Corner Brook (electoral district)

Corner Brook
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Boundaries of Corner Brook
Coordinates:48°56′41″N 57°56′32″W / 48.944706°N 57.942125°W / 48.944706; -57.942125
Location of provincial district constituency office in Corner Brook (as of 7 December 2018)
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
Gerry Byrne
Liberal
District created2015
First contested2015
Last contested2021
Demographics
Population (2011)13,718
Electors (2015)10,495
Area (km²)50
Census division(s)Division No. 5
Census subdivision(s)Corner Brook (part)

Corner Brook is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2011, there are 13,718 people living in the district.

Corner Brook merges most of the former district of Humber East and most of the former district of Humber West. The district was created following the 2015 electoral districts boundaries review.[1]

The district consists of parts of the city of Corner Brook.

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     Gerry Byrne Liberal
49th 2019-2021
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 % ±%
Liberal Gerry Byrne 2,593 66.54 +17.69
Progressive Conservative Tom Stewart 1,304 33.46 -0.27
Total valid votes 3,897
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +8.98
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 % ±%
Liberal Gerry Byrne 2,436 48.85 -17.83
Progressive Conservative Tom Stewart 1,682 33.73 +17.09
New Democratic Mary B. Feltham 733 14.70 -1.99
Independent Wayne Bennett 136 2.73 –
Total valid votes 4,987 98.73
Total rejected ballots 64 1.27 +0.84
Turnout 5,051 49.87 +4.63
Eligible voters 10,128
Liberal hold Swing -17.46
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gerry Byrne 3,121 66.67 –
New Democratic Holly Pike 781 16.68 –
Progressive Conservative Neville Wheaton 779 16.64 –
Total valid votes 4,681 99.57 –
Total rejected ballots 20 0.43 –
Turnout 4,701 45.24 –
Eligible voters 10,391
Liberal notional hold Swing –
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[2]

References

  1. ^ "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "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.