Lewisporte-Twillingate
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
|name = Lewisporte-Twillingate
|image = 300px
|province = Newfoundland and Labrador
|prov-status = Active
|prov-created = 2015
|prov-election-first = 2015
|prov-election-last = 2021
|prov-rep = Derek Bennett
|prov-rep-party = Liberal
|demo-census-date = 2011
|demo-pop = 13501
|demo-electors = 10366
|demo-electors-date = 2015
|demo-area = 1725
|demo-cd = Division No. 8
|demo-csd = Baytona, Birchy Bay, Campbellton, Comfort Cove-Newstead, Cottlesville, Crow Head, Embree, Lewisporte, Little Burnt Bay, Summerford, Twillingate
}}
Lewisporte-Twillingate is a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, which is represented by one member in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly. It was contested for the first time in the 2015 provincial election.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/provincial-election-candidates-1.3343999 "Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election"]. CBC News, November 30, 2015.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/liberal-jim-bennett-loses-nomination-in-new-district-of-lewisporte-twillingate-1.3197428 "Liberal Jim Bennett loses nomination in new district of Lewisporte-Twillingate"]. CBC News, August 20, 2015.
The district was created following the 2015 redistribution and the elimination of the district of The Isles of Notre Dame. Lewisporte is the largest population centre in the district.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000210 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 15, 2022}}
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 |
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 48th
| 2015-2019 | rowspan="3" {{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|background}}| | rowspan="3" |Derek Bennett | rowspan="3" |Liberal |
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 49th
| 2019-2021 |
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | 50th
| 2021–Present |
Election results
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| yAxisTitle=Vote share
| xAxisMin=2015
| xAxisMax=2021
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| y1Title=Liberal
| y2Title=Progressive Conservative
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| y1=0.5388,0.54,0.6244
| y2=0.4448,0.46,0.3756
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{{Newfoundland and Labrador provincial election, 2021/Lewisporte-Twillingate}}
{{Canadian election result/top|NL|2019|percent=yes|change=yes|}}
{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Derek Bennett|3,190|54.0}}
{{CANelec|NL|PC|Krista Freake|2,717|46.0}}
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{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|||}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|||}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters||}}
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{{CANelec/top|NL|2015|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Derek Bennett|3,254|53.88|–}}
{{CANelec|NL|PC|Derrick Dalley|2,686|44.48|–}}
{{CANelec|NL|NDP|Hillary Bushell|99|1.64|–}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,039|99.74|–}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|16|0.26|–}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|6,055|58.41|–}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|10,366}}
{{CANelec/notgain|NL|Liberal|PC|–}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/2015.GE.Report.FINAL.pdf|title=2015 Provincial General Election Report|publisher=Elections Newfoundland and Labrador|date=25 July 2016|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718152127/http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ElectionReports/PDF/General.Elections/2015.GE.Report.FINAL.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2017|url-status=dead}}}}
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References
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