St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows

St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows
Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNewfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA
 
 		 
Andrea Barbour
Progressive Conservative
District created2015
First contested2015
Last contested2025
Demographics
Population (2011)12,241
Electors (2015)9,281
Area (km²)8,600
Census divisionDivision No. 9
Census subdivision(s)Anchor Point, Bird Cove, Conche, Cook's Harbour, Division No. 9, Subd. C, Division No. 9, Subd. D, Division No. 9, Subd. F, Division No. 9, Subd. G, Englee, Flower's Cove, Goose Cove East, Hawke's Bay, Main Brook, Port au Choix, Port Saunders, Raleigh, River of Ponds, Roddickton-Bide Arm, St. Anthony, St. Lunaire-Griquet

St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows 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. It was created out of all of The Straits-White Bay North and part of St. Barbe. St. Anthony is the largest population centre in the district.[1]

Nearby districts include Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair and Humber-Gros Morne.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

Assembly Years Member Party
48th 2015–2019     Chris Mitchelmore Liberal
49th 2019–2021
50th 2021–2025 Krista Lynn Howell
51st 2025–present     Andrea Barbour Progressive Conservative


Election results

Graph of election results (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2025 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Andrea Barbour 2,596 55.20 +8.69
Liberal Krista Howell 2,001 42.55 -8.62
New Democratic Beth Ryan 106 2.25 +1.44
Total valid votes 4,703
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.65
[2]
2021 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Krista Lynn Howell 2,375 51.16 -10.00
Progressive Conservative Sheila Fitzgerald 2,159 46.51 +10.66
Independent Ford Mitchelmore 70 1.51 -1.48
New Democratic John McClusky 38 0.82
Total valid votes 4,642 99.68
Total rejected ballots 15 0.32
Turnout 4,657 51.30
Eligible voters 9,078
Liberal hold Swing -10.33
Source(s)
"Officially Nominated Candidates General Election 2021" (PDF). Elections Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"NL Election 2021 (Unofficial Results)". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2019 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Mitchelmore 3,474 61.16 -28.16
Progressive Conservative Sheila Fitzgerald 2,036 35.85 +27.57
Independent Ford Mitchelmore 170 2.99
Total valid votes 5,680 99.49
Total rejected ballots 29 0.51 +0.12
Turnout 5,709 64.85 +12.07
Eligible voters 8,803
Liberal hold Swing -27.86
2015 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Chris Mitchelmore 4,359 89.32
Progressive Conservative Ford Mitchelmore 404 8.28
New Democratic Genevieve Brouillette 117 2.40
Total valid votes 4,880 99.61
Total rejected ballots 19 0.39
Turnout 4,899 52.79
Eligible voters 9,281
Source: Elections Newfoundland and Labrador[3]

References


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