Torngat Mountains (electoral district)

Torngat Mountains

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Torngat Mountains in relation to other districts in Labrador
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Randy Edmunds Liberal
District created	1979
First contested	1979
Last contested	2015
Demographics
Population (2006)	3,214
Electors (2011)	2,130

Torngat Mountains is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 there are 2,130 eligible voters living within the district.^[1]

Liberal, Randy Edmunds was elected as the Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for this district in the 2011 general election defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Patty Pottle. Pottle was first elected during the 2007 general election campaign.

Wally Andersen, Liberal resigned as MHA for this district before the 2007 general election, after being charged with fraud. A by-election was never called and the district's MHA seat remand vacant until the election.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

	Member	Party	Term
	Randy Edmunds	Liberal	2011–present
	Patty Pottle	Progressive Conservative	2007-2011
	Wally Andersen	Liberal	1996-2007
	William Andersen III	Liberal	1993-1996
	Garfield Warren	Progressive Conservative	1985-1993
		Liberal	1979-1985

Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Randy Edmunds	779	92.6%	+43.5
	NDP	Mark Sharkey	39	4.6%	-7.7
	Progressive Conservative	Sharon Vokey	23	2.7%	-36.0

^[2]

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Randy Edmunds	744	49.08%	+6.72
	Progressive Conservative	Patty Pottle	586	38.65%	-10.17
	NDP	Alex Saunders	186	12.27%	–

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Patty Pottle	680	48.82%	+22.89
	Liberal	Danny Dumaresque	604	43.36%	-25.57
	Labrador Party	Jimmy Tuttauk	109	7.82%	+2.73

^[3]

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Wally Andersen (Inc.)	934	68.93%
	Progressive Conservative	Winston White	352	25.98%	–
	Labrador Party	Lucy Jararuse	69	5.09%

^[4]

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Wally Andersen	1036	84.7%
	Progressive Conservative	Winston White	182	14.9%	–

^[5]

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Wally Anderson	795
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Flowers	336	–	–

^[6]

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1993

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	William III Andersen	591
	Progressive Conservative	Patricia Ford	588	32	–
	NDP	Felix Barnable	32

^[6]

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1989

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Garfield Warren	821	–	–
	Liberal	Marvin Linstead	414
	NDP	Bill Wheaton	73

^[6]

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Garfield Warren	589	–	–
	Liberal	Melvin Woodward	463
	NDP	John Terriak	85

^[6]

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Garfield Warren	925
	Progressive Conservative	David Hunt	214	–	–

^[6]

References

1. "Summary of Polling Divisions TORNGAT MOUNTAINS" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
2. "2015 Provincial Election Report" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
3. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
4. Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
5. General Election Reports. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
6. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved April 13, 2011.

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly