The Isles of Notre Dame, formerly called Twillingate and Fogo, is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2011 the district had 6,990 eligible voters.
The district was created prior to the 1996 election from Twillingate and part of Fogo. The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by Lewisporte-Twillingate"Full list of winners in Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News, November 30, 2015."Liberal Jim Bennett loses nomination in new district of Lewisporte-Twillingate". CBC News, August 20, 2015. and Fogo Island-Cape Freels.
This district was represented by former Liberal party leader, Gerry Reid from 1996 to 2007."Heartbreak for Liberals as Grit vote collapses". CBC News, October 9, 2007."Reid resigns leadership, vows Grit rebuilding". CBC News, November 13, 2007.
Members of the House of Assembly The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly: MemberPartyTermDerrick DalleyProgressive Conservative2007–2015Gerry ReidLiberal1996-2007
Twillingate
MemberPartyTermWalter CarterLiberal1985–1996Ida M. ReidProgressive Conservative1982–1985William RoweLiberal1977–1982Joey SmallwoodReform Liberal1975–1977Herbert GillettLiberal1972–1975William AdamsLiberal1971–1972Leslie CurtisLiberal1949–1971
Election results
The Isles of Notre Dame
|NDP |Tree Walsh |align="right"|252 |align="right"|6.17% |align="right"|
|}Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
Twillingate and Fogo
|}Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
|Independent |Dallas Mitchell |align="right"|270 |align="right"|5.32 |align="right"|
Boundary description The District of The Isles of Notre Dame shall consist of and include all that part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador to include the islands of Twillingate, New World Island, Change Islands, Fogo Island and the following adjacent islands: Black Island, Western Indian Island, Eastern Indian Island and Bacalhao Island.
Communities
See also List of Newfoundland and Labrador provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
External links Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly