Exploits (electoral district)

Exploits

Newfoundland and Labrador electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
MHA	Clayton Forsey Progressive Conservative
District created	1975
Last contested	2007
Demographics
Population (2006)	10,166

Exploits is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

In central Newfoundland on Bay of Exploits, it lies between the Trans-Canada Highway in the south and Notre Dame Bay in the north. Most of the population lives in the southern centres of Botwood and Bishop's Falls.

To the north, Exploits includes communities in Notre Dame Bay such as Cottrell's Cove, but most of the population lives in southern centres such as Botwood and Bishop's Falls. Communities include: Bishop's Falls, Bishop's Falls South, Botwood, Charles Brook, Cottrell's Cove, Fortune Harbour, Glover’s Harbour, Leading Tickles West, Moore's Cove, Northern Arm, Peterview, Phillip's Head, Pleasantview, Point Leamington, Point of Bay, Ritter's Arm and Wooddale.

The district was formerly represented by Liberal Premier Roger Grimes.

Members of the House of Assembly

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

	Member	Party	Term
	Clayton Forsey	Progressive Conservative	2005-
	Roger Grimes	Liberal	1989-2005
	Hugh Twomey	Progressive Conservative	1976-1989
	Stephen Mulrooney	Liberal	1975-1976

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Election results

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Clayton Forsey	2,819	68.72%	–
	Liberal	Jim Samson	654	15.94%
	NDP	Grant Hemeon	629	15.33%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Clayton Forsey	3,396	72.39%	–
	Liberal	Jody Fancey	1,295	27.61%

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By-election: June 23, 2005 On resignation of Roger Grimes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PC	Clayton Forsey	2,605	55.2
	Liberal	George Saunders	1,958	41.5
	NDP	John Whelan	159	3.4
Total			4,722	100%

Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Grimes	3,218	56.14%
	Progressive Conservative	Clayton Forsey	2,346	40.93%	–
	NDP	John Whelan	168	2.93%

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Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Grimes	2,526
	Progressive Conservative	Gonzo Gillingham	1,944	–	–
	NDP	Arnold Best	633

References

1. CBC news NL votes 2007 district profiles
2. Newfoundland & Labrador Vote 2007. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
3. Newfoundland & Labrador Vote 2003. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

External links

• Website of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly