Humber Valley (electoral district)

Humber Valley
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
	Humber Valley in relation to other districts in Newfoundland
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
District created	1975
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2006)	10,449
Electors (2011)	7,938

Humber Valley is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of the 2011 Census, there were 7,938 eligible voters living within the district.^[1]

Humber Valley covered some of the best agricultural land in Newfoundland and Labrador, and ran from Deer Lake to just north of Great Harbour Deep. Apart from Deer Lake, other communities in the district included Cormack, Reidville, Hampden, Sop's Arm and part of Pasadena.

The district was created for the 1975 provincial election out of parts of White Bay South, Humber East and St. George's.^[2]

In 2015, the House of Assembly was reduced to 40 seats, and the district of Humber Valley was combined with part of the district of St. Barbe, forming the new district of Humber - Gros Morne.^[3]

Members of the House of Assembly[edit]

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

Member	Party	Term
Dwight Ball	Liberal	2011–2015
Darryl Kelly	Progressive Conservative	2007-2011
Dwight Ball	Liberal	2007
Kathy Goudie	Progressive Conservative	2003-2007
Rick Woodford	Liberal	1996-2003
Rick Woodford	Progressive Conservative	1985-1996
Wallace House	Progressive Conservative	1975-1985

White Bay South[edit]

	Member	Party	Term
	William N. Rowe	Liberal	1966-1975
	Frederick W. Rowe	Liberal	1956-1966

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Election results[edit]

2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dwight Ball	2,609	48.14	+1.04
	Progressive Conservative	Darryl Kelly	2,541	46.88	-4.54
	New Democratic	Sheldon Hynes	270	4.98	+3.50
Total valid votes			5,420	99.65
Total rejected ballots			19	0.35	+0.09
Turnout			5,439	67.77	-6.52
Eligible voters			8,026
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+2.79

2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Darryl Kelly	3,023	51.42	+2.88
	Liberal	Dwight Ball	2,769	47.10	-1.60
	New Democratic	Kris Hynes	87	1.48	-1.28
Total valid votes			5,879	99.75
Total rejected ballots			15	0.25	+0.03
Turnout			5,894	74.29	+12.21
Eligible voters			7,934
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+2.24

Humber Valley - By-election, 13 February 2007
Resignation of Kathy Goudie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dwight Ball	2,153	48.70	+1.42
	Progressive Conservative	Darryl Kelly	2,146	48.54	-4.18
	New Democratic	Shelley Senior	122	2.76	–
Total valid votes			4,421	99.77
Total rejected ballots			10	0.23	-0.34
Turnout			4,431	62.08	-15.95
Eligible voters			7,138
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+2.80

2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Kathy Goudie	2,796	52.72	+20.93
	Liberal	Dwight Ball	2,507	47.28	-20.93
Total valid votes			5,303	99.44
Total rejected ballots			30	0.56	+0.18
Turnout			5,333	78.02	+19.92
Eligible voters			6,835
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+20.93

1999 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rick Woodford	3,051	68.21	-6.70
	Progressive Conservative	Warren Rose	1,422	31.79	+6.70
Total valid votes			4,473	99.62
Total rejected ballots			17	0.38	-0.04
Turnout			4,490	58.10	-13.17
Eligible voters			7,728
	Liberal hold		Swing		-6.70

1996 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rick Woodford	4,109	74.91	+34.51
	Progressive Conservative	Evelyn Organ	1,376	25.09	-32.57
Total valid votes			5,485	99.58
Total rejected ballots			23	0.42	+0.01
Turnout			5,508	71.27	-13.22
Eligible voters			7,728
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+33.54

1993 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Woodford	2,944	57.66	+1.82
	Liberal	Gary Gale	2,063	40.40	-3.76
	New Democratic	Catherine Shortall	99	1.94	–
Total valid votes			5,106	99.59
Total rejected ballots			21	0.41	-0.41
Turnout			5,127	84.49	+4.53
Eligible voters			6,068
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+1.58

1989 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Woodford	2,687	55.84	+8.20
	Liberal	Gary Gale	2,125	44.16	+5.05
Total valid votes			4,812	99.18
Total rejected ballots			40	0.82	+0.50
Turnout			4,852	79.96	+3.56
Eligible voters			6,068
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+2.79

1985 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Woodford	2,197	47.64	-15.89
	Liberal	David Hedd	1,804	39.12	+2.64
	New Democratic	Terry Brazil	611	13.25	–
Total valid votes			4,612	99.68
Total rejected ballots			15	0.32	-0.22
Turnout			4,627	76.40	-0.14
Eligible voters			6,056
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-9.27

1982 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Wallace House	3,480	63.53	+10.89
	Liberal	Kevin Saunders	1,998	36.47	-0.32
Total valid votes			5,478	99.46
Total rejected ballots			30	0.54	+0.29
Turnout			5,508	76.54	+11.30
Eligible voters			7,196
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+5.60

1979 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Wallace House	2,465	52.64	-0.40
	Liberal	Kevin Saunders	1,723	36.79	+15.25
	New Democratic	Allan Harvey French	495	10.57	–
Total valid votes			4,683	99.74
Total rejected ballots			12	0.26	-0.22
Turnout			4,695	65.24	-4.17
Eligible voters			7,196
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-7.83

1975 Newfoundland general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Wallace House	2,221	53.03
	Liberal	Stanley Earl Parsons	902	21.54
	Reform Liberal	Alex John Wiseman	865	20.65
	Independent	Kenneth R. J. Prowse	200	4.78
Total valid votes			4,188	99.52
Total rejected ballots			20	0.48
Turnout			4,208	69.42
Eligible voters			6,062

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References[edit]

^ "Summary of Polling Divisions HUMBER VALLEY" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Former minister calls Liberal collapse 'catastrophic'". CBC News. October 10, 2007. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
^ "8 notable Liberals uncontested in provincial election race". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, June 22, 2015.
^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
^ General Election Reports Archived 2015-12-04 at the Wayback Machine. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

External links[edit]

Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

[1] "Summary of Polling Divisions HUMBER VALLEY" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Former minister calls Liberal collapse 'catastrophic'". CBC News. October 10, 2007. Retrieved 2017-10-15.

[3] "8 notable Liberals uncontested in provincial election race". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, June 22, 2015.

[4] Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador

[govnl-5] General Election Reports Archived 2015-12-04 at the Wayback Machine. Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

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