- Baie Verte-Springdale
Infobox Canadian provincial riding
name = Baie Verte
province = Newfoundland and Labrador
legislature = Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
member-type = MHA
party-colour = Progressive Conservatives
member =Kevin Pollard
member-party =Newfoundland Progressive Conservative Party
census-date = 2006
pop = 11525
election-date = 2007
electors =
area =
popdens =
created = 2007 (from Baie Verte and Windsor-Springdale districts)
cdivision =
muns =Baie Verte is a provincial
electoral district for the House of Assembly ofNewfoundland and Labrador ,Canada . As of 2003 it had 5774 eligible voters.It contains the communities of:
La Scie ,Shoe Cove , Nippers' Harbour,Smith's Harbour , Burlington,Middle Arm ,Purbecks Cove , Westport,Seal Cove ,Wild Cove , Fleur de Lys,Coachmen's Cove ,Baie Verte ,Ming's Bight ,Pacquet , Woodstock,Harbour Round ,Brent's Cove , Round Harbour,Snook's Arm ,Harry's Harbour ,Jackson's Cove , Silverdale,Langdon's Cove ,Nick's Nose Cove ,Rattling Brook , King's Point,Beachside , Little Bay,Coffee Cove , St. Patricks andLittle Bay Islands .The economy depends heavily on fishing and sealing. While sealing has done well in recent years, the groundfishery remains poor. Richmont operates a gold mine near King's Point, and mineral exploration continues in the area. The district has voted Tory since 1982, with the exception of a byelection. The district's borders shifted slightly south and west in the new redistribution, taking in small parts of the Humber Valley and the former Grand Falls-Buchans districts.
MHAs
*
Tom Rideout , Liberal (1975-1982) then Prog. Cons. (1982-1991)
*Harold Small , Liberal (1991-1993)
*Paul Shelley, Prog. Cons. (1993-2007)
*Tom Rideout, Prog. Cons. (2007-2008)Election Results
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Progressive ConservativeKevin Pollard
align="right"|1,979
align="right"|55.90
align="right"
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Liberal
Shaun Lane
align="right"|1,245
align="right"|35.17
align="right"
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New Democratic Party
Tim Howse
align="right"|316
align="right"|8.97
align="right"
-!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"|3,540!align="right"
!align="right"-
Progressive Conservative
Tom Rideout
align="right"|3,388
align="right"|75.50
align="right"
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Liberal
Glendon Bungay
align="right"|798
align="right"|17.78
align="right"
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New Democratic Party
Tim Howse
align="right"|301
align="right"|6.70
align="right"
-!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"|4,487!align="right"
!align="right"-
Progressive Conservative
SHELLEY, Paul
align="right"|3045
align="right"|74.25
align="right"|+13.08
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Liberal
BUDGELL, Maurice
align="right"|927
align="right"|22.60
align="right"|-15.98
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Independent
DAY, William
align="right"|114
align="right"|2.78
align="right"|+2.78
-!align="left" colspan=3|Total!align="right"
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!align="right"-
Progressive Conservative
SHELLEY, Paul
align="right"|3152
align="right"|61.17
align="right"|+1.12
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Liberal
BURTON, Gerald
align="right"|1988
align="right"|38.58
align="right"|-1.37-
Progressive Conservative
SHELLEY, Paul
align="right"|3578
align="right"|60.05
align="right"
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Liberal
HULAN, Bud
align="right"|2380
align="right"|39.95
align="right"External links
* [http://www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/ Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly]
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