly elected Labrador Party Member of the House of Assembly soon defected, and...	1972-1975

Eagle River

	Party	Term
Ian Strachan	Liberal	1975-1979
Eugene Hiscock	Liberal	1979-1989
Danny Dumaresque Danny Dumaresque Danny Dumaresque is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Eagle River in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1989 to 1996 as a member of the Liberal Party....	Liberal	1989-1996

Member		Party	Term
	Yvonne Jones Yvonne Jones Yvonne Jones is a Canadian politician and former leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador. She currently represents the riding of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, and was one of only three Liberal incumbents re-elected in the province's...	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	1996-1999
		Liberal	1999-present

Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair

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|Liberal
|Yvonne Jones

Yvonne Jones

|align="right"|1,516
|align="right"|71.14%
|align="right"|
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|Progressive Conservative
|Glen Acreman
|align="right"|571
|align="right"|26.79%
|align="right"|
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|NDP
|Bill Cooper
|align="right"|44
|align="right"|2.06%
|align="right"|
|}
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|Liberal
|Yvonne Jones
|align="right"|1,736
|align="right"|72.88%
|align="right"|+12.90%
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|Progressive Conservative
|Dennis Normore
|align="right"|646
|align="right"|27.12%
|align="right"|-4.73%
|}
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|Liberal
|Yvonne Jones
|align="right"|1,514
|align="right"|59.98%
|align="right"|-25.47%
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|Progressive Conservative
|Dennis Normore
|align="right"|804
|align="right"|31.85%
|align="right"|+17.30%
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|Labrador Party

Labrador Party

The Labrador Party was a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The party was founded in 1969, and it won its first seat in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in 1971. The newly elected Labrador Party Member of the House of Assembly soon defected, and...

|Frank Pye
|align="right"|206
|align="right"|8.16%
|align="right"|+8.16%
|}
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|Liberal
|Yvonne Jones
|align="right"|1,832
|align="right"|85.45%
|align="right"|+43.37%
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|Progressive Conservative
|Sharon Moores
|align="right"|312
|align="right"|14.55%
|align="right"|+13.12%
|}
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|Independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

Danny Dumaresque

Danny Dumaresque is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Eagle River in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1989 to 1996 as a member of the Liberal Party....

|align="right"|1,233
|align="right"|42.08%
|align="right"|
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|Progressive Conservative
|Berkley Bursey
|align="right"|42
|align="right"|1.43%
|align="right"|
|}

Eagle River

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|Liberal
|Danny Dumaresque

Danny Dumaresque

Danny Dumaresque is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Eagle River in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1989 to 1996 as a member of the Liberal Party....

|align="right"|1,578
|align="right"|66.95%
|align="right"|
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|Progressive Conservative
|Michael Kelly
|align="right"|486
|align="right"|20.62%
|align="right"|
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|NDP
|Jessie Bird
|align="right"|293
|align="right"|12.43%
|align="right"|
|}
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|Liberal
|Danny Dumaresque

Danny Dumaresque

Danny Dumaresque is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Eagle River in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1989 to 1996 as a member of the Liberal Party....

|align="right"|1,540
|align="right"|60.02%
|align="right"|
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|Progressive Conservative
|Reginald Hancock
|align="right"|1,026
|align="right"|39.98%
|align="right"|
|}
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|Liberal
|Eugene Hiscock
|align="right"|1,170
|align="right"|46.35%
|align="right"|
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|Progressive Conservative
|Stanley Pike
|align="right"|782
|align="right"|30.98%
|align="right"|
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|NDP
|Claude Rumbolt
|align="right"|573
|align="right"|22.70%
|align="right"|
|}
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|Liberal
|Eugene Hiscock
|align="right"|1,316
|align="right"|54.58%
|align="right"|
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|NDP
|Claude Rumbolt
|align="right"|568
|align="right"|23.56%
|align="right"|
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|Progressive Conservative
|Philip Stone
|align="right"|527
|align="right"|21.86%
|align="right"|
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|Liberal
|Eugene Hiscock
|align="right"|865
|align="right"|51.00%
|align="right"|
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|Progressive Conservative
|Claude Rumbolt
|align="right"|754
|align="right"|44.46%
|align="right"|
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|NDP
|Elsie McDonald
|align="right"|77
|align="right"|0.45%
|align="right"|
|}
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|Liberal
|Ian Strachan
|align="right"|962
|align="right"|62.18%
|align="right"|
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|Progressive Conservative
|Churchill White
|align="right"|585
|align="right"|37.82%
|align="right"|
|}

Labrador South

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|Labrador Party

Labrador Party

|Michael Martin
|align="right"|1.047
|align="right"|50.65%
|align="right"|
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|Liberal
|Josiah Harvey
|align="right"|899
|align="right"|43.05%
|align="right"|
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|Progressive Conservative
|Edward Kersey
|align="right"|132
|align="right"|6.30%
|align="right"|
|}
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|Liberal
|Josiah Harvey
|align="right"|933
|align="right"|50.03%
|align="right"|
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|Labrador Party

Labrador Party

|Michael Martin
|align="right"|932
|align="right"|49.97%
|align="right"|
|}
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|Liberal
|Josiah Harvey
|align="right"|890
|align="right"|47.52%
|align="right"|
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|Labrador Party

Labrador Party

|Michael Martin
|align="right"|807
|align="right"|43.09%
|align="right"|
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|Progressive Conservative
|Edward Kean
|align="right"|176
|align="right"|9.40%
|align="right"|
|}
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|Liberal
|Gerald I. Hill
|align="right"|1,129
|align="right"|90.39%
|align="right"|
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|Progressive Conservative
|Leace Critch
|align="right"|120
|align="right"|9.61%
|align="right"|
|}

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|Liberal
|Gerald I. Hill
|align="right"|acc.
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
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|Liberal
|Gerald I. Hill
|align="right"|acc.
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|}
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|Liberal
|George Sellars
|align="right"|1,061
|align="right"|90.84%
|align="right"|
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|Progressive Conservative
|Roderick Roberts
|align="right"|107
|align="right"|9.16%
|align="right"|
|}
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|Liberal
|George Sellars
|align="right"|acc.
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
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