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Trinity North

{{short description|Former Canadian electoral district}}

{{Infobox Canada electoral district

|name = Trinity North

|province = Newfoundland and Labrador

|image = Trinity North.png

|imagemap =

|caption = Trinity North in relation to other districts in Newfoundland

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|prov-status = defunct

|prov-created = 1972

|prov-abolished =

|prov-election-first = 1972

|prov-election-last = 2011

|prov-rep = Ross Wiseman

|prov-rep-link =

|prov-rep-party = PC

|prov-rep-party-link = Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

|demo-census-date = 2006

|demo-pop = 11,495

|demo-electors = 8,278

|demo-electors-date = 2011

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Trinity North was a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there were 8,278 eligible voters living within the district.{{cite web|title=Summary of Polling Divisions TRINITY NORTH|url=http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/PDF/District.Descriptions/Trinity%20North_Polling%20Division%20Descriptions.pdf|publisher=Elections Newfoundland and Labrador|accessdate=7 September 2011|date=3 August 2011}}

The riding was abolished in 2015 into Terra Nova and Bonavista.[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.

When it was abolished, the riding included many of the communities on the north side of Trinity Bay. Clarenville was the major service centre. While the fishery has been depleted, tourism in the Trinity area has been growing steadily.

Includes the communities of Adeytown, Aspey Brook, Brittania, Burgoynes Cove, Butter Cove, Caplin Cove, Champney's East, Champney's West, Clarenville, Clifton, Deep Bight, Dunfield, Elliott's Cove, English Harbour, George's Brook, Gin Cove, Goose Cove, Gooseberry Cove, Harcourt, Hatchet Cove, Hickman's Harbour, Hillview, Hodge's Cove, Ivany's Cove, Lady Cove, Little Heart's Ease, Lockston, Long Beach, Lower Lance Cove, Monroe, Milton, Old Bonaventure, New Bonaventure, Petley, Queen's Cove, Port Rexton, Random Heights, Robinson's Bight, St. Jones Within, Shoal Harbour, Snook's Harbour, Southport, Thorburn Lake, Trinity, Trinity East, Trouty, Waterville, Weybridge.

Members of the House of Assembly

The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly:

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!Member

!Party

!Term

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Ross Wiseman

|Progressive Conservative

|2001-2015

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Ross Wiseman

|Liberal

|2000-2001

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Doug Oldford

|Liberal

|1991-2000

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Barry Hynes

|Progressive Conservative

|1989-1991

{{Canadian party colour|NL|PC|row}}

|Charlie Brett

|Progressive Conservative

|1972-1989

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Uriah F. Strickland

|Liberal

|1971-1972

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|C. Maxwell Lane

|Liberal

|1966-1971

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Arthur S. Mifflin

|Liberal

|1956-1966

{{Canadian party colour|NL|Liberal|row}}

|Samuel J. Hefferton

|Liberal

|1949-1956

[http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2007/ridings/ CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles ]Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador

Election results

{{Election box begin | title=2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}}

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{{CANelec |NL |PC |Ross Wiseman |3,211 |66.87 |–}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|Vanessa Wiseman

|align="right"|1,247

|align="right"|25.97

|align="right"|

|-

{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Brad Cabana|344 |7.16|}}

|}

{{Election box begin | title=2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}}

|-

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Ross Wiseman |3,939 |82.15 |–}}

|-

{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Kathryn Small|609|12.70|}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|Janet Stringer

|align="right"|247

|align="right"|5.15

|align="right"|

|}[http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2007/riding/007/ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007]. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

{{Election box begin | title=2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}}

|-

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Ross Wiseman |4,126 |67.57 |–}}

|-

{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Kathryn Small|1,640|26.85|}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|Howard W. Duffett

|align="right"|340

|align="right"|5.56

|align="right"|

|}[http://www.cbc.ca/nlvotes2003/riding/007/ Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003]. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

{{Election box begin | title=By-election: April 25, 2000
On the resignation of Doug Oldford}}

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{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Ross Wiseman| 2,654|48.12|}}

|-

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Bruce Stagg |2,463 |44.66 |–}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|Perry Feltham

|align="right"|398

|align="right"|7.21

|align="right"|

|}

{{Election box begin | title=1999 Newfoundland and Labrador general election}}

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{{CANelec|NL|Liberal|Doug Olford| 2,979|50.6|}}

|-

{{CANelec |NL |PC |Sheila Kelly-Blackmore |2,183 |37.1 |–}}

|-

{{Canadian party colour|NL|NDP|row}}

|NDP

|Dan Corbett

|align="right"|714

|align="right"|12.1

|align="right"|

|}[http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/reports.asp General Election Reports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706191504/http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/reports.asp |date=2011-07-06 }}. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

References

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External links

  • [http://www.hoa.gov.nl.ca/hoa/ Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly]

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Category:Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts