The Straits – White Bay North is a defunct provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The district was known as Strait of Belle Isle prior to the 1996 election. In the 2007 redistribution, it added five per cent of St. Barbe. As of 2011, there are 6,851 eligible voters living within the district.
The main communities include St. Anthony, Conche, Roddickton, Griquet and Quirpon. District also includes communities of Bide Arm, Big Brook, Cape Norman, Cook's Harbour, Croque, Eddie's Cove, Englee, Flower's Cove, Great Brehat, Green Island Brook, Green Island Cove, Goose Cove, Goose Cove East, Hay Cove, Lower Cove, Main Brook, Nameless Cove, Noddy Bay, North Boat Harbour, North East Crouse, Pine Cove, Raleigh, St. Anthony Bight, St. Carol's, St. Julien's, St. Lunaire-Griquet, Sandy Cove, Save Cove, Ship Cove-Cape Onion, and Wild Bight.
The district was abolished in 2015 and replaced by St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows.
Members of the House of Assembly The district has elected the following members of the House of Assembly MemberPartyTermChristopher MitchelmoreLiberal2014–2015Independent2013–2014 NDP2011–2013Marshall DeanLiberal2009–2011Trevor TaylorProgressive Conservative2001–2009Brian TobinLiberal1999–2000Chris DeckerLiberal1985–1999Ed RobertsLiberal1966–1985Walter CarterLiberal1962–1966C. Maxwell LaneLiberal1956–1962CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
White Bay MemberPartyTermSamuel DroverLiberal1949—1956
Election results
|NDP |Christopher Mitchelmore |align="right"|1,537 |align="right"|36.74 |align="right"|+28.81
|NDP |Dale Colbourne |align="right"|321 |align="right"|7.93 |align="right"|+3.84 |}Liberals take Straits and White Bay North. Retrieved September, 2009.
|NDP |Gerry Ryall |align="right"|171 |align="right"|4.09 |align="right"|+2.53 |}Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
|Independent |Ford Mitchelmore |align="right"|78 |align="right"|1.56 |align="right"| |}Newfoundland & Labrador Votes 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
|Independent |Ford Mitchelmore |align="right"|160 |align="right"| |align="right"|
|NDP |Holly Patey |align="right"|41 |align="right"| |align="right"|
|}General Election Reports . Elections Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
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