- Burin-Placentia West
Infobox Canadian provincial riding
name = Burin—Placentia West
province = Newfoundland and Labrador
legislature = Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
member-type = Member of the
House of Assembly
party-colour = Progressive Conservative
member =Clyde Jackman
member-party = Progressive Conservative
census-date = 2006
pop = 11444
election-date = 2007
electors =
area =
popdens =
created = 1951
cdivision =
muns =Burin—Placentia West is a provincial
electoral district for the House of Assembly ofNewfoundland and Labrador ,Canada .Primarily a fishing district with the Marystown Shipyard and offshore fabrication yard an important part of the economy. Like many other districts, it has faced some tough economic times. Production has dropped at FPI’s Marystown fish plant and work at the shipyard has been erratic.
The main communities are Marystown, Burin and Rushoon.
Other communities include Baine Harbour, Beau Bois, Boat Harbour, Brookside, Fox Cove-Mortier, Garnish Pond, Jean de Baie, Parker’s Cove, Petite Fort, Port au Bras, Red Harbour, Red Island, Rock Harbour, South East Bight, and Spanish Room.
Election Results
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Progressive Conservative
JACKMAN, Clyde
align="right"|3450
align="right"|55.05%
align="right"|+49.18%
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Liberal
SYNARD, Sam
align="right"|2133
align="right"|34.03%
align="right"|-19.27%
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NDP
BUTLER, Wayne
align="right"|684
align="right"|10.91%
align="right"|+5.04%-
Liberal
HODDER, Mary
align="right"|3469
align="right"|53.30%
align="right"|-18.99%
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NDP
BUTLER, Wayne
align="right"| 2658
align="right"|40.83%
align="right"|+13.12%
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Progressive Conservative
LUNDRIGAN, Dominic
align="right"|382
align="right"|5.87%
align="right"|+5.87%-
Liberal
HODDER, Mary
align="right"|4944
align="right"|72.29%
align="right"
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Progressive Conservative
KEATING, Terry
align="right"|1895
align="right"|27.71%
align="right"External links
* [http://www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/ Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly]
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